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Mainichi Kaasan

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Mainichi Kaasan
毎日かあさん
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byRieko Saibara
Published byThe Mainichi Newspapers Co.
MagazineMainichi Shimbun
Original runOctober 2002 (2002-10)26 June 2017 (2017-06-26)
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed byMitsuru Hongo
Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run 1 April 2009 (2009-04-01) 25 March 2012 (2012-03-25)
Episodes142
Live-action film
Directed byShōtarō Kobayashi [ja]
Written byKatsuhiko Manabe
Released5 February 2011 (2011-02-05)
Runtime114 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]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Loo, Egan (6 July 2010). "Mainichi Kaasan Family Comedy Manga Gets Film Adaptation". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Shoji, Kaori (3 February 2011). "Rieko Saibara: Manga artist's true-life tale of drugs, booze and cartoons". CNN Travel. Archived from the original on 8 August 2016.
  3. ^ <毎日かあさん>「お母さん」を卒業します. Mainichi Shimbun (in Japanese). 22 May 2017. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  4. ^ a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (22 May 2017). "Kaasan: Mom's Life Manga to End in June". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Excellence Award – Mainichi Kaasan: Kanihaha-hen". Japan Media Arts Festival Archive. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  6. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (10 May 2005). "Tezuka Award Winner Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  7. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (10 May 2011). "40th Japan Cartoonist Awards Honor Moto Hagio". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  8. ^ Loo, Egan (1 December 2008). "Mainichi Kāsan Manga to be Animated for TV Next Spring". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  9. ^ a b 毎日かあさん. Mangapedia (in Japanese). Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  10. ^ Loo, Egan (18 March 2009). "Crunchyroll to Add Chi's, Mainichi Kāsan, Saki Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  11. ^ "Kaasan: Mom's Life". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  12. ^ 映画「毎日かあさん」2011年2月5日公開 「夜の毎日かあさん」放送も. AnimeAnime.jp (in Japanese). 6 October 2010. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  13. ^ Loo, Egan (18 June 2011). "Live-Action Mainichi Kaasan Wins at Shanghai Film Fest". Anime News Network. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  14. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (17 January 2012). "Hotarubi no Mori e, 663114 Win at 66th Mainichi Film Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 March 2013.
  15. ^ Lee, Maggie (15 June 2011). "Kaasan, Mom's Life: Shanghai International Film Festival Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  16. ^ 第20回 受賞作品. Japanese Movie Critics Awards (in Japanese). Retrieved 28 April 2021.

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