Miyamoto kara Kimi e (宮本から君へ, "From Miyamoto to You") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Arai. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from 1990 to 1994, with its chapters collected in 12 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into television drama that aired on TV Tokyo from April to June 2018, followed by a live action film which premiered in September 2019. In 1993, Miyamoto kara Kimi e won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.

Miyamoto kara Kimi e
First tankōbon volume cover
宮本から君へ
Manga
Written byHideki Arai
Published byKodansha
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original run19901994
Volumes12
Television drama
Directed byTetsuya Mariko
Written byTetsuya Mariko
Music byShoji Ikenaga
Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 7, 2018 June 30, 2018
Episodes12
Live-action film
Directed byTetsuya Mariko
Written by
  • Tetsuya Mariko
  • Takehiko Minato
Music byShoji Ikenaga
Studio
ReleasedSeptember 27, 2019 (2019-09-27)
Runtime129 minutes

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Hideki Arai, Miyamoto kara Kimi e was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from 1990 to 1994.[1] Kodansha collected its chapters in twelve tankōbon volumes, released from July 19, 1991,[2] to November 18, 1994;[3] they republished in six volumes from September 20[4] to November 19, 1999.[5] Ohta Publishing republished the series in a new edition of four volumes,[6] under the title Sadamoto Miyamoto kara Kimi e (定本 宮本から君へ), from January 17[7] to April 16, 2009.[8]

Drama

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In March 2018, it was announced that the manga would receive a television drama adaptation.[9] It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 7 to June 30, 2018.[10][11][a]

Live-action film

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The television drama series was followed by a live-action film,[13] which premiered in Japan on September 27, 2019.[14]

Reception

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In 1993, alongside Ichimaru's Okami-san, Miyamoto kara Kimi e won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.[15][16]

Notes

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  1. ^ TV Tokyo listed the air dates for the series on Friday at 24:52, which is effectively Saturday at 0:25 a.m. JST.[12]

References

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  1. ^ 新井英樹の初連載「宮本から君へ」Dモーニングで復刻連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 29, 2013. Archived from the original on September 26, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  2. ^ 宮本から君へ (1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  3. ^ 宮本から君へ (12) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  4. ^ 宮本から君へ (1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  5. ^ 宮本から君へ (6) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  6. ^ 元祖非モテマンガ「宮本から君へ」が太田出版から復刊. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 25, 2008. Archived from the original on June 25, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  7. ^ 定本 宮本から君へ 1 (in Japanese). Ohta Publishing. Archived from the original on August 2, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  8. ^ 定本 宮本から君へ 4 (in Japanese). Ohta Publishing. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  9. ^ Ressler, Karen (March 5, 2018). "Hideki Arai's Miyamoto kara Kimi e Manga Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  10. ^ 注目ドラマ紹介:「宮本から君へ」 池松壮亮×真利子哲也監督で名作マンガ実写化. Mantan Web (in Japanese). April 5, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  11. ^ 宮本から君へ:最終回 宮本、ライバルとの勝負ついに決着も… 美沙子と思いがけず再会!. Mantan Web (in Japanese). June 29, 2018. Archived from the original on September 19, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  12. ^ ドラマ「宮本から君へ」神保和夫役は松山ケンイチ、中野靖子役は蒼井優. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 20, 2018. Archived from the original on July 6, 2022. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael (January 10, 2019). "Miyamoto kara Kimi e Manga Gets Live-Action Film in Fall". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  14. ^ 「宮本から君へ」向井秀徳、堀江貴文のコメント到着「がんばれ!宮本!」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). September 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  15. ^ 小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 9, 2010. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
  16. ^ Hahn, Joel. "Shogakukan Manga Award". Archived from the original on January 3, 2013. Retrieved September 19, 2022.
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