Jōkyō Monogatari

Jōkyō Monogatari (上京ものがたり) is a Japanese autobiographical manga written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from 2003 to 2004, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A live-action film adaptation premiered in 2013.

In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.

Cast

 * Kii Kitano as Natsumi Takahara
 * Fumino Kimura
 * Asuka Kurosawa
 * Ittoku Kishibe
 * Asaka Seto

Manga
Written and illustrated by Rieko Saibara, Jōkyō Monogatari was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Superior from 2003 to 2004. Shogakukan collected its chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on November 24, 2004.

Live-action film
A live-action film adaptation premiered on August 24, 2013.

Reception
In 2005, the manga, along with Mainichi Kaasan, won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's Short story Award.