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Kōdai-ke no Hitobito

Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (高台家の人々, "People of the Kōdai Family") is a Japanese romantic comedy josei manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto [ja].[1][2] Published by Shueisha, the chapters of the manga were serialized on You between February 15, 2013, and March 15, 2017, and have been compiled into six tankōbon volume.[1][3][4] It was preceded by a one-shot published in the same magazine in December 2012,[1] and followed by two side stories in April 2017 and December 2017.[5] A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released in Japan on June 4, 2016.

Kōdai-ke no Hitobito
Cover of volume 1.
高台家の人々
GenreRomantic comedy
Manga
Written byKozueko Morimoto [ja]
Published byShueisha
MagazineYou
DemographicJosei
PublishedDecember 2012
Manga
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
MagazineYou
DemographicJosei
Original runFebruary 15, 2013 – March 15, 2017
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Live-action film

Characters

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  • Kie Hirano[3]
  • Mitsumasa Kōdai[3]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 September 25, 2013[6]978-4-08-845109-1
2 May 23, 2014[7]978-4-08-845221-0
3 January 23, 2015[8]978-4-08-845341-5
4 September 25, 2015[9]978-4-08-845456-6
5 May 25, 2016[10]978-4-08-845586-0
6 May 25, 2017[11]978-4-08-845755-0

Reception

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Volumes 3 reached the ninth place on the Oricon weekly manga charts[12] and, as of February 8, 2015, had sold 120,783 copies.[13] Volume 4 also reached the ninth place on the charts[14] and, as of October 11, 2015, had sold 157,073 copies.[15] Volume 6 charted at the third position and, as of June 4, 2017, had sold 202,215.[16]

The first two volumes placed 44th on the 15th Book of the Year list of comics by Da Vinci magazine[17] and the first four volumes placed 23rd the following year.[18] It was 11th placed in Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2015, a ranking of the top 15 manga recommended by Japanese bookstores.[19] It was a candidate in the Manga category at the 2016 Sugoi Japan Awards held by Yomiuri Shimbun.[20] It was number twelve on the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[21]

Film adaptation

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Main article: Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (film)

A live-action film adaptation premiered on June 4, 2016.[3]

See also

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  • Ashi-Girl, another manga series by the same author
  • Gokusen, another manga series by the same author

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Gokusen's Morimoto to Launch New Romantic Comedy Manga". Anime News Network. January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. ^ "Kôdai-ke no hitobito vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ^ a b c d "Live-Action Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  4. ^ Tai, Anita (March 17, 2017). "Kozueko Morimoto's Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. ^ Ressler, Karen (November 14, 2017). "Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Manga Gets Special Chapter in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. ^ "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. ^ "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. ^ "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  9. ^ "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  10. ^ "高台家の人々5" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  11. ^ "高台家の人々6" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  12. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 19–25". Anime News Network. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  13. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 2–8". Anime News Network. February 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  14. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21–27". Anime News Network. October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  15. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 5–11". Anime News Network. October 13, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  16. ^ Ressler, Karen. "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 5–11". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  17. ^ "Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. December 8, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  18. ^ "March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2015". Anime News Network. December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  19. ^ "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2015". Anime News Network. February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  20. ^ Stimson, Eric (November 18, 2015). "Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  21. ^ "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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