Fragile (manga) explained

Fragile
Ja Kanji:フラジャイル 病理医岸京一郎の所見
Ja Romaji:Furajairu Byōrii Kishi Keiichirō no Shoken
Genre:Medical drama
Type:manga
Author:Bin Kusamizu
Illustrator:Saburō Megumi
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Monthly Afternoon
First:June 25, 2014
Volumes:27
Type:drama
Director:Junichi Ishikawa
Producer:Hiroshi Kobayashi
Network:Fuji TV
First:January 13, 2016
Last:March 16, 2016
Episodes:10

is a Japanese manga series written by Bin Kusamizu and illustrated by Saburō Megumi. It has been serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon since June 2014. A ten-episode Japanese television drama was broadcast on Fuji Television from January to March 2016.

In 2018, Fragile won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

Kēichirō Kishi is an extremely talented pathologist with amazing clinical eye, helped by his vast amount of knowledge, but he is also known as an eccentric and arrogant troublemaker. He uses his diagnostic skills to save patients in secret.

Media

Manga

Written by Bin Kusamizu and illustrated by Saburō Megumi, Fragile started in Kodansha's manga magazine Monthly Afternoon on June 25, 2014.[1] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on November 21, 2014. As of February 22, 2024, 27 volumes have been released.

Volumes

Drama

The manga was adapted into a Japanese television drama starring Tomoya Nagase as Keiichirō Kishi and Emi Takei as Chihiro Miyazaki. It was directed by Junichi Ishikawa, scripted by Atsuko Hashibe, planning by Hiroaki Narukawa and produced by Hiroshi Kobayashi.[2] [3] [4] The series ran for ten episodes on Fuji Television from January 13 to March 16, 2016.[5] [6]

Reception

Alongside Sanju Mariko, Fragile won the 42nd Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2018.[7] [8] It was nominated for the 23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2019.[9] Fragile was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 22nd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2019.[10]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:アフタ4コマ「そんな奴ァいねえ!!」大人になってWEBで復活. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/119763. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 18, 2021. ja. June 25, 2014. November 19, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20151119025423/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/119763. live.
  2. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Live-Action Drama of Fragile Medical Manga Green-Lit. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. October 16, 2015. November 8, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201108095353/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-16/live-action-drama-of-fragile-medical-manga-green-lit/.94273. live.
  3. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Tomoya Nagase Stars in Fragile Medical TV Series. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. October 19, 2015. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125002230/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-19/tomoya-nagase-stars-in-fragile-medical-tv-series/.94360. live.
  4. Web site: Blyden. Jabulani. TOKIO Performs Fragile Live-Action TV Series' Theme Song. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. December 20, 2015. December 3, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201203133608/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-12-20/tokio-performs-fragile-live-action-tv-series-theme-song/.96737. live.
  5. Web site: ja:注目ドラマ紹介：「フラジャイル」 TOKIO長瀬が天才病理医に 勧善懲悪医療ドラマ. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20160112dog00m200007000c.html. Mantan Web. January 18, 2021. https://archive.today/20210118083510/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20160112dog00m200007000c.html. January 18, 2021. ja. January 12, 2016. live.
  6. Web site: ja:フラジャイル：最終回視聴率10．5％ TOKIO長瀬の天才病理医ドラマ. https://mantan-web.jp/article/20160317dog00m200002000c.html. Mantan Web. January 18, 2021. https://archive.today/20210118084042/https://mantan-web.jp/article/20160317dog00m200002000c.html. January 18, 2021. ja. January 12, 2016. live.
  7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. April 5, 2018. November 9, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201109033118/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-04-05/42nd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.129986. live.
  8. Web site: Sherman. Jennifer. 42nd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. May 10, 2018. May 13, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180513082412/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-10/42nd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-winners-announced/.131402. live.
  9. Web site: Loo. Egan. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. 23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. January 18, 2021. February 25, 2019. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-25/23rd-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced/.143854. live.
  10. Web site: Manga Division – 2019 [22nd] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive]. Japan Media Arts Festival. January 6, 2022. https://archive.today/20220106015134/http://archive.j-mediaarts.jp/en/festival/2019/manga/. January 6, 2022. live.

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