is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Tomoko Yamashita. It was serialized in

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's manga magazine '' Feel Young'' from June 2017 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in 11 volumes. A

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adaptation premiered in June 2024. An

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television series adaptation produced by

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has been announced.

Plot

Makio Kōdai is a 35-year old novelist who dislikes social contact with other people. She adopts her 15-year old niece Asa Takumi, after Asa's parents, including Makio's estranged sister, die in a car accident. Asa's friendly personality clashes with Makio's more reserved one.

Characters

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tomoko Yamashita, ''Ikoku Nikki'' was serialized in

's manga magazine '' Feel Young'' from June 8, 2017, to June 8, 2023. Shodensha collected its chapters in 11 volumes, released from November 8, 2017, to August 8, 2023.

Volumes

Live-action film

In June 2023, it was announced that the series would receive a

adaptation, directed by Natsuki Seta and starring

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as Makio Kōdai. For the film, wrote and composed the in-story song , while performed the song . It premiered in Japanese theaters on June 7, 2024.

Anime

In May 2024, it was announced that the manga would be adapted into an

television series. It will be produced by

and directed by Miyuki Oshiro, with scripts written by Kōhei Kiyasu, characters designed by Kenji Hayama, and music composed by

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Reception

In 2019, the manga was nominated for the 12th

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and ranked fourth with 45 points; in 2020, it was nominated for the 13th award and ranked tenth with 31 points. On

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's ''

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'' list of best manga of 2019 for female readers, the series ranked fourth; it ranked tenth on the 2020 list; and fifth on the 2024 list. It ranked 17th in the 2019

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in the print category. The series topped the 2023 "Book of the Year" list by '' Da Vinci'' magazine. The series was nominated for the 28th

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in 2024.

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