Chichi Kogusa

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Chichi Kogusa
First tankōbon volume cover
ちちこぐさ
GenreSlice of life[1][2]
Manga
Written byMi Tagawa [ja]
Published byMag Garden
Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runJanuary 15, 2013March 5, 2018
Volumes8

Chichi Kogusa (ちちこぐさ, lit. "Father & Child Grass") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mi Tagawa [ja]. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from January 2013 to July 2014, and continued serialization on Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Garden magazine from September 2014 to March 2018, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes as of July 2018.

Premise[edit]

Torakichi, a traveling herbalist, spends most of his time on the road visiting his clients. As a result, he almost never saw his three-year-old son, Shiro... when his wife died, he made a decision that would change his life: to take the little boy with him on the roads, But if Torakichi is knowledgeable about medicinal plants, he knows nothing about children and is far from being a model father... why is Shiro crying? why does he wake up in the middle of the night? Between daily worries and his grueling work, the young father is completely overwhelmed. will the hazards of the trip and the various encounters help him to reconnect the lost bond with his son?

Publication[edit]

Chichi Kogusa, written and illustrated by Mi Tagawa [ja], started in Mag Garden's Shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade on January 15, 2013.[3] When the Comic Blade magazine ceased print publication on 30 July 2014, the series was moved to Mag Garden's new Monthly Comic Garden magazine starting on 1 September 2014, while also continuing publication on Comic Blade's website.[4][5] the manga finished serialization in the magazine on March 5, 2018.[6][7] Mag Garden collected its chapters in eight tankōbon volumes, released from July 10, 2013,[8] to July 10, 2018.[9]

In France, the manga is licensed by Ki-oon;[1][10] and in Spain by Milky Way Ediciones.[11]

Volumes[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 10, 2013[12]978-4-80000-184-9
2 April 10, 2014[13]978-4-80000-271-6
3 January 10, 2015[14]978-4-80000-398-0
4 September 10, 2015[15]978-4-80000-496-3
5 April 9, 2016[16]978-4-80000-496-3
6 November 10, 2016[17]978-4-80000-629-5
7 June 9, 2017[18]978-4-80000-697-4
8 July 10, 2018[1]978-4-80000-789-6

Reception[edit]

Chichi Kogusa wins the 2016 Shônen Tournament.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c "Père & Fils : le voyage initiatique d'un papa en devenir !". Ki-oon (in French). November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on September 30, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Père & Fils remporte le Tournoi Shônen 2016". Manga News (in French). November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  3. ^ 【新連載】 ちちこぐさ / 田川ミ. Online Magazine Comic Blade (in Japanese). Mag Garden. Archived from the original on January 27, 2013. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  4. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (July 30, 2014). "Comic Blade Ceases Publication, Replaced with Comic Garden Magazine". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 16, 2024. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  5. ^ 新雑誌コミックガーデン、表紙は曇天に笑う. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 5, 2014. Archived from the original on October 28, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  6. ^ "Lyla et la bête qui voulait mourir et Père & Fils s'achèvent". Manga News (in French). March 3, 2018. Archived from the original on March 4, 2018. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  7. ^ "Mi Tagawa, autora de Padre e hijo, comenzará nueva serie el próximo verano". RamenParaDos (in Spanish). June 4, 2018. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  8. ^ 薬売り父子の絆描く旅物語「ちちこぐさ」1巻で生原画展. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 3, 2013. Archived from the original on August 30, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  9. ^ 【7月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 10, 2018. Archived from the original on April 23, 2020. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  10. ^ "Ki-oon vous offre un road trip entre Père & Fils". Manga News (in French). Ki-oon. November 27, 2015. Archived from the original on March 3, 2017. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  11. ^ "Milky Way licencia los mangas de Chichikogusa, Ningyo Ouji y Chicha Koi Nikki". RamenParaDos (in Spanish). January 19, 2016. Archived from the original on September 24, 2022. Retrieved February 20, 2024.
  12. ^ 【7月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 10, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  13. ^ 【4月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 10, 2014. Archived from the original on November 28, 2021. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  14. ^ 【4月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 10, 201. Archived from the original on October 3, 2022. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  15. ^ 【9月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 10, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2022. Retrieved July 19, 2022.
  16. ^ 【4月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 9, 2016. Archived from the original on September 20, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  17. ^ 【11月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 10, 2016. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2024.
  18. ^ 【6月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 9, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2023. Retrieved February 22, 2024.

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