Shōwa Tennō Monogatari

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Shōwa Tennō Monogatari
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First volume cover
昭和天皇物語
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written by
  • Kazutoshi Handō (original)
  • Issei Eifuku
Illustrated byJunichi Nōjō
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Original
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 20, 2017 – present
Volumes8 (List of volumes)
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Shōwa Tennō Monogatari (昭和天皇物語, lit. "Shōwa Emperor Tale") is a Japanese manga series written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel Shōwashi by Kazutoshi Handō. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original since April 2017.

Publication[]

Shōwa Tennō Monogatari is written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel Shōwashi by Kazutoshi Handō. According to editor-in-chief of Big Comic Original Nakaguma Ichirō, he first thought of the idea of Shōwa Tennō Monogatari after watching The Queen.[2] The series began in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original on April 20, 2017.[3][4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 30, 2017.[5] As of May 28, 2021, eight volumes have been released.[6]

Volume list[]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 30, 2017[5]978-4-09-189717-6
2 March 30, 2018[7]978-4-09-189825-8
3 November 30, 2018[8]978-4-09-860177-6
4 June 28, 2019[9]978-4-09-860497-5
5 November 29, 2019[10]978-4-09-860497-5
6 April 27, 2020[11]978-4-09-860605-4
7 November 30, 2020[12]978-4-09-860777-8
8 May 28, 2021[6]978-4-09-861057-0

Reception[]

Shōwa Tennō Monogatari ranked 6th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga for male readers.[13] The series was nominated for the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award for the Best General Manga category in 2019.[14]

References[]

  1. ^ Sekiguchi, Yuichi (January 4, 2020). 『昭和天皇物語』ヒットの要因はメロドラマ的構成と”顔芸”にあり？ 漫画としての魅力に迫る. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  2. ^ Coolidge Rousmaniere, Nicole; Ryoko, Matsuba, eds. (2019). The Citi exhibition Manga マンガ. Thames & Hudson. p. 90. ISBN 978-0-500-48049-6.
  3. ^ Ressler, Karen (January 19, 2017). "Horror Manga Artist Junji Ito to Adapt Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  4. ^ 「哭きの竜」能條純一が昭和天皇を描く新連載、次号は伊藤潤二「人間失格」開幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 20, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b 昭和天皇物語 １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b 昭和天皇物語 ８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 12, 2021. Retrieved April 15, 2021.
  7. ^ 昭和天皇物語 ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  8. ^ 昭和天皇物語 ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  9. ^ 昭和天皇物語 ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  10. ^ 昭和天皇物語 ５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  11. ^ 昭和天皇物語 ６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  12. ^ 昭和天皇物語 ７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 31, 2021. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 10, 2018). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  14. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 3, 2019). "43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 31, 2021.

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