In This Corner of the World

In This Corner of the World
The cover of the first volume of the manga
この世界の片隅に
(Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni)
Manga
Written byFumiyo Kōno
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Manga Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 5, 2007January 6, 2009
Volumes3
Live-action television film
Directed byToya Sato
Produced byTomio Nishimuta
Makoto Morikawa
Yoshiyuki Watanabe
Written byTaeko Asano
Music byTakeshi Onishida
Original networkNTV
ReleasedAugust 5, 2011
Runtime144 minutes
Television drama
Directed byNobuhiro Doi
Produced byAyumi Sano
Written byYoshikazu Okada
Music byJoe Hisaishi
Original networkTBS
Original run July 15, 2018 September 16, 2018
Episodes9
Anime film

In This Corner of the World (Japanese: この世界の片隅に, Hepburn: Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) is a manga series written and illustrated by Fumiyo Kōno which ran from 2007 to 2009 in Weekly Manga Action. It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure City during the Second World War. It was adapted into a live-action television special in 2011. An anime theatrical film adaptation was released in 2016. A TV live action series was broadcast on TBS from July to September 2018.