Self published manga artist autobiography

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

For the Daihatsu Motors mascot character, see Kakukaku Shikajika (Daihatsu Motors).

Japanese manga series

Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey, known in Japan as Kakukaku Shikajika (Japanese: かくかくしかじか, "So-and-so, Such-and-such"[1]), is an autobiographicaljosei manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It was serialized in Shueisha's monthly manga magazine Cocohana from to and collected in five tankōbon volumes. The series is licensed in English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[2]

Characters

Akiko Hayashi (林明子, Hayashi Akiko)
Portrayed by: Mei Nagano[3]
Kenzō Hidaka (日高健三, Hidaka Kenzō)
Portrayed by: Yo Oizumi[3]

Media

Manga

The individual chapters, referred to as "canvases", were serialized in Cocohana magazine between the inaugural January issue (sold on November 28, ) and the March issue (sold on January 28, ).[4][5][6] They were later published by Shueisha in five tankōbon volumes. The third, fourth, and fifth volumes also included bonus "sketchbook" chapters.

No.Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 25, [7]March 21, [8]
2 May 24, [9]August 27, [10]
3 January 24, [11]November 19, [12]
4 July 25, [13]March 31, [14]
5 March 25, [15]June 30, [16]

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was announced on December 17, The film is produced by Warner Bros. Japan and directed by Kazuaki Seki, with scripts written by Higashimura and Date-san, and music composed by Yuki Munakata. It is set to premiere in Japanese theaters on May 16, [3]

Reception

The series was number five on the and Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers surveys and number seven on the survey.[17][18][19] It was number four in the Comic Natalie Grand Prize.[20] In , it won the eighth Manga Taishō Award,[21] and was awarded the grand prize in the manga division by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival.[1]

Volume 2 sold 49, copies as of June [22] and volume 3 sold 47, copies as of February [23]

References

  1. ^ ab"Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. November 27, Archived from the original on November 27, Retrieved November 28,
  2. ^"Seven Seas Licenses Princess Jellyfish Creator Higashimura's Autobiographical Manga Blank Canvas". Anime News Network. September 21, Retrieved September 21,
  3. ^ abcMateo, Alex (December 16, ). "Akiko Higashimura's Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16,
  4. ^ [Cocohana January issue] (in Japanese). Tohan Corporation. Archived from the original on September 3, Retrieved August 31,
  5. ^"Limited Free Reading Time for "Cocohana" & "You" Opens!". Pixiv. November 17, Archived from the original on September 4, Retrieved August 31,
  6. ^"Princess Jellyfish's Higashimura to End Kakukaku Shikajika Manga". Anime News Network. December 27, Archived from the original on December 28, Retrieved December 28,
  7. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 1] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,
  8. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,
  9. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 2] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,
  10. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 2". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,
  11. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 3] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,
  12. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,
  13. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 4] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,
  14. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 4". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,
  15. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 5] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 7,
  16. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 5". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,
  17. ^"Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi Voters". Anime News Network. December 10, Archived from the original on March 20, Retrieved May 6,
  18. ^"Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi Voters". Anime News Network. December 9, Archived from the original on May 8, Retrieved May 6,
  19. ^"Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. December 9, Archived from the original on December 28, Retrieved December 28,
  20. ^"Nami Sano's Sakamoto desu ga? Manga Wins Comic Natalie Grand Prize". Anime News Network. September 18, Archived from the original on April 9, Retrieved May 6,
  21. ^"Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins 8th Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 24, Archived from the original on March 26, Retrieved March 24,
  22. ^"Japanese Comic Ranking, May June 2". Anime News Network. June 5, Archived from the original on April 3, Retrieved May 6,
  23. ^"Japanese Comic Ranking, January February 2". Anime News Network. February 5, Archived from the original on May 8, Retrieved May 6,

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