Bye-Bye Beanbag
| Bye-Bye Beanbag | |
 Volume cover | |
| さよならタマちゃん (Sayonara, Tama-chan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Slice of life[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kazuyoshi Takeda |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Evening KC |
| Magazine | Evening |
| Original run | July 10, 2012 – July 9, 2013 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Bye-Bye Beanbag (Japanese: さよならタマちゃん, Hepburn: Sayonara, Tama-chan) is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda, chronicling his bout with testicular cancer. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from July 2012 to July 2013, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. The manga has been licensed for English release in North America by Abrams ComicArts and the collected volume is set to release in March 2027.
Synopsis
At 35 years old, Kazuyoshi Takeda gets diagnosed with testicular cancer. As he undergoes treatment at the hospital, his diagnosis unexpectedly forms bridges between himself and strangers who show up to support him throughout his ordeal.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Kazuyoshi Takeda, Bye-Bye Beanbag was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Evening from July 10, 2012, to July 9, 2013.[2][3] An additional chapter was published in the magazine on August 12, 2013.[4] Kodansha collected the chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on August 23, 2013.[5][6]
In February 2026, Abrams ComicArts announced that it had licensed the series for English publication, with the volume set to release under its Kana imprint on March 2, 2027.[7][8]
Reception
It was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award.[9] It was also nominated for the 7th Manga Taishō, receiving 66 points and placing 3rd among the ten nominees.[10]
See also
- Peleliu: Guernica of Paradise, another manga series by the same author
References
- ↑ "Sayonara Tama-chan jp". Manga News (in French). Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ 睾丸のがん患う35歳アシの闘病記「さよならタマちゃん」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 10, 2012. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ 小林まこと×長谷川伸第4弾「瞼の母」で東三四郎が忠太郎に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 9, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ 「とろ鉄」の野村宗弘が新連載、「少女ファイト」全サも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 12, 2013. Archived from the original on April 18, 2021. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ さよならタマちゃん (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved February 8, 2021.
- ↑ "Sayonara Tama-chan jp". Manga News (in French). Archived from the original on November 29, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 12, 2026). "Abrams ComicArts' Kana Licenses Hideout, Bye-Bye Beanbag, 'The Gentleman, the Cat, and the Tearoom' Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on February 12, 2026. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
- ↑ "Bye-Bye Beanbag". Abrams ComicArts. Archived from the original on June 16, 2026. Retrieved June 16, 2026.
- ↑ "18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. March 3, 2014. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
- ↑ "Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. March 27, 2014. Archived from the original on May 9, 2019. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
External links
- Official website (in Japanese)
- Bye-Bye Beanbag at Anime News Network's encyclopedia