is a manga series by
Sanpei Shirato
, known by the pen name , was a Japanese manga artist and essayist known for his social criticism as well as the realism of his drawing style and the characters in his scenarios. He was considered a pioneer of the controversial ''gekiga'' genre o ...
published in two parts: three volumes published by
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of Japanese dictionaries, dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are to ...
from 1961 to 1962, and two volumes published by
Seirindō in 1964 under the title . All five volumes were based on works by noted author and wildlife artist
Ernest Seton, and used text written by Kenji Uchiyama (who translated all of Seton's work into Japanese).
In 1963, the segment titled won the 4th
Kodansha Children's Manga Award.
Titles
In addition to the volumes listed below, Shogakukan published in 1999 a set of two volumes containing the entire series.
*''Seton's Wild Animals Part 1:'' (in , June - August 1961, Shogakukan)
*''Seton's Wild Animals Part 2:'' (in ''6th Grade Student'', September - December 1961, Shogakukan)
*''Seton's Wild Animals Part 3:'' (in ''6th Grade Student'', January - March 1962, Shogakukan)
*''Grizzly Bear Story'' (2 volumes, 1964, published by Seirindō)
References
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1961 manga
Shogakukan manga
Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Children)
Ernest Thompson Seton