Yukibana no Tora
- Creator
- Akiko Higashimura
- Language
- Japanese
- Genre
- historical anime and manga
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• Ja Kanji — 雪花の虎 • Genre — Historical
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• Type — manga • Author — Akiko Higashimura • Publisher — Shogakukan • Imprint — Big Comics • Magazine — * Hibana • Weekly Big Comic Spirits • First — March 6, 2015 • Last — October 26, 2020 • Volumes — 10
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• Portal — yes Yukibana no Tora is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura. It is the story of Uesugi Kenshin, and tackles a theory that the historical figure was a woman. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Hibana from March 2015 to August 2017, when the manga ceased its publication, and it was then serialized in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2018 to October 2020. Its chapters were collected in ten tankōbon volumes.
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Yukibana no Tora, written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura, tells the story of Uesugi Kenshin, and tackles a theory that the historical figure was a woman. The manga was serialized Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Hibana from March 6, 2015, to August 7, 2017, when the magazine ceased its publication. Originally, it was planned that the manga would be transferred to Monthly Big Comic Spirits, however, it was later reported that it would be moved to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, starting on January 15, 2018. The series finished on October 26, 2020. Shogakukan collected its chapters into ten individual tankōbon volumes, released from September 11, 2015, to February 12, 2021. The manga is licensed in France by Le Lézard noir.
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Yukibana no Tora is associated with Japan.
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Reception
Yukibana no Tora ranked 14th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2016. In November 2019, the manga was nominated at the 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival for the Best Young Adult Comic Award.
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- 1.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. March 6, 2015.
- 2.Sherman, Jennifer. Shogakukan's Hibana Magazine Ends Publication After 2 Years. Anime News Network. July 7, 2017.
- 3.Ressler, Karen. Hibana Magazine's Individual Series' Plans Announced. Anime News Network. August 6, 2017.
- 4.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Akiko Higashimura's Historical Yukibana no Tora Manga Resumes in January. Anime News Network. November 5, 2017.
- 5.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. January 15, 2018.
- 6.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. Akiko Higashimura's Yukibana no Tora Manga Ends in 3 Chapters. Anime News Network. September 13, 2020.
- 7.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. October 26, 2020.
- 8.Akiko Higashimura rejoint le catalogue du Lézard Noir avec Yukibana No Tora. manga-news.com. May 9, 2018.
- 9.Shogakukan.
- 10.Shogakukan.
- 11.Shogakukan.
- 12.Shogakukan.
- 13.Shogakukan.
- 14.Shogakukan.
- 15.Shogakukan.
- 16.Shogakukan.
- 17.Shogakukan.
- 18.Shogakukan.
- 19.Natasha, Inc. Comic Natalie. February 4, 2016.
- 20.Hodgkins, Crystalyn. At the Mountains of Madness, Ship of Theseus Manga Nominated for Angoulême's Top Prize. Anime News Network. November 29, 2019.
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