Tsugumi Project
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2022}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| ja_kanji = 虎鶫 とらつぐみ -TSUGUMI PROJECT-
| ja_romaji = Tora Tsugumi: Tsugumi Project
| image = Tsugumi Project 1.png
| caption = First tankōbon volume cover
| genre = Adventure
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = ippatu
| publisher = Kodansha
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Kodansha USA}}
| demographic = Seinen
| magazine = Weekly Young Magazine
| first = January 25, 2021
| last = September 15, 2023
| volumes = 7
| volume_list = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Tsugumi Project|虎鶫 とらつぐみ -TSUGUMI PROJECT-|Tora Tsugumi: Tsugumi Project|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by ippatu. Initially released in July 2019 in France, the series was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from January 2021 to November 2023. The series' individual chapters were collected into seven volumes from June 2021 to November 2023.
Publication
Written and illustrated by ippatu, the series was first published in France by Ki-oon on July 4, 2019.{{cite web|title=Le manga Tsugumi Project se précise chez Ki-oon|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2019/03/29/Le-manga-Tsugumi-Project-se-precise-chez-Ki-oon|website=Manga News|date=March 29, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=fr|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828171057/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/actus/2019/03/29/Le-manga-Tsugumi-Project-se-precise-chez-Ki-oon|url-status=live}} On January 25, 2021, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine.{{cite web|script-title=ja:"禁断の地"となった日本が舞台のSFサバイバル新連載「虎鶫」ヤンマガで始動|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/413718|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=January 25, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828010720/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/413718|url-status=live}} The series finished on September 15, 2023.{{cite web|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|title=ippatu's Tsugumi Project Manga Ends on Friday|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-13/ippatu-tsugumi-project-manga-ends-on-friday/.202250|website=Anime News Network|access-date=September 17, 2023|date=September 13, 2023|archive-date=September 13, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230913193502/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-09-13/ippatu-tsugumi-project-manga-ends-on-friday/.202250|url-status=live}} The series' individual chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes from June 4, 2021 to November 9, 2023.
At Anime Expo 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.{{cite web|title=EXCLUSIVE: Kodansha USA Licenses The Yakuza's Bias, Lovely Muco!, Iruma-kun, More Titles|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-01/exclusive-kodansha-usa-licenses-the-yakuza-bias-lovely-muco-iruma-kun-more-titles/.187257|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=July 1, 2022|access-date=August 29, 2022|archive-date=July 1, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220701193056/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-01/exclusive-kodansha-usa-licenses-the-yakuza-bias-lovely-muco-iruma-kun-more-titles/.187257|url-status=live}}
=Volume list=
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|VolumeNumber = 1
|RelDate = June 4, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（１）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000351728|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829012856/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000351728|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-523345-0
|LicensedRelDate = May 9, 2023 (digital)
May 16, 2023 (print){{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project, Volume 1|url=https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-1|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=May 4, 2023|archive-date=May 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230504102101/https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-1|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-651789-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 2
|RelDate = August 5, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（２）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000353148|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829012853/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000353148|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-523842-4
|LicensedRelDate = August 1, 2023{{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project, Volume 2|url=https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-2|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=July 26, 2023|archive-date=July 26, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726020845/https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-2|url-status=live}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-651790-9
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 3
|RelDate = October 6, 2021{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（３）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000353149|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829012854/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000353149|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-523841-7
|LicensedRelDate = October 24, 2023{{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project, Volume 3|url=https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-3|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=October 30, 2023}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-651791-6
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 4
|RelDate = February 4, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（４）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000361617|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829012851/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000361617|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-526828-5
|LicensedRelDate = January 16, 2024 (digital)
February 20, 2024 (print){{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project, Volume 4|url=https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-4|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=January 17, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-651792-3
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 5
|RelDate = June 6, 2022{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（５）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000366522|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=ja|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829012850/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000366522|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-528101-7
|LicensedRelDate = May 28, 2024{{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project, Volume 5|url=https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-5|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=January 17, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 978-1-64-651806-7
}}
{{Graphic novel list
|VolumeNumber = 6
|RelDate = March 6, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（６）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000374615|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=May 1, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=May 1, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230501002943/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000374615|url-status=live}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-531052-6
|LicensedRelDate = December 3, 2024{{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project, Volume 6|url=https://kodansha.us/product/tsugumi-project-6|publisher=Kodansha USA|access-date=November 8, 2024}}
|LicensedISBN = 979-8-88-877076-4
}}
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|VolumeNumber = 7
|RelDate = November 9, 2023{{cite web|script-title=ja:虎鶫 とらつぐみ －ＴＳＵＧＵＭＩ ＰＲＯＪＥＣＴ－（７）|url=https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000382080|publisher=Kodansha|access-date=October 30, 2023|language=ja}}
|ISBN = 978-4-06-533493-5
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Reception
Erkael and Koiwai from Manga News liked the story; they also favorably compared the artwork to that of Keisuke Itagaki.{{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project Vol.1|url=https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Tsugumi-Project/vol-1|website=Manga News|author1=Erkael|author2=Koiwai|date=September 4, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2022|language=fr|archive-date=August 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220828010721/https://www.manga-news.com/index.php/manga/critique/Tsugumi-Project/vol-1|url-status=live}} Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD praised the artwork as realistic and the characters and setting as charismatic and intriguing.{{cite web|title=Tsugumi Project T1|url=https://www.planetebd.com/manga/ki-oon/tsugumi-project/-/39474.html|website=Planete BD|last=Lillaz|first=Faustine|date=July 22, 2019|access-date=August 29, 2022|archive-date=August 29, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220829222337/https://www.planetebd.com/manga/ki-oon/tsugumi-project/-/39474.html|url-status=live}}
In the 2022 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked 20th on the list of the top manga for male readers.{{cite web|title=Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Editors Unveil 2022 Rankings|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-29/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2022-rankings/.181059|website=Anime News Network|last=Mateo|first=Alex|date=December 29, 2021|access-date=August 29, 2022|archive-date=January 28, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220128013922/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-29/kono-manga-ga-sugoi-editors-unveil-2022-rankings/.181059|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/c/toratsugumi/|Official website at Weekly Young Magazine}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|25989}}
{{Weekly Young Magazine - 2020–2029}}