Himizu (manga)

Himizu
First tankōbon volume cover
ヒミズ
GenrePsychological drama[1]
Manga
Written byMinoru Furuya
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 29, 2001 – March 11, 2002
Volumes4
Live-action film

Himizu (ヒミズ) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January 2001 to March 2002, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. The manga was adapted into a live action film adaptation which was shown at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, held in Venice, Italy, in 2011, and premiered in Japan in January 2012.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya, Himizu was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January 29, 2001,[2] to March 11, 2002.[3] Kodansha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from July 23, 2001,[4] to August 5, 2005.[5]

In France, the manga was licensed by Akata [fr].[6]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 23, 2001[4]4-06-336962-5
2 December 26, 2001[7]4-06-361010-1
3 May 2, 2002[8]4-06-361040-3
4 July 5, 2002[5]4-06-361055-1

Film

Main article: Himizu (film)

A live action film adaptation was shown at the 68th Venice International Film Festival, held from August 31 to September 10, 2011, in Venice, Italy,[9] and premiered in Japan on January 14, 2012.[10]

Stage play

A stage play adaptation ran at the Mixalive Tokyo's Theater Mixa, Tokyo, from September 18–26, 2021.[11][12]

References

  1. ^ Loo, Egan (June 9, 2011). "Minoru Furuya's Himizu Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. ^ WEEKLYヤングマガジン2001年9号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  3. ^ WEEKLYヤングマガジン2002年15号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 13, 2023. Retrieved March 13, 2023.
  4. ^ a b ヒミズ（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. ^ a b ヒミズ（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ^ "Himizu, le manga culte de Minoru Furuya arrive chez Akata". manga-news.com (in French). July 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  7. ^ ヒミズ（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. ^ ヒミズ（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 5, 2004. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  9. ^ Osmond, Andrew (July 28, 2011). "Manga-Based Himizu to Compete at Venice Film Fest". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  10. ^ 古谷実が映画・ヒミズのフライヤーにイラスト描き下ろし. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 16, 2011. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. ^ 劇団時間制作が古谷実「ヒミズ」を舞台化、出演者に西山潤・松田るか・三津谷亮ら. Stage Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 5, 2021. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  12. ^ 西山潤・松田るか出演「ヒミズ」幕開けに谷碧仁「一人の14歳の姿を見届けて」. Stage Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 18, 2021. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved December 6, 2021.