is a Japanese

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manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

series written and illustrated by Naoko Matsuda. It was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics (manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hit ...

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from September 2012 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in 19 ''

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'' volumes as of December 2022. The manga was adapted into a 10-episode

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series broadcast from April to June 2016. In 2017, the manga won the 62nd

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in the general category.

Characters

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Media

Manga

''Jūhan Shuttai!'', written and illustrated by Naoko Matsuda, was serialized in

's ''

'' magazine from September 27, 2012, to June 27, 2023. Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual ''

'' volumes. The first volume was released on March 29, 2013. As of December 12, 2022, 19 volumes have been released.

Volume list

Drama

Japanese drama

series adaptation of the same title was announced in February 2016. It ran for 10 episodes on TBS from April 12 to June 14, 2016.

Korean drama

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adaptation of the manga with the

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''Today's Webtoon'' (오늘의 웹툰), developed by Studio S and co-produced by Binge Works and Studio N, is being prepared for airing on

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in the second half of 2022.

Reception

Volume 4 reached the 50th place on the weekly

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manga chart and, as of October 5, 2014, has sold 21,090 copies. The manga was number four on the 2014 ''

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying people in the manga and publishing industry. The series is part of Takarajimasha's ...

''s Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey. It was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award. It was also nominated for the 7th

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, receiving 46 points and placing sixth among the ten nominees. In 2017, the manga won the 62nd

in the general category, sharing it with ''

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''.

References

External links

* * {{Nobuhiro Doi 2016 Japanese television series debuts 2016 Japanese television series endings 2016 in Japanese television Japanese drama television series Manga creation in anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Slice of life anime and manga TBS Television (Japan) dramas Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga Works by Akiko Nogi