Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni (この世界の片隅に) is a manga by Fumiyo Kouno which ran from 2007 - 2009 in Manga Action. It follows the life of Suzu Urano, a young bride with her new family living on the outskirts of Kure City during the Second World War. It is available on JManga under the title "To All The Corners of the World".[1]
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It was adapted into a live-action TV special which aired 5 August 2011 on NTV, starring Keiko Kitagawa as Suzu Urano, Keisuke Koide as Shūsaku Hōjō, Yūka as Rin Shiroki, Mokomichi Hayami as Tetsu Mizuhara, Ryo as Keiko, Saburō Shinoda as Entarō Hōjō, Yoshie Ichige as San Hōjō, and Mana Ashida as Chizuko Hōjō.[2][3]
The manga was a Jury Recommended Work in the 2008 Japan Media Arts Festival,[4] and the following year, it won the Excellence Prize.[5] A "folktale-like" tone has been noted in the work, and Kouno's humour has been praised.[6]
The TV special received a rating of 12.7.[7]