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Hitsuji no Ki
Cover of volume 1.
羊の木
Manga
Written byTatsuhiko Yamagami
Illustrated byMikio Igarashi
Published byKodansha
MagazineEvening
Demographicseinen
Original run2011April 8, 2014
Volumes5
Live-action film
Directed byDaihachi Yoshida
Released2018

Hitsuji no Ki (羊の木) is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi.[1] Published by Kodansha, it was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Evening from 2011 to April 8, 2014,[2] and the chapters were compiled into five volumes.[3] A live action film adaptation directed by Daihachi Yoshida is scheduled for release in Japan in 2018.[3]

Volumes

  • 1 (November 22, 2011)[4]
  • 2 (June 22, 2012)[5]
  • 3 (January 23, 2013)[6]
  • 4 (October 23, 2013)[7]
  • 5 (May 23, 2014)[8]

Reception

The manga was one of the Jury Selections in the Manga Division of the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2012.[9] It was nominated for the 17th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013.[1] It was also nominated for the 18th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014,[10] and also for the Reader Award at the same awards.[11] It won an Excellence Award in the Manga Division of the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2014.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. February 26, 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  2. ^ "Hitsuji no Ki Manga to End in Evening Next Month". Anime News Network. March 8, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Hitsuji no Ki Manga About Former Convicts Living in Town Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. September 23, 2016. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  4. ^ "Hitsuji no Ki jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hitsuji no Ki jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  6. ^ "Hitsuji no Ki jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  7. ^ "Hitsuji no Ki jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  8. ^ "Hitsuji no Ki jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  9. ^ "Otomo's 'Combustible' Anime Short Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. December 13, 2012. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  10. ^ "18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. March 9, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  11. ^ "18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. March 3, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2016.
  12. ^ "Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. November 28, 2014. Retrieved September 23, 2016.