Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House (Japanese: 舞妓さんちのまかないさん, Hepburn: Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san, lit. "Makanai in the Maiko Lodge")[lower-alpha 1] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Aiko Koyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine since December 2016, with its chapters collected in fifteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2020.

  • Kiyo in Kyoto:
  • From the Maiko House
Cover of Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House volume 1 by Shogakukan
舞妓さんちのまかないさん
(Maiko-san chi no Makanai-san)
GenreCooking[1][2]
Manga
Written byAiko Koyama
Published byShogakukan
ImprintShōnen Sunday Comics Special
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Sunday
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 28, 2016 – present
Volumes15
Anime television series
Directed byYouhei Suzuki
Written bySusumu Yamakawa
Music byGo Sakabe
StudioJ.C.Staff
Original networkNHK World-Japan, NHK Educational TV
Original run February 25, 2021 – scheduled
Episodes12

An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff is scheduled to premiere worldwide in February 2021 on NHK World-Japan, followed by a Japanese broadcast on NHK Educational TV in fall of the same year.

As of March 2020, the manga had 1 million copies in circulation. In 2020, the manga won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.

Story

The story is set in Kyoto's hanamachi geisha quarter. Here, after geisha finish their work late at night, they rest at the lodge to prepare for the next day. The story centers on Kiyo, a teenager Aomori native who works as a cook in the geisha lodge. She also has a friend named Sumire. who is a maiko (apprentice geisha).

Characters
Kiyo (キヨ, Kiyo)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[4]
Sumire (すみれ, Sumire)
Voiced by: M.A.O[4]
Kenta (健太, Kenta)
Voiced by: Minami Takayama[4]
Tsurukoma (つる駒)
Voiced by: Satsumi Matsuda[4]
Okaa-san (おかあさん, Okā-san)
Voiced by: Kaoru Katakai[4]
Onii-san (おにいさん, Onī-san)
Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama[4]

Media

Manga

Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House is written and illustrated by Aiko Koyama. The series began in the combined 5th-6th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday, published on December 28, 2016.[5] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on April 12, 2017.[6] As of November 12, 2020, fifteen volumes have been released.[7]

The manga has been licensed by Elex Media Komputindo in Indonesia.[8]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 April 12, 2017[6]978-4-09-127562-2
2 July 18, 2017[9]978-4-09-127726-8
3 September 12, 2017[10]978-4-09-127828-9
4 December 12, 2017[11]978-4-09-128028-2
5 April 12, 2018[12]978-4-09-128188-3
6 June 12, 2018[13]978-4-09-128329-0
7 September 12, 2018[14]978-4-09-128537-9
8 December 12, 2018[15]978-4-09-128752-6
9 March 12, 2019[16]978-4-09-128883-7
10 June 12, 2019[17]978-4-09-129258-2
11 September 12, 2019[18]978-4-09-129389-3
12 December 12, 2019[19]978-4-09-129489-0
13 March 12, 2020[20]978-4-09-850088-8
14 July 10, 2020[21]978-4-09-850129-8
15 November 12, 2020[7]978-4-09-850316-2

Anime

In March 2020, NHK announced that the series would be adapted into an anime television series.[1] The series is animated by J.C.Staff, and directed by Youhei Suzuki, with Susumu Yamakawa overseeing scripts, and Go Sakabe composing the series' music. It will first premiere worldwide on the NHK World-Japan channel on February 25, 2021, followed by a Japanese broadcast on NHK Educational TV in the fall of the same year. The series will run for 12 episodes.[4][22]

Reception

As of October 2019, the manga had 700,000 copies in circulation.[23] As of March 2020, it had over 1 million copies in circulation.[20] In 2020, the manga won the 65th Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen category.[24][25][26]

Notes
  1. Makanai is a Japanese culinary term which means a meal provided to staff rather than the customers.[3]

References
  1. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 30, 2020). "Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san Manga About Kyoto's Geisha Quarter Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  2. マンガ「舞妓さんちのまかないさん」を読んで、家で青森グルメを作ってみた (in Japanese). TV Tokyo+. April 4, 2019. Archived from the original on April 4, 2019. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  3. "Japanese Beauty: Makanai Cosmetics In Kagurazaka". MATCHA. MATCHA, Inc. March 30, 2014. Archived from the original on July 24, 2020. Retrieved October 17, 2020.
  4. Loo, Egan (January 20, 2021). "Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, 12-Part Run, February 25 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 20, 2021.
  5. サンデーで小山愛子の新連載、舞妓さんに料理を振る舞う16歳の少女描く. Natalie (in Japanese). December 28, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  7. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　１５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 18, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2020.
  8. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (October 9, 2019). "Elex Media Licenses Juru Masak Para Maiko, Chion and the Cat Temple Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  9. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  13. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  14. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  15. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　８ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  16. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　９ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
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  20. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　１３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved March 31, 2020.
  21. 舞妓さんちのまかないさん　１４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 26, 2020. Retrieved June 10, 2020.
  22. Milligan, Mercedes (January 21, 2021). "'Kiyo in Kyoto: From the Maiko House' Premieres on NHK WORLD Feb. 25". Animation Magazine. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
  23. 花街支える青森の味 漫画に/十和田出身・小山さん. toonippo.co.jp (in Japanese). October 24, 2019. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  24. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (November 22, 2019). "65th Shogakukan Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 22, 2019.
  25. 第65回小学館漫画賞、一般向け部門は「アオアシ」と「かぐや様は告らせたい」が受賞. Natalie (in Japanese). January 22, 2020. Retrieved January 22, 2020.
  26. Sherman, Jennifer (January 22, 2020). "Aoashi, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, More Win 65th Shogakukan Manga Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

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