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Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Template:Ill. It follows a 24-year-old Afro-haired young man named Hiroshi Tanaka who falls in love for the first time. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's [[seinen manga|Template:Transliteration manga]] magazine Big Comic Spirits since 2001, spawning six series. A live action film adaptation premiered in February 2012.
Media
Manga
The Afro Tanaka series, written and illustrated by Template:Ill, has been serialized in Shogakukan's [[Seinen manga|Template:Transliteration manga]] magazine Big Comic Spirits since December 3, 2001.Template:Efn It has been divided into seven parts:
- Template:Nihongo (2001–2004, 10 volumes)[1][2]
- Template:Nihongo (2004–2007, 10 volumes)[3][4]
- Template:Nihongo (2007–2010, 10 volumes)[5][6]
- Template:Nihongo (2010–2013,[7] 10 volumes)[8][9]
- Template:Nihongo (2015–2018, 10 volumes)[10][11]
- Template:Nihongo (2018–2021,[12][13] 10 volumes)[14][15]
- Template:Nihongo (2022–present;[16] 4 volumes)[17][18]
Film
A film directed by Daigo Matsui,[19] based on Jōkyō Afro Tanaka story[7] was released on February 18, 2012, by Showgate.[20] The theme song of the film is "Yoru wo Koete" by Tsuru.[21] Afro Tanaka was released in DVD and Blu-ray by Happinet on August 2, 2012.[22] The film also spawned a spin-off, a 10-episodes mini-drama entitled Hōkago Afro Tanaka.[23]
Reception
The Afro Tanaka manga has sold 3.6 million units in Japan by May 2013.[7] In 2008, the third manga series, Jōkyō Afro Tanaka, was nominated in the manga category at the 12th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[24] The film debuted at number 10 in Japanese theaters. Afro Tanaka grossed over $1.8 million in Japan.[20]
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