Chiisakobee

Chiisakobee
First volume cover
ちいさこべえ
Manga
Written by	Minetarō Mochizuki
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	September 3, 2012 – February 9, 2015
Volumes	4

Chiisakobee (ちいさこべえ) is a Japanese manga series by Minetarō Mochizuki. It is a modern adaptation of Shūgorō Yamamoto's historical novel of the same name. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 2012 to February 2015, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.

Publication

Chiisakobee, written and illustrated by Minetarō Mochizuki, is a modern adaptation of Shūgorō Yamamoto's historical novel of the same name.[1] The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 3, 2012,[2] to February 9, 2015.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from March 29, 2013,.[4] to March 30, 2015[5]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	March 29, 2013[4]	978-4-09-185109-3
2	September 30, 2013[6]	978-4-09-185507-7
3	March 28, 2014[7]	978-4-09-186137-5
4	March 30, 2015[5]	978-4-09-186848-0

Reception

Chiisakobee received an Excellence Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013.[8][9] The manga won the Fauve D'Angoulême - Prix de la Série at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2017.[10]

References

1. 望月ミネタロウ「ちいさこべえ」完結巻、トークショーや複製原画展など続々. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2015. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
2. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 30, 2012). "Dragon Head's Mochizuki Launches Chiisakobee Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 27, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

   望月ミネタロウのスピ新連載、小説「ちいさこべ」マンガ化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 3, 2012. Archived from the original on December 8, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

3. Ressler, Karen (January 13, 2015). "Dragon Head's Mochizuki Ends Chiisakobee Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 29, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

   「もうそうのアキ」のたら子、不器用な青春描く読み切りがスピに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on December 7, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2021.

4. ちいさこべえ １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
5. ちいさこべえ ４ 完 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
6. ちいさこべえ ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
7. ちいさこべえ ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 4, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
8. "Manga Division – 2013 [17th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
9. Loo, Egan (December 5, 2013). "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 18, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.
10. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 13, 2017). "Chiisakobee, Rikon Club Manga Win Angoulême Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 26, 2021. Retrieved May 4, 2021.

Further reading

• Nakahara, Yuri (April 26, 2016). 「大切なのは義理と人情だぜ―」望月ミネタロウと山本周五郎が『ちいさこべえ』で紡ぐ大人への階段の登り方. Manga Honz (in Japanese). Honz. Archived from the original on April 29, 2016.

External links

• Chiisakobee official website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)
• Chiisakobee at Anime News Network's encyclopedia