is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

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. It was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from January 2001 to March 2002, with its chapters collected in four volumes. The manga was adapted into a

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which was shown at the

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, held in

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, Italy, in 2011, and premiered in Japan in January 2012.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Himizu'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' from January 29, 2001, to March 11, 2002. Kodansha collected its chapters in four volumes, released from July 23, 2001, to August 5, 2005. In France, the manga was licensed by .

Volumes

Film

film adaptation was shown at the

, held from August 31 to September 10, 2011, in

, Italy, and premiered in Japan on January 14, 2012.

Stage play

A stage play adaptation ran at the Mixalive Tokyo's Theater Mixa,

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, from September 18–26, 2021.

References

External links

* {{Weekly Young Magazine - 2000–2009 Drama anime and manga Kodansha manga Psychological anime and manga Seinen manga