Umimachi Diary | |
海街diary | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Akimi Yoshida |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Monthly Flowers |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | June 28, 2006 – June 28, 2018 |
Volumes | 9 |
Manga | |
Utagawa Hyakkei | |
Written by | Akimi Yoshida |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Monthly Flowers |
Demographic | Josei |
Original run | July 26, 2019 – present |
Live-action film | |
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Umimachi Diary (Japanese: 海街diary, lit. "Seaside Town Diary") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized in Shogakukan's josei manga magazine Monthly Flowers from the August 2006 issue to the August 2018 issue (both sold on June 28 of their respective years).[1]
A film adaptation titled Our Little Sister, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and starring Suzu Hirose, was first announced in the June 2014 issue of Monthly Flowers.[2][3] The film was released on June 13, 2015.[3]
A spin-off manga series titled Utagawa Hyakkei has been serialized in Monthly Flowers since July 26, 2019.[4]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | April 26, 2007[5] | 978-4-09-167025-0 |
2 | October 10, 2008[6] | 978-4-09-167037-3 |
3 | February 10, 2010[7] | 978-4-09-167040-3 |
4 | August 10, 2011[8] | 978-4-09-167048-9 |
5 | December 10, 2012[9] | 978-4-09-167053-3 |
6 | July 10, 2014[10] | 978-4-09-167058-8 |
7 | January 8, 2016[11] | 978-4-09-167073-1 |
8 | April 10, 2017[12] | 978-4-09-167078-6 |
9 | December 10, 2018[13] | 978-4-09-167088-5 |
Umimachi Diary won the Excellence Prize for manga at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival.[14] It was also nominated for the 1st Manga Taishō (Cartoon Grand Prize), where it came in 3rd place,[15][16] and won the 6th Manga Taishō in 2013.[17] It was nominated for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2008, where it came in 2nd place;[18] and for the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009.[19] In 2016, the manga won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category, sharing it with Sunny.[20] In 2019, along with Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Umimachi Diary ranked #10 on the 19th "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[21]