Princess Maison

Princess Maison
First tankōbon volume cover
プリンセスメゾン
(Purinsesu Mezon)
GenreSlice of life[1]
Manga
Written byAoi Ikebe [ja]
Published byShogakukan
MagazineYawaraka Spirits [ja]
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 7, 2014November 1, 2018
Volumes6
Television drama
Original networkNHK BS Premium [ja]
Original run October 25, 2016 December 13, 2016
Episodes8

Princess Maison (Japanese: プリンセスメゾン, Hepburn: Purinsesu Mezon) is a Japanese web manga series written and illustrated by Aoi Ikebe [ja]. It was published on Shogakukan's web magazine Yawaraka Spirits [ja] from August 2014 to November 2018, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. An eight-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on NHK BS Premium [ja] from October to December 2016.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Aoi Ikebe [ja], Princess Maison was published on Shogakukan's web magazine Yawaraka Spirits [ja] from August 7, 2014,[2] to November 1, 2018.[3][4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from May 12, 2015,[5] to January 11, 2019.[6]

Volumes

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 May 12, 2015[7]978-4-09-187016-2
2 February 12, 2016[8]978-4-09-187459-7
3 October 19, 2016[9]978-4-09-187848-9
4 June 12, 2017[10]978-4-09-189529-5
5 March 12, 2018[11]978-4-09-189832-6
6 January 11, 2019[12]978-4-09-860214-8

Drama

An eight-episode television drama adaptation, starring Aoi Morikawa as Sachi Numagoe, was broadcast on NHK BS Premium [ja] from October 25 to December 13, 2016.[13][14]

Reception

The manga ranked tenth on Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2016 for female readers.[15] It was nominated for the Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Award 2017.[16] It ranked 50th on the 2018 "Book of the Year" list from Media Factory's Da Vinci magazine, where professional book reviewers, bookstore employees, and Da Vinci readers participate.[17]

See also

References

  1. ^ プリンセスメゾン. Mangapedia [ja]. Voyage Group. Archived from the original on May 15, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  2. ^ 池辺葵がWEBで新連載、女性と家を描く物語. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 7, 2014. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  3. ^ プリンセスメゾン 最終話. Yawakara Spirits (in Japanese). Shogakukan. November 1, 2018. Archived from the original on May 26, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  4. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 3, 2018). "Aoi Ikebe's Princess Maison Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  5. ^ 池辺葵、最新作のテーマは"住"。女の家探し描く「プリンセスメゾン」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on March 19, 2017. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  6. ^ ドラマ化もされた独身女性の住宅マンガ「プリンセスメゾン」最終巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on May 27, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  7. ^ 【5月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2015. Archived from the original on January 24, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  8. ^ "運命の物件"探す女性たちの群像劇「プリンセスメゾン」2巻、店舗特典も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 12, 2016. Archived from the original on October 20, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  9. ^ 「プリンセスメゾン」ドラマ化記念し全8話をアンコール掲載、場面写真も公開. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 19, 2016. Archived from the original on April 7, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  10. ^ 【6月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 12, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  11. ^ 【3月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 12, 2018. Archived from the original on April 27, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  12. ^ 【1月11日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on July 28, 2021. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael (September 4, 2016). "Princess Maison Manga About Apartment-Searching Woman Gets Live-Action Series". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2016. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  14. ^ プリンセスメゾン 第8回 生きる(最終回). NHK on Demand (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  15. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 10, 2015). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Reveals 2016's Series Ranking for Female Readers". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 3, 2019. Retrieved September 4, 2016.
  16. ^ Stimson, Eric (November 18, 2016). "Voting Begins for Yomiuri Shimbun's Sugoi Japan Awards 2017". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
  17. ^ Pineda, Rafael (December 6, 2018). "Detective Conan Manga Tops Da Vinci Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 15, 2022. Retrieved October 17, 2023.

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