Asadora!
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Asadora! (Japanese: 連続漫画小説 あさドラ!, Hepburn: Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora!, lit. "Serial Manga Novel Asadora!") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoki Urasawa. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits since October 2018, with its chapters published in eight tankōbon volumes as of December 2023. It has been licensed for English release in North America by Viz Media.
Asadora! | |
連続漫画小説 あさドラ! (Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora!) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Naoki Urasawa |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | October 6, 2018 – present |
Volumes | 8 |
Asadora! tells the story of Asa Asada's life, starting in post-war Japan, and spanning into the then-present year 2020, when a large monster rampages through Tokyo. The story begins in 1959 when Asa looks for a doctor for her mother in labor, only for her to run into a burglar and be held for ransom. When Typhoon Vera hits Japan, Asa and her kidnapper must work together to survive.
In 2021, Asadora! won the Lucca Comics Award for Best Manga Series.