The Habu Hunter - Kenshin Shinzato

SKU: 9784871800204

Ikemiya Shokai

The Habu Hunter: The Legend of the Okinawan White Habu is a tale based upon the epic struggle between an elderly Okinawan World War II veteran and a phantom white Habu. Readers will develop a better understanding of the deadly Okinawan snake, as well as the vital symbiotic relationship mankind shares with nature, and the danger of straining that relationship.
When it was first published in 1982, "The Habu Hunter" appeared as a serial inside a local daily newspaper called The Ryukyu Shimpo. "The Habu Hunter" won the Japanese Cartoonists' Society Prize that same year.
About the Habu
The Habu is a nocturnal venomous snake that belongs to the Viperidae family. It can grow as long as two meters in length and can be found throughout Okinawa. The Habu's venom is known as the fifth most powerful in the World.