Spoiler Alert: Key plot points in “Golden Kamuy” discussed in detail below. “Golden Kamuy,” created by Noda Satoru, ran as a serialized manga from 2014 to 2022. “Golden Kamuy” focuses on Sugimoto Saichi, a veteran of the Russo-Japanese War, and an Ainu girl named Asirpa. In addition, “Golden Kamuy” inserts itself into pivotal moments of Russian and Japanese history by weaving its narrative into real-life historical events. The legacy of two hugely transformative historical events mentioned in the previous section ultimately collided in the 1904-1905 Russo-Japanese War.