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California Story
Cover of the final volume of the series
カリフォルニア物語
(California Monogatari)
GenreDrama, romance[1]
Manga
Written by
Bessatsu Shōjo Comic
DemographicShōjo
Original runFebruary 1978 (1978-02) – December 1981 (1981-12)
Volumes8 (List of volumes)
Stage show
  • California Story (2008; revived in 2018)

California Story (

Bessatsu Shōjo Comic
from 1978 to 1981.

Synopsis

In 1975, wealthy delinquent Heath Swanson drops out of high school and runs away from his home in

San Diego, California, to live in New York City. While traveling across the United States, he stays in rural Texas
, where he meets a group of individuals who decide to join Heath on his journey to New York City.

Characters

Heath Swanson (ヒース・スワンソン)
The protagonist of the series. The youngest child of a wealthy and broken California family, his absentee father and estranged mother led him to become a delinquent and drug addict. His decision to become a runaway and relocate to New York City acts as a catalyst for the events of the series.
Eve Luciano (イーヴ・ルチアーノ)
A
illiterate, and previously worked as a prostitute – but possesses a kind and cheerful disposition
.
Indian (インディアン)
A painter and interior designer who meets Heath during his travels. A former drug addict, he assists Heath in his rehabilitation.
Butch (ブッチ)
A teenage con artist who Heath meets and befriends in Texas while staying at a hotel owned by Butch's mother.
Sueana Lambert (スウェナ・ランバート)
Butch's sister, who falls in love with Heath after meeting him in Texas.

Media

Manga

Yoshida, who was twenty years old when California Story was initially published,

softcover bunkobon set published in November 1994.[4]

No. Release date ISBN
1 November 20, 1979[5]978-4091305114
2 January 20, 1980[6]978-4091305121
3 March 20, 1980[7]978-4091305138
4 May 20, 1980[8]978-4091305145
5 January 20, 1981[9]978-4091305152
6 October 20, 1981[10]978-4091305169
7 January 20, 1982[11]978-4091305176
8 April 20, 1982[12]978-4091305183

Stage play

In 2008, the theater company Studio Life [ja] produced a theatrical adaptation of California Story written and directed by Jun Kurata [ja], which was staged at the Galaxy Theater in Tokyo from February 27 to March 9 of that year. The play, which featured a rotating all-male cast, starred Tsuyoshi Hayashi and Dai Iwasaki [ja] as Heath, and Shingo Nakagawa and Shinya Matsumoto [ja] as Eve.[13] A revival of the play was staged at The Pocket in Tokyo from July 20 to August 5, 2018, with Kurata returning as director.[14][15][16]

Other media

California Tuning (カリフォルニア・チューニング), a California Story

art book, was published by Sanrio in 1982.[17][18]

Reception and legacy

The series has been praised by critics for its unvarnished portrayal of the United States in the 1970s, and has been noted for its frank depiction of racism, poverty, and drug use.[2] The series is regarded as a precursor to Yoshida's later manga series Banana Fish, with both works sharing a New York City setting and a thematic focus on youth romance, urban drama, and homoeroticism.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "カリフォルニア物語". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Wakui, Kanako (March 31, 2018). "人生や人付き合いに悩む平成生まれにこそ読んで欲しい、80年代の超名作『カリフォルニア物語』". Manga News. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  3. ^
    Comic Natalie
    (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  4. ^ "California Story (manga)". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  5. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 1巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  6. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 2巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  7. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 3巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  8. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 4巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  9. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 5巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  10. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 6巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  11. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 7巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  12. ^ "カリフォルニア物語 8巻". Shogakukan (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020.
  13. ^ "「カリフォルニア物語」". Cube. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  14. Asahi Shimbun
    . Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  15. Comic Natalie
    . June 6, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  16. ^ "Studio Life Next GENERATION『カリフォルニア物語』公演中！". The Theatertainment News Japan (in Japanese). July 26, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2020.
  17. ^ 吉田秋生―カリフォルニア・チューニング (1982年) (in Japanese). Retrieved January 9, 2020 – via Amazon Japan.
  18. ^ 吉田秋生～カリフォルニア・チューニング. Media Art Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved January 9, 2020.

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