Kisshō Tennyo
| Kisshō Tennyo | |
 Cover of the first volume | |
| 吉祥天女 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | mystery/horror |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akimi Yoshida |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Betsucomi |
| Original run | February 1983 – June 1984 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Ataru Oikawa |
| Written by | Ataru Oikawa |
| Studio | Blue Planet |
| Released | 30 June 2007 |
| Runtime | 116 minutes |
Kisshō Tennyo (Japanese: 吉祥天女) is a Japanese shōjo manga written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized by Shogakukan in Betsucomi between February 1983 and June 1984 and collected in four bound volumes.[1][2] Kisshō Tennyo received the 1984 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga.[3]
Characters
The main character, Sayoko Hanou, is implied to be a descendant (or possibly avatar) of the goddess Kisshō Tennyo.
Media
Live-action
On 30 June 2007, Blue Planet released Kisshō Tennyo live-action movie. It was directed by Ataru Oikawa.[4]
On December 21, 2007, Happinet Pictures released a DVD for the film version of Kisshō Tennyo.[5]
Manga
The individual chapters of the manga were collected in four tankōbon volumes released between October 1983 and October 1984. The series was re-released by Shogakukan in February 1995 in a two-volume kanzenban edition.[6][7]
Volume list
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 1983[1] | ISBN 978-4-09-131301-0 |
| 2 | March 1984[8] | ISBN 978-4-09-131302-7 |
| 3 | July 1984[9] | ISBN 978-4-09-131303-4 |
| 4 | October 1984[2] | ISBN 978-4-09-131304-1 |
References
- 1 2 吉祥天女 1 (1) (フラワーコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- 1 2 吉祥天女 4 (4) (フラワーコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ "Kisshô Tennyo". Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
- ↑ "Kissho Tennyo Special Edition". cdjapan.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-03-22.
- ↑ 吉祥天女 (1) (小学館文庫) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ 吉祥天女 (2) (小学館文庫) (文庫) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ 吉祥天女 2 (2) (フラワーコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
- ↑ 吉祥天女 3 (3) (フラワーコミックス) (新書) (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved 2009-01-27.
External links
- Kisshō Tennyo (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Kisshō Tennyo at the Internet Movie Database