Maestro (manga)

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Maestro
マエストロ
(Maesutoro)
GenreMusic, slice of life
Manga
Written byAkira Sasō
Published byFutabasha
MagazineManga Action
Futabasha Web Magazine (website)
DemographicSeinen
Original run20032007
Volumes3
Live-action film
Maestro!
マエストロ!
Directed byShōtarō Kobayashi
ReleasedJanuary 31, 2015 (2015-01-31)

Maestro (マエストロ, Maesutoro) is a Japanese music slice of life seinen manga series written and illustrated by Akira Sasō.[1] It was published by Futabasha, with serialization from 2003 to 2007, first on the manga magazine Manga Action and later on the website Futabasha Web Magazine. It was compiled in three volumes published between 2004 and 2008. It was adapted into a live action drama film titled Maestro!, directed by Shōtarō Kobayashi and released on January 31, 2015.[2][3]

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Volumes[edit]

  • 1 (July 17, 2004)[4]
  • 2 (January 27, 2007)[5]
  • 3 (March 28, 2008)[6]

Reception[edit]

It won an Excellence Prize in the Manga Division at the 12th Japan Media Arts Awards.[7] It was also nominated for the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Maestro vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Live-Action Maestro Film's Teaser Video Streamed". Anime News Network. August 22, 2014. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  3. ^ マエストロ!(2015). allcinema.net (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  4. ^ "Maestro jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  5. ^ "Maestro jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  6. ^ "Maestro jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 20, 2014.
  7. ^ "Tsumiki no Ie, Piano Forest, Kaiba Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 20, 2014.

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