Umimachi Diary

Umimachi Diary (Japanese: 海街diary, lit. "Seaside Town Diary") is a Japanese josei manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine from the August 2006 issue to the August 2018 issue (both sold on June 28 of their respective years).[1]

Umimachi Diary
Cover of the first tankōbon volume
海街diary
Manga
Written byAkimi Yoshida
Published byShogakukan
MagazineMonthly Flowers
DemographicJosei
Original runJune 28, 2006 –
June 28, 2018
Volumes9
Live-action film
Our Little Sister
Directed byHirokazu Kore-eda
Produced by
  • Kaoru Matsuzaki
  • Hijiri Taguchi
Written byHirokazu Kore-eda
Music byYoko Kanno
Studio
  • Fuji Television
  • Shogakukan
  • Toho
  • Gaga Corporation
ReleasedMay 14, 2015 (2015-05-14)
Runtime126 minutes

A film adaptation titled Our Little Sister, directed by Hirokazu Kore-eda and starring Suzu Hirose, was first announced in the June 2014 issue of Monthly Flowers.[2][3] The film was released on June 13, 2015.[3]

A spin-off manga series titled Utagawa Hyakkei has been serialized in Monthly Flowers since July 26, 2019.[4]

Characters
  • Sachi Kōda (香田 幸, Kōda Sachi)

The eldest sister of the Kōda family. She is 29-years-old. She works as a nurse in a hospital. Very serious and reliable.

Sachi is played by Haruka Ayase in the film.
  • Yoshino Kōda (香田 佳乃, Kōda Yoshino)

Second sister of the Kōda family. She is 22-years-old. She works as an office lady in a bank. She loves drinking alcohol and is pretty embarrassing when she gets drunk. She often dates young, handsome boys. Once, she dated Tomoaki Fujii, one of the protagonists of Lovers' Kiss (an older manga series by Akimi Yoshida, also set in Kamakura).

Yoshino is played by Masami Nagasawa in the film.
  • Chika Kōda (香田 千佳, Kōda Chika)

The younger sister of Kōda family. She is 19-years-old. She works in a sports equipment shop.

Chika is played by Kaho in the film.
  • Suzu Asano (浅野 すず, Asano Suzu)

She shares the same father as the Kōda sisters. She is 13-years-old and still in junior high school. She is very reliable and serious, which caught Sachi's attention. She lived in Sendai with her father and mother, but after her mother's death, her father married a woman named Yōko in Yamagata. She met her sisters at her father's funeral, and moved to Kamakura to live with them. She is very good at soccer.

Suzu is played by Suzu Hirose in the film.

Volumes
No.Release date ISBN
1 April 26, 2007[5]ISBN 978-4-09-167025-0
2 October 10, 2008[6]ISBN 978-4-09-167037-3
3 February 10, 2010[7]ISBN 978-4-09-167040-3
4 August 10, 2011[8]ISBN 978-4-09-167048-9
5 December 10, 2012[9]ISBN 978-4-09-167053-3
6 July 10, 2014[10]ISBN 978-4-09-167058-8
7 January 8, 2016[11]ISBN 978-4-09-167073-1
8 April 10, 2017[12]ISBN 978-4-09-167078-6
9 December 10, 2018[13]ISBN 978-4-09-167088-5

Reception

Umimachi Diary won the Excellence Prize for manga at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival,[14] as well as the 6th Manga Taishō (Cartoon Grand Prize).[15] It was also nominated for the 1st Manga Taishō, where it came in 3rd place;[16][17] for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, where it came in 2nd place;[18] and for the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[19] In 2016, the manga won the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category, sharing it with Sunny.[20]

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 28, 2018). "Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Manga Ends on June 28". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  2. Nelkin, Sarah (May 26, 2014). "Umimachi Diary Drama Manga Gets Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 2, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. Loo, Egan (June 23, 2014). "Haruka Ayase Stars in Hirokazu Kore-eda's Umimachi Diary Film". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 3, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  4. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 27, 2019). "Akimi Yoshida Launches Utagawa Hyakkei Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. 海街diary 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  6. 海街diary 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  7. 海街diary 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  8. 海街diary 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  9. 海街diary 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 17, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  10. 海街diary 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  11. 海街diary 7 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on August 18, 2016. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  12. 海街diary 8 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 11, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2018.
  13. 海街diary 9 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2018.
  14. Loo, Egan (December 4, 2007). "Coo, Gurren-Lagann, 'Kafka' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  15. Loo, Egan (March 21, 2013). "Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary Wins 6th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2013. Retrieved March 26, 2013.
  16. Loo, Egan (January 23, 2008). "12 Titles Nominated for 1st Ever Manga Taisho Awards (Updated)". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 14, 2010. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  17. Loo, Egan (March 31, 2008). "Shinichi Ishizuka Wins First Ever Manga Taisho for Gaku". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 5, 2016. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  18. Loo, Egan (March 14, 2008). "12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 30, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  19. Loo, Egan (March 5, 2009). "13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 25, 2009. Retrieved July 6, 2009.
  20. Loo, Egan. "Haikyu!!, My Love Story!!, Sunny Win Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 27, 2016. Retrieved April 27, 2016.


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