Terrarium in Drawer (ひきだしにテラリウム, Hikidashi ni Terrarium) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryoko Kui.
| Terrarium in Drawer | |
 Cover of the manga. | |
| ひきだしにテラリウム (Hikidashi ni Terrarium) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, Fantasy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Ryoko Kui |
| Published by | East Press |
| Magazine | Mato Grosso |
| Original run | August 2011 – December 2012 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Description
editTerrarium in Drawer is a collection of short stories detailing the lives of multiple unrelated characters, with a new story almost every chapter. The manga's tone ranges from fantastical ("Wrath of the Dragon"), to conceptual ("Eating Symbols"), to everyday ("Sense of Scale"). The manga examines each of its highly fictional situations with a realistic lens, giving it a sense of authenticity that is seen in Kui's other work, Dungeon Meshi.
Reception
editIt won an Excellence Award for manga at the 17th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[1] It was number seven on the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey.[2] It was nominated for the 7th Manga Taishō, receiving 54 points and placing 5th among the ten nominees.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Jojolion Manga Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. 5 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters". Anime News Network. 9 December 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
- ^ "Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award". Anime News Network. 27 March 2014. Retrieved 5 May 2014.
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