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Japanese manga series
I'm From Japan
First volume cover
ジモトがジャパン
(Jimoto ga Japan)
GenreComedy, martial arts
Manga
Written bySeiji Hayashi
Published byShueisha
English publisher
ImprintJump Comics
Magazine
English magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runSeptember 15, 2018 – April 2, 2020
Volumes6 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byIsamu Ueno
Written by
  • Masato Naruse
  • Kōji Hashimoto
StudioODDJOB
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 8, 2019 – March 23, 2020
Episodes50

I'm From Japan (Japanese: ジモトがジャパン, Hepburn: Jimoto ga Japan) is a Japanese series written and illustrated by Seiji Hayashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from September 2018 to May 2019 and in Saikyō Jump from June 2019 to April 2020. Its chapters were collected in six tankōbon volumes. Viz Media published the first three chapters for its "Jump Start" initiative. Shueisha simulpublished the series in English on their app and website platform Manga Plus in January 2019. A 50-episode anime television series adaptation by ODDJOB was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 2019 to March 2020.

Characters

Japan Hinomoto (日ノ本 ジャパン, Hinomoto Japan)
Voiced by: Minami Takayama
Tokio Abiko (安孫子 時生, Abiko Tokio)
Voiced by: Koutaro Nishiyama
Hide (ヒデ)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano
Masurao Kikuchi (菊池 益荒男, Kikuchi Masurao)
Voiced by: Tesshō Genda
Komachi Yuze (湯瀬 こまち, Yuze Komachi)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda

Media

Manga

I'm from Japan is written and illustrated by Seiji Hayashi. It was serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump magazine from September 15, 2018 to May 27, 2019. It was then transferred to Saikyō Jump, where it ran from June 1, 2019 to April 2, 2020. The individual chapters were collected and published by Shueisha into six tankōbon volumes, released from January 4, 2019 to May 13, 2020.

Viz Media published the first three chapters for its "Jump Start" initiative. Shueisha simulpublished the series in English on their app and website Manga Plus.

Volume list

No. Release date ISBN
1 January 4, 2019978-4-08-881671-5
2 April 4, 2019978-4-08-881761-3
3 June 4, 2019978-4-08-881829-0
4 October 4, 2019978-4-08-882072-9
5 February 4, 2020978-4-08-882174-0
6 May 13, 2020978-4-08-882285-3

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced via Weekly Shōnen Jump's official Twitter account on December 22, 2018. The series is animated by ODDJOB and directed by Isamu Ueno, with Masato Naruse and Kōji Hashimoto handling series composition, and Hana Nohara and Fumiyuki Uehara designing the characters. The series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 8, 2019 and finished on March 23, 2020. Akira Kushida performed the series' ending theme song "Appare! Jimoto ga Ichiban!!".

Notes

  1. Volume 6 was slated to be released on May 1, 2020 but was delayed to May 13, 2020 due to COVID-19 concerns.

References

  1. Chapman, Paul (March 15, 2019). "Martial Arts Gag Anime "I'm From Japan" Hits TV Tokyo in April of 2019". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 21, 2019.
  2. "I'm From Japan Anime Stars Minami Takayama". Anime News Network. February 17, 2019. Retrieved February 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "I'm From Japan TV Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members". Anime News Network. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019.
  4. "Shonen Jump Magazine Launches 2 New Gag Manga on September 15". Anime News Network. September 9, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.

    ダビデ像彷彿とさせる高校生のコメディ＆ご当地ネタ満載のギャグがジャンプで. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 15, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2021.

  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 26, 2019). "I'm From Japan Manga Moves to Saikyō Jump Magazine". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 26, 2019.

    ラグビーに魅せられた少年たちを描く青春スポーツものがジャンプで始動. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 27, 2019. Retrieved April 29, 2021.

  6. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 1, 2020). "Seiji Hayashi's I'm From Japan Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  7. ^ ジモトがジャパン 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  8. ^ ジモトがジャパン 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  9. "Viz's Shonen Jump to Preview Teenage Renaissance! David, I'm From Japan Manga". Anime News Network. September 10, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  10. Rafael Antonio Pineda (January 27, 2019). "Shueisha Launches Free Global MANGA Plus Service". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 23, 2019.
  11. ジモトがジャパン 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  12. ジモトがジャパン 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  13. ジモトがジャパン 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved November 4, 2019.
  14. ジモトがジャパン 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 1, 2020.
  15. Sherman, Jennifer (April 9, 2020). "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, Other Jump Manga Delay New Volumes Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 9, 2020.
  16. "Seiji Hayashi's I'm From Japan Manga Gets TV Anime in April (Updated)". Anime News Network. December 22, 2018. Retrieved December 23, 2018.
  17. "I'm From Japan Anime's Staff, New Visual Revealed". Anime News Network. February 15, 2019. Retrieved February 15, 2019.
  18. "I'm From Japan Anime's Promo Video Reveals April 8 Premiere". Anime News Network. March 31, 2019. Retrieved March 31, 2019.
  19. @jimoto_anime (March 22, 2020). "【#ジモトがジャパン 明日はいよいよ最終回!!】テレビ東京系列 #おはスタ 内 毎週月曜あさ7時20分頃～放送！第50話「繰り出せ！都道府拳最終奥義！」ロボ首相が日本をひとつにしようと、都道府県の廃止を決定！都道府県廃止の危機にジャパンたちが今、立ち上がる！明日もお見逃しなくーーッッ!!" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved April 2, 2020 – via Twitter.

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