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Princess Jellyfish (manga)

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Alternative title:
Kuragehime (Japanese)
Kuragehime - La principessa delle meduse (Italian)
海月姫 〜くらげひめ〜 (Japanese)
Genres: slice of life
Themes: otaku
Objectionable content: Mild
Plot Summary: In an attempt to save their beloved Amamizukan (a female-only apartment building in Tokyo) from being demolished, 6 enthusiastic and socially awkward otaku women do their best to band together and slowly make their way into the outside world with help from a new friend. This crazy hipster does everything she can to open new doors for these ladies and help them achieve their dreams.
Ratings: 46 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 5 votes (Eng:5)
 Excellent: 14 votes (Eng:14)
 Very good: 19 votes (Eng:17, ?:1, others:1
1 French
)
 Good: 5 votes (Eng:5)
 Decent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 So-so: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Not really good: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 148 s, rank: #595 (of 6965)
Median rating: Very good
Arithmetic mean: 8.217 (Very good+), std. dev.: 1.1962, rank: #616 (of 7828)
Weighted mean: 8.191 (Very good+), rank: #765 (of 7828) (seen all: 8.11 / seen some: 8.51 / won't finish: 6.87)
Bayesian estimate: 8.151 (Very good), rank: #252 (of 3539)
Number of tankoubon: 17
Number of pages: 191
Chapter titles: We have 49
Vintage: 2008-11-10 (serialized in Kiss)
Release dates: We have 33
Review:
Princess Jellyfish [Omnibus] GN 1 (Apr 7, 2016)
News: Show:
Azuki Adds Over 300 Volumes from 77 Kodansha Manga Series (Sep 14, 2023)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 23-29 (Jun 26, 2019)
Kodansha USA Licenses Cardcaptor Sakura, Tales of Berseria, Fate/Grand Order Manga (Nov 17, 2018)
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 3-9 (Sep 11, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 3-9 (Jun 5, 2018)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 1-7 (Apr 3, 2018)
Crunchyroll Manga to No Longer Offer Catalog Chapters of Kodansha Titles (Feb 16, 2018)
Live-Action Princess Jellyfish Show Casts Noriko Eguchi as Nisha (Feb 12, 2018)
Live-Action Princess Jellyfish Show Casts Former Denpagumi Idol (Jan 15, 2018)
Princess Jellyfish Live-Action Series Casts Jun Kaname as Hanamori (Dec 21, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 10-16 (Dec 12, 2017)
Live-Action Princess Jellyfish Series Casts Koji Seto as Kuranosuke (Dec 6, 2017)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 13-19 (Nov 22, 2017)
Kodansha USA Reveals 6 More Digital Manga Licenses (Nov 18, 2017)
Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish Manga Gets Live-Action Series in January (Nov 6, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 24-30 (Sep 26, 2017)
Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish Manga Ends on August 25 (Jul 23, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 16-22 (Jul 18, 2017)
Princess Jellyfish Manga Approaches Climax (Jun 22, 2017)
Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish Manga Resumes in June (May 3, 2017)
Goodnight Punpun, Orange, The Osamu Tezuka Story, Princess Jellyfish, Wandering Island Nominated for Eisner Awards (May 2, 2017)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 9-15 (Apr 11, 2017)
Orange Manga Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens (Jan 25, 2017)
Amazon's Best Graphic Novels of 2016 List Includes Princess Jellyfish, The Birth of Kitaro Manga (Nov 20, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 6-12 (Nov 18, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 6-12 (Nov 8, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, June 26-July 2 (Jul 7, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 26-July 2 (Jun 28, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 16-22 (May 25, 2016)
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 9-15 (May 18, 2016)
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 27-April 2 (Apr 8, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 20-26 (Mar 22, 2016)
Princess Jellyfish Manga Heads Toward Final Chapter (Sep 24, 2015)
Akiko Higashimura Resumes Princess Jellyfish Manga (Jul 26, 2015)
