Kōdai-ke no Hitobito

Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (高台家の人々, "The Kodai Family") is a Japanese romantic comedy josei manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto.[1][2] Published by Shueisha, the chapters of the manga were serialized on You between February 15, 2013, and March 15, 2017, and have been compiled into six tankōbon volume.[1][3][4] It was preceded by a one-shot published in the same magazine in December 2012,[1] and followed by two side stories in April 2017 and December 2017.[5] A live-action film adaptation of the same name was released in Japan on June 4, 2016.

Kōdai-ke no Hitobito
Cover of volume 1.
高台家の人々
GenreRomantic comedy
Manga
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
MagazineYou
DemographicJosei
PublishedDecember 2012
Manga
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
MagazineYou
DemographicJosei
Original runFebruary 15, 2013 – March 15, 2017
Volumes6
Live-action film

Characters
  • Kie Hirano[3]
  • Mitsumasa Kōdai[3]

Volumes
No. Release date ISBN
1 September 25, 2013[6]978-4-08-845109-1
2 May 23, 2014[7]978-4-08-845221-0
3 January 23, 2015[8]978-4-08-845341-5
4 September 25, 2015[9]978-4-08-845456-6
5 May 25, 2016[10]978-4-08-845586-0
6 May 25, 2017[11]978-4-08-845755-0

Reception

Volumes 3 reached the ninth place on the Oricon weekly manga charts[12] and, as of February 8, 2015, had sold 120,783 copies.[13] Volume 4 also reached the ninth place on the charts[14] and, as of October 11, 2015, had sold 157,073 copies.[15] Volume 6 charted at the third position and, as of June 4, 2017, had sold 202,215.[16]

The first two volumes placed 44th on the 15th Book of the Year list of comics by Da Vinci magazine[17] and the first four volumes placed 23rd the following year.[18] It was 11th placed in Zenkoku Shotenin ga Eranda Osusume Comic 2015, a ranking of the top 15 manga recommended by Japanese bookstores.[19] It was a candidate in the Manga category at the 2016 Sugoi Japan Awards held by Yomiuri Shimbun.[20] It was number twelve on the 2016 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers survey.[21]

Film adaptation
Main article: Kōdai-ke no Hitobito (film)

A live-action film adaptation is scheduled for release in Japan on June 4, 2016.[3]

See also
  • Gokusen, another manga series by the same author

References
  1. "Gokusen's Morimoto to Launch New Romantic Comedy Manga". Anime News Network. January 15, 2013. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  2. "Kôdai-ke no hitobito vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. "Live-Action Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  4. Tai, Anita (March 17, 2017). "Kozueko Morimoto's Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  5. Ressler, Karen (November 14, 2017). "Kōdai-ke no Hitobito Manga Gets Special Chapter in December". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  6. "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  7. "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  8. "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  9. "Kôdai-ke no hitobito jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  10. "高台家の人々5" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  11. "高台家の人々6" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  12. "Japanese Comic Ranking, January 19–25". Anime News Network. January 28, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  13. "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 2–8". Anime News Network. February 11, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  14. "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 21–27". Anime News Network. October 1, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  15. "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 5–11". Anime News Network. October 13, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  16. Ressler, Karen. "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 5–11". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 1, 2018.
  17. "Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. December 8, 2014. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  18. "March comes in like a lion Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Rankings for 2015". Anime News Network. December 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  19. "Japanese Bookstores Recommend 15 Top Manga for 2015". Anime News Network. February 4, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  20. Stimson, Eric (November 18, 2015). "Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  21. "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
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