Umimachi Diary - Yoshida, Akimi
Authors:
Yoshida, Akimi,
Synopsis
A letter comes to the three Kouda sisters in Kamakura, bringing the news of their father's death. A father they hadn't seen since he divorced and left home 15 years ago. Despite feeling indifferent about their father, Yoshino, the middle of the three, and Chika, the youngest, go to Yamagata to attend his funeral on oldest sister Sachi's request. There, they meet Suzu, their young and reliable half sister.
(Source: MU)
(Source: MU)
Background
Umimachi Diary won the Excellence Prize in the manga category at the 2007 Japan Media Arts Festival Awards, the Manga Taisho Award in 2013, and the 61st Shogakukan Award Manga in the general category in 2015. It was also nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho Award, for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, and for the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.
The series was adapted into a live action film by Hirokazu Kore Eda in 2015 (released under the title Our Little Sister in the West). The film competed at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or.
The series was adapted into a live action film by Hirokazu Kore Eda in 2015 (released under the title Our Little Sister in the West). The film competed at the 2015 Cannes Film Festival for the Palme d'Or.
