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 Rettō Tajima. It was serialized in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
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''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine''.
Currently running manga series
Past series
* '' ×××Hol ...
'' from August 2018 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in three volumes. A
live-action
Live action is a form of cinematography or videography that uses photography instead of animation. Some works combine live action with animation to create a live-action animated feature film. Live action is used to define film, video games or ...
film adaptation premiered in June 2023.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Rettō Tajima, ''Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru'' was serialized in
Kodansha
is a Japanese privately held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha publishes manga magazines which include ''Nakayoshi'', ''Morning (magazine), Morning'', ''Afternoon (magazine), Afternoon'', ''Evening (magazine), Eveni ...
's
''shōnen'' manga magazine ''
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
is a Japanese monthly manga magazine published by Kōdansha. The magazine was started in September 2009 as a spin-off of another Kōdansha magazine, '' Weekly Shōnen Magazine''.
Currently running manga series
Past series
* '' ×××Hol ...
'' from August 9, 2018, to July 9, 2020. Kodansha collected its chapters in three volumes, released from May 9, 2019, to September 9, 2020.
Volumes
Live-action film
In November 2022, it was announced that the manga would receive a
live-action film adaptation. It is directed by Tetsu Maeda with scripts written by Satomi Oshima, and stars
Suzu Hirose as Chisa Sasaki. It premiered on June 9, 2023.
Reception
The manga ranked 18th on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by ''
Da Vinci'' magazine. On
Takarajimasha's ''
Kono Manga ga Sugoi!'' ranking of top 20 manga for male readers, the series ranked fifth on the 2019 list, and fourth on the 2020 list. The manga was nominated for the 13th and 14th
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� ...
in 2020 and 2021, respectively. It won the 24th
Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Creator Prize in 2020.
References
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Kodansha manga
Manga adapted into films
Shōnen manga
Winners of the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize (New Artist Prize)