Ikkyū (manga)

Ikkyū
あっかんべェ一休
(Akkanbe Ikkyū)
GenreHistorical fiction
Manga
Written byHisashi Sakaguchi
Published byKodansha
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runMay 25, 1993 – November 25, 1995
Volumes4

Ikkyū (Japanese: あっかんべェ一休, Hepburn: Akkanbe Ikkyū; lit. 'Taunting Ikkyū') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hisashi Sakaguchi, based on the life of the 14th century Zen monk Ikkyū. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from May 1993 to November 1995, left unfinished when Sakaguchi died from acute heart failure at the age of 49.[1] The manga posthumously received the Japan Cartoonists Association Award in 1996.[2]

Set during the tumultuous Muromachi period, the manga focuses on Ikkyū's spiritual struggles and transformation into an unorthodox, wandering monk. The story combines and truncates many of the facts and fictions of Ikkyū's life and draws influence from Noh theatre.[3]

Plot

See also: Ikkyū

Illegitimately-born son of Emperor Go-Komatsu, Ikkyū, is given to the Ankokuji Temple in Kyoto for his own safety. Ardent in his studies of Zen, Ikkyu is a clever boy who becomes tired of the hypocrisy surrounding him at the Ankokuji. Wandering the cities and back-country of Japan, Ikkyu develops a legendary reputation as both an ascetic and libertine monk.

Publication

Written and illustrated by Hisashi Sakaguchi, Ikkyū was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from May 25, 1993,[a] to November 25, 1995,[b] until his death from acute heart failure in December 1995. Kodansha collected its chapters in four tankōbon volumes, released from December 16, 1993, to January 20, 1996.[8][6]

Volumes

No. Release date ISBN
1December 16, 1993[8]978-4-06-319442-5
2June 21, 1994[9]978-4-06-319490-6
3April 18, 1995[10]978-4-06-319587-3
4January 20, 1996[6]978-4-06-319666-5

Notes

  1. ^ Debuted in the magazine's July 1993 issue,[4] released on May 25, 1993.[5]
  2. ^ Finished in the magazine's January 1996 issue,[6] released on November 25, 1995.[7]

References

  1. ^ Find the best manga in Japan! Separate volume Takarajima 316" Takarajimasha 1997 p231
  2. ^ "Japanese Cartoonists' Association Awards". www.hahnlibrary.net. Retrieved September 19, 2016.
  3. ^ Tong, Ng Suat (April 16, 2012). "Old Wine in New Wineskins: Hisashi Sakaguchi's Ikkyu". hoodedutilitarian.com. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  4. ^ あっかんべェ一休（上） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 11, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  5. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. May 1993 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 25, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026. […] アフタヌーン7月号(5月25日発売)誌上にて。
  6. ^ a b c あっかんベェ一休（４）〈完〉 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 11, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  7. ^ "Contents". Monthly Afternoon (in Japanese). No. November 1995 issue. Kodansha. Table of contents. Archived from the original on February 25, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026. […] アフタヌーン1月号(11月25日発売)誌上にて。
  8. ^ a b あっかんべェ一休（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 11, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  9. ^ あっかんベェ一休（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 25, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
  10. ^ あっかんベェ一休（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 25, 2026. Retrieved February 25, 2026.
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