Umimachi Diary Explained

Ja Kanji:海街diary
Type:manga
Author:Akimi Yoshida
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Josei
Magazine:Monthly Flowers
First:June 28, 2006
Last:June 28, 2018
Volumes:9
Type:manga
Utagawa Hyakkei
Author:Akimi Yoshida
Publisher:Shogakukan
Demographic:Josei
Magazine:Monthly Flowers
First:July 26, 2019
Live-action film
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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]

Characters

The eldest sister of the Kōda family. She is 29 years old. She works as a nurse in a hospital. Very serious and reliable.
  • Second sister of the Kōda family. She is 22 years old. She works as an office lady in a bank. She loves drinking alcohol and is pretty embarrassing when she gets drunk. She often dates young, handsome boys. Once, she dated Tomoaki Fujii, one of the protagonists of Lovers' Kiss (an older manga series by Akimi Yoshida, also set in Kamakura).
  • The younger sister of Kōda family. She is 19 years old. She works in a sports equipment shop.
  • She shares the same father as the Kōda sisters. She is 13 years old and still in junior high school. She is very reliable and serious, which caught Sachi's attention. She lived in Sendai with her father and mother, but after her mother's death, her father remarried a woman named Yōko in Yamagata. She met her half-sisters at her father's funeral, and moved to Kamakura to live with them. She is very good at soccer.

    • Reception

    Umimachi Diary won the Excellence Prize for manga at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival.[5] It was also nominated for the 1st Manga Taishō (Cartoon Grand Prize), where it came in 3rd place,[6] [7] and won the 6th Manga Taishō in 2013.[8] It was nominated for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2008, where it came in 2nd place;[9] and for the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009.[10] In 2016, the manga won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category, sharing it with Sunny.[11] In 2019, along with , Umimachi Diary ranked #10 on the 19th "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[12]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. May 28, 2018. Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Manga Ends on June 28. Anime News Network. October 14, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190909152256/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-28/akimi-yoshida-umimachi-diary-manga-ends-on-june-28/.132090. September 9, 2019.
    2. Web site: Umimachi Diary Drama Manga Gets Film. Nelkin. Sarah. May 26, 2014. Anime News Network. November 23, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141202064145/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-05-26/umimachi-diary-drama-manga-gets-film/.74907. December 2, 2014.
    3. Web site: Haruka Ayase Stars in Hirokazu Kore-eda's Umimachi Diary Film. Loo. Egan. June 23, 2014. Anime News Network. November 23, 2014. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20141203064958/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-06-23/haruka-ayase-stars-in-hirokazu-kore-eda-umimachi-diary-film/.75833. December 3, 2014.
    4. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. June 27, 2019. Akimi Yoshida Launches Utagawa Hyakkei Manga. Anime News Network. October 14, 2019. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190629080547/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-27/akimi-yoshida-launches-utagawa-hyakkei-manga/.148314. June 29, 2019.
    5. Web site: Loo. Egan. Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards. Anime News Network. December 4, 2007. July 6, 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090710000813/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-12-04/coo-gurren-lagann-kafka-win-media-arts-awards. July 10, 2009.
    6. Web site: Loo. Egan. 12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (Updated). Anime News Network. January 23, 2008. July 6, 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20100114082754/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-01-23/12-titles-nominated-for-1st-ever-manga-taisho-award. January 14, 2010.
    7. Web site: Loo. Egan. Shinichi Ishizuka Wins First Ever Manga Taisho for Gaku. Anime News Network. March 31, 2008. July 6, 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160805170032/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-31/shinichi-ishizuka-wins-first-ever-manga-taisho-for-gaku. August 5, 2016.
    8. Web site: Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award. Loo. Egan. March 21, 2013. March 26, 2013. Anime News Network. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20131008071935/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-21/akimi-yoshida-umimachi-diary-wins-6th-manga-taisho-award. October 8, 2013.
    9. Web site: Loo. Egan. 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. March 14, 2008. July 6, 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090630144038/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-14/12th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced. June 30, 2009.
    10. Web site: Loo. Egan. 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. March 5, 2009. July 6, 2009. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20090525062008/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-03-05/13th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced. May 25, 2009.
    11. Web site: Loo. Egan. Haikyu!!, My Love Story!!, Sunny Win Shogakukan Manga Awards. Anime News Network. April 27, 2016. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160427004250/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-01-21/haikyu-my-love-story-sunny-win-shogakukan-manga-awards/.97818. April 27, 2016.
    12. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Kingdom Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking. Anime News Network. December 6, 2019. December 6, 2019.

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