Ikoku Nikki
Journal with Witch
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Synonyms: Different Country Diary, Foreign Country Diary
Japanese: 違国日記
English: Journal with Witch
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 11
Chapters: 56
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 8, 2017 to Jun 8, 2023
Genre: Drama Drama
Demographic: Josei Josei
Serialization: Feel Young
Authors: Yamashita, Tomoko (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.361 (scored by 14471,447 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #2572
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #2867
Members: 7,843
Favorites: 239

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Thirty-five-year-old novelist Makio Koudai never had a good relationship with her older sister Minori, who always berated her for being different. Due to this, Makio is not stricken with grief upon hearing the news that Minori and her husband die in a car crash. But when Makio is asked to identify their bodies, she runs into her 15-year-old niece, Asa Takumi, whom she has not seen in years.

Struggling to process her parents' death, Makio reassures Asa that her complicated feelings are valid and suggests that the teenager start writing in a diary as a way to cope with the loss. Upon learning that no other relatives wanted to take in Asa, Makio decides to become her guardian despite her lack of experience. In a world full of uncertainty, the novelist and teenager must learn to live with each other while figuring themselves out.

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Ikoku Nikki was nominated for the Manga Taisho award in 2019 and 2020, placing fourth and tenth, respectively. In 2020, it ranked tenth on Kono Manga Sugoi!'s list for female readers.

The series has been published in French by Kana since July 9, 2021; and in Italian by Flashbook since July 14, 2021.

Ikoku Nikki was adapted into a live-action movie in 2024.
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Koudai, Makio
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Takumi, Asa
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Kasamachi, Shingo
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3 Mixed Feelings
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Jan 2, 2021
undead_wanner
Recommended
Preliminary (34/56 eps)
This is my second time reading the manga: the first time was a spontanious and random action, as I found the cover art interesting and decided to give it a go; the second time, which is now, I decided to read it with the intention to give it a honest review.

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"I hated your mother from the bottom of my heart. And I hate the fact that those feelings aren't going to go away even with her dead, so whether you're related to her by blood or not, I don't think I could get any more emotionally attached to you as some random ...
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May 28, 2021
iced_lemon_tea
Recommended
Preliminary (38/56 eps)
Ikoku Nikki is by far the best, the most relatable real life growing up/ slice of life genre manga out there right now.

Characters: Every character has a strong personality, a reason why they are in the story, and the struggles and messages they are meant to convey to the reader. The network of relationships is nicely intertwined, and best of all - the characters have the subtlety and nuance you would find in people in real life, making them easily relatable. One wonders how Yamashita-sensei manages to integrate all of this into the minimalist conversations that happen, and why other mangakas are not doing the ...
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Nov 11, 2024
Erdogank
Mixed Feelings
Ikoku Nikki is in the josei demographic and shows a 2 year evolving relationship between a highschool girl and her enstranged aunt. The girl has lost her parents and the aunt decides to take her in and treat her like a human being, without babying her over the loss.

The 54 chapters ar all long 40+ chapters, and the plot progress is very slow, deliberate and dialouge heavy. This have some of the best dialogue I have read outside of Oyasumi Punpun and is for sure the strength of this manga. The characters and the plot is realistic and focussed around past/future, choices and relationship. ...
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