Beshari-Gurashi (べしゃり暮らし) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Masanori Morita. It was first serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 2005 to June 2006, and later transferred to the publisher's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump, where it ran from January 2007 to June 2015; a mini-story was published in the same magazine from July to September 2019. Its chapters were collected in 20 tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into an eight-episode television drama series broadcast on TV Asahi from July to September 2019.

Beshari-Gurashi
First tankōbon volume cover (Young Jump Comics edition)
べしゃり暮らし
Genre
Manga
Written byMasanori Morita
Published byShueisha
Imprint
  • Jump Comics (2006; vol. 1–3)
  • Young Jump Comics (2007–2019)
Magazine
DemographicShōnen, seinen
Original runOctober 3, 2005September 12, 2019
Volumes20
Television drama
Directed byGekidan Hitori
Written byTomihiko Tokunaga
Music by
  • Yu Takami
  • Nobuaki Kanazawa
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run July 27, 2019 September 14, 2019
Episodes8

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Masanori Morita, Beshari-Gurashi was first serialized for 28 chapters in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from October 3, 2005,[3][4] to June 26, 2006.[a] Following a 29th chapter published in Akamaru Jump on August 16, 2006,[7] the series was transferred to Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on January 18, 2007,[8] and finished on June 11, 2015;[2] a mini-story was serialized in the same magazine from July 4[9][10] to September 12, 2019.[11] Shueisha collected its chapters in twenty tankōbon volumes; the first three volumes were released under the Jump Comics imprint from February 3 to October 4, 2006,[12] and the volumes were later re-released and continued under the Young Jump Comics imprint from May 18, 2007,[13] to September 19, 2019.[14]

Drama

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An eight-episode television drama adaptation was broadcast on TV Asahi from July 27 to September 14, 2019.[15][16][17]

Reception

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Beshari-Gurashi was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize, for both the Grand Prize and Readers' Award, in 2014.[18][19]

Notes

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  1. ^ The series finished in the 30th issue of 2006 (cover date July 10),[5] released on June 26.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 19, 2019). "Morita's Beshari Gurashi Comedy Manga Enters Final Story Arc". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  2. ^ a b 「べしゃり暮らし」10年の歴史に幕、芸人目指す若者たちの青春譚. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 11, 2015. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  3. ^ Macdonald, Christopher (October 6, 2005). "New Manga in Japan". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  4. ^ 2005年Vol.44 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 13, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  5. ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ2006年30. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on October 24, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  6. ^ 2006年Vol.30 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on January 10, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  7. ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ増刊 赤マルジャンプ2006 SUMMER (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on August 21, 2006. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  8. ^ バックナンバー 2007年 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on October 1, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  9. ^ Pineda, Rafael (May 14, 2019). "Beshari Gurashi Manga Gets Sequel Mini-Series in July". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  10. ^ 「べしゃり暮らし」4年ぶり連載再開!NMCの決勝に挑む圭右たちを描く. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 4, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  11. ^ 「べしゃり暮らし」NMCの決勝に挑む圭右と辻本描いた約4年ぶり新刊. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 12, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  12. ^ べしゃり暮らし. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on February 8, 2007. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  13. ^ べしゃり暮らし 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  14. ^ 「べしゃり暮らし」NMCの決勝に挑む圭右と辻本描いた約4年ぶり新刊. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 19, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  15. ^ 森田まさのり「べしゃり暮らし」が間宮祥太朗と渡辺大知でTVドラマに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 26, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  16. ^ 注目ドラマ紹介:「べしゃり暮らし」 森田まさのりのマンガをドラマ化 間宮祥太朗が漫才に青春を懸ける. Mantan Web (in Japanese). July 27, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  17. ^ べしゃり暮らし:最終回 間宮祥太朗と渡辺大知がすれ違い 「べしゃり暮らし」解散の危機. Mantan Web (in Japanese). September 14, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  18. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (March 3, 2014). "18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  19. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (March 9, 2014). "18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 3, 2021. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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