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Longing for Home

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Longing for Home
First tankōbon volume cover
望郷太郎へ
(Bōkyō Tarō)
Genre
Manga
Written byYoshihiro Yamada [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • US: Kodansha
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 5, 2019 – present
Volumes11
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Longing for Home (望郷太郎, Bōkyō Tarō, "Homesick Tarō") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Yamada [ja]. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning since September 2019.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Yoshihiro Yamada [ja], Longing for Home started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning on September 5, 2019.[3][4] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes, with the first one released on December 23, 2019.[5]

In August 2024, Kodansha began publishing the series in English on their K Manga service.[6]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 23, 2019[7]978-4-06-517990-1
2 May 22, 2020[8]978-4-06-518965-8
3 October 23, 2020[9]978-4-06-518996-2
4 March 23, 2021[10]978-4-06-522307-9
5 August 23, 2021[11]978-4-06-524103-5
6 February 22, 2022[12]978-4-06-526920-6
7 July 22, 2022[13]978-4-06-528556-5
8 January 23, 2023[14]978-4-06-530277-4
9 June 22, 2023[15]978-4-06-532013-6
10 January 23, 2024[16]978-4-06-534369-2
11 June 21, 2024[17]978-4-06-535956-3

Reception

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Alongside Blue Period, Bōkyō Tarō ranked fifteenth on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2021 for male readers.[18] The manga was nominated for the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.[19] It was nominated for the 48th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2024.[20]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 望郷太郎. Real Sound [ja] (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. Archived from the original on October 5, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  2. ^ 『望郷太郎』 人類の歴史たどる旅のスケールに期待. Travel Journal Online [ja] (in Japanese). February 17, 2020. Archived from the original on June 26, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  3. ^ Pineda, Rafael (August 30, 2019). "Hyouge Mono's Yoshihiro Yamada Launches New Manga on September 5". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 25, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  4. ^ 「へうげもの」の山田芳裕が500年の眠りから覚めた男を描く新連載がモーニングで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 5, 2019. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  5. ^ 「へうげもの」山田芳裕の最新作、初期化された世界で歴史を遡る「望郷太郎」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 23, 2019. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ 【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 July 26, 2024.
  8. ^ 【5月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 22, 2020. Archived from the original on October 23, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  9. ^ 【10月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 23, 2020. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  10. ^ 【3月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 23, 2021. Archived from the original on December 6, 2021. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  11. ^ 【8月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 23, 2021. Archived from the original on January 4, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  12. ^ 【2月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2022. Archived from the original on April 3, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  13. ^ 【7月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 22, 2022. Archived from the original on October 13, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  14. ^ 【1月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2023. Archived from the original on February 11, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  15. ^ 【6月22日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2023. Archived from the original on June 24, 2023. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  16. ^ 【1月23日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 23, 2024. Archived from the original on March 29, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  17. ^ 【6月21日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 21, 2024. Archived from the original on June 20, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  18. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  19. ^ Pineda, Rafael (February 20, 2022). "Oshi no Ko, Kaiju No. 8, Jojolion, Peleliu Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 9, 2022. Retrieved July 26, 2024.
  20. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (April 8, 2024). "48th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on April 8, 2024. Retrieved July 26, 2024.

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