Okami-san
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Okami-san (おかみさん, lit. 'The Manageress') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ichimaru. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from 1990 to 1999, with its chapters collected in 17 tankōbon volumes. It was followed by a sequel, Okami-san Heisei Basho, serialized in the same magazine from 2011 to 2013, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes. The series is about a woman who becomes the manager of a stable of sumo wrestlers.
| Okami-san | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| おかみさん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ichimaru |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic Original |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | 1990 – 1999 |
| Volumes | 17 |
| Manga | |
| Okami-san Heisei Basho | |
| Written by | Ichimaru |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Big Comic Original |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | October 20, 2011 – September 5, 2013 |
| Volumes | 2 |
In 1993, Okami-san won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.
Okami-san, written and illustrated by Ichimaru, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original from 1990 to 1999.[2][1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in seventeen tankōbon volumes, released from August 30, 1991, to March 30, 1999.[4]
A sequel, titled Okami-san Heisei Basho (おかみさん 平成場所, lit. 'The Manageress: Heisei Tournament'), was serialized for sixteen chapters in the same magazine from October 20, 2011,[5] to September 5, 2013.[6] Two tankōbon volumes were released on February 28[7] and December 27, 2013.[8]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | August 30, 1991[4] | 978-4-09-182651-0 |
| 2 | December 17, 1991[4] | 978-4-09-182652-7 |
| 3 | July 30, 1992[4] | 978-4-09-182653-4 |
| 4 | January 30, 1993[4] | 978-4-09-182654-1 |
| 5 | September 30, 1993[4] | 978-4-09-182655-8 |
| 6 | April 28, 1994[4] | 978-4-09-182656-5 |
| 7 | November 30, 1994[4] | 978-4-09-182657-2 |
| 8 | August 30, 1995[4] | 978-4-09-182658-9 |
| 9 | April 27, 1996[4] | 978-4-09-182659-6 |
| 10 | September 30, 1996[4] | 978-4-09-182660-2 |
| 11 | February 28, 1997[4] | 978-4-09-184411-8 |
| 12 | June 30, 1997[4] | 978-4-09-184412-5 |
| 13 | September 30, 1997[4] | 978-4-09-184413-2 |
| 14 | February 26, 1998[4] | 978-4-09-184414-9 |
| 15 | July 30, 1998[4] | 978-4-09-184415-6 |
| 16 | October 30, 1998[4] | 978-4-09-184416-3 |
| 17 | March 30, 1999[4] | 978-4-09-184417-0 |
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | February 28, 2013[7] | 978-4-09-185023-2 |
| 2 | December 27, 2013[8] | 978-4-09-185724-8 |
In 1993, alongside Hideki Arai's Miyamoto kara Kimi e, Okami-san won the 38th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.[9][10]
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