Jin (manga)

Manga by Motoka Murakami

Jin

Cover of the first volume of Jin as published by Shueisha

JIN-仁-
Genre| Historical, medical[1]
Manga
Written by| Motoka Murakami
Published by| Shueisha
English publisher| Motoka Murakami (Patreon)
Magazine| Super Jump
Original run| 2000 – November 24, 2010
Volumes| 20
Television drama

* Jin (2009, Japan)
* Dr. Jin (2012, South Korea)

Jin (Japanese: JIN-仁-) is a Japanese seinen manga written and illustrated by Motoka Murakami, which was featured on Super Jump during its original run from 2000 to 2010.[2] It was compiled into 20 tankōbon by Shueisha and published between April 4, 2001, and February 4, 2011.[3][4] The manga series has been adapted into three live-action television drama series: two in Japan in 2009 and 2011; and in South Korea in 2012. In 2017, Motoka Murakami self-published his manga series in English on Patreon.[5][6]

## Plot

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Jin Minakata, an ordinary brain surgeon, has an accident after his operation with an unidentified patient, and realizes that he has traveled back in time and reached the end of the Edo period. Through an encounter with various historical characters, Jin sets up a small clinic called Jin'yudo and saves those suffering from disease and injury with his medical skills.

## Characters

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* Jin Minakata: Brain surgeon in the present day. Portrayed by Takao Osawa.
* Saki Tachibana: Daughter of samurai family, a crew of Jin'yudo clinic. Portrayed by Haruka Ayase.
* Miki Tomonaga: Pediatrician, Jin's fiancée. Portrayed by Miki Nakatani. Appeared in the TV drama only.
* Nokaze: Oiran who bears an uncanny resemblance to Jin's fiancée. Portrayed by Miki Nakatani.
* Kyotaro Tachibana: Hatamoto, Saki's elder brother. Portrayed by Keisuke Koide.
* Yusuke Saburi: Western doctor, a crew of Jin'yudo clinic. Portrayed by Kenta Kiritani.
* Jun'an Yamada: Western doctor, a crew of Jin'yudo clinic. Portrayed by Hiromasa Taguchi.
* Kōan Ogata: President of Western Medical School. Portrayed by Tetsuya Takeda.
* Tatsugorō Shinmon: President of the fireservice. Portrayed by Atsuo Nakamura.
* Ei Tachibana: Widow of samurai family, Kyotaro and Saki's mother. Portrayed by Yumi Asō.
* Rintaro Katsu: Vassal of the Tokugawa shogunate, Kyotaro and Ryoma's boss. Portrayed by Fumiyo Kohinata.
* Sakamoto Ryōma: Loyalist in Tosa Province. Portrayed by Masaaki Uchino.
* Kichinosuke Saigō: Samurai in Satsuma Province. Portrayed by Takahiro Fujimoto.
* Shusuke Higashi: Samurai in Chōshū Province. Portrayed by Ryuta Sato.
* Shintaro Nakaoka: Loyalist in Tosa Province. Portrayed by Kamejiro Ichikawa II.
* Isami Kondo: President of Shinsengumi. Portrayed by Kazufumi Miyazawa.
* Princess Kazu: Wife of 14th shōgun Iemochi. Portrayed by Tomoka Kurokawa.
* Shozan Sakuma: Politician in Matsushiro Domain, professor of Rintaro and Ryoma. Portrayed by Masachika Ichimura.

## Live-action adaptations

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Main articles: Jin (TV series) and Dr. Jin

The manga was first adapted into a Jidaigeki television series Jin, that aired on Japan's Tokyo Broadcasting System from October 11 to December 20, 2009. This was followed by a second season from April 17 to June 26, 2011. It starred Takao Osawa as Minakata Jin, Haruka Ayase, Miki Nakatani, Masaaki Uchino and Tetsuya Takeda.

A South Korean adaptation, television series Dr. Jin aired on Munhwa Broadcasting Corporation from May 26 to August 12, 2012. It starred Song Seung-heon as Jin Hyuk, Park Min-young, Lee Beom-soo, Kim Jaejoong of JYJ and Lee So-yeon.[7][8][9]

## Reception

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It won the Grand Prize at the 2011 Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize.[10] The manga has published 8 million copies in Japan.[11]

