Golondrina (manga)

Golondrina
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Chica
ゴロンドリーナ
(Gorondorīna)
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byEst Em
Published byShogakukan
ImprintIkki Comix
MagazineMonthly Ikki (June 25, 2011 – September 25, 2014)
Original runJune 25, 2011 – December 26, 2014
Volumes5

Golondrina (Japanese: ゴロンドリーナ, Hepburn: Gorondorīna; "Swallow") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Est Em. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from June 2011 to September 2014, when the magazine ceased its publication, and the series finished with its fifth volume in December of the same year.

Plot

Set in Spain, the story follows a young woman known as Chica (チカ, Chika). After being betrayed by her same-sex lover, Maria (マリア), she resolves to commit suicide. Wandering hopelessly on a rainy night, Chica steps in front of a car driven by a man named Antonio (アントニオ). He avoids hitting her and takes her to his home. The next morning, distraught that he saved her and questioning if Maria left her because she was a woman, Chica asks Antonio if things would have been different had she been a man. Antonio, a former apoderado (a bullfighting manager), replies that he would have suggested she become a matador. Chica resolves to become a bullfighter and die by the horns of a bull.

Although hesitant, Antonio takes her to the Plaza de toros de la Real Maestranza in Seville to demonstrate the dangers of bullfighting. There, Chica witnesses a corrida de toros in which a bull is killed. Rather than feeling discouraged, her desire to die and her determination to prove a woman can become a matador are strengthened. She decides to begin her training as a bullfighter under Antonio's instruction.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Est Em, Golondrina was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from June 25, 2011,[2][3][4] to September 25, 2014,[5][6] when the magazine ceased its publication and it was announced that series would continue publication via collected tankōbon volumes.[7] Shogakukan released the first volume on February 29, 2012.[8] It was firstly announced that the series would end with six volumes;[9] however, the fifth and last volume was released on December 26, 2014.[10]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 29, 2012[11]978-4-09-188575-3
2 October 30, 2012[1]978-4-09-188606-4
3 July 30, 2013[12]978-4-09-188627-9
4 February 28, 2014[13]978-4-09-188647-7
5 December 26, 2014[14]978-4-09-188673-6

References

  1. ^ a b えすとえむの闘牛ドラマ「ゴロンドリーナ」2巻に書店特典. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  2. ^ Loo, Egan (May 24, 2011). "Manga Artist est em Starts Golondrina Bullfighting Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  3. ^ "Nouvelle série pour Est Em". manga-news.com (in French). May 24, 2011. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  4. ^ えすとえむ青年誌初登場、IKKIで闘牛マンガを新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 25, 2011. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  5. ^ 月刊IKKI最終号が発売、新雑誌に東村アキコら. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  6. ^ 月刊IKKI 2014年11月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  7. ^ Ressler, Karen (July 30, 2014). "Monthly Ikki Magazine's Individual Series' Plans Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  8. ^ えすとえむの闘牛マンガ「ゴロンドリーナ」1巻に書店特典. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  9. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 31, 2014). "Est Em Plans to End Golondrina Manga in 6th Volume". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  10. ^ Ｇｏｌｏｎｄｒｉｎａ－ゴロンドリーナ－ ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on March 15, 2015. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  11. ^ 【2月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 29, 2012. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  12. ^ えすとえむ＆オノ・ナツメ合同サイン会！単行本同発記念. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 25, 2013. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  13. ^ えすとえむ「Golondrina」4巻記念サイン会、単独では初. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 21, 2014. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.
  14. ^ 【12月26日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 26, 2014. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved January 8, 2022.

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