Ciguatera (manga)
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| Ciguatera | |
_1.png) First tankōbon volume cover | |
| シガテラ (Shigatera) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Minoru Furuya |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine |
| Original run | July 14, 2003 – June 6, 2005 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Ciguatera (Japanese: シガテラ, Hepburn: Shigatera) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from July 2003 to June 2005, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes.
Manga
Written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya, Ciguatera was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from July 14, 2003,[a] to June 6, 2005.[b] Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from December 25, 2003,[7] to August 5, 2005.[8]
In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Kodansha USA (as a Vertical title) published it in a three-volume omnibus edition,[9][2] released from November 9, 2021,[10] to July 12, 2022.[11]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | December 25, 2003[7] | 978-4-06-361193-9 | November 9, 2021[10] | 978-1-63699-450-5 |
| 2 | April 6, 2004[12] | 978-4-06-361226-4 | November 9, 2021[10] | 978-1-63699-450-5 |
| 3 | September 6, 2004[13] | 978-4-06-361255-4 | May 10, 2022[14] | 978-1-63699-589-2 |
| 4 | February 4, 2005[15] | 978-4-06-361309-4 | May 10, 2022[14] | 978-1-63699-589-2 |
| 5 | April 30, 2005[16] | 978-4-06-361334-6 | July 12, 2022[11] | 978-1-68491-102-8 |
| 6 | August 5, 2005[8] | 978-4-06-361361-2 | July 12, 2022[11] | 978-1-68491-102-8 |
Drama
In March 2023, it was announced that the series would receive a television drama adaptation, directed by Masataka Hayashi, Yū Inose, Takahiro Takasugi, and Yōsuke Nakamura, with scripts by Yōsuke Masaike, and premiered on TV Tokyo's "Drama 24" block on April 7 of the same year. It stars Kotaro Daigo as Yusuke Ogino and Nagisa Sekimizu as Yumi Nagumo.[17]
Reception
Ciguatera was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 8th and 9th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004 and 2005, respectively.[18][19][20]