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Template:Nihongo foot is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Template:Ill. It was serialized in Shogakukan's [[Seinen manga|Template:Transl manga]] magazine Monthly Ikki from January 2007 to June 2012, with its chapters collected in five Template:Transl volumes. It was adapted into a live-action film released in June 2013. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media.
Plot
Shizuo Ōguro is a forty-year-old salaryman going through a midlife crisis. He quits his job of fifteen years to find himself, despite being a single parent living with his teenage daughter and elderly father. Ōguro embarks on a hapless journey to achieve his dream of becoming a manga artist.
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Manga
Written and illustrated by Template:Ill, I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow was first published as a one-shot chapter in Shogakukan's [[Seinen manga|Template:Transl mangs]] magazine Monthly Ikki on January 25, 2007;[3][4] the manga began its serialization in the same magazine on March 24 of that same year.[5] In November 2008, the manga entered on hiatus due to Aono's health issues.[6] It resumed publication on September 25, 2009.[7][8] The manga finished on June 25, 2012.[9][10] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five Template:Transl volumes, released from October 30, 2007,[11] to September 28, 2012.[12]
In North America, Viz Media announced the English language release of the manga in May 2009.[13] The five volumes were released from May 18, 2010,[14] to July 16, 2013.[15]
A spin-off series, titled Template:Nihongo was serialized in Monthly Ikki from December 25, 2012,[16][17] to April 25, 2013.[18] Shogakukan compiled its chapters into a single Template:Transl volume, published on May 30, 2013.[19]
Volumes
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Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation was announced in June 2012.[9] The film is directed by Yūichi Fukuda, starring Shinichi Tsutsumi as Shizuo Ōguro. The acoustic guitar duo Gontiti scored the music and the all-female band Scandal performed the film's song theme Template:Nihongo. The film was distributed by Shochiku and premiered on June 15, 2013.[1][20][21][22]
See also
- Million Yen Women, another manga series by the same author
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