In Clothes Called Fat

In Clothes Called Fat

Cover of the first Japanese edition of In Clothes Called Fat
脂肪と言う名の服を着て
(Shibō to Iu Nano Fuku o Kite)
Genre Drama
Manga
Written by Moyoco Anno
Published by Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha
Shodensha
Bungeishunjū
English publisher Vertical
Demographic Josei
Magazine Weekly Josei
Young Berry
Original run 19961997
Volumes 1

In Clothes Called Fat (Japanese: 脂肪と言う名の服を着て Hepburn: Shibō to Iu Nano Fuku o Kite) is a Japanese drama josei manga written and illustrated by Moyoco Anno and serialized on Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha's Weekly Josei magazine.[1][2] A compilation volume was released on November 15, 1997.[1] It was published in English by Vertical[3] and in French by Kana.[4]

Characters

Reception

It was nominated for the Angoulême Essential Awards at the Angoulême International Comics Festival.[5] The series was nominated for an Eisner Award for the "Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia" in 2015.[6] On Anime News Network, Rebecca Silverman gave it an overall grade of B+, calling it "a grim yet fascinating look into the life of someone suffering from a disorder and never really getting the help she needs".[7] On manga-news.com, the staff gave it a grade of 15 out of 20.[4] On Manga Sanctuary, the staff gave it a grade of 7 out of 10.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "Shibou to Iu Na no Fuku wo Kite jp". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  2. "Vertical Adds Moyoco Anno's In the Clothes Named Fat Manga". Anime News Network. July 22, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  3. "North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 20–26". Anime News Network. July 22, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  4. 1 2 "In the clothes named fat". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  5. "Angouleme Essential Awards Overviews". Comi Press. January 22, 2007. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  6. "All You Need Is Kill, In Clothes Called Fat, Master Keaton, One-Punch Man, Mizuki's Showa, Wolf Children Nominated for Eisner Awards". Anime News Network. April 22, 2015. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
  7. "In Clothes Called Fat". Anime News Network. October 25, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  8. "In the Clothes Named Fat". Manga Sanctuary (in French). Retrieved November 17, 2014.

Further reading


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