is a Japanese ''shōjo'' manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized by

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in '' Bessatsu Shōjo Comic'' between February 1983 and June 1984 and collected in four bound volumes. ''Kisshō Tennyo'' received the 1983

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for ''shōjo'' manga.

Characters

The main character, Sayoko Kanō, is implied to be a descendant (or possibly

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) of the goddess Kisshō Tennyo.

Media

Manga

The individual chapters of the manga were collected in four ''

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'' volumes released between September 1983 and September 1984. The series was re-released by

in a two-volume '' bunkoban'' edition in February 1995.

List of volumes

Live-action

From April 15, 2006, to June 24, 2006,

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aired a live-action

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adaptation of ''Kisshō Tennyo''. There were 10 episodes in total. It was directed by Naomi Tamura and Toshiaki Kondō and starred

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in the lead role of Sayoko Kanō. On June 30, 2007, Blue Planet also released a live-action film adaptation of the series, directed by

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and starring Anne Suzuki in the lead role. On December 21, 2007, Happinet Pictures released the film on DVD.

Reception

Manga artist Kyoko Okazaki references a scene of ''Kisshō Tennyo'' in her 1989 manga ''

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''.

References

Literatur

External links

* * 1983 manga 2007 films Akimi Yoshida Live-action films based on manga Films directed by Ataru Oikawa 2000s Japanese-language films Manga adapted into films Shogakukan manga Shōjo manga Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga 2000s Japanese films {{2000s-Japan-film-stub