Summary
- Golden Kamuy has exploded in popularity in Japan and has a diverse and older audience.
- The anime adaptation drew attention to Ainu culture and history.
- Crunchyroll recently added 5 new OVA episodes while waiting for news on the premiere of the fifth and final season.
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An Ainu story
- It exploded in popularity in Japan
Golden Kamuy was a recent hit by Young Jump (YJ), “Shonen Jump adult”, in that they are both published by Shueisha, are the largest magazines in their segments, and share somewhat similar marketing strategies (it's the same magazine that Oshi no Ko was serialized).
Young Jump they might serialize gory and more “mature” content, but that doesn't mean all titles will be like that. Some can even be confused with shounen or even shoujo titles (sometimes it happens with Kaguya-sama: Love is warother YJ manga).

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Anyway, Golden Kamuy was a hit, and while we don't have any word on the fifth and final season yet (it was announced in July 2023), Crunchyroll recently added 3 OVAs to its catalog. Except for the last one, each of them consists of 2 episodes, so there are 5 new episodes to watch. The OVAs are titled “The Bodyguard of Barato / Terror! The Mysterious Giant Bird”, “Love made me escape from prison / The terrifying battle of deadly poison! A massive snake deep in the wilds of Hokkaido!” and “Monster.”
These OVAs were released from 2018 to 2019. There is one more episode, “Shiton Animal Record,” that has not yet made it to the service. Next to the new Golden Kamuy content, the service also added Kizumonogatari: Koyomi Vamp and Concierge movies on the same day.
An Ainu story
It exploded in popularity in Japan
Golden Kamuywritten by Satoru Noda, it was serialized from 2014 to 2022, totaling 31 compiled volumes. The main character, Saichi Sugimoto, is a war veteran who fought in the Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905), which ended as a huge victory for Japan (and a big blow to the Russian Tsar), giving way to the Japanese. hegemony over Manchurian territory (although Manchuria was still officially considered Chinese territory, Japan secured special rights).
After the war, Sugimoto goes to Hokkaido, where he teams up with Asirpa, an Ainu girl, to search for a hidden treasure. The plot is fictional, but Noda studied the real history of Hokkaido during that period (Meiji Era. 1868-1912) and ties this political background to the story. So the author tries to portray the Ainu people, an indigenous minority group in northern Japan, in a real and honest way. For example, the story features Abashiri Prison, a real brutal prison whose inmates were both criminals and political prisoners.
The anime adaptation helped boost the series' popularity in Japan, bringing a lot of attention to the Ainu culture, which is a good thing considering the oppression they faced. So far, four seasons have aired: Seasons 1 and 2 aired in 2018, Season 3 aired in 2022, and Season 4 debuted in 2022.
Studio The base of the brain (To Your Eternity) was responsible for the last season, replacing Geno Studio, that animated season 1-3. Shizutaka Sugahara also took over as director, replacing Hitoshi Nanba from previous seasons. The series also spawned live-action film adaptations.
Fifth and last
Golden Kamuy
the season premiere remains to be announced. The series can be streamed on Crunchyroll.
Source: ANN

Golden Kamuy
- release date
- April 9, 2018
- Studio
- Geno Studio, the brain base
- Creative
- Satoru Noda