Jōkyō Monogatari(上京ものがたり; "Going to Tokyo Story") is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2003 to 2004, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013.

In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.

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Manga

Written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, Jōkyō Monogatari was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 2003 to 2004. Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on November 24, 2004.

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation premiered on August 24, 2013.

Reception

In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.

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Further reading

  • Shinbo, Nobunaga (December 19, 2004). . book.asahi.com (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. Archived from on May 9, 2005.

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