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Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (Manga)

Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni

  • In This Corner of the World
  • この世界の片隅に
  • To All the Corners of the World
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Synopsis

1940s Hiroshima. Suzu, a young bride, leaves her home to join her new husband, a member of the Japanese navy, at a military base in the port city of Kure. Confronted with the challenges of a new life, Suzu must also come to grips with a world at war and her beautiful home collapsing around her. Unwilling to give up hope, Suzu holds on to happiness to persevere through the trials of war. (Source: Seven Seas Entertainment)

Publication notes

In 2009, Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni received an award of excellence in the 13th Japan Media Arts Festival in manga category. The manga also ranked 1st place in the "The Best Manga 2010: Kono Manga wo Yome!!" (THE BEST MANGA 2010 このマンガを読め!) and "Da capo Tokubetsu Henshuu: Saikou no Hon! 2010" (ダカーポ特別編集 最高の本!2010) in manga category. The series was published in English as In This Corner of the World by Seven Seas Entertainment in a complete omnibus on October 31, 2017. It had previously been digitally published in English by JManga.

Published

Jan 9, 2007 to Jan 20, 2009

MAL rank
#630
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Main characters

  • Suzu Urano
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    A well mannered young woman from Hiroshima. She loves drawing and her family. After being captured by a "monster" she marries Shuusaku, and they live together with his family.

  • Shuusaku Houjou
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    After being captured together, he marries Suzu. During their marriage he is drafted into the military.

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