is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki and

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. The series is a biography of Pliny the Elder. It was initially serialized in Shinchosha's ''Shinchō 45'' magazine from December 2013 to September 2018. After the final issue of ''Shinchō 45'' was published, it was later transferred to the ''Shinchō'' magazine, where it continued from December 2018 to February 2023. The series won the 28th

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in 2024.

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Written and illustrated by Mari Yamazaki and

, ''PLINIVS'' was initially serialized in Shinchosha's ''Shinchō 45'' magazine from December 18, 2013, to September 18, 2018. After the publication of the final issue of ''Shinchō 45'', the series was transferred to the ''Shinchō'' magazine, where it continued from December 7, 2018, to February 7, 2023. The series' chapters were collected into twelve volumes from July 9, 2014, to July 7, 2023.

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The series, alongside ''

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'', was ranked 18th in the 2016 edition of Takarajimasha's '' Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' guidebook for the best manga for male readers. The series was also nominated for Best Comic at the 46th Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2019. The series won the 28th

in 2024.

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* at ''Kurage Bunch'' * {{Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Biographical comics Comics set in the 1st century Comics set in the Roman Empire Historical anime and manga Seinen manga Shinchosha manga Winner of Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (Grand Prize)

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