Mitsuami no Kami-sama

Mitsuami no Kami-sama (みつあみの神様) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō (manga artist). It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump X from August 2011 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in a single  volume. A 28-minute anime film produced by Production I.G, released internationally as Pigtails, premiered in Japan in October 2015.

Manga
Written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō (manga artist), Mitsuami no Kami-sama was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Jump X from August 25, 2011, to May 10, 2013. Shueisha collected its chapters in a single released on July 16, 2013.

Film
A 28-minute anime film adaptation produced by Production I.G premiered on October 24, 2015. It was released internationally under the title Pigtails. The film had its Canadian premiere at the 20th Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2016. Anime Limited released the film in the United Kingdom on a home video set titled Pigtails and Other Short Films (alongside Kick-Heart, Li'l Spider Girl, Drawer Hobs, and Oval × Over) on March 25, 2019.

Reception
The manga won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Artist Prize in 2014.

The film won the 2016 California Film Awards' Diamond Award in the Animated Film category. It also won the North American Film Awards' Special Jury Award in 2017.