Angel Nest
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| image = Angel Nest.jpg
| caption = English version of Angel Nest as published by Tokyopop
| ja_kanji = 天使の巣
| ja_romaji = Tenshi no Su
| genre =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Erica Sakurazawa
| publisher = Shodensha
| publisher_en = {{English anime licensee| NA= Tokyopop}}
| demographic = Josei
| magazine = Feel Young
| first = 1999
| last = 2000
| volumes = 1
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| title = Tenshi
| type = live film
| director = Mayumi Miyasaka
| producer =
| writer = Satoko Okudera
| music = Ryo Yoshimata
| studio = Shochiku
| released = {{Start date|2006|01|21}}
| runtime = 117 minutes
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Angel Nest|天使の巣|Tenshi no Su}}, is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Erica Sakurazawa. The manga was serialized in Shodensha's josei manga magazine Feel Young from 1999 to 2000,{{cite web|script-title=ja:桜沢エリカ-4|url=https://www.shodensha.co.jp/s-book/feel_comics/erika04.htm|publisher=Shodensha|access-date=December 8, 2022|language=ja}} and collected in a single volume released on February 22, 2001.{{cite web|url=http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_detail?isbn=4396762410|script-title=ja:天使の巣 (Angel Nest)|publisher=Shodensha|accessdate=January 10, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924093055/http://www.s-book.net/plsql/slib_detail?isbn=4396762410|archive-date=September 24, 2015}} The manga was licensed for a North American release by Tokyopop, which released the manga on September 9, 2003.{{cite web|url=http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1656|title=Erica Sakurazawa: Angel Nest|publisher=Tokyopop|accessdate=January 10, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20031228195010/http://www.tokyopop.com/dbpage.php?page=product&productid=1656|archivedate=December 28, 2003}} The manga was licensed in Germany by Tokyopop Germany and in France by Kana.{{cite web|url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/Angel-nest#review|title=Angel Nest|publisher=Manga News|language=French|accessdate=January 10, 2014| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140110150005/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/Angel-nest| archivedate = 2014-01-10| url-status=live}}{{cite book|title=Erica Sakurazawa: Angel Nest|isbn=3865802230|last1=Sakurazawa|first1=Erica|year=2005 |publisher=Tokyopop }}
Adaptations
Sakurazawa's earlier work Angel and this manga, Angel Nest were adapted into a live action film titled {{nihongo|Tenshi|天使|lit. "Angel"}}. The film was directed by Mayumi Miyasaka, who was awarded the Special Jury Prize for the Feature Length Competition division at the 2005 Skip City International D-Cinema Festival.{{cite web|url=http://www.skipcity-dcf.jp/archive_en/prize05.html|title=2005 Results of the Competitions|publisher=Skip City International D-Cinema Festival|accessdate=January 10, 2014| archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20140110091125/http://www.skipcity-dcf.jp/archive_en/prize05.html| archivedate = 2014-01-10| url-status=live}} The screenwriter for the film was Satoko Okudera, with Ryo Yoshimata as music director. Kyoko Fukada was cast as the angel, Shigeru Izumiya as Tano, Akemi Kobayashi as Emi and Saori Koide as Mizuho.{{cite web|url=http://www.tenshi.bz/|title=天使|publisher=Shodensha|accessdate=January 10, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070102222415/http://www.tenshi.bz/|archivedate=January 2, 2007 }} The film premiered in Japan on January 21, 2006. The theme song of the movie, {{nihongo|"Tenshi ga Maiori Te Kuru Hi"|天使が舞い降りて来る日|lit. The Day the Angel Comes Flying Down}}, was performed by Otake Yuki.{{cite web|url=http://www.tenshi.bz/goods.html|title=天使: Goods|publisher=Shodensha|accessdate=January 10, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430124454/http://www.tenshi.bz/goods.html|archivedate=April 30, 2007}} A making-of DVD with Kyoko Fukada, detailing the production of the film was released by Happinet Pictures on January 14, 2006. It was followed by a photo-book published by Shodensha on January 28, 2006.
Reception
Manga Worth Reading's Johanna Draper Carlson criticizes the manga's plot with "once you’ve created a woman who’s happier out of a relationship and broken up her marriage, there’s a lack of plot points that suggest themselves."{{cite web|last=Carlson|first=Johanna Draper|date=February 9, 2006|url=http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/09/erica-sakurazawa-her-works/|title=Erica Sakurazawa - Her Works|publisher=Comics Worth Reading|accessdate=January 6, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070814014406/http://comicsworthreading.com/2006/02/09/erica-sakurazawa-her-works/|archivedate=2007-08-14|url-status=live }} Animefringe's Dillon Font commends Sakurazawa's "realistic and touching grasp on the interactions that people maintain with each other. Her dialogue is wonderfully honest and well-written. Her art and stories are a dream to experience and I'm pleased to report that her latest collection does not disappoint."{{cite journal|last=Font|first=Dillon|date=October 2003|url=http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/10/reviews/07/|title=Erica Sakurazawa's Angel Nest|publisher=AnimeFringe|accessdate=January 6, 2014|issn=1705-3692|volume=4|issue=10|page=17|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110912113740/http://www.animefringe.com/magazine/2003/10/reviews/07/|archivedate=2011-09-12|url-status=live }} Sequential Tart's Margaret O'Connell labels Angel Nest as a "sophisticated grown-up fantasy".{{cite web|last=O'Connell|first=Margaret|date=September 8, 2008|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1101|title=Comics for Grown-Up Women, Part 1 Tramps Like Us and Other Josei Manga|publisher=Sequential Tart|accessdate=January 10, 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924100614/http://www.sequentialtart.com/article.php?id=1101|archivedate=2015-09-24|url-status=live }}
References
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External links
- {{anime News Network|manga|2777}}
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q12338911}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20070102222415/http://www.tenshi.bz/ Film's official website] {{in lang|ja}}
- [http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/Angel-nest#review Manga News manga review] {{in lang|fr}}
- [http://www.manga-sanctuary.com/fiche_serie_critiques.php?id=5238&type=staff Manga Sanctuary manga review] {{in lang|fr}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120906050336/http://www.asakusa.it/recensioni_film_giapponesi/angel.html Asakusa film review] {{in lang|it}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20130520020736/http://molodezhnaja.ch/tenshi.htm Molodezhnaja film review] {{in lang|de}}
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