Golden Kamuy

Golden Kamuy is a seinen manga centered around the search for a hidden cache of gold. A major part of the story takes place in areas native to the Ainu people and ruled by Japan. 
The main cast is mostly adult Japanese men except for Asirpa, a young Ainu huntress. The series is noted for its embrace of homoerotic scenes.
==Fandom==
Golden Kamuy is often praised for its depictions of the Ainu, one of Japan's indigenous peoples, who are rarely depicted in popular media. It's been criticized for its depiction of a trans character, which has drawn unflattering comparisons to scenes from Silence of the Lambs,A Trans Women In Media post rating Ienaga as "1.5 Shiraishi’s out of 5" and occasionally for the depiction of its only explicit canon gay couple. There has also been criticism of the 7th Division and their embrace by the fandom, which has led to widespread usage in fanart of iconography symbolizing Japanese imperialism, such as the Rising Sun flag.
The anime adaptation also faced criticism for substandard animation.
Some popular ships include Ogata/Sugimoto, Ogata/Yuusaku, Tsukishima/Koito, and Tsurumi Tokushirou with any or multiple of his followers. The AO3 section has a large percentage of Chinese works, which are partially responsible for Ogata/Yuusaku placing second overall on the top 10 list. A list of the relationship names can be found here.
Ship involving Asirpa are frowned upon in English-language fandom due to her age, and there has been tension over fanworks shipping her with the cast's adult men, usually Sugimoto. There has also been tension over the popularity of Ogata/Yuusaku, as the characters are half-brothers. Ships involving Tsurumi and his underlings face much less criticism and are even somewhat popular in English spaces, despite Tsurumi's manipulative behavior that in more than one case crosses the line into child grooming.
== Example/Notable Fanac ==
Many exist for Ogata Doubutsu Fourze, as well as other Doubutsu Fourze characters.
=== Fanvideos ===
* 【手描き金カム】軍曹でゴーゴー幽霊船 A Japanese lyric & fanart video featuring Tsurumi's inner circle set to Kenshi Yonezu's Go Go Yuureisen.
* 【ゴールデンカムイ】第七師団＋αで四天王登場！ A Japanese lyric & fanart video featuring Tsurumi's inner circle with a song made specifically for the video.
* 【手描き金カム】邪魔【尾形百之助】 A Japanese lyric & fanart video featuring Ogata and his troubled relationship with Yuusaku set to syudou's Annoyance. 
* 「 golden kamuy ; life will kill you amv 」, An English fanvid featuring scenes from season one set to Clawfinger's Life Will Kill You.
=== Fanfiction ===
All mentioned information regarding AO3 is accurate as of September 2023.
* And I'm Home by MeronS, an English in-progress fanfiction about a canon-divergence AU where Ogata survives the Hakodate train chase and is found by Vasily. It is the most commented-on Golden Kamuy fanwork on AO3. Ogata/Vasily, rated Teen.
* tender prey by bloodletter, a completed English fanfiction where Sugimoto is transferred to the 7th division under Tsurumi pre-canon. Features Ogata/Sugimoto, Yuusaku & Ogata, Sugimoto & Tsurumi, and Ogata/Tsurumi. Rated Explicit. It is the oldest long-fic on AO3 and is only accessible to logged-in users of the website.
* Wear No Halo by revolvermonkcelot, The Great Koito Kidnapping in Hakodate is Hyakunosuke Ogata's first extracurricular mission as part of Tsurumi's inner circle. Hajime Tsukishima is the unfortunate soul charged with his education. They clash. At first. And then they learn. Ogata/Tsukishima, rated Mature. Featured in the collection International Fanworks Day 2022 - Classic Fic Recs. 
* 【勇尾】從一開始就有所不同 by snow6594, a completed 中文-普通话 國語 fanfiction notable for being the longest Yuusaku/Ogata fanwork on AO3. It's set in an alternate universe where Ogata never killed anyone in his family and grew up alongside Yuusaku.
* 溺れる者 by RoadFar, a completed 中文-普通话 國語 fanfiction notable for being the longest Ogata/Sugimoto fanwork on AO3. It's set in an alternate universe where Sugimoto and Ogata are modern-day office workers.
==Links==
*Golden Kamuy on AO3
*Golden Kamuy, KinKamu, and KinKamuFu on Pixiv
==References==
Category:Golden Kamuy
Category:Manga
Category:Anime