The new series titled Shogun's Gold in America focuses on a middle-aged man who travels to America in search of Tokugawa Ieyasu's hidden treasure.
On the day November 1author Organic Rokrou will launch a new comic series titled “Tokugawa Maizōkin wa America ni Gozaru” (Shogun's Gold in America) in the magazine Comic Bunch Kai by Shinchosha. To mark the occasion, his previous work was Crazy Food Truck will be released for free from today November 1 to 8.
On his X/Twitter account, Ōgaki revealed an illustration for the new manga, in which the main character is a middle-aged man, a shinobi determined to America to search for the mysterious treasure of Tokugawa shogunate to save Japan's finances.
Background of the manga
As revealed by Comic Bunch Kai, Tokugawa Maizōkin wa America ni Gozaru is set in the era Kyoho (1716-1736) during the reign of Tokugawa Yoshimune.
This was a period of severe financial decline, as the shogunate turned to Tokugawa Ieyasu's hidden treasure in hopes of reviving the economy.
Outstanding works of Rokurou Ōgaki
Rokurou Ōgaki is no longer a strange name in the manga community. Before that, he debuted Crazy Food Truck in Monthly Comic @Bunch magazine in July 2020 and ended in December 2021. The manga attracted attention with three complete volumes and was Viz Media released in English.
In addition to Crazy Food Truck, Ōgaki is also famous for manga adapted from anime The Unlimited – Hyōbu Kyōsuke in Shōnen Sunday Super magazine in 2013 and ended in 2015 with a total of six volumes.
In particular, the manga Akudama Drive by Ōgaki, adapted from the hit animated series by Too Kyo Games and Studio Pierrothas also left a deep impression since its debut on Renta! in July 2020 and ending in May 2023.