is a Japanese

slice of life Slice of life is a depiction of mundane experiences in art and entertainment. In theater, slice of life refers to Naturalism (theatre), naturalism, while in literary parlance it is a narrative technique in which a seemingly arbitrary sequence ...

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 . It was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from September 2012 to June 2023, with its chapters collected in 19 volumes as of December 2022. The manga was adapted into a 10-episode

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series broadcast from April to June 2016. In 2017, the manga won the 62nd

Shogakukan Manga Award The is one of Japan's major 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 ...

in the general category.

Characters

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Media

Manga

''Jūhan Shuttai!'', written and illustrated by Naoko Matsuda, was serialized in

's ''

'' magazine from September 27, 2012, to June 27, 2023. Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on March 29, 2013. As of December 12, 2022, 19 volumes have been released.

Volumes

Drama

Japanese drama

series adaptation of the same title was announced in February 2016. It ran for 10 episodes on TBS from April 12 to June 14, 2016.

Korean drama

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adaptation of the manga titled as ''Today's Webtoon'' (오늘의 웹툰), developed by Studio S and co-produced by Binge Works and Studio N, ran for 16 episodes on SBS TV from July 29 to September 17, 2022.

Reception

Volume 4 reached the 50th place on the weekly

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manga chart and, by October 5, 2014, has sold 21,090 copies. The manga ranked fourth on the 2014 ''

Kono Manga ga Sugoi! is an annual reference mook series published by Takarajimasha since 2005 featuring yearly rankings and reviews of manga. The rankings are compiled by surveying professionals in the manga and publishing industry. The first two years saw two s ...

''s Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey. It ranked 21st on the 2023 "Book of the Year" list by '' Da Vinci'' magazine. It was nominated for the 18th

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 ...

Reader Award. It was also nominated for the 7th

Manga Taishō The is a Japanese List of comics awards, comics award recognizing achievement in manga. It is awarded annually to a manga series published in the previous calendar year of eight or fewer Tankōbon, collected volumes in length. The Manga Taish� ...

, receiving 46 points and placing sixth among the ten nominees. In 2017, the manga won the 62nd

in the general category, sharing it with '' Blue Giant''.

References

External links

* * {{Nobuhiro Doi 2016 Japanese television series debuts 2016 Japanese television series endings 2016 in Japanese television Japanese drama television series Manga creation in anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga Slice of life anime and manga TBS Television (Japan) dramas Winners of the Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga Works by Akiko Nogi