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Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (いちえふ 福島第一原子力発電所労働記) is a Japanese autobiographical manga series written and illustrated by Kazuto Tatsuta (a pseudonym). It follows the author's daily life as a worker at the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant site after the 2011 disaster. The title refers to the designation of the Fukushima plant, with "ichi" being Japanese for "one". The manga was first published as a one-shot in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning, and then serialized from 2013 to 2015 and compiled into three volumes.

Release
The manga originated as a one-shot by Tatsuta for a competition run by Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning. It was published in the magazine on October 3, 2013 after winning the grand prize. The manga was then serialized from October 31, 2013 to October 8, 2015, and compiled into three volumes by Kodansha.

In June 2016, Kodansha USA listed an English edition of the manga on Amazon, later announcing its license at Anime Expo. The manga was subsequently published in an omnibus edition on March 7, 2017. The manga has also been licensed in France by Kana, in Italy by Star Comics, in Germany by Carlsen, in Spain by Norma Editorial, and in Taiwan by Sharp Point Press.

Reception

 * Amelia Cook of Otaku USA described the manga as true slice of life, finding fault in the artwork's faces, but complimenting its details, concluding that the manga is a "very human look at a sensationalized issue".
 * Theron Martin of Anime News Network found the art to be "clean, very detail-rich, and appealing", noting that the work should appeal to non-manga readers.
 * Robert Frazer of UK Anime Network called Tetsuta's non-sensationalist narrative approach "refreshing", although he criticized some of the choices Kodansha Comics made in bringing Ichi-F to the English market.
 * Hans Rollman of PopMatters saw the manga as a potential new example of "working-class manga", but was critical of what he saw as Tetsuta's excessive neutrality and justification of precarity.
 * Gabe Peralta of the Fandom Post liked the humanizing aspect of the work, finding the author's straight-forward style to be its biggest strength and weakness.