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 Tatsuya Egawa. It was published 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 '' Big Comic Spirits'' from 1992 to 2001, its chapters were collected in 34 ''

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. The story follows, high schooler Naoki Murakami who asks Haruka Mizuno to date him. They date while both worry about their upcoming university entrance examinations. The manga has had over 20 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.

Plot

Naoki Murakami, a third-year student at Hakodate Koyo High School, is a man who has the triple threat of good looks, a sharp mind, and outstanding motor nerves. One day, Murakami is taken by his friend, Sano, to see the women's tennis club match at his high school. Murakami fell in love at first sight with Haruka Mizuno, who was playing a match at that time, and the next day he applied for a date, and the relationship started.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa, ''Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari'' was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine from 1992 to 2001. Shogakukan collected its chapters in thirty-four ''

'' volumes, released from July 30, 1993, to February 28, 2001.

Live-action film

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film of the same name directed by Tatsuya Egawa and based on his manga was released in February 2006. The screenplay was written by Kotoe Nagata, and the film, produced by the Soft On Demand studio, starred

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, Kei Tanaka, Kazuki Namioka, Sasa Handa, Fujiko, Naoko Watanabe and Takeshi Masu.

Reception

The manga has had ''Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari'' over 20 million copies in circulation.

References

External links

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