Shōwa Tennō Monogatari Explained
is a Japanese manga series written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel Shōwashi by Kazutoshi Handō. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Big Comic Original since April 2017.
Development
Editor-in-chief of Big Comic Original Nakaguma Ichirō first thought of the idea of a manga about the Imperial Family after watching the 2006 film The Queen. He noted that mangaka have not worked on this theme before, as in Japan it is generally considered taboo to speak about the imperial family in such a familiar fashion. As Japan suffered greatly during World War II, he wanted to depict the Emperor's feelings and personal situation at the time, and also felt that Japanese readers would also like to know about him.[2]
Publication
Shōwa Tennō Monogatari, written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel Shōwashi by Kazutoshi Handō, started in Shogakukan's manga magazine Big Comic Original on April 20, 2017.[3] [4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual volumes. The first volume was released on October 30, 2017.[5] As of January 30, 2024, 14 volumes have been released.
Volumes
Reception
By 2019, the series has sold over 140,000 copies. Shōwa Tennō Monogatari ranked sixth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga for male readers.[6] The series was nominated for the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award for the Best General Manga category in 2019.[7] The series was nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2022.[8]
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: Sekiguchi. Yuichi. ja:『昭和天皇物語』ヒットの要因はメロドラマ的構成と”顔芸”にあり？ 漫画としての魅力に迫る. https://realsound.jp/book/2020/01/post-477614.html. Real Sound. Blueprint Co., Ltd.. January 31, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210131101151/https://realsound.jp/book/2020/01/post-477614.html. January 31, 2021. ja. January 4, 2020. live.
- Book: . Thames & Hudson. 2019. 978-0-500-48049-6. Coolidge Rousmaniere. Nicole. 90. Interview: Nakaguma Ichirō. Ryoko. Matsuba.
- Web site: Ressler. Karen. Horror Manga Artist Junji Ito to Adapt Osamu Dazai's No Longer Human. Anime News Network. January 31, 2021. January 19, 2017. January 29, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210129040958/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-01-19/horror-manga-artist-junji-ito-to-adapt-osamu-dazai-no-longer-human/.111240. live.
- Web site: ja:「哭きの竜」能條純一が昭和天皇を描く新連載、次号は伊藤潤二「人間失格」開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/229586. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. January 31, 2021. ja. April 20, 2017. February 6, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206115731/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/229586. live.
- Web site: ja:昭和天皇の生涯を「哭きの竜」の能條純一が描く、「昭和天皇物語」1巻. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/254812. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 23, 2023. ja. October 30, 2017. December 22, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221222045145/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/254812. live.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2019's Series Ranking for Male Readers. Anime News Network. January 31, 2021. December 10, 2018. March 23, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190323054512/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-12-10/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-reveals-2019-series-ranking-for-male-readers/.140595. live.
- Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. 43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. January 31, 2021. April 3, 2019. April 17, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220417032804/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-03/43rd-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-nominees-announced/.145348. live.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Chi, Blood on the Tracks, Sakamoto Days, More Nominated for 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards. Anime News Network. December 2, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221202105233/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-02/chi-blood-on-the-tracks-sakamoto-days-more-nominated-for-68th-shogakukan-manga-awards/.192490. December 2, 2022. December 2, 2022. live.
