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Mitsuami no Kami-sama

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Mitsuami no Kami-sama
Tankōbon volume cover
みつあみの神様
Manga
Written byMachiko Kyō [ja]
Published byShueisha
MagazineJump X [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2011May 10, 2013
Volumes1
Anime film
Pigtails
Directed byYoshimi Itazu [ja]
Produced byKeiko Matsushita
Written byMiho Maruo
Music byIchiko Aoba
StudioProduction I.G
Licensed by
ReleasedOctober 24, 2015
Runtime28 minutes

Mitsuami no Kami-sama (みつあみの神様, lit.'God with the Braided Pigtail Hair') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō [ja]. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X [ja] from August 2011 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A 28-minute anime film produced by Production I.G, released internationally as Pigtails, premiered in Japan in October 2015.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō [ja], Mitsuami no Kami-sama was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X [ja] from August 25, 2011,[1] to May 10, 2013.[2] Shueisha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon released on July 16, 2013.[3]

Film

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A 28-minute anime film adaptation produced by Production I.G premiered on October 24, 2015.[4][5] It was released internationally under the title Pigtails.[6] The film had its Canadian premiere at the 20th Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2016.[7] Anime Limited released the film in the United Kingdom on a home video set titled Pigtails and Other Short Films (alongside Kick-Heart, Li'l Spider Girl, Drawer Hobs, and Oval × Over) on March 25, 2019.[8]

Reception

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The manga won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Artist Prize in 2014.[9][10]

The film won the 2016 California Film Awards' Diamond Award in the Animated Film category.[11] It also won the North American Film Awards' Special Jury Award in 2017.[12]

See also

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  • Cocoon, another manga series by the same author

References

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  1. ^ ジャンプ改、銅☆萬福&今日マチ子が始動!大友克洋らも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 25, 2011. Archived from the original on November 4, 2016. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  2. ^ Machiko, Kyō [@machikomemo] (May 10, 2013). 発売中のジャンプ改、「みつあみの神様」最終回です。単行本は7月半ばあたりを予定しています。「アノネ、」下巻、「mina-mo-no-gram」も同時期に単行本になります。 (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved February 9, 2024 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ 今日マチ子「アノネ、」「mina-mo~」など新刊3冊同発. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 16, 2013. Archived from the original on July 22, 2013. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 23, 2015). "Quake-Themed Mitsuami no Kamisama Play's Ad Teases Animation, Sand Art". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 20, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  5. ^ 今日マチ子「みつあみの神様」舞台化!諏訪部順一ら出演で新感覚の朗読劇に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 8, 2015. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  6. ^ Ressler, Karen (December 30, 2015). "Production I.G Promotes Quake-Themed Short Film Pigtails Internationally". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 13, 2021. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (July 7, 2016). "Montreal's Fantasia Int'l Film Festival to Screen Pigtails, Momotaro Anime; Terraformars, The Top Secret Live-Action Films". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  8. ^ Osmond, Andrew (February 8, 2019). "Pigtails, Kick-Heart and Other Shorts Released in Collection on March 25". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  9. ^ 手塚治虫文化賞大賞は「3月のライオン」新生賞に今日マチ子. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 21, 2022. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  10. ^ Loo, Egan (March 24, 2014). "March comes in like a lion Wins 18th Tezuka Osamu Prizes' Top Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 24, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  11. ^ Yuan, Kevin (January 23, 2017). "Production I.G's Pigtails Anime Wins California Film Awards' Diamond Award". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 17, 2024. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
  12. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 12, 2017). "Production I.G's Pigtails Anime Wins Special Jury Award From NA Film Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved February 9, 2024.
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