Jōkyō Monogatari (上京ものがたり, "Going to Tokyo Story") is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2003 to 2004, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013.

Jōkyō Monogatari
Tankōbon volume cover
上京ものがたり
Manga
Written byRieko Saibara
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Superior
DemographicSeinen
Original run20032004
Volumes1
Live-action film
Directed byToshiyuki Morioka
Written byToshiyuki Morioka
ReleasedAugust 2013 (2013-08)

In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, Jōkyō Monogatari was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 2003 to 2004.[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on November 24, 2004.[3]

Live-action film

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A live-action film adaptation premiered on August 24, 2013.[4][5]

Reception

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In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.[6]

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  1. ^ It started in the magazine's 22nd issue of 2003,[1] released on October 17 of that same year.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Contents". Big Comic Superior (in Japanese). No. 22. Shogakukan. 2003. Table of contents. Archived from the original on October 4, 2023. Retrieved October 4, 2023. ●入魂の新連載! センターカラー!! [上京ものがたり] 西原理恵子
  2. ^ バックナンバー ビッグ スペリオール. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 3, 2003. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  3. ^ 上京ものがたり. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 4, 2005. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 22, 2013). "Rieko Saibara's Jōkyō Monogatari Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  5. ^ 上京ものがたり. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved October 4, 2023.
  6. ^ 第9回 短編賞 西原理恵子『上京ものがたり』(小学館)『毎日かあさん』(毎日新聞連載)に対して (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from the original on May 17, 2017. Retrieved April 27, 2016.

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