Disappearance Diary
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is a manga
by Hideo Azuma
and published by East Press in Japan in March 2005. The manga is a somewhat-fictionalized autobiography of part of the author's life. It has received multiple awards inside and outside of Japan. In addition to being published in Japan, this book has been licensed and published in English, French, Spanish, German and Polish.
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's Deb Aoki lists Disappearance Diary as the best new one-shot manga of 2008 along with Solanin
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Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
by Hideo Azuma
Hideo Azuma
is a Japanese manga artist born on February 6, 1950 in Urahoro, Hokkaidō, Japan. Azuma made his professional debut in 1969 in the Akita Shoten manga magazine Manga Ō...
and published by East Press in Japan in March 2005. The manga is a somewhat-fictionalized autobiography of part of the author's life. It has received multiple awards inside and outside of Japan. In addition to being published in Japan, this book has been licensed and published in English, French, Spanish, German and Polish.
Reception
- 2005: Grand Prize, Manga Division, 9th Japan Media Arts AwardJapan Media Arts FestivalThe Japan Media Arts Festival is an annual festival held by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs since 1997. The festival for a nominal year was usually held during February or March next year, rather than at the end of the nominal year. For instance, the 2010 Japan Media Arts Festival, where...
s - 2006: Grand Prize, Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize
- 2008: Selection, Angoulême International Comics FestivalAngoulême International Comics FestivalThe Angoulême International Comics Festival is the largest comics festival in Europe. It has occurred every year since 1974 in Angoulême, France, in the month of January.The four-day festival is notable for awarding several prestigious prizes in cartooning...
- 2009: Nominee, Ignatz Award, Outstanding Graphic Novel, Small Press ExpoSmall Press ExpoThe Small Press Expo is an alternative comics convention that takes place every September or October in Bethesda, Maryland. It rivals the Alternative Press Expo as the premiere convention for alternative comics creators and fans. SPX is the home of the Ignatz Awards, which have been presented...
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's Deb Aoki lists Disappearance Diary as the best new one-shot manga of 2008 along with Solanin
Solanin
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialised in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2006. The manga is licensed and published in English by Viz Media, in French by Kana and in Taiwanese by Taiwan Tohan. The manga was nominated for the 2009 Eisner Award for...
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