Sennen Mannen Ringo no Ko

Sennen Mannen Ringo no Ko

Alternative Titles

Synonyms

Japanese

千年万年りんごの子

English

Apple Children of Aeon

Information

Type

Manga

Published

Dec 22, 2011 to Feb 7, 2014

Authors

Tanaka, Ai

Status

Finished

Source

Rating

Genres

Themes

Demographics

Josei

Statistics

Rank

5354

Score

7.25

Scored by

160

Popularity

17094

Members

882

Favorites

11

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Synopsis

This work is set in the Showa era during the mid-1960s and early '70s. Yukinojo, the protagonist, was abandoned on the grounds of a Tokyo temple soon after his birth. He meets and marries Asahi, the daughter of an Aomori apple farmer, and after being adopted into her family, moves to the deep, snow-covered apple country of northern Japan. Far from the social turmoil of the period, Yukinojo lives a quiet family life that warms his heart and fills the void of never having known his parents. But one winter everything changes when he brings his wife, who has fallen ill, a forbidden apple. Reviving a rite that should have died out some 60 years earlier, Asahi becomes the consort of a local deity known as Obosuna-sama. Delicately yet boldly, with richly expressive touches, this continuing series depicts villagers who hold fast to the traditional customs they have inherited, and the natural environment of a bygone Japan. (Source: MU)

Background

Sennen Mannen Ringo no Ko received Newcomer Award in the manga division at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival. The series was published digitally in English as Apple Children of Aeon by Kodansha USA from March 8, 2022 to May 10, 2022.

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