Umimachi Diary

海街diary
Kamakura Diary

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Synopsis

The Kouda sisters watched their father leave them to start a life with his mistress 15 years ago. Soon after their mother abandoned them, forcing their maternal grandmother in Kamakura to raise them. Now a working adult, Yoshino Kouda receives a phone call with news from her older sister Sachi: their father has passed away from cancer. Although Yoshino is not distraught by the news, she—along with her younger sister Chika—feels obliged to go to the funeral, as Sachi is unable to due to her work schedule. At the ceremony, the pair meet Suzu Asano—their 13-year-old half-sister. After Suzu's own mother's death, their father remarried. Suzu became the one to shoulder every responsibility, including taking care of her father's deteriorating health. Despite Suzu being a living reminder of their father's infidelity, Yoshino and Chika cannot help but feel sorry for her. Surprisingly, Sachi arrives at the burial as well, witnessing the struggles Suzu has gone through. A newfound sympathy makes Sachi decide to bring Suzu into their immediate family. The four women must now learn how to navigate through life and come together as sisters. [Written by MAL Rewrite]

Publication notes

Umimachi Diary won the 11th Japan Media Arts Festival's Excellence Award in 2007 and the 61st Shogakukan Manga Award in the General Category in 2015. In 2008, it was nominated for the 1st Manga Taisho Award, placing third; it later won the 6th Manga Taisho Award in 2013. The series was also nominated for the 12th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2008, the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009, and the 23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2019. The manga ranked 10th on Da Vinci magazine's "Book of the Year" list in 2019. The series was published in French by Kana from April 18, 2013 to August 30, 2019, in Italian from April 12, 2017 to August 7, 2019, and in Spanish by Panini Comics. Umimachi Diary was adapted into a live action film, which premiered on May 14, 2015 at the Cannes Film Festival.

Published

Jun 28, 2006 to Sep 28, 2018

Authors

Yoshida, Akimi

External links

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Main characters

Sachi Kouda2 fan favorites
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The eldest daughter of Kouda family. She helped her mother took care of her two younger sisters after their parents got divorced. Sachi was the one who took Suzu under her care after the death of their father. No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Suzu Asano0 fan favorites
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She shares the same father as the Kōda sisters. She is 13 years old and still in junior high school. She is very reliable and serious, which caught Sachi's attention. She lived in Sendai with her father and mother, but after her mother's death, her father remarried a woman named Yōko in Yamagata. She met her half-sisters at her father's funeral, and moved to Kamakura to live with them. She is very good at soccer. (Source: Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Yoshino Kouda0 fan favorites
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Second sister of the Kōda family. She is 22 years old. She works as an office lady in a bank. She loves drinking alcohol and is pretty embarrassing when she gets drunk. She often dates young, handsome boys. (Source: Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .
Chika Kouda0 fan favorites
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The younger sister of Kōda family. She is 19 years old. She works in a sports equipment shop. (Source: Wikipedia) No voice actors have been added to this character. Help improve our database by searching for a voice actor, and adding this character to their roles .