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Mainichi Kaasan

Mainichi Kaasan (毎日かあさん) is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, based on her experiences as a housewife and mother. It was serialized on a weekly basis in the newspaper's morning edition from October 2002 to 26 June 2017.[1][2] The manga was later collected into 14 volumes.[2] It won several awards, including the Excellence Award at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2004,[3] the Short Story Award at the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes in 2005,[4] and the President of the House of Councilors Award at the 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards in 2011.[5] was adapted into an anime television series directed by Mitsuru Hongo that aired on TV Tokyo from 1 April 2009 to 25 March 2012.[6][7] Spanning 142 episodes, the anime was licensed in English under the title : Mom's Life on Crunchyroll's video streaming website.[7][8][9] was also adapted into a live-action film directed by Shōtarō Kobayashi, released in theaters in Japan on 5 February 2011.[10][11] The film starred the real-life divorced couple Kyōko Koizumi and Masatoshi Nagase as the titular and her husband.[12] It won the Best Film for Asian New Talent Award at the 14th Shanghai International Film Festival in 2011.[13] Additionally, Koizumi won the Best Actress Award at the 66th Mainichi Film Awards in 2012[14] and Nagase won the Best Actor Award at the 20th Japanese Movie Critics Awards.[15][16]

Plot

Further reading

  • Several pages of translated into English at The Japan Times (defunct; link via the Wayback Machine)

External links

References

  1. https://mainichi.jp/articles/20170522/org/00m/040/005000c Mainichi Shimbun, 22 May 2017, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  2. Rafael Antonio Pineda. Kaasan: Mom's Life Manga to End in June Anime News Network, 22 May 2017, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  3. Excellence Award – Mainichi Kaasan: Kanihaha-hen Japan Media Arts Festival Archive, Agency for Cultural Affairs, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  4. Christopher Macdonald. Tezuka Award Winner Announced Anime News Network, 10 May 2005, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  5. Crystalyn Hodgkins. 40th Japan Cartoonist Awards Honor Moto Hagio Anime News Network, 10 May 2011, retrieved 27 March 2013^
  6. Egan Loo. Mainichi Kāsan Manga to be Animated for TV Next Spring Anime News Network, 1 December 2008, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  7. https://mangapedia.com/%E6%AF%8E%E6%97%A5%E3%81%8B%E3%81%82%E3%81%95%E3%82%93-4hd49zqzc Mangapedia, Heibonsha, Shogakukan, et al., retrieved 28 April 2021^
  8. Egan Loo. Crunchyroll to Add Chi's, Mainichi Kāsan, Saki Anime Anime News Network, 18 March 2009, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  9. Kaasan: Mom's Life Crunchyroll, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  10. Egan Loo. Mainichi Kaasan Family Comedy Manga Gets Film Adaptation Anime News Network, 6 July 2010, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  11. https://animeanime.jp/article/2010/10/06/7032.html AnimeAnime.jp, 6 October 2010, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  12. Kaori Shoji. Rieko Saibara: Manga artist's true-life tale of drugs, booze and cartoons CNN Travel, 3 February 2011^
  13. Egan Loo. Live-Action Mainichi Kaasan Wins at Shanghai Film Fest Anime News Network, 18 June 2011, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  14. Crystalyn Hodgkins. Hotarubi no Mori e, 663114 Win at 66th Mainichi Film Awards Anime News Network, 17 January 2012, retrieved 27 March 2013^
  15. Maggie Lee. Kaasan, Mom's Life: Shanghai International Film Festival Review The Hollywood Reporter, 15 June 2011, retrieved 28 April 2021^
  16. https://jmcao.org/award/award-20/ Japanese Movie Critics Awards, retrieved 28 April 2021^