Fuichin Zàijiàn! (フイチン再見!, Fuichin Tsaichen!, "Goodbye Fuichin!") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from March 2013 to March 2017, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes.

Fuichin Zàijiàn!
First volume cover
フイチン再見!
(Fuichin Tsaichen!)
GenreBiographical[1]
Manga
Written byMotoka Murakami
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Original
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 19, 2013March 20, 2017
Volumes10

Story

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Fuichin Zàijiàn! tells the story of real-life pioneer manga artist Toshiko Ueda, the author of Fuichin-san, who dedicated her life to create manga when it was not considered a popular career choice.

Publication

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Written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami, Fuichin Zàijiàn! was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from March 19, 2013,[2] to March 20, 2017.[3] Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, released from September 30, 2013,[4] to June 30, 2017.[5]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 September 30, 2013[4]978-4-09-185429-2
2 February 28, 2014[6]978-4-09-185896-2
3 August 29, 2014[7]978-4-09-186380-5
4 January 30, 2015[8]978-4-09-186760-5
5 May 29, 2020[9]978-4-09-187054-4
6 November 30, 2015[10]978-4-09-187346-0
7 March 30, 2016[11]978-4-09-187524-2
8 August 30, 2016[12]978-4-09-187766-6
9 January 30, 2017[13]978-4-09-189345-1
10 June 30, 2017[5]978-4-09-189540-0

Reception

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The series ranked fourth on "The Best Manga 2014 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine;[14] it ranked 14th, alongside Here and Fruits Takuhaibin [ja], on the 2018 edition.[15] The series received the Excellence Award at the 43rd Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 2014.[16] Fuichin Zàijiàn! was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival in 2018.[17]

References

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  1. ^ 村上もとかが、上田としこ伝「フイチン再見!」を執筆. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 5, 2013. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ 福本伸行「新・黒沢」などビッコミオリジナル40周年作品. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2013. Archived from the original on September 29, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  3. ^ 『フイチン再見!』『どうらく息子』の最終回を見逃すな! (in Japanese). Shogakukan. March 19, 2017. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  4. ^ a b 【9月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 30, 2013. Archived from the original on July 29, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  5. ^ a b 【6月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2017. Archived from the original on August 31, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  6. ^ 【2月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 28, 2014. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  7. ^ 【8月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 29, 2014. Archived from the original on July 13, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  8. ^ 【1月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 11, 2019. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  9. ^ 「フイチンさん」カラー扉など収録の愛蔵版に、村上もとかもエッセイ寄稿. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 29, 2020. Archived from the original on August 27, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  10. ^ 【11月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 30, 2015. Archived from the original on August 4, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  11. ^ 【3月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  12. ^ 【8月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 30, 2016. Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  13. ^ 【1月30日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 30, 2017. Archived from the original on October 27, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  14. ^ 「このマンガを読め!」1位は、吾妻ひでお「アル中病棟」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2013. Archived from the original on January 2, 2022. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  15. ^ 「このマンガを読め!」1位は宮谷一彦「ライク ア ローリング ストーン」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  16. ^ 日本漫画家協会賞に「あさりちゃん」「フイチン再見!」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 13, 2014. Archived from the original on July 25, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  17. ^ "Manga Division – 2018 [21st] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved January 7, 2022.

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