In this post, we take a closer look at the current status of the series “Golden Kamuy”, also known by the following titles:
- ゴールデンカムイ
- Golden Kamui
Status#
Based on our analysis, the series is NOT FINISHED. ❌
Here’s how we reached that conclusion:
- Some related entries are still listed as ongoing on MyAnimeList
- The series is listed as not ended on Trakt
- The original source material has not been fully adapted, according to MangaUpdates
Taken together, these points indicate that Golden Kamuy is still ongoing in some form.
Watch order#
Golden Kamuy ↗ ↖
Summary
Saichi Sugimoto is feared as the "Immortal Sugimoto" for his savagery on the battlefield during the Russo-Japanese war, but he is by no means a war hero. Sugimoto has been left to fend for himself after his release from the army for nearly killing a superior officer. Braving the rough terrain of Hokkaido, Sugimoto is now searching for gold in order to keep a promise to his lost brother-in-arms. His efforts have been fruitless for a long time until a mysterious traveler tells him of an urban legend that would rid him of all his troubles.According to the legend, a criminal stole the gold of the Ainu, the indigenous people of Hokkaido, and hid it away in a location that can only be found when a map—made not from pieces of parchment, but the tattooed skins of escaped convicts—is brought together.
Upon meeting with a young Ainu girl, Asirpa, Sugimoto sets off in search of the tattooed prisoners, but many dangers await as soldiers and mercenaries seek the gold as well. Aided by Asirpa’s knowledge of the lands, the two of them depart to find the stolen Ainu gold in a journey of revenge, murder, and greed.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Golden Kamuy won the ninth Manga Taisho Award in 2016. The series ranked in the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! for the Male Readers division in 2016, 2018, and 2023. The series was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint from June 20, 2017, to January 16, 2024. It has also been released in Spanish by Milky Way Ediciones since May 24, 2017. The manga was adapted into a Japanese live-action movie that was released on January 19, 2024.
Golden Kamuy ↗ ↖
Golden Kamui
Summary
In early 1900s Hokkaido after the Russo-Japanese war, Saichi Sugimoto tirelessly pans for gold. Nicknamed "Sugimoto the Immortal" for his death-defying acts in battle, the ex-soldier seeks fortune in order to fulfill a promise made to his best friend before he was killed in action: to support his family, especially his widow who needs treatment overseas for her deteriorating eyesight. One day, a drunken companion tells Sugimoto the tale of a man who murdered a group of Ainu and stole a fortune in gold. Before his arrest by the police, he hid the gold somewhere in Hokkaido. The only clue to its location is the coded map he tattooed on the bodies of his cellmates in exchange for a share of the treasure, should they manage to escape and find it.Sugimoto does not think much of the tale until he discovers the drunken man’s corpse bearing the same tattoos described in the story. But before he can collect his thoughts, a grizzly bear—the cause of the man’s demise—approaches Sugimoto, intent on finishing her meal. He is saved by a young Ainu girl named Asirpa, whose father happened to be one of the murdered Ainu. With Asirpa’s hunting skills and Sugimoto’s survival instincts, the pair agree to join forces and find the hidden treasure—one to get back what was rightfully her people’s, and the other to fulfill his friend’s dying wish.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Golden Douga Gekijou ↗ ↖
ゴールデン道画劇場
Summary
Short anime series of Golden Kamuy streamed on the official website.
Golden Kamuy: Barato no Youjinbou/Kaiki! Nazo no Kyodai Tori ↗ ↖
ゴールデンカムイ 茨戸の用心棒 / 怪奇! 謎の巨大鳥
Summary
The 7th Division's Private Hyakunosuke Ogata and former Shinsengumi Vice Commander Toshizou Hijikata find themselves on opposite sides of a gang war in Barato after hearing rumors of the Hidoro gang possessing an escaped prisoner's tattooed skin. With a lead to the hidden Ainu gold close at hand, the two gladly take up arms but a betrayal will force both sides to think twice before carelessly jumping the gun.[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Golden Kamuy OVA is an original animation bundled with the 15th volume of the Golden Kamuy manga. The animation takes place during the events of the final episode of season one, but follows Hyakunosuke Ogata and Toshizou Hijikata.
