Machida-kun no Sekai

Machida-kun no Sekai
First tankōbon volume cover
町田くんの世界
(Machida-kun no Sekai)
GenreSlice of life[1]
Manga
Written byYuki Andō
Published byShueisha
MagazineBessatsu Margaret
Original runMarch 13, 2015 – April 13, 2018
Volumes7

Machida-kun no Sekai (町田くんの世界; lit. The World of Machida) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yuki Andō. It was serialized in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret from 2015 to 2018. The manga received a live-action film adaptation directed by Yuya Ishii that was released on June 7, 2019, as Almost a Miracle.[2] A stage musical adaptation ran from March 29 to April 14, 2024 at the Hibiya Theatre Creation in Tokyo.[3]

The manga won Andō the New Face Award at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2015.[4] In 2016, it was nominated for the 9th Manga Taishō[5] and won the New Creator Prize at the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[6] The manga ranked third place in the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guide's list of manga for female readers.[7]

Plot

Machida is a quiet and socially awkward boy whose grade is slightly below average. He thinks there is nothing special about himself except people who trust him.[2]

Publication

Machida-kun no Sekai is written and illustrated by Yuki Andō. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōjo manga magazine Bessatsu Margaret from March 13, 2015,[8] to April 13, 2018.[9] Shueisha collected its chapters in seven tankōbon volumes, released from July 24, 2015,[10] to May 25, 2018.[1]

Volume list

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 July 24, 2015[10]978-4-08-845421-4
  • 1. "Today's Machida-kun" (今日の町田くん, Kyō no Machida-kun)
  • 2. "A Troubled Wound" (不安な傷口, Fuan na Kizuguchi)
  • 3. "A Love Letter Comes Suddenly" (ラブレターは突然に, Rabu Retā wa Totsuzen ni)
  • 4. "Rainy Day Crisis" (雨天日クライシス, Uten Hi Kuraishisu)
2 November 25, 2015[11]978-4-08-845485-6
  • 5. "Welcome to This World" (ようこそ、この世界へ, Yōkoso, Kono Sekai e)
  • 6. "Wonderful Lunch" (素敵なランチ, Suteki na Ranchi)
  • 7. "The Thorn of Retrospect, Festival Night" (追憶の刺、祭の夜, Tsuioku no Toge, Matsuri no Yoru)
  • 8. "First Love Wedding" (初恋ウエディング, Hatsukoi Uedingu)
3 March 25, 2016[12]978-4-08-845541-9
  • 9. "The World is Beautiful" (世界は美しい, Sekai wa Utsukushii)
  • 10. "A Stubborn Boy" (頑なボーイ, Katakuna Bōi)
  • 11. "You Think of Somebody" (誰かを想うこと, Dareka o Omou Koto)
  • Extra. Ai, Aru Seikatsu (愛、ある生活)
4 November 25, 2016[13]978-4-08-845670-6
  • 12. "The World of Inohara-san" (猪原さんの世界, Inohara-san no Sekai)
  • 13. "Family and Not Family" (家族と家族じゃない人, Kazoku to Kazoku ja nai Hito)
  • 14. "Happy Miracle New Year" (ハッピーミラクルニューイヤー, Happī Mirakuru Nyū Iyā)
  • 15. "Valentine's Day is Complicated" (バレンタインは難しい, Barentain wa Muzukashii)
5 April 25, 2017[14]978-4-08-845747-5
  • 16. "Ever-changing World" (流れる世界, Nagareru Sekai)
  • 17. "Seventeen" (セブンティーン, Sebuntīn)
  • 18. "A Witch Moved In" (引越してきた魔女, Hikkoshite Kita Majo)
  • 19. "The Start of a Love" (恋のはじまり, Koi no Hajimari)
6 October 25, 2017[15]978-4-08-845837-3
  • 20. "The World is Full of Dreams and Wishes" (世界に溢れる夢と願いと, Sekai ni Afureru Yume to Negai to)
  • 21. "Let's Go Camping" (キャンプへ行こう, Kyanpu e Ikō)
  • 22. "Character Piece" (性格的小品, Seikakuteki Shōhin)
  • 23. "Beyond Friendship" (友達のその先, Tomodachi no Sonosaki)
7 May 25, 2018[1]978-4-08-844037-8
  • 24. "The World Falls in Love" (恋する世界, Koisuru Sekai)
  • 25. "Lost Family" (家族は迷子, Kazoku wa Maigo)
  • 26. "Going Out On Christmas" (おでかけクリスマス, Odekake Kurisumasu)
  • 27. "Today's Machida-kun Part II" (今日の町田くん パートII, Kyō no Machida-kun Part II)

References

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