Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro

Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro
First tankōbon volume cover
胚培養士ミズイロ
Genre	Medical drama[1]
Manga
Written by	Mari Okazaki
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Weekly Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 3, 2022 – present
Volumes	5

Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro (胚培養士ミズイロ, lit. 'Light Blue Embryologist') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits since October 2022.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Mari Okazaki, Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits on October 3, 2022.[2][3] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on January 30, 2023.[1] As of May 30, 2024, five volumes have been released.[4]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	January 30, 2023[5]	978-4-09-861483-7
2	May 12, 2023[6]	978-4-09-861810-1
3	September 12, 2023[7]	978-4-09-862590-1
4	January 30, 2024[8]	978-4-09-862721-9
5	May 30, 2024[4]	978-4-09-862881-0

Reception

The manga was ranked second for the second Crea Nighttime Manga Award in 2023.[9] Along with Watashitachi wa Mutsū Renai ga Shitai, Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro ranked 30th on the 2023 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[10] The series ranked seventh on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2024 for male readers.[11]

References

1. 子供を欲する夫婦の強い思いに応える、不妊治療のスペシャリストをおかざき真里が描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on January 30, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
2. Pineda, Rafael (August 9, 2022). "Mari Okazaki Launches New Manga About Embryologist on October 3". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
3. 「サプリ」「阿・吽」おかざき真里が不妊治療のスペシャリスト描く新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 3, 2022. Archived from the original on October 12, 2022. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
4. 【5月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 30, 2024. Archived from the original on May 30, 2024. Retrieved June 30, 2024.
5. 【1月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 30, 2023. Archived from the original on February 9, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
6. 【5月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2023. Archived from the original on May 18, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
7. 【9月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 12, 2023. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
8. 【1月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 30, 2024. Archived from the original on February 4, 2024. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
9. 田沼朝「いやはや熱海くん」がCREAの「夜ふかしマンガ大賞」1位を獲得. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 7, 2023. Archived from the original on October 10, 2023. Retrieved October 15, 2023.
10. Tai, Anita (December 5, 2023). "Tomoko Yamashita's Ikoku Nikki Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.
11. Pineda, Rafael; Cayanan, Joanna (December 13, 2023). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2024 Rankings (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 13, 2023. Retrieved December 11, 2023.

Further reading

• おかざき真里「胚培養士ミズイロ」 不妊治療の舞台裏、大胆に誠実に. Good Life with Books (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. February 24, 2023. Archived from the original on June 9, 2023.

External links

• Official website at Big Comic Bros (in Japanese)
• Haibaiyōshi Mizuiro (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia