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| From Kobe | |
 First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Katsura Tatsuki | |
| 神戸在住 (Kōbe Zaijū) | |
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| 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 film | |
| Directed by | Mitsuhito Shiraha |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Mana Yasuda |
| Music by | Takeshi Senoo |
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| Released | 17 January 2015 |
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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 seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon 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.
Synopsis
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]Manga
[edit]From Kobe was written and illustrated by Kon Kimura. It was originally a one-shot submitted for the Winter 1997 Afternoon Shiki Shō, where it won the Shiki Prize.[3] It was later serialized 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 23 August 1999, to 23 January 2008.[8][6]
Volumes
[edit]| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 23 August 1999[8] | 978-4-06-321104-7 |
| 2 | 21 July 2000[9] | 978-4-06-321116-0 |
| 3 | 22 June 2001[10] | 978-4-06-321124-5 |
| 4 | 23 May 2002[11] | 978-4-06-321137-5 |
| 5 | 23 April 2003[12] | 978-4-06-321148-1 |
| 6 | 23 April 2004[13] | 978-4-06-321160-3 |
| 7 | 23 February 2005[14] | 978-4-06-321167-2 |
| 8 | 23 February 2006[15] | 978-4-06-321175-7 |
| 9 | 22 November 2006[16] | 978-4-06-321181-8 |
| 10 | 23 January 2008[6] | 978-4-06-321182-5 |
Live-action film
[edit]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][17] 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.[18] 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.[19]
The film was directed by Mitsuhito Shiraha and written by Mana Yasuda. It was shot on location in Kobe and its surrounding region.[2][17]
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 神戸在住（漫画）. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Digitalio, Inc. Archived from the original on 23 January 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "From Kobe Manga Gets Live-Action Show, Film". Anime News Network. 28 June 2014. Archived from the original on 29 June 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
- ↑ '97年度受賞者一覧. Kodansha. Archived from the original on 8 April 2004. Retrieved 29 May 2026.
四季賞／神戸在住
[Shiki Prize/From Kobe] - ↑ 神戸在住（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. April 1998 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
[…] アフタヌーン6月号(4月25日発売)誌上にて。
- 1 2 3 神戸在住（１０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ 雑誌一覧. Jbook (in Japanese). Archived from the original on 10 April 2006. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 神戸在住（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 18 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 18 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 18 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（４） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 18 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 18 December 2004. Retrieved 29 June 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（６） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（７） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（８） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- ↑ 神戸在住（９） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on 11 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026.
- 1 2 「神戸在住」ドラマ化＆映画化、震災から20年の1月17日に. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. 25 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ 「神戸在住」ドラマ&映画の同日公開が決定. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. 10 October 2014. Archived from the original on 26 January 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
- ↑ 劇場版 神戸在住. eiga.com. 17 January 2015. Archived from the original on 20 February 2025. Retrieved 12 March 2026.
External links
[edit]- From Kobe official website (in Japanese)
- From Kobe at IMDb