Golden Kamuy 2nd Season ↗ ↖
ゴールデンカムイ
Summary
In Hokkaido, it is rumored that there is a stash of hidden gold. This gold was supposedly stolen by a man who killed the original Ainu owners; and before being captured and imprisoned by the police, he hid it in a secret location. In order to relay the gold's location to his comrades on the outside, he tattooed the map on the bodies of his cellmates and promised them a share of the gold—provided they managed to escape and find it.In Golden Kamuy 2nd Season, First Lieutenant Tokushirou Tsurumi plans to give the 7th Division an advantage in the war for the tattoos by getting a taxidermist to create skins that only he can distinguish as fake. Meanwhile, Saichi “The Immortal” Sugimoto, Asirpa, and their companions continue their hunt for the skins by following a strange rumor: a thief who broke into a home in Yubari found taxidermied human corpses, among which was a torso with strange tattoos.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Golden Kamuy 2nd Season OVA ↗ ↖
Summary
1. Koi wo Shita kara Datsugoku Suru Koto ni Shita/Kyoufu no Moudoku Dai Shitou! Hokkaido Ouchi ni Kyodai Hebi wa Sonzai Shita! (Love Made Me Escape from Prison/The Terrifying Battle of Deadly Poison! A Massive Snake Deep in the Hokkaido Wilderness!) 2. Monster 3. Shiton DoubutsukiBackground
Golden Kamuy 2nd Season OVA episodes were bundled with the 17th, 19th, and 23rd tankoubon volumes of the manga.
Golden Kamuy 3rd Season ↗ ↖
ゴールデンカムイ
Summary
After obtaining information about Asirpa from the foreteller Inkarmat, Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto, Genjirou Tanigaki, and Cikapasi join the Seventh Division's Otonoshin Koito and Hajime Tsukishima on a journey to Karafuto. Heading further north into the freezing Russian territory, they collect any clues about Asirpa's whereabouts they can find and rush after her.Meanwhile, Asirpa is unaware of what truly transpired at Abashiri Prison. Deeply disturbed and confused by her father Wilk’s past actions, Asirpa follows his old friend Kiroranke to the place where Wilk was born and raised in order to better understand his motives. However, Kiroranke and the master sniper Hyakunosuke Ogata are scheming behind her back.
Even if they were to obtain all 24 tattooed skins that form a map to the lost Ainu gold, the various factions searching for it now understand that the map is useless without Asirpa. Realizing the danger she could be in, Sugimoto desperately hopes to reach Asirpa first and protect her from the greedy clutches of those who plan to drag her into their sins.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Golden Kamuy 3rd Season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in Japan in three volumes from January 29, 2021, to March 26, 2021. The series was released in the same formats in North America by Funimation Entertainment on October 5, 2021.
Golden Kamuy 4th Season ↗ ↖
ゴールデンカムイ
Summary
The race to obtain the lost Ainu gold is nearing its peak, as even more formidable ex-prisoners are set on keeping their tattooed skins intact. Saichi "The Immortal" Sugimoto and Asirpa can finally move forward together, but Asirpa's time with Kiroranke and Ogata Hyakunosuke has slightly altered her ambition and strengthened her determination. As their party leaves the Russian territory, they gain a peculiar follower.Meanwhile, Toshizou Hijikata’s crew makes major moves to get invaluable skins, falling into the poisonous trap of a dangerous convict. Although each group possesses a strong advantage over the others, even First Lieutenant Tokushirou Tsurumi—the most powerful and ruthless contender—cannot advance without Asirpa’s help. However, his ominous plans for when they will inevitably meet remain a mystery.
[Written by MAL Rewrite]
Background
Golden Kamuy 4th Season was released on Blu-ray and DVD in three volumes from July 26, 2023, to September 27, 2023.
Golden Kamuy: Sapporo Beer Koujou-hen ↗ ↖
Summary
Prologue movies adapting the Sapporo Beer Koujou arc.
Golden Kamuy: Inazuma Goutou to Mamushi no Ogin/Shimaenaga ↗ ↖
Golden Kamuy: The Lightning Bandit and Ogin the Viper/Long-Tailed Tit
Summary
A OVA that will adapt the Inazuma Goutou to Mamushi no Ogin and Shimaenaga chapter.
Golden Kamuy: Tsurumi Tokushirou no Shukugan ↗ ↖
Golden Kamuy: Saishuushou ↗ ↖
ゴールデンカムイ 最終章