Sunset on Third Street

Sunset on Third Street
First tankōbon volume cover
三丁目の夕日
(San-Chōme no Yūhi)
Manga
Written byRyōhei Saigan [ja]
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Original
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 1974 – present
Volumes71
Anime television series
Directed byTsuneo Maeda
Music byKentarō Haneda
StudioGroup TAC
Original networkMBS
Original run October 12, 1990 – September 21, 1991
Episodes27
Live-action films

Sunset on Third Street (Japanese: 三丁目の夕日 夕焼けの詩, Hepburn: San-Chōme no Yūhi Yūyake no Uta) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ryōhei Saigan [ja]. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga Big Comic Original since 1974, with its chapters collected in 71 tankōbon volumes as of June 2024.

It was adapted into an anime television series broadcast from 1990 to 1991 and three live-action films: Always: Sunset on Third Street (2005), Always: Sunset on Third Street 2 (2007) and Always: Sunset on Third Street '64 (2012).

It won the 27th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1982.

Overview

Set in post-war Japan between 1955 and 1964, it focuses on stories illustrating the humor and pathos of ordinary life in the Japan of that era, mainly about the residents of the fictional Tokyo neighborhood "Sunset on Third Street". However, many stories take place with one-story characters (not only people but animals and legendary creatures) and in other parts of Japan.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ryōhei Saigan [ja], Sunset on Third Street has been serialized for over forty-five years in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Original since September 1974.[1] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 29, 1975.[2] As of June 28, 2024, 71 volumes have been released.[3]

Anime

A twenty-seven episode anime television series adaptation by Group TAC was broadcast on MBS from October 12, 1990, to September 21, 1991.[4]

Live-action films

Main articles: Always: Sunset on Third Street, Always: Sunset on Third Street 2, and Always: Sunset on Third Street '64

The series has been adapted into three live-action films premiered in Japan. Always: Sunset on Third Street, premiered on November 5, 2005;[5] Always: Sunset on Third Street 2, premiered on November 3, 2007;[6] and Always: Sunset on Third Street '64, premiered on January 21, 2012.[7]

Reception

Sunset on Third Street won the 27th Shogakukan Manga Award for general manga in 1982.[8]

The manga has been credited for causing a nostalgia boom.[9]

References

  1. ^ 漫画『三丁目の夕日』連載45年で1000回到達 昭和30年代の日本の暮らし描く. Oricon News (in Japanese). February 5, 2020. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  2. ^ 夕焼けの詩 / 1 / プロフェッショナル列伝. s-book.com (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 21, 2003. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  3. ^ 【6月28日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 28, 2024. Archived from the original on June 28, 2024. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
  4. ^ 三丁目の夕日. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  5. ^ ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日 (in Japanese). Toho. Archived from the original on May 13, 2021. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  6. ^ [BUMP OF CHICKEN] 1年ぶり新シングルは2枚同時発売. Music Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 24, 2007. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  7. ^ ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日'64. Eiga Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on March 14, 2022. Retrieved March 14, 2022.
  8. ^ 小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on May 24, 2012. Retrieved December 27, 2009.
  9. ^ 昭和レトロはどこへ行く――令和の若者にウケるわけ (in Japanese). Chūō Kōron. May 10, 2024. Archived from the original on September 18, 2024. Retrieved November 24, 2024.

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