Katabami to Ougon - Vol. 5 Ch. 22.5 - A Selfish Man

[MangaDex]

 

[RedIce05]

Cannibalism has never been more wholesome.

 

[denzith]

Thanks for the chapter! So this is the backstory for Connor‘s brother in chapter 1.

https://imgur.com/a/fbeytGD

 

[noyeka]

Holy fucking hell

 

[Oured]

Life may pass, but family stays.

 

[foon]

Thanks for the TL as always . Not the biggest fan of how the Irish famine is depicted in this series but oh well, it could be a lot worse.

 

[RanmaChaos]

Thanks for the chapter

 

[nhs969]

Thanks for the TL as always . Not the biggest fan of how the Irish famine is depicted in this series but oh well, it could be a lot worse.

Can you explain to me why that is the case? Is the real famine worse, and the manga didn't do enough?

 

[Kushikime]

Thanks for the translation

 

[foon]

Can you explain to me why that is the case? Is the real famine worse, and the manga didn't do enough?

I understand this is made for a Japanese audience and I am reading a lot into a one line description. Just "they were poor so ate potatoes" left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.

I am very grateful to see any depiction of Irish history in manga. I've seen far worse depiction in American movies.

Just to note I am Irish so I may be biased. I would like if there was some mention on why the Irish were driven into such a dependency on one crop.

Ireland exported plenty of food throughout the famine. The blight only affected potatoes. The Irish didn't subsist off of potatoes by choice, it was the only crop calorie dense enough to sustain them of the tiny section of land they were allotted to feed themselves, the rest of the land they worked would have been used for cash crops or food for export.

"It wasn't a famine, it was genocide" is a phrase commonly espoused here. That may be a exaggeration but that's the general sentiment. Ireland would have undoubtedly suffered from the potato blight anyway, but the high death toll is the direct result of British government policy and the actions of British landlords in Ireland.

If you have any interest in the topic I'd recommend reading up on it. It completely changed the trajectory of the entire country.
Ireland is one of the the only countries with a smaller population now than in the 19th century. So many people emigrated that the Irish diaspora is almost 10 times the size of the native Irish population.


Sorry for the essay.
TL;DR It's fine, It would be even better if it mentioned the British.

 

[nhs969]

I understand this is made for a Japanese audience and I am reading a lot into a one line description. Just "they were poor so ate potatoes" left a bit of a bad taste in my mouth.

I am very grateful to see any depiction of Irish history in manga. I've seen far worse depiction in American movies.

Just to note I am Irish so I may be biased. I would like if there was some mention on why the Irish were driven into such a dependency on one crop.

Ireland exported plenty of food throughout the famine. The blight only affected potatoes. The Irish didn't subsist off of potatoes by choice, it was the only crop calorie dense enough to sustain them of the tiny section of land they were allotted to feed themselves, the rest of the land they worked would have been used for cash crops or food for export.

"It wasn't a famine, it was genocide" is a phrase commonly espoused here. That may be a exaggeration but that's the general sentiment. Ireland would have undoubtedly suffered from the potato blight anyway, but the high death toll is the direct result of British government policy and the actions of British landlords in Ireland.

If you have any interest in the topic I'd recommend reading up on it. It completely changed the trajectory of the entire country.
Ireland is one of the the only countries with a smaller population now than in the 19th century. So many people emigrated that the Irish diaspora is almost 10 times the size of the native Irish population.


Sorry for the essay.
TL;DR It's fine, It would be even better if it mentioned the British.

Ah I see, thank you for the insight!