Chiisakobee
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| Chiisakobee | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ちいさこべえ | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Shūgorō Yamamoto |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Minetarō Mochizuki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | September 3, 2012 – February 9, 2015 |
| Volumes | 4 |
Chiisakobee (ちいさこべえ) is a Japanese manga series by Minetarō Mochizuki. It is a modern adaptation of Shūgorō Yamamoto's historical novel of the same name. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 2012 to February 2015, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes.
Volumes
Written and illustrated by Minetarō Mochizuki, Chiisakobee is a modern adaptation of Shūgorō Yamamoto's historical novel of the same name.[1] The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 3, 2012,[2] to February 9, 2015.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from March 29, 2013, to March 30, 2015.[4][5]
In October 2025, Abrams ComicArts announced that it had licensed the manga for English release in North America under its Kana imprint, with the first volume set to be released on June 23, 2026.[6]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | March 29, 2013[4] | 978-4-09-185109-3 | June 23, 2026[7] | 9798887079608 |
| 2 | September 30, 2013[8] | 978-4-09-185507-7 | — | — |
| 3 | March 28, 2014[9] | 978-4-09-186137-5 | — | — |
| 4 | March 30, 2015[5] | 978-4-09-186848-0 | — | — |
Reception
Chiisakobee received an Excellence Award at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2013.[10][11] The manga won the Fauve D'Angoulême - Prix de la Série at the Angoulême International Comics Festival in 2017.[12]