Mainichi Kaasan | |
毎日かあさん | |
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Genre | Comedy [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Rieko Saibara |
Published by | The Mainichi Newspapers Co. |
Magazine | Mainichi Shimbun |
Original run | October 2002 – 26 June 2017 |
Volumes | 14 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mitsuru Hongo |
Studio |
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Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | 1 April 2009 – 25 March 2012 |
Episodes | 142 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Shōtarō Kobayashi |
Written by | Katsuhiko Manabe |
Released | 5 February 2011 |
Runtime | 114 minutes |
Mainichi Kaasan (毎日かあさん, lit. 'Everyday Mom' [2]) is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. [1] [2] It was serialized on a weekly basis in the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017. [3] [4] The manga was later collected into 14 tankōbon volumes. [4] It won several awards, including the Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004, [5] the Short Story Award at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes in 2005, [6] and the President of the House of Councilors Award at the 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards in 2011. [7] Mainichi Kaasan was adapted into an anime television series directed by Mitsuru Hongo that aired on TV Tokyo from 1 April 2009 to 25 March 2012. [8] [9] Spanning 142 episodes, the anime was licensed in English under the title Kaasan: Mom's Life on Crunchyroll's video streaming website. [9] [10] [11] Mainichi Kaasan was also adapted into a live-action film directed by Shōtarō Kobayashi, released in theaters in Japan on 5 February 2011. [1] [12] The film starred the real-life divorced couple Kyōko Koizumi and Masatoshi Nagase as the titular kaasan and her husband. [2] It won the Best Film for Asian New Talent Award at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2011. [13] Additionally, Koizumi won the Best Actress Award at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards in 2012 [14] and Nagase won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Japanese Movie Critics Awards. [15] [16]
Mainichi Kaasan | |
毎日かあさん | |
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Genre | Comedy [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Rieko Saibara |
Published by | The Mainichi Newspapers Co. |
Magazine | Mainichi Shimbun |
Original run | October 2002 – 26 June 2017 |
Volumes | 14 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mitsuru Hongo |
Studio |
|
Original network | TV Tokyo |
Original run | 1 April 2009 – 25 March 2012 |
Episodes | 142 |
Live-action film | |
Directed by | Shōtarō Kobayashi |
Written by | Katsuhiko Manabe |
Released | 5 February 2011 |
Runtime | 114 minutes |
Mainichi Kaasan (毎日かあさん, lit. 'Everyday Mom' [2]) is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. [1] [2] It was serialized on a weekly basis in the Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017. [3] [4] The manga was later collected into 14 tankōbon volumes. [4] It won several awards, including the Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004, [5] the Short Story Award at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes in 2005, [6] and the President of the House of Councilors Award at the 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards in 2011. [7] Mainichi Kaasan was adapted into an anime television series directed by Mitsuru Hongo that aired on TV Tokyo from 1 April 2009 to 25 March 2012. [8] [9] Spanning 142 episodes, the anime was licensed in English under the title Kaasan: Mom's Life on Crunchyroll's video streaming website. [9] [10] [11] Mainichi Kaasan was also adapted into a live-action film directed by Shōtarō Kobayashi, released in theaters in Japan on 5 February 2011. [1] [12] The film starred the real-life divorced couple Kyōko Koizumi and Masatoshi Nagase as the titular kaasan and her husband. [2] It won the Best Film for Asian New Talent Award at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2011. [13] Additionally, Koizumi won the Best Actress Award at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards in 2012 [14] and Nagase won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Japanese Movie Critics Awards. [15] [16]