Kounodori: Dr. Stork

Kounodori: Dr. Stork
Cover of the first volume
コウノドリ
(Kōnodori)
GenreDrama[1]
Manga
Written byYū Suzunoki
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Morning
DemographicSeinen
Original runJuly 26, 2012May 7, 2020
Volumes32
Television drama
Dr. Storks[2]
Directed byNobuhiro Doi
Fuminori Kaneko
Written byMutsumi Yamamoto
StudioTBS
Original networkTBS
Original run October 16, 2015 December 18, 2015
Episodes10
Television drama
Dr. Storks[2] (2017 series)
Original networkTBS
Original run October 13, 2017 December 22, 2017
Episodes11

Kounodori: Dr. Stork (コウノドリ, Kōnodori) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yū Suzunoki. It was published by Kodansha in Weekly Morning magazine from July 26, 2012 to May 7, 2020 and collected in 32 volumes.[3][4] The manga won Best General Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards.[5] Kodansha USA has licensed the manga for a North American digital release as Kounodori: Dr. Stork.[6]

A TV drama adaptation, officially titled Dr. Storks (stylized as Dr.STOЯKS) in English,[7] aired on the Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 16 to December 18, 2015.[8] It was followed by a second series from October 13 to December 21, 2017.[9]

Characters

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Volumes

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

Reception

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Volume 6 reached the 22nd place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of September 28, 2014, had sold 43,198 copies;[16] volume 7 reached the 31st place and, as of December 28, 2014, had sold 47,885 copies;[17] volume 8 reached the 15th place and, as of March 29, 2015, had sold 48,477 copies.[18]

The manga won Best General Manga at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards.[19] It was number 35 on the 15th Book of the Year list by Da Vinci magazine in 2014.[20] It was also nominated for Best General Manga at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Kounodori: Dr. Stork, Volume 1. Kodansha USA. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b (in Japanese) TBS's anime television title
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 22, 2020). "Kounodori: Dr. Stork Manga Ends on May 7". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  5. ^ a b c "39th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. April 3, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  6. ^ "Kodansha Comics to Release Kounodori, Hotaru no Hikari, Kin Kyori Renai Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. July 3, 2017. Retrieved July 3, 2017.
  7. ^ "Dr.STOЯKS". TBS Program Catalog. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
  8. ^ "Medical Manga Kōnodori Gets Live-Action Show Starring Gou Ayano". July 31, 2023.
  9. ^ "Kounodori to come back with a new season in October".
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa コウノドリの一覧. morning.moae.jp (in Japanese). Kodansha Ltd. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  11. ^ "『コウノドリ(28)』(鈴ノ木 ユウ) 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス".
  12. ^ "『コウノドリ(29)』(鈴ノ木 ユウ) 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス".
  13. ^ "『コウノドリ(30)』(鈴ノ木 ユウ) 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス".
  14. ^ "『コウノドリ(31)』(鈴ノ木 ユウ) 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス".
  15. ^ "『コウノドリ(32)』(鈴ノ木 ユウ) 製品詳細 講談社コミックプラス".
  16. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 22–28". Anime News Network. October 2, 2014. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  17. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22–28". Anime News Network. January 5, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  18. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 23–29". Anime News Network. April 1, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2015.
  19. ^ "Kodansha Manga Awards Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
  20. ^ "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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