Hitsuji no Ki
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Hitsuji no Ki
| image = Hitsuji no Ki cover.jpeg
| caption = First volume cover
| ja_kanji = 羊の木
| ja_romaji =
| genre = Suspense{{cite web |title=Live-Action Hitsuji no Ki Film Opens at #2, Impossibility Defense at #3 |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-06/live-action-hitsuji-no-ki-film-opens-at-no.2-impossibility-defense-at-no.3/.127430 |publisher=Anime News Network |accessdate=June 27, 2018}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title =
| author = Tatsuhiko Yamagami
| illustrator = Mikio Igarashi
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint =
| magazine = Evening
| magazine_en =
| published =
| first = June 14, 2011
| last = April 8, 2014
| volumes = 5
| volume_list = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = live film
| title = The Scythian Lamb
| director = Daihachi Yoshida
| producer = Yoko Ide
| writer = Masahito Kagawa
| music =
| studio = Asmik Ace
| licensee =
| released = {{Start date|2018|02|03}}
| runtime =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Hitsuji no Ki|羊の木||{{trans}} "Sheep Tree"|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. Published by Kodansha, it was serialized in the seinen manga magazine Evening from June 2011 to April 2014, with its chapters compiled into five tankōbon volumes. A live-action film adaptation directed by Daihachi Yoshida was released in Japan in February 2018.
Media
=Manga=
Hitsuji no Ki is written by Tatsuhiko Yamagami and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. It was serialized in Kodansha's Evening from June 14, 2011 to April 8, 2014.{{cite web |script-title=ja:大御所タッグ実現、山上たつひこ×いがらしみきお新連載 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/51230 |website=Natalie |accessdate=November 19, 2020 |language=ja |date=June 14, 2011}}{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-08/hitsuji-no-ki-manga-to-end-in-evening-next-month|title= Hitsuji no Ki Manga to End in Evening Next Month|date= March 8, 2014|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}}{{cite web |script-title=ja:イブニングに田島隆×尾野真千子のがんぼ対談、羊の木は完結 |url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/114007 |website=Natalie |accessdate=November 19, 2020 |language=ja |date=April 8, 2014}} Kodansha collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from November 22, 2011 to May 23, 2014.
==Volumes==
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|Language = Japanese
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate = November 22, 2011{{cite web|script-title=ja:羊の木（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000038775|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=November 19, 2020|language=Japanese}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-352383-6
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|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate = June 22, 2012{{cite web|script-title=ja:羊の木（２）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000038811|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=November 19, 2020|language=Japanese}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-352420-8
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|RelDate = January 23, 2013{{cite web|script-title=ja:羊の木（３）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000038836|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=November 19, 2020|language=Japanese}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-352445-1
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{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|RelDate = October 23, 2013{{cite web|script-title=ja:羊の木（４）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000038870|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=November 19, 2020|language=Japanese}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-352479-6
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|LicensedISBN=
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|RelDate = May 23, 2014{{cite web|script-title=ja:羊の木（５）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000039009|publisher=Kodansha|accessdate=November 19, 2020|language=Japanese}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-354515-9
|LicensedRelDate=
|LicensedISBN=
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=Live-action film=
A live-action film adaptation of the manga titled The Scythian Lamb was released on February 3, 2018. The film is directed by Daihachi Yoshida and had its premiere at the 2017 Busan Film Festival.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-09-23/hitsuji-no-ki-manga-about-former-convicts-living-in-town-gets-live-action-film/.106800|title= Hitsuji no Ki Manga About Former Convicts Living in Town Gets Live-Action Film|date= September 23, 2016|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.screendaily.com/news/busan-film-festival-line-up-films-by-female-directors-to-open-and-close-biff/5122265.article|title=Busan Film Festival line-up: films by female directors to open and close BIFF|website=Screen|access-date=2017-10-03}}
Reception
The manga was one of the Jury Selections in the Manga Division of the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2012.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/otomo-combustible-anime-short-wins-media-arts-award|title= Otomo's 'Combustible' Anime Short Wins Media Arts Award|date= December 13, 2012|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}} It was nominated for the 17th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2013.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-02-26/17th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced|title= 17th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced|date= February 26, 2013|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}} It was also nominated for the 18th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2014,{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-09/18th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced|title= 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced|date= March 9, 2014|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}} and also for the Reader Award at the same awards.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-03-03/18th-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-reader-award-nominees-announced|title= 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced|date= March 3, 2014|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}} It won an Excellence Award in the Manga Division of the 18th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards in 2014.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-11-28/giovanni-island-film-wins-media-arts-award/.81542|title= Giovanni's Island Film Wins Media Arts Award|date= November 28, 2014|accessdate= September 23, 2016|website= Anime News Network}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://evening.kodansha.co.jp/c/hitsujinoki.html|Manga official website at Evening}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{IMDb title|qid=Q91748008}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|15993|noparen=true}}
{{Series in Evening}}
Category:Live-action films based on manga
Category:Manga adapted into films