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series written and illustrated by

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. The manga was serialized in

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'' magazine. The manga is licensed and published in Chinese in Taiwan by

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. The manga has been adapted into a live-action

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, which was broadcast on

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between January 13 and March 17, 2009.

Media

Manga

''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' is written and illustrated by

. The manga is serialised in

's ''

'' magazine. The individual chapters have been collected into 20 ''

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'' by Shueisha. The series ended on January 25, 2013 and was followed by a sequel called ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX'' in 2014. The manga is licensed and published in Taiwan by

Drama

The manga has been adapted into a live-action

, which was broadcast on

between January 13 and March 17, 2009. The Region 2 DVD Box set for the series was released on June 17, 2009.

Cast

Awards

Reception

The ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' series was ranked 6th best selling manga series in Japan in the first half of 2009 with an estimated 2,580,155 copies sold between November 17, 2008 to May 17, 2009. The first volume of ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' was ranked the 36th best selling manga in Japan in the first half of 2009 with 334,536 copies sold from November 17, 2008 to May 17, 2009. The ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' series was ranked 7th best-selling manga series in 2009 with 3,076,659 copies sold. The first volume was ranked 12th on the Tohan charts between January 13 and 19, 2009. It was ranked 12th again between January 27 and February 2, 2009, and was ranked 10th between February 10 and 16, 2009. The second volume was ranked 13th between January 13 and 19, 2009. The third volume was ranked 19th. The fourth volume was ranked 37th. The fifth volume was ranked 24th. The sixth volume was ranked 25th. The seventh volume was ranked 23rd and 30th. The ninth volume was ranked 1st, 5th and 16th. The tenth volume was ranked 2nd, 14th and 30th. All 10 episodes of ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' drama have been listed on the Japanese Anime TV rankings. The DVD box for the drama series was ranked the second best selling DVD between June 8–14, 2009 with 11,170 copies sold. ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' was awarded two prizes at the 60th Japanese Drama Academy Awards on April 22, 2009. ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' was awarded best drama and

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was awarded best supporting actor.

References

External links

Official Fuji TV ''Mei-chan no Shitsuji'' website
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