Ohikkoshi

Ohikkoshi
Tankōbon volume cover
おひっこし
GenreRomantic comedy
Manga
Written byHiroaki Samura
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineAfternoon Season Zōkan [ja]
Original runAugust 10, 2000 – November 10, 2001
Volumes1
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Ohikkoshi (Japanese: おひっこし; lit. 'Moving') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura. It was published in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Afternoon Season Zōkan [ja] from August 2000 to November 2001, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume alongside two other one-shot stories by Samura. It was licensed in North America by Dark Horse Comics.

Overview

Ohikkoshi is an episodic five-chapter series following a group of art college students in Tokyo. Tono is an everyman who has a crush on the attractive Akagi, who already has a boyfriend that does volunteer work in Zambia; meanwhile, Tono's tomboyish best friend Koba, who performs in a rock band, has a crush on him.

Included in the tankōbon volume are two other unrelated one-shot stories. "Luncheon of Tears Diary (Vagabond Shōjo Manga-Ka)" is about a young shōjo manga artist who has to deal with unhinged demands from her editor that get her work cancelled, followed by a string of many bizarre and unrelated personal tragedies. In the end, she records her experiences in a highly-praised manga named after the story, before shooting her editor as revenge. "Kyoto Super Barhopping Journal (Bloodbath at Midorogaike)" is a semi-autobiographical story of Hiroaki Samura and his editor exploring Kyoto.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hiroaki Samura, Ohikkoshi was published in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Afternoon Season Zōkan [ja] from August 10, 2000, to November 10, 2001. Kodansha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on June 19, 2002. Also included in the volume are two one-shot stories by Samura: "Luncheon of Tears Diary (Vagabond Shōjo Manga-Ka)" and "Kyoto Super Barhopping Journal (Bloodbath at Midorogaike)", published in Afternoon Season Zōkan's second and first issues on February 10, 2000, and October 10, 1999, respectively.

In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Dark Horse Comics and published as one volume on October 18, 2006.

Chapters

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1June 19, 2002978-4-06-314296-9October 18, 2006978-1-59307-622-1
  • "Ohikkoshi" (おひっこし)
    • 1. "Lemon Kid" (レモンキッド, Remon Kiddo)
    • 2. "Who Did That?!" (誰がそれを, Dare ga Sore O)
    • 3. "All for Gain" (とくするからだ, Tokusuru Karada)
    • 4. "The Sun" (太陽, Taiyō)
    • 5. "New Days" (あたらしい日々, Atarashī Hibi)
  • "Luncheon of Tears Diary (Vagabond Shōjo Manga-Ka)" (少女漫画家無宿 涙のランチョン日記, Shōjo Mangaka Mushuku Namida no Ranchon Nikki)
  • "Kyoto Super Barhopping Journal (Bloodbath at Midorogaike)" (みどろヶ池に修羅を見た, Midorokaige ni Shura O Mita)

References

  1. 1 2 "Ohikkoshi". Dark Horse Comics. Archived from the original on August 21, 2023. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  2. ↑ アフタヌーン増刊2000年9号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  3. ↑ アフタヌーン増刊2001年12号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved March 3, 2026.
  4. 1 2 竹易てあし漫画全集 おひっこし (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on August 11, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Contents". Afternoon Season Zōkan (in Japanese). No. 1 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on March 3, 2026. Retrieved September 20, 2026. 次号シーズン増刊NO.2〈WINTER〉は -2000年-2月10日(木)発売予定!!
  6. ↑ アフタヌーン増刊1999年11号詳細情報. manganetto.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on September 20, 2026. Retrieved September 20, 2026.
  7. ↑ Mays, Jonathan (April 2, 2006). "Sakura-Con: Dark Horse". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 5, 2022. Retrieved August 21, 2023.