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 Yōbundō Kawano. It began serialization in

Futabasha is a Japanese publishing company headquartered in , Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Futabasha is known for its manga works, and its 1967 magazine Manga Action first conceived of the manga category, decades before the other major companies tested th ...

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Manga Action is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Futabasha. It is currently published twice a month, on the first and third Thursday. The magazine was originally formed as and began publishing weekly from July 7, 1967. It is considered the fir ...

'' magazine in April 2020.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Yōbundō Kawano, ''Shima-san'' began serialization in

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'' magazine on April 21, 2020. Its chapters have been collected into 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 as of April 2025.

Reception

By July 2024, the series had over 1 million copies in circulation.

References

External links

* * {{Manga Action Drama anime and manga Futabasha manga Seinen manga Slice of life anime and manga Works set in shops