Disappearance Diary

Disappearance Diary
Cover of English language adaptation.
失踪日記 (Shissō Nikki)
Genre	Slice of life story
Manga
Written by	Hideo Azuma
Published by	East Press
English publisher	Fanfare, Ponent Mon
Published	March 2005
Volumes	1
Anime and Manga Portal

Disappearance Diary (失踪日記, Shissō Nikki^?) is a manga by Hideo Azuma and published by East Press in Japan in March 2005. The manga is a somewhat-fictionalized autobiography of part of the author's life. It has received multiple awards inside and outside of Japan. In addition to being published in Japan, this book has been licensed and published in English, French, Spanish, German and Polish.

Reception

• 2005: Grand Prize, Manga Division, 9th Japan Media Arts Awards^[1]
• 2006: Grand Prize, Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize^[2]
• 2008: Selection, Angoulême International Comics Festival^[3]
• 2009: Nominee, Ignatz Award, Outstanding Graphic Novel, Small Press Expo^[4]

About.com's Deb Aoki lists Disappearance Diary as the best new one-shot manga of 2008 along with Solanin.^[5]

References

1. ^ "9th Japanese Media Arts Festival Winners". Anime News Network. 2005-12-22. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2005-12-22/9th-japanese-media-arts-festival-winners. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
2. ^ "Tezuka Cultural Award Winners". Anime News Network. 2006-05-11. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2006-05-11/tezuka-cultural-award-winners. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
3. ^ "OFFICIAL SELECTION 2008". Angoulême International Comics Festival. http://www.bdangouleme.com/22-selection-2008-official-selection. Retrieved 2008-11-22. 
4. ^ "Ignatz Awards". Small Press Expo. http://www.spxpo.com/?page_id=22. Retrieved 2009-09-30. 
5. ^ Aoki, Deb. "2008 Best New Manga". About.com. http://manga.about.com/od/recommendedreading/tp/2008BestNewManga.htm. Retrieved 2009-08-20.