Danchōtei Nichijō
| Danchōtei Nichijō | |
 First wideban volume cover | |
| 断腸亭にちじょう | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Autobiography[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Gump |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics Special |
| Magazine | Sunday Webry |
| Original run | November 28, 2021 – June 29, 2025 |
| Volumes | 6 |
Danchōtei Nichijō (断腸亭にちじょう) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Gump. It was serialized on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website between November 2021 and June 2025.
Synopsis
The series focuses on the author who, after getting his series' first volume reprinted, gets told by his doctor that he has colon cancer. The series depicts his everyday struggles as he deals with it.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Gump, Danchōtei Nichijō was serialized on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry website from November 28, 2021 to June 29, 2025.[2][3] Its chapters were compiled into six wideban volumes (including the last three released digital-only) released from May 12, 2022, to October 12, 2025.[4][5]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 12, 2022[4] | 978-4-09-851139-6 |
| 2 | May 12, 2023[6] | 978-4-09-852134-0 |
| 3 | June 30, 2023[7] | 978-4-09-852135-7 |
| 4 | August 12, 2025 (ebook)[8] | — |
| 5 | September 12, 2025 (ebook)[9] | — |
| 6 | October 12, 2025 (ebook)[5] | — |
Reception
The series' third volume received a recommendation from manga artist Minoru Toyoda.[10]
The series won the New Artist Prize at the 27th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2023.[11]
References
- ↑ 39歳のひねくれマンガ家がガン闘病の実体験を描く「断腸亭にちじょう」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ サンデーうぇぶりで新連載続々、「ジンメン」カトウタカヒロの読み切り4作品も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 25, 2021. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ 52. 最終話. Sunday Webry (in Japanese). Shogakukan. June 29, 2025. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- 1 2 断腸亭にちじょう 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- 1 2 断腸亭にちじょう 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ 断腸亭にちじょう 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ 断腸亭にちじょう 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ 断腸亭にちじょう 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ 断腸亭にちじょう 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ 「断腸亭にちじょう」3巻発売、とよ田みのるも「すげー面白い！ 大好きです」と絶賛. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 30, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
- ↑ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 24, 2023). "Yuria's Red String Manga, Ganpu, Ebine Yamaji, Kazuo Umezu Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 19, 2026.
External links
- Official manga website (in Japanese)
- Danchōtei Nichijō (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia