From Kobe
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| From Kobe | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Katsura Tatsuki | |
| 神戸在住 (Kōbe Zaijū) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kon Kimura |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Imprint | Afternoon KC |
| Magazine | Monthly Afternoon |
| Original run | 25 April 1998 – 25 March 2006 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Live-action television film | |
| Directed by | Mitsuhito Shiraha |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mana Yasuda |
| Music by | Takeshi Senoo |
| Studio | |
| Licensed by | Sun TV |
| Released | 17 January 2015 |
| Runtime | 77 minutes |
| Live-action film | |
| Gekijō-ban Kōbe Zaijū | |
| Directed by | Mitsuhito Shiraha |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mana Yasuda |
| Music by | Takeshi Senoo |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | Is.Field |
| Released | 17 January 2015 |
| Runtime | 96 minutes |
From Kobe (Japanese: 神戸在住, Hepburn: Kōbe Zaijū) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kon Kimura. It was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine from April 1998 to March 2006, with its chapters collected in 10 tankōbon volumes. A live action film adaptation was released for television and theatres in 2015.
Arriving from Tokyo, fine arts student Katsura Tatsuki observes daily life in Kobe while attending Kobe University; from its diverse array of characters inhabiting it, to its ongoing recovery from being hit by the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Rather than having an overarching plot, the manga is composed of self-contained, episodic stories.[1]
Characters
- Katsura Tatsuki (辰木桂, Tatsuki Katsura)
- Portrayed by: Izumi Fujimoto[2]
- Yōji Hinata (日和洋次, Hinata Yōji)
- Portrayed by: Eiji Sugawara[2]
- Hiroko Izumi (泉海洋子, Izumi Hiroko)
- Portrayed by: Arisa Urahama[2]
- Kōta (合田)
- Portrayed by: Misato Tanaka[2]
Media
Manga
From Kobe was written and illustrated by Kon Kimura. The series ran in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from 25 April 1998,[a] to 25 March 2006.[b] Kodansha collected its chapters in 10 tankōbon volumes, released from 20 August 1999, to 23 January 2008.[3][5]
Volumes
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 August 1999[3] | 978-4-06-321104-7 |
| 2 | 18 July 2000[7] | 978-4-06-321116-0 |
| 3 | 20 June 2001[8] | 978-4-06-321124-5 |
| 4 | 21 May 2002[9] | 978-4-06-321137-5 |
| 5 | 21 April 2003[10] | 978-4-06-321148-1 |
| 6 | 23 April 2004[11] | 978-4-06-321160-3 |
| 7 | 23 February 2005[12] | 978-4-06-321167-2 |
| 8 | 23 February 2006[13] | 978-4-06-321175-7 |
| 9 | 22 November 2006[14] | 978-4-06-321181-8 |
| 10 | 23 January 2008[5] | 978-4-06-321182-5 |
Live-action film
A live action film and television special adaptation was announced in June 2014, with the special to air on Sun TV on 17 January 2015, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, and the film to release in theatres "in spring 2015 or later."[2][15] In October of that same year, it was announced that both the television special and film will release in the same day on 17 January 2015.[16] The film, titled Gekijō-ban Kōbe Zaijū (劇場版 神戸在住; lit. 'Theatrical Edition: From Kobe') was distributed theatrically in Japan by Is.Field.[17]
The film was directed by Mitsuhito Shiraha and written by Mana Yasuda. It was shot on location in Kobe and its surrounding region.[2][15]