Shōwa Tennō Monogatari

Shōwa Tennō Monogatari
First volume cover
昭和天皇物語
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written by
  • Kazutoshi Handō (original)
  • Issei Eifuku
Illustrated byJunichi Nōjō
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Original
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 20, 2017 – present
Volumes14

Shōwa Tennō Monogatari (昭和天皇物語, lit. "Shōwa Emperor Tale") is a Japanese manga series written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel Shōwashi by Kazutoshi Handō. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original since April 2017.

Development

Editor-in-chief of Big Comic Original Nakaguma Ichirō first thought of the idea of a manga about the Imperial Family after watching the 2006 film The Queen. He noted that mangaka have not worked on this theme before, as in Japan it is generally considered taboo to speak about the imperial family in such a familiar fashion. As Japan suffered greatly during World War II, he wanted to depict the Emperor's feelings and personal situation at the time, and also felt that Japanese readers would also like to know about him.[2]

Publication

Shōwa Tennō Monogatari, written by Issei Eifuku and illustrated by Junichi Nōjō, based on the novel Shōwashi by Kazutoshi Handō, started in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original on April 20, 2017.[3][4] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on October 30, 2017.[5] As of January 30, 2024, 14 volumes have been released.[6]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 October 30, 2017[7]978-4-09-189717-6
2 March 30, 2018[8]978-4-09-189825-8
3 November 30, 2018[9]978-4-09-860177-6
4 June 28, 2019[10]978-4-09-860497-5
5 November 29, 2019[11]978-4-09-860497-5
6 April 27, 2020[12]978-4-09-860605-4
7 November 30, 2020[13]978-4-09-860777-8
8 May 28, 2021[14]978-4-09-861057-0
9 October 29, 2021[15]978-4-09-861174-4
10 May 30, 2022[16]978-4-09-861350-2
11 October 28, 2022[17]978-4-09-861458-5
12 March 30, 2023[18]978-4-09-861609-1
13 August 30, 2023[19]978-4-09-862559-8
14 January 30, 2024[6]978-4-09-862687-8

Reception

By 2019, the series has sold over 140,000 copies.[2] Shōwa Tennō Monogatari ranked sixth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2019 ranking of Top 20 manga for male readers.[20] The series was nominated for the 43rd Kodansha Manga Award for the Best General Manga category in 2019.[21] The series was nominated for the 68th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2022.[22]

See also

References

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  9. ^ 能條純一「昭和天皇物語」3巻に“宮中某重大事件”、PVや試し読み増量も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2018. Archived from the original on March 27, 2022. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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  12. ^ 【4月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 27, 2020. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2023.
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  18. ^ 【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2023. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved June 7, 2023.
  19. ^ 【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 30, 2023. Archived from the original on September 12, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
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  21. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 3, 2019). "43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 17, 2022. Retrieved January 31, 2021.
  22. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 2, 2022). "Chi, Blood on the Tracks, Sakamoto Days, More Nominated for 68th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2022. Retrieved December 2, 2022.