From Kobe

From Kobe
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Katsura Tatsuki
神戸在住
(Kōbe Zaijū)
Manga
Written byKon Kimura [ja]
Published byKodansha
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original run25 April 1998 – 25 March 2006
Volumes10
Live-action film
Directed byMitsuhito Shiraha [ja]
Produced by
Written byMana Yasuda [ja]
Music byTakeshi Senoo
Studio
Licensed by
  • Sun TV (television)
  • Is.Field (theatrical)
Released17 January 2015 (2015-01-17)
Runtime
  • 77 minutes (television)
  • 96 minutes (theatrical)
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From Kobe (Japanese: 神戸在住, Hepburn: Kōbe Zaijū) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kon Kimura [ja]. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from April 1998 to March 2006, with its chapters collected in 10 tankōbon volumes. A live action film adaptation was released for television and theatres in 2015.

Synopsis

Arriving from Tokyo, fine arts student Katsura Tatsuki observes daily life in Kobe while attending Kobe University; from its diverse array of characters inhabiting it, to its ongoing recovery from being hit by the Great Hanshin Earthquake. Rather than having an overarching plot, the manga is composed of self-contained, episodic stories.

Characters

Katsura Tatsuki (辰木 桂, Tatsuki Katsura)
Portrayed by: Izumi Fujimoto [ja]
Yōji Hinata (日和 洋次, Hinata Yōji)
Portrayed by: Eiji Sugawara [ja]
Hiroko Izumi (泉 海洋子, Izumi Hiroko)
Portrayed by: Arisa Urahama [ja]
Takami Suzuki (鈴木 タカ美, Suzuki Takami)
Portrayed by: Nagisa Matsunaga [ja]
Wakako Kanagi (金城 和歌子, Kanagi Wakako)
Portrayed by: Sayuri Yanagita
Ken Konishi (小西 健, Konishi Ken)
Portrayed by: Takashi Matsuo
Kazuna Gōda (合田 和名, Gōda Kazuna)
Portrayed by: Misato Tanaka
Hyohei Hayasaka (早坂 兵衛, Hayasaka Hyohei)
Portrayed by: Takashi Nishina [ja]
Sanae Tatsuki (辰木 さなえ, Tatsuki Sanae)
Portrayed by: Mire Aika [ja]
Mayumi Takeuchi (武内 真弓, Takeuchi Mayumi)
Portrayed by: Keiko Takeshita

Media

Manga

From Kobe was written and illustrated by Kon Kimura [ja]. It was originally a one-shot submitted for the Winter 1997 Afternoon Shiki Shō [ja], where it won the Shiki Prize. It was later serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from 25 April 1998, to 25 March 2006. Kodansha collected its chapters in 10 tankōbon volumes, released from 23 August 1999, to 23 January 2008.

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
123 August 1999978-4-06-321104-7
221 July 2000978-4-06-321116-0
322 June 2001978-4-06-321124-5
423 May 2002978-4-06-321137-5
523 April 2003978-4-06-321148-1
623 April 2004978-4-06-321160-3
723 February 2005978-4-06-321167-2
823 February 2006978-4-06-321175-7
922 November 2006978-4-06-321181-8
1023 January 2008978-4-06-321182-5

Live-action film

A live action film and television special adaptation was announced in June 2014, with the special to air on Sun TV on 17 January 2015, to mark the 20th anniversary of the Great Hanshin Earthquake, and the film to release in theatres "in spring 2015 or later." In October of that same year, it was announced that both the television special and film will release in the same day on 17 January 2015. The film, titled Gekijō-ban Kōbe Zaijū (劇場版 神戸在住; lit. 'Theatrical Edition: From Kobe') was distributed theatrically in Japan by Is.Field [ja].

The film was directed by Mitsuhito Shiraha [ja] and written by Mana Yasuda [ja]. It was shot on location in Kobe and its surrounding region.

Notes

  1. ↑ Billed as a special guest appearance.
  2. ↑ Debuted in the magazine's June 1998 issue, released on 25 April of that same year.
  3. ↑ Finished in the magazine's May 2006 issue, released on 25 March of that same year.

References

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  6. ↑ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. April 1998 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on 7 March 2026. Retrieved 11 March 2026. […] アフタヌーン6月号(4月25日発売)誌上にて。
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