Nyx no Lantern
Nyx no Lantern (Japanese: ニュクスの角灯, Hepburn: Nyukusu no Rantan, "Nyx's Lantern") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kan Takahama. It was serialized in Leed Publishing's Monthly Comic Ran from March 2015 to June 2019, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes
| Nyx no Lantern | |
First tankōbon volume cover | |
| ニュクスの角灯 (Nyukusu no Rantan) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kan Takahama |
| Published by | Leed Publishing |
| Magazine | Monthly Comic Ran |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | March 27, 2015 – June 27, 2019 |
| Volumes | 6 |
In 2018, Nyx no Lantern won the Excellence Award at the 21st Japan Media Arts Festival, as well as the Grand Prize of the 24th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2020.
Plot edit
In 1878, Miyo, a shy girl who lost her parents in the Satsuma Rebellion, started working at a tool store "Ban" that handles the import and export of handicrafts in Kajiya-cho, Nagasaki. Her beauty gradually grows as she comes in contact with people around her, including her shopkeeper, Koura Momotoshi. At the same time, she begins to be conscious of Momotoshi as her love interest, but Momotoshi cannot stop his feelings for Judith, his first love in Paris, where he used to live.
Publication edit
Written and illustrated by Kan Takahama, Nyx no Lantern was serialized in Leed Publishing's Monthly Comic Ran from March 27, 2015,[4] to June 27, 2019.[5][6] Leed Publishing collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from January 29, 2016,[7] to August 27, 2019.[8]
Volumes edit
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | January 29, 2016[9] | 978-4-8458-4421-0 |
| 2 | July 29, 2016[10] | 978-4-8458-4428-9 |
| 3 | April 6, 2017[11] | 978-4-8458-5010-5 |
| 4 | February 16, 2018[12] | 978-4-8458-5180-5 |
| 5 | November 27, 2018[13] | 978-4-8458-6005-0 |
| 6 | August 27, 2019[8] | 978-4-8458-6027-2 |
Reception edit
The series was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016,[14] and won the Grand Prize in its 24th edition in 2020.[15][16] The series ranked fourth on "The Best Manga 2017 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.[17] The series was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017,[18] and received an Excellence Award at the 21st edition in 2018.[19][20] Nyx no Lantern won the Best Miniseries Manga at the Anime Click Awards 2022.[21]
French newspaper Le Figaro selected the series as one of their six recommended manga featured at the 2019 Paris Book Fair.[22]
References edit
- ^ a b "La Lanterne de Nyx – Tome 01" (in French). Glénat. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Critique Vol.1 Lanterne de Nyx (la)". manga-news.com (in French). March 8, 2019. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 漫画家・高浜寛さんに聞く 長崎・出島の魅力とは？ 幕末の出島を舞台にした漫画「扇島歳時記」完結 (in Japanese). NHK. October 17, 2022. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 高浜寛がコミック乱で新連載、舞台は海外貿易で賑わう19世紀後半の長崎. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 27, 2015. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 4, 2019). "Kan Takahama's Nyx no Lantern Manga Ends in 2 Chapters". Anime News Network. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 高浜寛「ニュクスの角灯」が完結、荻野真「孔雀王～戦国転生～」の最終回も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 27, 2019. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 高浜寛の新刊2冊同発、19世紀の長崎舞台にした初の長編作品と短編集. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 29, 2016. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ a b 【8月27日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 27, 2019. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 【1月29日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 29, 2016. from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 「ニュクスの角灯」2巻で高浜寛サイン会＆トークショー、里中満智子も登場. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 29, 2016. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 高浜寛「ニュクスの角灯」3巻、19世紀パリのマップが特典に. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 6, 2017. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 【2月16日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 16, 2018. from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 不思議な少女と夢の品々巡る人間ドラマ「ニュクスの角灯」全話無料公開、新連載も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 13, 2018. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Ressler, Karen (February 25, 2016). "20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. from the original on April 30, 2016. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 第24回手塚治虫文化賞の受賞記念動画を公開、高浜寛インタビューも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 31, 2020. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (April 27, 2020). "Nyx no Lantern, Sazae-san's Machiko Hasegawa Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ 「このマンガを読め！」今年の1位はスケラッコ「盆の国」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 26, 2016. from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Manga Division – 2017 [20th] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Manga Division – 2018 [21st] Japan Media Arts Festival Archive". Japan Media Arts Festival. Archived from the original on January 6, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 16, 2018). "In This Corner of the World, Lu over the wall, 'Nee, Mama' Win Media Arts Awards". Anime News Network. from the original on May 12, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
- ^ "Anime Click Awards - Nyx No Lantern". Anime Click. November 2, 2022. from the original on November 27, 2022. Retrieved November 27, 2022.
- ^ Paquot, Valentin (March 14, 2019). "Six mangas à découvrir au Salon du livre 2019" (in French). Le Figaro. from the original on November 25, 2022. Retrieved November 25, 2022.
Further reading edit
- 【ダ・ヴィンチ2016年11月号】今月のプラチナ本は 『ニュクスの角灯』. Da Vinci News (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. October 6, 2016.
- 高浜寛「ニュクスの角灯」 明治期の少女の飛躍、衝撃のラスト. Good Life with Book (in Japanese). The Asahi Shimbun. May 25, 2020.
- 「ニュクスの角灯」で手塚治虫文化賞の漫画家 高浜寛さん 7/5まで熊本市現美で企画展. Artne (in Japanese). Nishinippon Shimbun. July 2, 2020.
- "Nouvelle rencontre avec Kan Takahama autour de Tokyo, Amour et Libertés et La Lanterne de Nyx". manga-news.com (in French). June 5, 2019.
External links edit
- Nyx no Lantern (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia