Tsukidate no Satsujin (月館の殺人, "Murder in Tsukidate") is a Japanese manga series written by Yukito Ayatsuji and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from December 2004 to April 2006, with its chapters collected in two wide-ban volumes.
| Tsukidate no Satsujin | |
 First volume cover | |
| 月館の殺人 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Murder mystery[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yukito Ayatsuji |
| Illustrated by | Noriko Sasaki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Ikki Comix |
| Magazine | Monthly Ikki |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 25, 2004 – April 25, 2006 |
| Volumes | 2 |
Publication edit
Tsukidate no Satsujin is written by Yukito Ayatsuji and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Ikki from December 25, 2004,[2] to April 25, 2006.[a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in two wide-ban volumes, released on August 10, 2005,[6] and July 28, 2006.[7] Shogakukan re-published it in two tankōbon volumes released on January 30, 2009.[8][9] Shogakukan re-published it again in two bunkoban volumes on January 13, 2017.[10][11]
Volumes edit
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 10, 2005[6] | 978-4-09-188581-4 |
| 2 | July 28, 2006[7] | 978-4-09-188333-9 |
Reception edit
Tsukidate no Satsujin was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 10th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2006.[12]
Notes edit
- ^ It finished in the June 2006 issue of the magazine (cover date),[3] released on April 25 of the same year.[4][5]
References edit
- ^ "AWA LIFE January 2007" (PDF). Tokushima Prefecture International Exchange Association. January 2007. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
Tsukidate no Satsujin is a murder mystery manga set aboard a luxury train running through the more desolate and rural parts of Hokkaido — Martin O'Brien
- ^ 月刊 IKKI 2005年 2月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 21, 2005. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ コミックIKKI 2006/06 (in Japanese). Mandarake Inc. Archived from the original on April 10, 2022. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
最終回巻頭カラー!! 至極の鉄道ミステリー終着 「月館の殺人」 -佐々木倫子&綾辻行人
- ^ 月刊ＩＫＫＩ (バックナンバー). s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2007. Retrieved April 10, 2022.
- ^ IKKI公式サイト「イキパラ」次号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 5, 2006. Retrieved April 15, 2022.
- ^ a b 月館の殺人 / 上 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on June 30, 2006. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ a b 月館の殺人 / 下 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 10, 2017. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ 月館の殺人 (新装版) / 上 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ 月館の殺人 (新装版) / 下 (in Japanese). ASIN 4091884466.
- ^ 月館の殺人 （文庫版） 上 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. June 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ 月館の殺人 （文庫版） 下 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. June 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
- ^ "Manga Division – 2006 [10th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 19, 2020. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
Further reading edit
- Chavez, Ed (November 20, 2008). "Riding the Rails with Shogakukan's IKKI". Otaku USA. Archived from the original on March 14, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2020.
External links edit
- Official website at Ikki Paradise (in Japanese)
- Tsukidate no Satsujin at Anime News Network's encyclopedia