In This Corner Of The World

In This Corner Of The World

The manga that inspired the critically acclaimed film–now on Netflix!

1940’s Hiroshima Prefecture. Suzu, a young woman from the countryside, joins her new husband and his family in the shipbuilding city of Kure. As her beautiful home collapses around her, Suzu must confront the challenges of a new life while coming to grips with a world in turmoil. Unwilling to give up hope, Suzu struggles against the horrors of war to create her own happiness.

Biographical Notes:

Fumiyo Kouno is a Japanese manga artist from Nishi-ku, Hiroshima, known for her 2004 manga Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms and her 2007 manga In This Corner of the World which got an anime film adaptation in 2016 by MAPPA. Her manga Yunagi no Machi Sakura no Kuni won Grand Prize at the 8th Japan Media Arts Festival (2004), and the New Life Award at the 9th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Prizes (2005).

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!!” 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.

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