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I Want to Eat Your Pancreas

"Let Me Eat Your Pancreas" redirects here. For the live-action film, see Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (film).

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (Japanese: 君の膵臓をたべたい, Hepburn: Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai), also known as Let Me Eat Your Pancreas, is a novel by the Japanese writer Yoru Sumino. Initially serialized as a web novel in the user-generated site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2014, the book was published in print in 2015 by Futabasha. A manga adaptation ran from 2016 to 2017. A live-action film titled Let Me Eat Your Pancreas premiered in 2017, and an anime film adaptation on September 1, 2018.

I Want to Eat Your Pancreas
Cover of the novel featuring Haruki Shiga (left) and Sakura Yamauchi (right)
君の膵臓をたべたい
(Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai)
GenreComing-of-age, drama[1]
Serial novel
Written byYoru Sumino
Published byShōsetsuka ni Narō
Published2014
Novel
Written byYoru Sumino
Illustrated byloundraw
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
PublishedJune 19, 2015
Manga
Illustrated byIzumi Kirihara
Published byFutabasha
English publisher
  • NA: Seven Seas Entertainment
MagazineMonthly Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2016 – May 25, 2017
Volumes2
Films

Characters

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The character names listed here are in western order of family name last. The official English language light novel and manga volumes use the Japanese naming order of family name first, while the English subtitles of the anime use the western order.

"Me" (「僕」, "Boku") / Haruki Shiga (志賀春樹, Shiga Haruki)
Voiced by: Mahiro Takasugi[2] (Japanese); Robbie Daymond[3] (English)
Sakura Yamauchi (山内桜良, Yamauchi Sakura)
Voiced by: Lynn[2] (Japanese); Erika Harlacher[3] (English)
"Gum Boy" (「和原」, "Kazuhara") / Issei Miyata (宮田一誠, Miyata Issei)
Voiced by: Jun Fukushima[2] (Japanese); Khoi Dao[3] (English)
Kyoko Takimoto (滝本恭子, Takimoto Kyōko)
Voiced by: Yukiyo Fujii[2] (Japanese); Kira Buckland[3] (English)
Takahiro (隆弘)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida[2] (Japanese); Kyle McCarley[3] (English)
Sakura's mother (桜良の母, Sakura no haha)
Voiced by: Emi Wakui[2] (Japanese); Dorah Fine[3] (English)

Media

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Novel

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Yoru Sumino originally published the novel as a web novel on the user-generated content site Shōsetsuka ni Narō in 2014, before Futabasha republished it with cover art by loundraw on June 19, 2015 (ISBN 978-4-575-23905-8).[1][4] English publisher Seven Seas Entertainment announced their license to the novel on March 15, 2018, and it was released on November 20, 2018.[5]

Manga

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Izumi Kirihara began serializing a manga adaptation in Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine on August 25, 2016,[6][1] and ended the series on May 25, 2017.[7] The chapters were compiled into two collected tankōbon volumes, published on February 10, 2017 (ISBN 978-4-575-84925-7),[8] and June 20, 2017 (ISBN 978-4-575-84993-6).[9] The manga is also licensed by Seven Seas, who released the first volume on January 22, 2019.[5]

Live-action film

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Main article: Let Me Eat Your Pancreas (film)

A Japanese live-action film based on the novel, titled Let Me Eat Your Pancreas,[10] starring Takumi Kitamura and Minami Hamabe in the lead roles premiered in Japan on July 28, 2017.[1] The film was also shown in South Korea at the Busan International Film Festival in October 2017,[11] and in Malaysia on November 9, 2017, where it was distributed by GSC Movies.[12]

Anime film

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Main article: I Want to Eat Your Pancreas (film)

A Japanese animated film adaptation of the novel, titled I Want to Eat Your Pancreas,[3] was announced in August 2017.[1] The film is written for the screen and directed by Shinichiro Ushijima and produced by Keiji Mita at Studio VOLN,[13] with music composed by Hiroko Sebu.[13] Yūichi Oka provides the character designs and serves as chief supervising animator. Yukako Ogawa is the background supervisor and is assisted by Yoshito Watanabe. Sound effects are produced by Noriko Izumo under the direction of Jōji Hata. Compositing for the film was supervised by Hiroshi Saitō and directed by Mayuko Koike. Koremi Kishi serves as the 3D CG director, and Yoshinori Horikawa is the color designer. The film is edited by Yumi Jingugi.[13] The film's theme song is "Fanfare" (ファンファーレ) and the ending is "Shunkashūtō" (春夏秋冬, transl. The Four Seasons). Both songs are by the band Sumika, who also played voice acting roles in the film.[14] The film is distributed by Aniplex in Japan and premiered in theaters on September 1, 2018.[15][13]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai Coming-of-Age Novel Gets Anime Film in 2018". Anime News Network. August 6, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "劇場アニメ「君の膵臓をたべたい」Blu-ray＆DVD2019年4月発売！".
  3. ^ a b c d e f g "I want to eat your pancreas".
  4. ^ 君の膵臓をたべたい. Futabasha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on March 16, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Ressler, Karen (March 15, 2018). "Seven Seas Licenses I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Novel, Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  6. ^ 本屋大賞2位の青春小説「君の膵臓をたべたい」を桐原いづみがマンガ化. Natalie (in Japanese). August 25, 2016. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  7. ^ 紺野あずれの新作ラブコメが月刊アクションで、創刊4周年の色紙プレゼントも. Natalie (in Japanese). May 25, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  8. ^ 君の膵臓をたべたい 上 [Let Me Eat Your Pancreas Part 1]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 17, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  9. ^ 君の膵臓をたべたい 下 [Let Me Eat Your Pancreas Part 2]. Futabasha (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 29, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  10. ^ "Let Me Eat Your Pancreas | TOHO". Archived from the original on April 10, 2019. Retrieved December 29, 2018.
  11. ^ "Mary and The Witch's Flower Lead Actress Hana Sugisaki Awarded at BIFF". Anime News Network. October 14, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  12. ^ "Kimi no Suizō o Tabetai Live-Action Film Opens in Malaysia in November". Anime News Network. September 11, 2017. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
  13. ^ a b c d Ressler, Karen (March 15, 2018). "Let Me Eat Your Pancreas Anime Film Reveals Main Cast, Staff, Trailer". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 15, 2018.
  14. ^ "I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Anime Film Casts sumika Band Members". Anime News Network. August 22, 2018. Retrieved August 26, 2018.
  15. ^ "Coming-of-Age Anime Film Let Me Eat Your Pancreas Reveals Early Fall Debut". Anime News Network. January 14, 2018. Retrieved January 15, 2018.
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