Season 3 of Golden Kamuy rewarded us with the much-awaited reunion between Sugimoto and Asirpa. However, we can’t celebrate their joyful reunion just yet, as many difficult trials await them in Season 4.
Season 4 opens with the duo navigating the harsh terrains of Russia to return to their homeland, as the 7th Division breathes down their necks. This season will last for one cour, with around 13 episodes.
It might seem that the anime will end with Season 4 as we get to see the last remaining arcs of the manga in Season 4. However, many fans have discredited that theory.
Golden Kamuy will take another 12 episodes after Season 4 to end, because Season 4 can’t adapt 100+ episodes of content. Every arc takes 3-4 episodes, and there are still 5 arcs remaining even though Season 4 is halfway done, so Season 5’s release is inevitable.
Which arcs will Golden Kamuy Season 4 cover?
Episode 1 of Golden Kamuy Season 4 began with Return to Hokkaido arc. It will cover all the arcs right from the Pet Monster arc to some parts of Boutarou the Pirate arc. The anime adapts the arcs in a non-linear manner, so other arcs might get adapted in Season 4.
How does the Golden Kamuy manga end?
Golden Kamuy ended on a good note, and many fans were reluctant to bid it goodbye. Chapter 314 was the last chapter of the manga, and it showed the fate of all the characters six months after their battle at Fort Goryokaku with the 7th Division.
Here’s a rundown of what happened to some of the major characters of Golden Kamuy in the manga ending.
1. Sugimoto survives the fight between Tsurumi and him. He manages to get some gold, and hands it over to Ume, though she had already received surgery to fix her eyesight.
2. Sugimoto buys land for the Ainu with a part of the gold, and decides to part ways with Shiraishi to live with Asirpa back at the kotan.
3. Shiraishi bought an island in Southeast Asia after stealing the remaining gold at Goryokaku.
4. Ogata dies and Vasily survives the fight. Vasily goes on to become a reputed artist.
5. The whereabouts and status of Tsurumi is unknown, but Koito becomes the commander of the 7th Division, with Tsukishima as his right-hand man.
6. Tanigaki returns to Ani and has 15 kids with Inkarmat, Kantarou becomes a ranch owner and Nagakura becomes a teacher in Otaru.
About Golden Kamuy
Golden Kamuy is based on a manga series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda. It was serialized in August 2014 in the seinen magazine Weekly Young Jump. The manga concluded in April 2022 and has been collected into 31 volumes.
The plot revolves around Saichi Sugimoto, who is a battle veteran from the Russo-Japanese war.
He is in desperate need of money, he decides to go on a quest, when he hears a story about hidden Ainu gold. A young Ainu girl, Asirpa, joins him.
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