Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant | |
いちえふ 福島第一原子力発電所労働記 (Ichi Efu: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Rōdōki) | |
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Genre | Autobiography |
Manga | |
Written by | Kazuto Tatsuta |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | Kodansha USA |
Magazine | Weekly Morning |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 31, 2013 – October 8, 2015 |
Volumes | 3 |
Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (いちえふ 福島第一原子力発電所労働記, Ichi Efu: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Rōdōki) is a Japanese autobiographical manga series written and illustrated by Kazuto Tatsuta (a pseudonym). It follows the author's daily life as a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site after the 2011 disaster. The title refers to the designation of the Fukushima plant, with "ichi" being Japanese for "one". The manga was first published as a one-shot in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning, and then serialized from 2013 to 2015 and compiled into three volumes.
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The manga originated as a one-shot by Tatsuta for a competition run by Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning. It was published in the magazine on October 3, 2013[1] after winning the grand prize.[2] The manga was then serialized from October 31, 2013[3] to October 8, 2015, and compiled into three volumes by Kodansha.[4]
In June 2016, Kodansha USA listed an English edition of the manga on Amazon,[2] later announcing its license at Anime Expo.[5] The manga was subsequently published in an omnibus edition on March 7, 2017.[6] The manga has also been licensed in France by Kana,[7] in Italy by Star Comics,[8] in Germany by Carlsen,[9] in Spain by Norma Editorial,[10] and in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.[11]
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