## References

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1. ^ Ressler, Karen (June 22, 2017). "Motoka Murakami Launches Patreon for English Translation of His JIN Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 23, 2020. "Manga creator Motoka Murakami opened a Patreon account last Friday to fund an English translation of his historical medical manga JIN."
2. ^ "「JIN－仁－」10年の連載に幕。ドラマ続編は来年4月から" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. November 24, 2010. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
3. ^ "JIN―仁― 1" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
4. ^ "JIN―仁― 20" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
5. ^ "Motoka Murakami is creating Comics / Manga | Patreon". Patreon. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
6. ^ "Manga Author Motoka Murakami Launches Patreon Campaign To Reach Out To English-Speaking Fanbase". Crunchyroll. Retrieved August 17, 2017.
7. ^ Sunwoo, Carla (February 21, 2012). "Song Seung-hun to star in new drama". Korea Joongang Daily. Archived from the original on July 16, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
8. ^ "Medical Time-Travel Manga Jin Inspires Korean Show". Anime News Network. February 20, 2012. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
9. ^ Oh, Jean (May 28, 2012). "Song says new role is very 'Alice in Wonderland'". The Korea Herald. Retrieved November 18, 2012.
10. ^ "15th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Winners Announced". Anime News Network. May 2, 2011. Retrieved July 30, 2014.
11. ^ "Manga Author Motoka Murakami Launches Patreon Campaign to Reach Out to English-Speaking Fanbase".

## External links

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* Super Jump "Jin" Official site Archived January 12, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
* Jin (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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Super Jump series

Super Jump|

* Golden Boy (1992–1997)
* Ring ni Kakero 2 (2000–2008)
* Jin (2000–2010)
* Akatsuki! Otokojuku: Seinen yo, Daishi wo Idake (2001–2010)
* Bartender (2004–2011)
* Reibaishi Izuna: The Spiritual Medium (2007–2011)
* Moshidora (2010–2011)

Oh Super Jump|

* Kurozuka (2002–2006)
* Tenkamusou Edajima Heihachi Den (2003–2010)
* Reibaishi Izuna: The Spiritual Medium (2007–2010)

* v
* t
* e

Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize

Grand Prize|

| 1990s|

* Fujiko Fujio for Doraemon (1997)
* Jiro Taniguchi and Natsuo Sekikawa for the trilogy Bocchan No Jidai (1998)
* Naoki Urasawa for Monster (1999)

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2000s|

* Daijiro Morohoshi for Saiyū Yōenden (2000)
* Reiko Okano and Baku Yumemakura for Onmyōji (2001)
* Takehiko Inoue for Vagabond (2002)
* Fumiko Takano for The Yellow Book: A Friend Named Jacques Thibault (2003)
* Kyoko Okazaki for Helter Skelter (2004)
* Naoki Urasawa for Pluto (2005)
* Hideo Azuma for Disappearance Diary (2006)
* Ryoko Yamagishi for Terpsichora (2007)
* Masayuki Ishikawa for Moyashimon (2008)
* Fumi Yoshinaga for Ōoku: The Inner Chambers and Yoshihiro Tatsumi for A Drifting Life (2009)

2010s|

* Yoshihiro Yamada for Hyouge Mono (2010)
* Motoka Murakami for Jin and Issei Eifuku and Taiyō Matsumoto for Takemitsuzamurai (2011)
* Hitoshi Iwaaki for Historie (2012)
* Yasuhisa Hara for Kingdom (2013)
* Chica Umino for March Comes In like a Lion (2014)
* Yoiko Hoshi for Aisawa Riku (2015)
* Kei Ichinoseki for Hanagami Sharaku and Kiyohiko Azuma for Yotsuba&! (2016)
* Fusako Kuramochi for Hana ni Somu (2017)
* Satoru Noda for Golden Kamuy (2018)
* Shinobu Arima for Sono Onna, Jiruba (2019)

2020s|

* Kan Takahama for Nyx no Lantern (2020)
* Kazumi Yamashita for Land (2021)
* Uoto for Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (2022)
* Kiwa Irie for Yuria-sensei no Akai Ito (2023)
* Mari Yamazaki, Miki Tori for PLINIVS (2024)
* Rintaro for 1-byō 24-koma no Boku no Jinsei (2025)

Special
Award|

| 1990s|

* Toshio Naiki (1997)
* Shotaro Ishinomori (1998)
* Fusanosuke Natsume (1999)

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2000s|

* Frederik L. Schodt (2000)
* Akira Maruyuma (2001)
* Shigeru Mizuki (2003)
* Tarō Minamoto (2004)
* Kawasaki City Museum (2005)
* Kousei Ono (2006)
* International Institute for Children's Literature, Osaka Prefecture (2008)

