Tatami Galaxy
The Tatami Galaxy is Tomihiko Morimi's comic campus novel, first published in Japan by Ohta Publishing in December 2004. A Kyoto University student relives his first years in four parallel versions. HarperCollins published Emily Balistrieri's English translation in 2022.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Ohta Publishing, 2004
- First published
- Ohta Publishing, 2004
The first edition of Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi was published in Tokyo by Ohta Publishing in 2004. We track 2 editions.
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Tatami Galaxy television series
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Kyoto University, Kyoto, Kamo River Delta
- Genre
- comic novel
In print
- Editions recorded
- 5 on Open Library, 4 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 17 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of Tatami Galaxy?
The first edition of Tatami Galaxy by Tomihiko Morimi was published in Tokyo by Ohta Publishing in 2004.
How many editions of Tatami Galaxy are there?
We track 2 editions of Tatami Galaxy, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has Tatami Galaxy been adapted?
Yes, including The Tatami Galaxy (television series), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Tatami Galaxy, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- Tatami Galaxy editions, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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