Ship of Theseus (manga)

Ship of Theseus
First tankōbon volume cover
テセウスの船
(Teseusu no Fune)
GenreCrime, thriller[1]
Manga
Written byToshiya Higashimoto [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • US: Kodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 22, 2017 – June 27, 2019
Volumes10
Television drama
Directed by
Written byMaki Takahashi
Music byYugo Kanno
Original networkTBS
Original run January 19, 2020 – March 22, 2020
Episodes10
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Ship of Theseus (Japanese: テセウスの船, Hepburn: Teseusu no Fune) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Toshiya Higashimoto [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from June 2017 to June 2019, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. A ten-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TBS from January to March 2020.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Toshiya Higashimoto [ja], Ship of Theseus was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning from June 22, 2017,[2] to June 27, 2019.[3] Kodansha collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from September 22, 2017,[1] to December 23, 2019.[4]

In August 2024, Kodansha began publishing the series in English on their K Manga service.[5]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 22, 2017[6]978-4-06-510310-4
2 December 20, 2017[7]978-4-06-510677-8
3 March 23, 2018[8]978-4-06-511105-5
4 June 22, 2018[9]978-4-06-511691-3
5 September 21, 2018[10]978-4-06-512881-7
6 December 21, 2018[11]978-4-06-513974-5
7 March 22, 2019[12]978-4-06-514962-1
8 June 21, 2019[13]978-4-06-516292-7
9 November 22, 2019[14]978-4-06-517756-3
10 December 23, 2019[4]978-4-06-517758-7

Drama

A ten-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TBS from January 19 to March 22, 2020.[15][16] Uru performed the series' theme song "Anataga Iru Kotode [ja]" (あなたがいることで).[17]

Reception

The series' fourth volume was nominated for the 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival in the Best Comic category in 2019,[18][19] and the tenth volume was nominated for the 49th edition in 2021.[20]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 無差別毒殺事件の犯人を父に持つ主人公を描く「テセウスの船」1巻発売. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 22, 2017. Archived from the original on July 1, 2019. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  2. ^ モーニングで殺人鬼の息子を描く新連載＆新井英樹が22年ぶりに帰還. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2017. Archived from the original on July 30, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  3. ^ 東元俊哉「テセウスの船」TVドラマ化、殺人犯を父に持つ主人公描くサスペンス. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 20, 2019. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  4. ^ a b 【12月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 23, 2019. Archived from the original on January 25, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael (August 15, 2024). "K Manga Adds Ship of Theseus, Longing for Home Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  6. ^ 【9月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 22, 2017. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  7. ^ 【12月20日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 20, 2017. Archived from the original on August 14, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  8. ^ 【3月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 23, 2018. Archived from the original on December 8, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  9. ^ 【6月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2018. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  10. ^ 【9月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 21, 2018. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  11. ^ 【12月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 21, 2018. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  12. ^ 【3月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 22, 2019. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  13. ^ 【6月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 21, 2019. Archived from the original on January 8, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  14. ^ 【11月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 22, 2019. Archived from the original on February 3, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  15. ^ 注目ドラマ紹介：「テセウスの船」竹内涼真「日曜劇場」初主演作　"父"鈴木亮平が逮捕された殺人事件の謎追う　榮倉奈々、上野樹里も出演　特殊メークも. Mantan Web. January 19, 2020. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  16. ^ テセウスの船：竹内涼真＆鈴木亮平"父子"がそろってオールアップ　最終回に自信「まさに集大成」. Mantan Web (in Japanese). March 22, 2020. Archived from the original on April 26, 2021. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  17. ^ Uruがドラマ「テセウスの船」に主題歌提供、アレンジは小林武史. Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2020. Archived from the original on May 15, 2022. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  18. ^ "Angoulême 2020 : Découvrez la sélection officielle". ActuaBD (in French). November 21, 2019. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  19. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 29, 2019). "At the Mountains of Madness, Ship of Theseus Manga Nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
  20. ^ Hazra, Adriana (November 29, 2021). "Daruchan, Ship of Theseus, 4 More Manga Nominated for Best Comic at Angoulême 2022". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on August 15, 2024. Retrieved August 15, 2024.