Written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami | Original run 2011 – April 8, 2014 | |
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Hitsuji no Ki (羊の木) is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. Published by Kodansha, it was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Evening from 2011 to April 8, 2014, and the chapters were compiled into five volumes. A live action film adaptation directed by Daihachi Yoshida is scheduled for release in Japan in 2018.
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Reception
The manga was one of the Jury Selections in the Manga Division of the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2012. It was nominated for the 17th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013. It was also nominated for the 18th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014, and also for the Reader Award at the same awards. It won an Excellence Award in the Manga Division of the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2014.