Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite

Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite (チ。―地球の運動について―, "Chi: About the Movement of the Earth"[lower-alpha 1]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Uoto. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 2020 to April 2022.

Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite
First volume cover
チ。―地球の運動について―
GenreHistorical[1]
Manga
Written byUoto
Published byShogakukan
MagazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 14, 2020 – April 18, 2022
Volumes7

Plot

The manga is set in 15th century Poland. Scholars who suggest ideas such as that the Earth revolves around the Sun are considered heretics, and are tortured or burned at the stake.

Media

Manga

Chi: Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite, written and illustrated by Uoto, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from September 14, 2020,[3][4] to April 18, 2022.[5][6] Shogakukan has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on December 11, 2020.[7] As of March 30, 2022, seven volumes have been released.[8]

Volume list
No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 December 11, 2020[7]978-4-09-860778-5
2 January 12, 2021[9]978-4-09-860801-0
3 March 30, 2021[10]978-4-09-860878-2
4 June 30, 2021[11]978-4-09-861071-6
5 September 30, 2021[12]978-4-09-861146-1
6 December 28, 2021[13]978-4-09-861206-2
7 March 30, 2022[8]978-4-09-861260-4

Other

The manga was featured in the music video for amazarashi's song "1.0" on March 30, 2022, with the video showing lyrics using letterpress printing on art from the series.[14]

Reception

The manga was recommended by manga artists Hitoshi Iwaaki and Shin Takahashi.[15][16] Chi was nominated for the 14th Manga Taishō in 2021 and placed second with 67 points;[17][18] it was nominated for the 15th edition and placed fifth with 59 points.[19][20] It was nominated for the Next Manga Award in 2021 and placed tenth in the print category.[21] The series ranked 37th on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[22] It ranked 2nd on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! 2022 list of best manga for male readers.[23] The manga was nominated for the 67th Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category in 2021.[24] The series ranked 5th on the Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics of 2022.[25] The manga has been nominated for the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2022.[26] The series won the 26th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2022.[27][28]

Notes
  1. The kana "chi" can represent not only the Chinese character for "Earth; ground" (地), but also "wisdom; knowledge" (知), and "blood" (血).[2]

References
  1. 『【推しの子】』『女の園の星』『怪獣8号』……マンガ大賞2021を受賞するのは？ ノミネート作を一挙解説. Real Sound (in Japanese). Blueprint Co., Ltd. January 28, 2021. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  2. 【インタビュー】『チ。ー地球の運動についてー』魚豊「大地のチ、血液のチ、知識のチ。その3つが渾然一体となっているのがこの作品。」【by コミスペ！】. Tsutaya (in Japanese). May 13, 2021. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  3. 「ひゃくえむ。」の魚豊がスピで“真理”求める新連載、映像研×乃木坂46連続企画も. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 14, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  4. ビッグ スピリッツ 2020年42・43号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  5. チ。－地球の運動について－：地動説マンガが完結 「スピリッツ」話題作. Mantan Web (in Japanese). April 18, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  6. ビッグ スピリッツ 20号 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 25, 2022. Retrieved April 25, 2022.
  7. チ。―地球の運動について― １ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  8. チ。―地球の運動について―　７ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
  9. チ。―地球の運動について― ２ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 30, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  10. チ。―地球の運動について― ３ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on April 3, 2021. Retrieved February 19, 2021.
  11. チ。―地球の運動について― ４ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on July 1, 2021. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  12. チ。―地球の運動について―　５ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on November 27, 2021. Retrieved September 11, 2021.
  13. チ。―地球の運動について―　６ (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on January 22, 2022. Retrieved December 24, 2021.
  14. amazarashi×「チ。」プロジェクト第1弾楽曲、活版印刷で歌詞をつづるMV公開. Natalie (in Japanese). March 30, 2022. Retrieved April 4, 2022.
  15. 地動説描く「チ。」1巻、「寄生獣」岩明均が“まぎれもない才能を感じる”と推薦. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 11, 2020. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  16. 地動説テーマの壮大な物語「チ。」早くも2巻発売、「最終兵器彼女」高橋しんも賛嘆. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 12, 2021. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  17. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (January 24, 2021). "14th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 30, 2021.
  18. マンガ大賞2021、大賞は山田鐘人・アベツカサ「葬送のフリーレン」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 16, 2021. Retrieved March 16, 2021.
  19. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (January 17, 2022). "15th Manga Taisho Awards Nominate 10 Titles". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 17, 2022.
  20. マンガ大賞2022発表！大賞はうめざわしゅん「ダーウィン事変」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 28, 2022. Retrieved March 28, 2022.
  21. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 24, 2021). "Kaiju No. 8, Oshi no Ko Win Next Manga Awards Web, Print Categories". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
  22. Mateo, Alex (December 6, 2021). "Demon Slayer Tops Da Vinci Manga Ranking for 2nd Consecutive Year". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  23. 『このマンガがすごい!2022』1位に『ルックバック』『海が走るエンドロール』 藤本タツキ氏は2年連続. Oricon News (in Japanese). December 7, 2021. Archived from the original on December 7, 2021. Retrieved December 7, 2021.
  24. 決定!!第67回小学館漫画賞最終候補作!! (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 1, 2021. Archived from the original on January 1, 2022. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
  25. 書店員が選んだおすすめコミック2022、第1位は龍幸伸「ダンダダン」. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. January 27, 2022. Retrieved February 26, 2022.
  26. 第46回講談社漫画賞の最終候補作14作品が決定. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 7, 2022. Retrieved April 7, 2022.
  27. Pineda, Rafael (February 20, 2022). "Oshi no Ko, Kaiju No. 8, Jojolion, Peleliu Nominated for Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  28. Pineda, Rafael (April 24, 2022). "Chi -Chikyū no Undō ni Tsuite- Manga, Natsuko Taniguchi Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 25, 2022.

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