Tanabata no Kuni

Tanabata no Kuni
First tankōbon volume cover
七夕の国
GenreScience fiction[1]
Manga
Written byHitoshi Iwaaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
Original run1996 – 1999
Volumes4
See also

Tanabata no Kuni (七夕の国; lit. 'Tanabata Country') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1996 to 1999, with its chapters collected in four tankōbon volumes. A ten-episode live-action series adaptation was released exclusively on Disney+ from July to August 2024.

Plot

Yōji Minamimaru|, a college student with the minor supernatural ability to create small holes in objects without touch, is drawn into a mystery when his professor, Masami Murakami, disappears after visiting "Marugami Village". The professor had recently awakened a similar power, and shortly after, a man linked to a nearby development project is found murdered—his skull mysteriously hollowed out. Yōji and lecturer Emi Sayuri, along with fellow students, travel to the village to investigate.

The village harbors two supernatural abilities: "the ability to see outside the window", a shared nightmare among villagers, and "the ability to reach", a rare power that erases matter within a spherical volume. Only those with both can become the village priest, but wielders of the latter are dwindling. Strange clues—an out-of-season Tanabata festival, historical banners depicting nonexistent birds, and the artificial-looking Mount Marugami—hint at deeper secrets.

For over a thousand years, Marugami Village has resisted outside influence. However, four years prior, clan head Yoriyuki Murakami violated this tradition by aiding an assassination, then began erasing objects in reckless experiments. This drew the attention of an external faction, which sent armed forces to eliminate the village's powers. Yōji and his companions must uncover the truth behind the abilities and the village's hidden past before it is too late.

Characters

Yōji Minamimaru (南丸 洋二, Minamimaru Yōji)
Portrayed by: Kanata Hosoda[2]
Sachiko Higashimaru
Portrayed by: Ryōko Fujino[3]
Masami Murakami
Portrayed by: Hiroshi Mikami[3]
Yoriyuki Murakami
Portrayed by: Takayuki Yamada[3]
Satō
Portrayed by: Hoshi Ishida[4]
Yagihara
Portrayed by: Satoshi Kanada[4]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, Tanabata no Kuni was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 1996 to 1999.[5] Shogakukan collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from June 30, 1997,[6] to February 26, 1999.[7]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 30, 1997[6]4-09-184541-X
2 March 30, 1998[8]4-09-184542-8
3 September 30, 1998[9]4-09-184543-6
4 February 26, 1999[7]4-09-184544-4

Live-action series

Main article: Tanabata no Kuni (TV series)

In January 2024, it was announced that the series would receive a live-action series adaptation; it premiered on Disney+'s Star platform on July 4 of the same year, and ten episodes were released until August 8.[10][2][4][11]

References

  1. ^ 七夕の国：「寄生獣」岩明均の"怪作"が実写ドラマ化 主演に細田佳央太 ディズニープラスで7月独占配信. Mantan Web (in Japanese). January 19, 2024. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 19, 2024). "Hitoshi Iwaaki's Tanabata no Kuni Manga Gets Live-Action Series on Disney+". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 17, 2024). "Live-Action Tanabata no Kuni Series Reveals Teaser Video, More Cast". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 18, 2024. Retrieved May 18, 2024.
  4. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael (June 19, 2024). "Live-Action Tanabata no Kuni Series' Trailer Reveals More Cast, July 4 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved June 21, 2024.
  5. ^ 「岩明均」全覧・著者略歴 (in Japanese). eBook Initiative Japan Co., Ltd.. Archived from the original on January 13, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  6. ^ a b 七夕の国 / 1. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  7. ^ a b 七夕の国 / 4. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 27, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  8. ^ 七夕の国 / 2. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  9. ^ 七夕の国 / 3. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 5, 2003. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  10. ^ 岩明均「七夕の国」が7月にディズニープラスでドラマ化、主演は細田佳央太. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 19, 2024. Archived from the original on January 19, 2024. Retrieved January 19, 2024.
  11. ^ 人気SF漫画『七夕の国』の実写ドラマが2024年7月4日より独占配信スタート (in Japanese). Disney+. July 4, 2024. Archived from the original on July 9, 2024. Retrieved September 15, 2024.
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