Lotta Rain

Lotta Rain
	First tankōbon volume cover
ロッタレイン; (Rotta Rein)
Manga
Written by	Tsuyoshi Matsumoto
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Big Comics Special Hibana
Magazine	Monthly Ikki (2014); Hibana (2015–2017);
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	April 25, 2014 – June 7, 2017
Volumes	3

Lotta Rain (Japanese: ロッタレイン, Hepburn: Rotta Rein) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Matsumoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from April to September 2014, when the magazine ceased its publication, and the series was transferred to Hibana, where it ran from March 2015 to June 2017.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Matsumoto [ja], Lotta Rain was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from April 25^[1] to September 25, 2014,^[2]^[3] when the magazine ceased its publication.^[4] The series was transferred to Monthly Ikki's replacement, Hibana [ja],^[5] where it ran from March 6, 2015,^[6] to June 7, 2017.^[7] Shogakukan collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from August 10 to October 12, 2017.^[8]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	August 10, 2017^[9]	978-4-09-189527-1
2	September 12, 2017^[10]	978-4-09-189548-6
3	October 12, 2017^[11]	978-4-09-189737-4

Reception

The series was recommended by Japanese filmmaker Makoto Shinkai.^[8] The series ranked 17th, alongside Adrian Tomine's Killing and Dying and Ai Tanaka's Limbo the King, on "The Best Manga 2018 Kono Manga wo Yome!" ranking by Freestyle magazine.^[12]

References

^ 吉野朔実「period」IKKIで4年ぶり再開、ふみふみこ読切も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ 月刊IKKI最終号が発売、新雑誌に東村アキコら. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ 月刊IKKI 2014年11月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ Ressler, Karen (July 30, 2014). "Monthly Ikki Magazine's Individual Series' Plans Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ 新雑誌・ヒバナ、小学館から2015年3月に発刊！東村アキコ、鎌谷悠希ら執筆. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ 新青年マンガ誌・ヒバナ、本日発刊！東村アキコらの特典や複製原画展も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2022.
^ ヒバナ 2017年7月号. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.
^ ^a ^b すべてを失った30歳男と13歳の義妹のひと夏描く松本剛の新作、新海誠も推薦. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ 【8月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ 【9月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
^ 「このマンガを読め！」1位は宮谷一彦「ライクアローリングストーン」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links

Lotta Rain official website at Hibana at the Wayback Machine (archived 2017-06-06) (in Japanese)

[1] 吉野朔実「period」IKKIで4年ぶり再開、ふみふみこ読切も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 25, 2014. Archived from the original on April 25, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[2] 月刊IKKI最終号が発売、新雑誌に東村アキコら. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 25, 2014. Archived from the original on February 27, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[3] 月刊IKKI 2014年11月号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 20, 2014. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[4] Ressler, Karen (July 30, 2014). "Monthly Ikki Magazine's Individual Series' Plans Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on September 4, 2020. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[5] 新雑誌・ヒバナ、小学館から2015年3月に発刊！東村アキコ、鎌谷悠希ら執筆. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 23, 2014. Archived from the original on October 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[6] 新青年マンガ誌・ヒバナ、本日発刊！東村アキコらの特典や複製原画展も. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 6, 2015. Archived from the original on September 16, 2020. Retrieved January 9, 2022.

[7] ヒバナ 2017年7月号. Book Shop Shogakukan (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on October 11, 2023. Retrieved October 11, 2023.

[Vol1-Natalie-8] すべてを失った30歳男と13歳の義妹のひと夏描く松本剛の新作、新海誠も推薦. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on April 24, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[9] 【8月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2017. Archived from the original on November 10, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[10] 【9月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 12, 2017. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[11] 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

[12] 「このマンガを読め！」1位は宮谷一彦「ライクアローリングストーン」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 12, 2017. Archived from the original on December 20, 2021. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

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Lotta Rain

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