is a Japanese

manga 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 history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics ...

series written and illustrated by Yuki Andō. It was serialized in

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's ''

Bessatsu Margaret , or for short, is a shōjo manga magazine published monthly in Japan by Shueisha since 1964. The stories featured in it are noted to have an emphasis on character growth, focusing on themes of interpersonal relationships and settings of ever ...

'' from 2015 to 2018. The manga received a live-action film adaptation directed by Yuya Ishii that was released on June 7, 2019, as ''Almost a Miracle''. A stage musical adaptation ran from March 29 to April 14, 2024 at the Hibiya Theatre Creation in Tokyo. The manga won Andō the New Face Award at the 19th

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Awards in 2015. In 2016, it was nominated for the 9th

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and won the New Creator Prize at the 20th

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Named after Osamu Tezuka, the is a yearly manga prize awarded to manga artists or their works that follow the Osamu Tezuka manga approach founded and sponsored by Asahi Shimbun. The prize has been awarded since 1997, in Tokyo, Japan. Current ...

. The manga ranked third place in the 2016 ''

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'' guide's list of manga for female readers.

Publication

''Machida-kun no Sekai'' is written and illustrated by Yuki Andō. It was serialized in

's ''shōjo'' manga magazine ''

'' from March 13, 2015, to April 13, 2018. Shueisha collected its chapters in seven ''

tankōbon A is a standard publishing format for books in Japan, alongside other formats such as ''shinsho'' (17x11 cm paperback books) and ''bunkobon''. Used as a loanword in English, the term specifically refers to a printed collection of a manga that w ...

'' volumes, released from July 24, 2015, to May 25, 2018.

Volume list

References

External links

* Manga series 2015 manga 2010s Japanese-language films Japanese romantic comedy films Shōjo manga Shueisha manga Winners of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (New Artist Prize) {{Manga-stub