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Kissh Tennyo
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Wikipedia article
is a Japanese 'shjo' manga series written and illustrated by Akimi Yoshida. It was serialized by Shogakukan in 'Bessatsu Shjo Comic' between February 1983 and June 1984 and collected in four bound volumes. 'Kissh Tennyo' received the 1983 Shogakukan Manga Award for 'shjo' manga.
Characters
The main character, Sayoko Kan, is implied to be a descendant (or possibly avatar) of the goddess Kissh Tennyo.
Media
Manga
The individual chapters of the manga were collected in four 'tankbon' volumes released between September 1983 and September 1984. The series was re-released by Shogakukan in a two-volume 'bunkoban' edition in February 1995.List of volumes
Live-action
From April 15, 2006 to June 24, 2006, TV Asahi aired a live-action television adaptation of 'Kissh Tennyo'. There were 10 episodes in total. It was directed by Naomi Tamura and Toshiaki Kond and starred Sayuri Iwata in the lead role of Sayoko Kan.On June 30, 2007, Blue Planet also released a live-action film adaptation of the series, directed by Ataru Oikawa and starring Anne Suzuki in the lead role. On December 21, 2007, Happinet Pictures released the film on DVD.
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