Tetsuko no Tabi explained

Ja Kanji:鉄子の旅
Type:manga
Publisher:Shogakukan
Magazine:Monthly Ikki
First:November 30, 2001
Last:October 25, 2006
Volumes:6 + 1 extra
Type:tv series
Director:Akinori Nagaoka
Studio:Group TAC
Network:Family Gekijo
First:June 24, 2007
Last:September 23, 2007
Episodes:13
Type:manga
Shin Tetsuko no Tabi
Author:Hirohiko Yokomi
Illustrator:Kanoko Hoashi
Publisher:Shogakukan
Magazine:Monthly Ikki
First:May 25, 2009
Last:January 25, 2013
Volumes:5
Type:manga
Tetsuko no Tabi 3-daime
Author:Hirohiko Yokomi
Illustrator:Akira Kirioka
Publisher:Shogakukan
Magazine:Monthly Sunday Gene-X
First:May 19, 2016
Last:January 19, 2019
Volumes:4

is a Japanese nonfiction manga series authored by and illustrated by . The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine Monthly Ikki between 2001 and 2006. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation by Group TAC was broadcast in 2007.

Overview

Tetsuko no Tabi is a nonfiction series. It is inspired on the book Getting On and Off of JR’s 4600 Stations by, published in 1998, which chronicles his experience visiting all of Japan rail's train stations.[1] [2] The editor in chief of Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki, Hideki Egami, wanted to recapture Yokomi's experience in manga. Masahiko Ishikawa, Shogakukan's editor and a railfan, recruited Naoe Kikuchi, a new manga artist who worked with Shogakukan on a number of shorts, and this would be her first serialized work.[3] [2] Tetsuko no Tabi is about Kikuchi herself, traveling with Yokomi and Ishikawa, illustrating a manga based on their experiences.[2]

Characters

The travel-writer, who turns out to be a huge train-fan. He has a lot of energy and passion for trains, and sometimes girls, but also micro-manages all their trips, planning every detail down to the second. He cares mostly about following the schedule and successfully achieving his planned goals (e.g. visiting all stations on a line in a completely bizarre order to accommodate infrequent trains).
  • A manga artist. She has no interest in trains whatsoever, and she keeps getting freaked out by Yokomi's antics. She is also cynical, sarcastic, and rather lazy, mainly looking forward to the next .
  • Masahiko Ishikawa
  • Kikuchi's editor, another train geek.
    Masaki Kamimura
  • Kikuchi's second editor.

    Media

    Manga

    Created by and, Tetsuko no Tabi debuted in Shogakukan's Spirits Zōkan Ikki on November 30, 2001.[4] The series finished on October 25, 2006. Shogakukan collected its chapters in six volumes, released from November 30, 2004, to February 28, 2007.[5] The series was again intermittently serialized from 2007,[6] with chapters collected in a single volume, titled Tetsuko no Tabi Plus, released on February 25, 2009.[7]

    A sequel, titled, illustrated by Kanoko Hoashi, was serialized in Monthly Ikki from May 25, 2009,[8] [9] to January 25, 2013.[10] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five volumes, released from February 25, 2010,[11] to March 29, 2013.[12]

    Another manga series, titled, illustrated by Akira Kirioka, was serialized in Monthly Sunday Gene-X from May 19, 2016,[13] to January 19, 2019.[14] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four volumes, released from February 17, 2017,[15] to July 19, 2019.[16]

    Anime

    A 13-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Group TAC,[17] was broadcast on the cable television station Family Gekijo from June 24 to September 23, 2007.[18] [19] [20]

    Further reading

    External links

    Notes and References

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    2. Web site: Chavez. ED. Tetsuko no Tabi. Otaku USA Magazine. September 15, 2020. December 1, 2008. May 13, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190513165828/http://www.otakuusamagazine.com/tetsuko-no-tabi/. live.
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    4. Web site: ja:IKKI(イッキ)2001年7号. http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_mag2k_code?sho=024284&sha=1&type=c. Shogakukan. October 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20030702151558/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/sbc_mag2k_code?sho=024284&sha=1&type=c. July 2, 2003. ja.
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    6. Web site: ja:月刊IKKI 2007年4号. http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magcode?sha=1&sho=0170904107&type=s&keitai=0. Shogakukan. October 23, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20071014211843/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magcode?sha=1&sho=0170904107&type=s&keitai=0. October 14, 2007. ja.
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