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The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn (あさきゆめみし, Asakiyumemishi) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Waki Yamato. It is a manga adaptation of Murasaki Shikibu's The Tale of Genji, staying largely faithful to the original plot while incorporating some modern elements. The series was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazines Mimi and Minmi Excellent from 1979 to 1993, with its chapters compiled into 13 tankōbon volumes.
| The Tale of Genji: Dreams at Dawn | |
Cover of the third tankōbon volume, featuring Hikaru Genji (right) | |
| あさきゆめみし (Asakiyumemishi) | |
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| Written by | Waki Yamato |
| Published by | Kodansha |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | 1979 – 1993 |
| Volumes | 13 |
The first ten volumes focus on Hikaru Genji and his life, while the final three volumes shift to two princes—Lord Kaoru and Niou no Miya (the "Royal Prince with Perfumes")—following Hikaru Genji's death.
Kodansha International published four volumes of the series as part of its bilingual manga program from 2000 to 2001. Later, Kodansha USA released the manga digitally in ten volumes between 2019 and 2020.
An anime adaptation was initially planned to air on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block starting in January 2009.[2] However, the producers decided to create the anime directly based on the original The Tale of Genji, resulting in the new title Genji Monogatari Sennenki.[3]
The manga series has sold over 18 million copies.[4]
Written and illustrated by Waki Yamato, The Tale of Genji was serialized in Kodansha's shōjo manga magazines Minmi and Minmi Excellent from 1979 to 1993.[5] Kodansha collected the chapters into 13 tankōbon volumes, released between November 15, 1980,[6] to July 13, 1993.[7]
Kodansha International published four volumes as part of its bilingual manga program from 2000 to 2001.[8][9] Kodansha USA began publishing the manga digitally,[10] releasing ten volumes from February 26, 2019,[11] to February 4, 2020.[12]
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