Kounodori: Dr. Stork

Kounodori: Dr. Stork (コウノドリ, Kōnodori) is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Yū Suzunoki. It is serialized in Weekly Morning magazine published by Kodansha since July 26, 2012.[1][2] It has 27 volumes compiling the chapters released as of July 2019. The manga won Best General Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards. Kodansha USA have licensed the manga for a North American digital release as Kounodori: Dr. Stork.[3]

Kounodori: Dr. Stork
Cover of the first volume
コウノドリ
(Kōnodori)
Manga
Written byYū Suzunoki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
Kodansha USA (digital)
MagazineWeekly Morning
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 26, 2012 – May 7, 2020
Volumes31
Television drama
Directed byNobuhiro Doi
Fuminori Kaneko
Written byMutsumi Yamamoto
Original networkTBS
Original run October 16, 2015 – December 18, 2015
Episodes10
Television drama
Kounodori (2017 series)
Original networkTBS
Original run October 13, 2017 – December 22, 2017
Episodes11

A TV Drama adaptation aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 16 to December 18, 2015.[4] It was followed by a second series from October 13 to December 21, 2017.[5]

On March 2020, it was announced that Kounodori: Dr. Stork entered its final arc.[6] The manga finished on May 7, 2020.[7]

Characters

Volumes
  • 1 (June 21, 2013)[8]
  • 2 (September 20, 2013)[8]
  • 3 (December 20, 2013)[8]
  • 4 (March 20, 2014)[8]
  • 5 (June 23, 2014)[8]
  • 6 (September 22, 2014)[8]
  • 7 (December 22, 2014)[8]
  • 8 (March 23, 2015)[8]
  • 9 (June 23, 2015)[8]
  • 10 (September 23, 2015)[8]
  • 11 (October 23, 2015)[8]
  • 12 (November 23, 2015)[8]
  • 13 (March 23, 2016)[8]
  • 14 (June 23, 2016)[8]
  • 15 (September 23, 2016)[8]
  • 16 (December 22, 2016)[8]
  • 17 (March 23, 2017)[8]
  • 18 (June 23, 2017)[8]
  • 19 (September 22, 2017)[8]
  • 20 (October 23, 2017)[8]
  • 21 (November 22, 2017)[8]
  • 22 (May 23, 2018)[8]
  • 23 (June 22, 2018)[8]
  • 24 (September 21, 2018)[8]
  • 25 (December 21, 2018)[8]
  • 26 (March 23, 2019)[8]
  • 27 (June 21, 2019)[8]
  • 28 (September 20, 2019)[9]
  • 29 (December 23, 2019)[10]
  • 30 (March 23, 2020)[11]
  • 31 (June 23, 2020)[12]
  • 32 (October 23, 2020)[13]

Reception

Volume 6 reached the 22nd place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of September 28, 2014, had sold 43,198 copies;[14] volume 7 reached the 31st place and, as of December 28, 2014, had sold 47,885 copies;[15] volume 8 reached the 15th place and, as of March 29, 2015, had sold 48,477 copies.[16]

The manga won Best General Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards.[17] It was number 35 on the 15th Book of the Year list by Da Vinci magazine in 2014.[18] It was also nominated for Best General Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.[2]

References
  1. モーニングで医療ドラマが集中連載、産婦人科の現場描く. Natalie (in Japanese). July 26, 2012. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
  2. "39th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  3. "Kodansha Comics to Release Kounodori, Hotaru no Hikari, Kin Kyori Renai Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  4. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-08-10/medical-manga-konodori-gets-live-action-show-starring-gou-ayano/.91475
  5. http://www.tokyohive.com/article/2017/06/kounodori-to-come-back-with-a-new-season-in-october
  6. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (March 20, 2020). "Kounodori: Dr. Stork Manga Enters Final Arc". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 22, 2020). "Kounodori: Dr. Stork Manga Ends on May 7". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  8. コウノドリの一覧. morning.moae.jp (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  9. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000325220
  10. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000327516
  11. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000338759
  12. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000342516
  13. https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000344392
  14. "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 22–28". Anime News Network. October 2, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  15. "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22–28". Anime News Network. January 5, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  16. "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 23–29". Anime News Network. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  17. "Kodansha Manga Awards Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved 16 May 2016.
  18. "Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. December 8, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
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