Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru

Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (水は海に向かって流れる, "Water Flows Toward the Sea") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rettō Tajima. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from August 2018 to July 2020, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation premiered in June 2023.

Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru
First tankōbon volume cover
水は海に向かって流れる
Manga
Written by	Rettō Tajima
Published by	Kodansha
Magazine	Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	August 9, 2018 – July 9, 2020
Volumes	3
Live-action film
Directed by	Tetsu Maeda
Written by	Satomi Oshima
Music by	Takeshi Haketa
Studio	st'blue
Released	June 9, 2023 (2023-06-09)
Runtime	123 minutes

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Rettō Tajima, Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from August 9, 2018,^[1] to July 9, 2020.^[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from May 9, 2019,^[3] to September 9, 2020.^[4]

Volumes

No.	Release date	ISBN
1	May 9, 2019[5]	978-4-06-514451-0
2	December 9, 2019[6]	978-4-06-517908-6
3	September 9, 2020[7]	978-4-06-520587-7

Live-action film

In November 2022, it was announced that the manga would receive a live-action film adaptation. It is directed by Tetsu Maeda with scripts written by Satomi Oshima, and stars Suzu Hirose as Chisa Sasaki. It premiered on June 9, 2023.^[8][9]

Reception

The manga ranked 18th on the 2020 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.^[10] On Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! ranking of top 20 manga for male readers, the series ranked fifth on the 2019 list,^[11] and fourth on the 2020 list.^[12] The manga was nominated for the 13th and 14th Manga Taishō in 2020 and 2021, respectively.^[13][14] It won the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Creator Prize in 2020.^[15]

References

1. 「子供はわかってあげない」の田島列島、男女5人の共同生活描く新連載別マガで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 9, 2018. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
2. 別冊少年マガジン （２０２０年８月号）. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
3. 男女5人の奇妙な共同生活、田島列島の最新作「水は海に向かって流れる」1巻. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. May 9, 2019. Archived from the original on October 24, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
4. 田島列島の年の差ワケありボーイミーツガール「水は海に向かって流れる」最終3巻. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
5. 【5月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 9, 2019. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
6. 【12月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 9, 2019. Archived from the original on December 9, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
7. 【9月9日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 9, 2020. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
8. Komatsu, Mikikazu (November 16, 2022). "Rettou Tajima's Award-winning Manga Water Flows Toward The Sea Gets Live-action Film in June 2023". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on January 20, 2023. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
9. 「水は海に向かって流れる」原作者・田島列島が撮影現場を訪問、描き下ろしマンガ公開. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 4, 2023. Archived from the original on May 7, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
10. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (December 5, 2020). "Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 17, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
11. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (December 11, 2019). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2020 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on March 24, 2021. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
12. Mateo, Alex (December 17, 2020). "Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2021 Rankings". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 17, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
13. Pineda, Rafael (March 16, 2020). "Tsubasa Yamaguchi's The Blue Period. Manga Wins 13th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
14. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 18, 2021). "Full 14th Manga Taisho Awards' Points Revealed". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 10, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.
15. Pineda, Rafael (April 27, 2020). "Nyx no Lantern, Sazae-san's Machiko Hasegawa Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved January 20, 2023.

External links

• Official live-action film website (in Japanese)
• Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia