Mogura no Uta

土竜の唄 (もぐらのうた)
Mogura no Uta
The cover of the first volume of Mogura no Uta
Genre	Action, crime^[1]
Manga
Written by	Noboru Takahashi
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Young Sunday (2005–2008) Big Comic Spirits (2008–present)
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2005 – present
Volumes	68
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Mogura no Uta (Japanese: 土竜の唄, "Mole's Song") is a Japanese manga series written by Noboru Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2008, and transferred to Big Comic Spirits in 2008. It has been adapted into a live-action film, titled The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji in 2013, which was followed by a sequel, The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio, released in 2016.

In 2014, the manga won the 59th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.

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Mogura no Uta is written and illustrated by Noboru Takahashi. The series ran in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2008, when the magazine ceased its publication. It was then transferred to Big Comic Spirits in 2008. Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on January 5, 2006.^[2] As of September 30, 2020, sixty-eight volumes have been released.^[3]

Live-action films[]

The manga was adapted into a live action film^[1]^[4] titled The Mole Song: Undercover Agent Reiji and directed by Takashi Miike that was released in Japan on February 15, 2014.^[5] Miike also directed a sequel, The Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio, which was released in 2016.^[6]

Reception[]

In 2014, the manga won the 59th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.^[7] The manga has 6.5 million copies in print as of January 2016.^[8]

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Crime Action Manga Mogura no Uta Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2013-01-15. Retrieved 2013-01-16.
^ 土竜の唄１ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ 土竜の唄６８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
^ "Toma Ikuta to Star in Film of Crime Manga Mogura no Uta". Anime News Network. 2013-01-20. Retrieved 2013-01-22.
^ "Takeshi Miike Directs Sōta Fukushi in Live-Action Kami-sama no Iu Toori Film". Anime News Network. 2013-11-23. Retrieved 2013-12-05.
^ "Live-Action Resident Evil, Mogura no Uta Films Debut in Box Office Top 10". Anime News Network. December 26, 2016. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
^ "Magi, Kano-Uso, Zekkyō Gakkyū Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 22, 2014.
^ "Takashi Miike to Direct Sequel to Live-Action Mogura no Uta Film".

External links[]

Mogura no Uta (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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