Confession (manga)

Confession (Japanese: 告白, Hepburn: Kokuhaku) is a Japanese manga series written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers in 1998, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume.

Confession
Volume cover
告白
(Kokuhaku)
Genre
Manga
Written byNobuyuki Fukumoto
Illustrated byKaiji Kawaguchi
Published byKodansha
MagazineYoung Magazine Uppers
DemographicSeinen
Published1998
Volumes1

Plot

The story follows two friends from the J University's mountaineering club, Asai (浅井) and Ishikura (石倉), who are out hiking the 3,200-meter peak of Mount Obari when they get lost in a storm and Ishikura falls and injures his leg. Believing that he is about to die, Ishikura confesses to Asai that five years ago he murdered a fellow woman from the mountain club called Sayuri Nishida (西田さゆり, Nishida Sayuri), whose death was reported by media as an accident. Opportunely, Asai realizes that a lodge is right in front of them and carries Ishikura to the place, managing to survive, while waiting for help to arrive. However, Ishikura begins to regret his confession, and Asai, who senses this, begins to panic and fears that he will be killed too as he is aware of Ishikura's crime.

Publication

Written by Nobuyuki Fukumoto and illustrated by Kaiji Kawaguchi, Confession was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Young Magazine Uppers in 1998.[3][4] Kodansha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on July 9, 1999;[5] a shinsōban edition was released on January 23, 2001;[6] and a bunkoban edition was released on December 12, 2007.[7]

The series has been licensed in Italy by Panini Comics.[8]

Reception

Shuichi Oguro of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web wrote that the series "exquisitely matches the extreme situation and abnormal psychology", praising the psychological depiction in the story crafted by Fukumoto.[2] Ettore Gabrielli from Lo Spazio Bianco praised the series for its atmosphere and the tension between the main characters, commending as well Kawaguchi's artwork, recommending it to thriller fans.[9]

References
  1. 告白 CONFESSION. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Archived from the original on August 8, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. Shuichi, Oguro (October 3, 2014). 10月3日は登山の日　『告白 コンフェッション』を読もう！ 【きょうのマンガ】. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (in Japanese). Takarajimasha. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. "Kokuhaku -CONFESSION-". Kodan Club. Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 19, 2008. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. 告白～コンフェッション～ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 18, 2021. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. 告白 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 17, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. 告白（新装版） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 17, 2003. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  7. 告白　コンフェッション (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  8. "Romics ottobre 2014: Annunci Planet manga". AnimeClick (in Italian). October 5, 2014. Archived from the original on October 6, 2014. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  9. Gabrielli, Ettore (June 25, 2015). "Confession – Kokuhaku (Fukumoto, Kawaguchi)". Lo Spazio Bianco (in Italian). Archived from the original on December 5, 2022. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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