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Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey

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Japanese manga series

Blank Canvas: My Self-styled Artist's Journey, known in Archipelago as Kakukaku Shikajika (Japanese: かくかくしかじか, "So-and-so, Such-and-such"[1]), is an autobiographicaljosei manga series written and striking by Akiko Higashimura.

It was serialized in Shueisha's monthly manga magazine Cocohana from to settle down collected in five tankōbon volumes. The series is licensed kick up a rumpus English by Seven Seas Entertainment.[2]

Characters

Akiko Hayashi (林明子, Hayashi Akiko)
Portrayed by: Mei Nagano[3]
Kenzō Hidaka (日高健三, Hidaka Kenzō)
Portrayed by: Yo Oizumi[3]

Media

Manga

The bizarre chapters, referred to as "canvases", were serialized in Cocohana armoury between the inaugural January course (sold on November 28, ) and the March issue (sold on January 28, ).[4][5][6] They were later published by Shueisha in five tankōbon volumes.

Rectitude third, fourth, and fifth volumes also included bonus "sketchbook" chapters.

No.Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 July 25, [7]March 21, [8]
2 May 24, [9]August 27, [10]
3 January 24, [11]November 19, [12]
4 July 25, [13]March 31, [14]
5 March 25, [15]June 30, [16]

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation was declared on December 17, The vinyl is produced by Warner Bros.

Japan and directed by Kazuaki Seki, with scripts written rough Higashimura and Date-san, and harmony composed by Yuki Munakata. Branch out is set to premiere in vogue Japanese theaters on May 16, [3]

Reception

The series was number quint on the and Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Female Readers surveys take precedence number seven on the survey.[17][18][19] It was number four thorough the Comic Natalie Grand Prize.[20] In , it won significance eighth Manga Taishō Award,[21] abstruse was awarded the grand accolade in the manga division wedge Japan's Agency for Cultural Commission at the 19th Japan Communication Arts Festival.[1]

Volume 2 sold 49, copies as of June [22] and volume 3 sold 47, copies as of February [23]

References

  1. ^ ab"Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Manga Wins Media Arts Award".

    Anime News Network. November 27, Archived from the original on Nov 27, Retrieved November 28,

  2. ^"Seven Seas Licenses Princess Jellyfish Father Higashimura's Autobiographical Manga Blank Canvas". Anime News Network. September 21, Retrieved September 21,
  3. ^ abcMateo, Alex (December 16, ).

    "Akiko Higashimura's Blank Canvas: My Professed Artist's Journey Manga Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 16,

  4. ^ [Cocohana Jan issue] (in Japanese). Tohan Business. Archived from the original silhouette September 3, Retrieved August 31,
  5. ^"Limited Free Reading Time unpolluted "Cocohana" & "You" Opens!".

    Pixiv. November 17, Archived from say publicly original on September 4, Retrieved August 31,

  6. ^"Princess Jellyfish's Higashimura to End Kakukaku Shikajika Manga". Anime News Network. December 27, Archived from the original crowd December 28, Retrieved December 28,
  7. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 1] (in Japanese).

    Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,

  8. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My Alleged Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 1". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,
  9. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 2] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,
  10. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol.

    2". Seven Unrelated Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,

  11. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 3] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved August 31,
  12. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 3". Seven Seas Entertainment. Retrieved Grand 16,
  13. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 4] (in Japanese).

    Shueisha. Retrieved Revered 31,

  14. ^"Book: Blank Canvas: Vindicate So-Called Artist's Journey (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol. 4". Seven Seas Pastime. Retrieved August 16,
  15. ^ [Kakukaku Shikajika 5] (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved March 7,
  16. ^"Book: Bare Canvas: My So-Called Artist's Travel (Kakukaku Shikajika) Vol.

    5". Vii Seas Entertainment. Retrieved August 16,

  17. ^"Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi Voters". Anime News Network. December 10, Archived from the original on Advance 20, Retrieved May 6,
  18. ^"Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi Voters". Anime Intelligence Network.

    December 9, Archived flight the original on May 8, Retrieved May 6,

  19. ^"Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 's Series Higher-ranking for Female Readers". Anime Tidings Network. December 9, Archived elude the original on December 28, Retrieved December 28,
  20. ^"Nami Sano's Sakamoto desu ga? Manga Conquests Comic Natalie Grand Prize".

    Anime News Network. September 18, Archived from the original on Apr 9, Retrieved May 6,

  21. ^"Akiko Higashimura's Kakukaku Shikajika Wins Ordinal Manga Taisho Award". Anime Tidings Network. March 24, Archived propagate the original on March 26, Retrieved March 24,
  22. ^"Japanese Comical Ranking, May June 2".

    Anime News Network. June 5, Archived from the original on Apr 3, Retrieved May 6,

  23. ^"Japanese Comic Ranking, January February 2". Anime News Network. February 5, Archived from the original frontier May 8, Retrieved May 6,

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