Ranman

Isn't this clearly a different plant?

If there is that much difference, it must be a different plant.

That's...

Different from Greece…➡

Seeds only available in Japan!

Whoa! Whoa!

Mantaro and Okubo announced a new species of Yamatogusa in a botanical journal.

This is said to be the first time a Japanese published a scientific name in a Japanese magazine.

It was the first achievement in history.

A new species discovery!

In addition, Mantaro published the first collection of "Nihon Botanical Zhufu".

Mantaro came to be recognized by the world as one of the botanists.

On the other hand, a big incident happened that shook Tanabe's research.

What? this is…. ➡

Togakushi grass...?

Takamitsu Ito, currently studying at Cambridge University➡

Togakushi grass suddenly appeared in a British magazine➡

New genus RANZANIA T. It was announced as Ito.

As a result, scientific names bearing Tanabe's name can no longer be published.

Hey hey hey hey...! did you see this? "JOURNAL OF BOTANY"!

Oh, the new book is here! ? It looks like there is a Japanese paper on it!

eh! ? oh….

Ah…!

Ah "ITO TAKAMITSU"...

"Ito" is Keisuke Ito of Koishikawa Botanical Garden?

Yeah, that's right, grandchildren. The grandson of Siebold's beloved disciple!

yes. I met him once before I went to Cambridge to study abroad➡

Haa~ Are you ready to publish your thesis?

Contents?

that? is this….

What?

Togakushi grass.

Hey... Did you read it? yeah now!

Ha... I didn't know she had such a hand.

What is? this. Did you go all the way to Cambridge to present Togakushigusa?

Is it because the announcement in Japan will get in the way?

Takamitsu-kun...

Ms. Wan, did you talk to her before you went to study abroad?

Is it so? What did you say at that time?

Reminiscence Mr. Takamitsu By the way, is the university the University of Tokyo?

Why are you going there? Even though there is a thief professor.

It's a flower that my grandfather, uncle and I have been chasing for three generations!

It shouldn't be stolen.

About Togakushi grass ➡

Well… he seemed to be picky.

Kendo That... this... this kind of thing...

The new genus name of this Togakushi grass is “RANZANIA T.Ito”…➡

What is this "RANZANIA"? Ranzan Ono, a scholar of herbalism in the old Tokugawa period, right?

Ito announces the name of Ranzan, the master of herbalism. ➡

Don't pass the Togakushi grass. It's the obsession of the Ito family.

Seriously, what about Professor Tanabe?

It's too late...

Makino! what are you going to do

no…. Can you even say "I'm sorry"! ?

This is the academic world. Time is of the essence when it comes to announcing a new species.

No matter how much progress you make, no matter how hard you try ➡

If you lose one move, that's it.

Well good

You guys announced Yamatogusa first.

Thanks to that, we can save face.

No... Associate Professor I think that was just luck.

I think luck is also important.

The professor was out of luck.

I don't like it anymore...

Can you just say "I had no choice" for something like this?

Go on a collection trip to Tsugaru and wait for the flowers to bloom Do your best ➡

It all ended up in vain...

There are so many vengeful people all over the world➡

"I was unlucky."

Is research to confront it?

That's right.

It's fine, isn't it? Don't worry!

If you get hit, you have no choice but to retaliate, right?

We have no choice but to find the next new species!

I think Ito-san is stupid too! fool?

Because if you do it this way, there's no way ahead, right?

Even if I go back to Japan➡

No one will accept the glamorous cousin of botany! ?

Accepting Ito-san means you're hostile to the University of Tokyo, right?

After Ito-san went to Cambridge➡

Either stay at home or work at a junior high school somewhere far away...

I guess you thought it was okay! More than that, it's the honor of the Ito family.

They must have wanted to carve the name of the Ito family into the Togakushi grass, even if it meant throwing their whole life away!

After that, announcing a new species, naming it... do we have to compete?

No matter who announced it, flowers are flowers!