Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari

Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari (Japanese: 東京大学物語, lit. "Tokyo University Story") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa. It was published in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits from 1992 to 2001, its chapters were collected in 34 tankōbon volumes. The story follows, high schooler Naoki Murakami who asks Haruka Mizuno to date him. They date while both worry about their upcoming university entrance examinations.

Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari
Cover of the third tankōbon volume, featuring Haruka Mizuno (left) and Naoki Murakami (right)
東京大学物語
(Tōkyō Daigaku Monogatari)
GenreRomance
Manga
Written byTatsuya Egawa
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original run1992 – 2001
Volumes34
Television drama
Directed byImai Kazuhisa
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run October 10, 1994 – December 19, 1994
Original video animation
Directed byJirō Fujimoto
Music byTooru Yukawa
StudioShinkūkan
Released2004
Runtime30 minutes per episode
Episodes2
Live-action film
Directed byTatsuya Egawa
Written byKoto Nagata
StudioSoft On Demand
ReleasedFebruary 25, 2006
Runtime105 minutes

The manga has had over 20 million copies in circulation, making it one of the best-selling manga series.

Plot

Naoki Murakami, a third-year student at Hakodate Koyo High School, is a man who has the triple threat of good looks, a sharp mind, and outstanding motor nerves. One day, Murakami is taken by his friend, Sano, to see the women's tennis club match at his high school. Murakami fell in love at first sight with Haruka Mizuno, who was playing a match at that time, and the next day he applied for a date, and the relationship started.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Egawa, Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine from 1992 to 2001.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in thirty-four tankōbon volumes, released from July 30, 1993,[2] to February 28, 2001.[3]

Live-action film

A live-action film of the same name directed by Tatsuya Egawa and based on his manga was released in February 2006. The screenplay was written by Kotoe Nagata, and the film, produced by the Soft On Demand studio, starred Yoko Mitsuya, Kei Tanaka, Kazuki Namioka, Sasa Handa, Fujiko, Naoko Watanabe and Takeshi Masu.[4][5]

Reception

The manga has had Tokyo Daigaku Monogatari over 20 million copies in circulation.[6]

References
  1. 人気コミック「東京大学物語」が初のアニメ化！ 2月24日に「函館向陽高校編」発売. Dengeki Online (in Japanese). ASCII Media Works. January 15, 2004. Archived from the original on October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  2. 東京大学物語 / 1. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on March 23, 2003. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  3. 東京大学物語 / 34. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 11, 2003. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  4. "Trailer for Tatsuya Egawa's TOKYO UNIVERSITY STORY". twitchfilm.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  5. "Tôkyô Daigaku monogatari". IMDb. February 25, 2006. Archived from the original on August 15, 2009. Retrieved February 28, 2011.
  6. "小学館、OVA「東京大学物語」の制作記者発表会を開催". av.watch.impress.co.jp. Archived from the original on January 27, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
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