The Summit of the Gods

The Summit of the Gods
Cover of the first volume of The Summit of the Gods, as released by Shueisha
神々の山嶺
(Kamigami no Itadaki)
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byJiro Taniguchi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
  • NA/UK: Fanfare/Ponent Mon
MagazineBusiness Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original run20002003
Volumes5
Live-action film
Everest: Kamigami no Itadaki
Directed byHideyuki Hirayama
Written byMasato Kato
Music byTakashi Kako
StudioKadokawa Corporation
ReleasedMarch 12, 2016 (2016-03-12)
Animated film

The Summit of the Gods (Japanese: 神々の山嶺, Hepburn: Kamigami no Itadaki) is a manga series written and illustrated by Jiro Taniguchi. Based on a 1998 novel by Baku Yumemakura,[2][1] it follows Fukamachi, a photographer who finds a camera supposedly belonging to George Mallory, a mountaineer who went missing on Mount Everest, and goes on a mountain-climbing adventure along with his friend Habu Joji.[3]

  1. ^ a b Garrity, Shaenon K. (November 27, 2014). "Summit of the Gods - House of 1000 Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 1, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference jmaf was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Red Snow, Summit of the Gods Nominated for Ignatz Awards". Anime News Network. August 19, 2010. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved November 29, 2014.