Crunchyroll Manga Adds Princess Jellyfish, Takahashi-san Is Listening, Scum's Wish, Sweetness and Lightning, The Morose Mononokean (Jul 5, 2015)
Kodansha Comics Adds Princess Jellyfish, Real , Magatsuki Manga (Jul 4, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 19-25 (Jan 28, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 12-18 (Jan 21, 2015)
Princess Jellyfish's Higashimura to End Kakukaku Shikajika Manga (Dec 27, 2014)
Princess Jellyfish/Kuragehime Manga Gets Special Chapter in Shonen Magazine (Dec 1, 2014)
Princess Jellyfish/Kuragehime Manga Gets 2 Prequel Chapters (Oct 25, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 15-21 (Sep 24, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 8-14 (Sep 17, 2014)
Princess Jellyfish Live-Action Film's 1st Trailer Introduces Story, Cast (Aug 20, 2014)
Princess Jellyfish's Higashimura Launches Tokyo Tarareba Musume Manga (Feb 26, 2014)
Vertical Licenses Tonari no Seki-kun School Comedy Manga (Jan 24, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 16-22 (Dec 30, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15 (Dec 18, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 15-21 (Jul 25, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 18-24 (Mar 27, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 11-17 (Mar 20, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23 (Sep 26, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 10-16 (Sep 23, 2012)
Princess Jellyfish Creator Higashimura Takes Brief Break Due to Injury (May 10, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 12-18 (May 1, 2012)
Princess Jellyfish To Be Released Midway Through 2012 (Dec 26, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 12-18 (Sep 21, 2011)
Top 50 Manga Creators by Sales Since 2010 (Aug 5, 2011)
Funimation Adds Princess Jellyfish/Kuragehime on DVD/BD (May 12, 2011)
March comes in like a lion, Space Bros. Win Kodansha Manga Awards (May 12, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 18-24 (Apr 27, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 11-17 (Apr 20, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 29-December 5 (Dec 8, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 22-28 (Dec 1, 2010)
Kuragehime BD/DVDs to Add Unaired 'Heroes' Episodes (Oct 27, 2010)
Kuragehime, Mayo elle, Summer Wars Promos Streamed (Oct 13, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 9-15 (Aug 18, 2010)
34th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced (May 11, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 8-14 (Mar 17, 2010)
Mari Yamazaki's Thermae Romae Wins Manga Taisho Award (Mar 17, 2010)
Kuragehime Women's Manga Gets TV Anime (Feb 9, 2010)
10 Titles Nominated for 3rd Manga Taisho Awards (Jan 18, 2010)
Interest:
Best and Worst Manga of 2016 Results - Comic-Con International (Jul 25, 2016)
Press Releases:
Azuki Adds Over 300 New Volumes from 77 Kodansha Manga Series Including Fire Force; A Silent Voice; 'Kiss Him, Not Me!'; Princess Jellyfish; Attack on Titan; and Edens Zero (Sep 14, 2023)
Manga Cardcaptor Sakura and Princess Jellyfish Return in Deluxe Edition, Box Set (Nov 17, 2018)
Kodansha Adds Magatsuki, Real and Princess Jellyfish (Jul 7, 2015)
Other articles: Show:
The Spring 2019 Manga Guide - Princess Jellyfish (Jun 6, 2019)
The Winter 2011 Anime Preview Guide - Gia Manry (Jan 4, 2011)
Hey, Answerman! - Merry Holidaymas (Dec 24, 2010)
The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide - Carlo Santos (Oct 2, 2010)
The Fall 2010 Anime Preview Guide - Carl Kimlinger (Oct 1, 2010)
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Akiko Higashimura

Editing: Yumi Sukemune
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Kodansha
English staff
English cast
Translation: Sarah Alys Lindholm

Cover Design: Phil Balsman
Editing: Haruko Hashimoto
Layout:
Belynda Ungurath (Vol. 2-3)
Lettering: Carl Vanstiphout
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Kodansha Comics
Online Distribution:
K MANGA
French staff
French companies
(none)
Publisher: Akata/Delcourt
French cast
(none)
Italian cast
Italian staff
Translation: Manuela Capriati
(none)
Italian companies

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