Kūya Shōnin ga Ita
Publication. Written by Taichi Yamada, the "Kūya Shōnin ga Ita" novel was published by the Asahi Shimbun Publishing on April 7, 2011. The manga adaptation, illustrated by Hideki Arai, was serialized in Shogakukan's "seinen" manga magazine "Monthly Ikki" from October 25, 2013, to August 25, 2014. Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single "tankōbon" volume, released on September 30, 2014. In France, the manga was licensed by . Reception. In 2015, the manga adaptation won the Manga Honz Super New Award 2014 by the Japanese book recommendation website Honz.