2010s|

* Yoshihiro Yonezawa (2010)
* Weekly Shōnen Jump (2012)
* Fujiko Fujio (A) (2014)
* Chikako Mitsuhashi for Chiisana Koi no Monogatari (2015)
* Kyoto International Manga Museum (2016)
* Osamu Akimoto for Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo (2017)
* Tetsuya Chiba for Ashita no Joe (2018)
* Takao Saito for Golgo 13 (2019)

2020s|

* Machiko Hasegawa for Sazae-san (2020)
* Koyoharu Gotouge for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (2021)
* Kazuo Umezu for Zoku Shingo: Chiisana Robot Shingo Bijutsukan (2023)
* COMITIA (2024)

Award for
Excellence|

* Moto Hagio for A Cruel God Reigns (1997)
* Yūji Aoki for Naniwa Kin'yūdō (1998)
* Akira Sasō for Shindō (1999)
* Minetarō Mochizuki for Dragon Head (2000)
* Kotobuki Shiriagari for Yajikita in Deep (2001)
* Kentaro Miura for Berserk (2002)

Creative
Award|

* Yumi Hotta and Takeshi Obata for Hikaru no Go (2003)
* Takashi Morimoto for Naniwadora ihon (2004)
* Fumiyo Kōno for Town of Evening Calm, Country of Cherry Blossoms (2005)
* Asa Higuchi for Big Windup! (2006)
* Nobuhisa Nozoe, Kazuhisa Iwata and Kyojin Ōnishi for Shinsei Kigeki (2007)
* Toranosuke Shimada for Träumerei (2008)

New Artist
Prize|

* Suehiro Maruo for The Strange Tale of Panorama Island (2009)
* Haruko Ichikawa for Mushi to Uta (2010)
* Hiromu Arakawa for Fullmetal Alchemist (2011)
* Yu Itō for Shut Hell (2012)
* Miki Yamamoto for Sunny Sunny Ann! (2013)
* Machiko Kyō for Mitsuami no Kami-sama (2014)
* Yoshitoki Ōima for A Silent Voice (2015)
* Yuki Andō for Machida-kun no Sekai (2016)
* Haruko Kumota for Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju (2017)
* Paru Itagaki for Beastars (2018)
* Sansuke Yamada for Areyo Hoshikuzu (2019)
* Rettō Tajima for Mizu wa Umi ni Mukatte Nagareru (2020)
* Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe for Frieren: Beyond Journey's End (2021)
* Natsuko Taniguchi for Kyōshitsu no Katasumi de Seishun wa Hajimaru and Konya Sukiyaki da yo (2022)
* Ganpu for Danchōtei Nichijō (2023)
* Akihito Sakaue for Neighborhood Craftsmen: Stories from Kanda's Gokura-chou (2024)
* Shiho Kido for When the Chameleon Flowers Bloom (2025)

Short Story
Award|

* Hisaichi Ishii for Gendai Shisō no Sōnanshātachi (2003)
* Risu Akizuki for OL Shinkaron (2004)
* Rieko Saibara for Jōkyō Monogatari and Mainichi Kaasan (2005)
* Risa Itō for One Woman, Two Cats, Hey Pitan!, Onna no Mado (2006)
* Hiromi Morishita for Ōsaka Hamlet (2007)
* Yumiko Ōshima for Cher Gou-Gou...mon petit chat, mon petit ami (2008)
* Hikaru Nakamura for Saint Young Men (2009)
* Mari Yamazaki for Thermae Romae (2010)
* Keisuke Yamashina for C-kyū Salaryman Kōza, Papa wa Nanda ka Wakaranai (2011)
* Roswell Hosoki for Sake no Hosomichi (2012)
* Yoshiie Gōda for Love of Machine (2013)
* Yuki Shikawa for Onnoji (2014)
* Sensha Yoshida (2015)
* Tatsuya Nakazaki for Jimihen (2016)
* Kahoru Fukaya for Yomawari Neko (2017)
* Taro Yabe for Oya-san to Boku (2018)
* Ken Koyama for Little Miss P (2019)
* Yama Wayama for Captivated, by You (2020)
* Hiroko Nobara for Kieta Mama Tomo and Tsuma wa Kuchi o Kiite Kuremasen (2021)
* Izumi Okaya for Ii Toshi o and Hakumokuren wa Kirei ni Chiranai (2022)
* Ebine Yamaji for Onna no Ko ga Iru Basho wa (2023)
* Miri Masuda for Tsuyukusa Natsuko no Isshō (2024)
* Shunji Enomoto for The Kinks (2025)

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