Taiyō no Ie

Taiyō no Ie

Cover of the 1st volume
たいようのいえ
(Taiyō no Ie)
Genre Romance, Slice of life
Manga
Written by Ta'amo
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Dessert
Original run June 2010 – February 2014
Volumes 13

Taiyō no Ie (たいようのいえ, House of the Sun) is a Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Ta'amo, serialized by Kodansha in Dessert magazine.[1] The series has completed with 13 volumes. The first volume was released on September 13, 2010[2] and the final volume was released on June 24, 2015.[3] It won the 38th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōjo in 2014. The story revolves around the life and difficulties of Motomiya Mao and the Nakamuras. The series received a drama CD adaptation bundled with limited edition pressings of the fifth and sixth volumes.[4]

Plot

Mao liked to spend her time with the Nakamura family ever since she was a kid. Having troubled circumstances at home, she found happiness at the Nakamura household. However, the feeling of ease disappears when Mr. and Mrs. Nakamura pass away after a tragic incident. Currently, Mao is a high school student who has lost her sanctuary. Her parents are divorced, and her father has decided to remarry. Hiro, Mao's childhood friend, learns of her parents' abandonment of her and offers Mao to live with him. Mao decides to stay there until she is ready to return to her original house. As they spend their days together, Hiro and Mao grow closer once again. They wait for Hiro's siblings, who have parted ways after their parents' death, to come back and live together. Mao's goal is to turn the home into "the house of magic, a place filled with both laughter and tears" once again.

Characters

Main characters

Mao Motomiya
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki (Drama CD)
The main female character. A 17-year-old girl whose parents divorced and after her father remarried feels unloved at home. After meeting up with Hiro after years of not seeing each other, she decides to start living with him. She writes a cellphone novel titled "Taiyou no Ie" under the pen name "Kuukai".
Hiro Nakamura
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Drama CD)
The main male character. A 23-year-old man who works at an office and lives alone in the Nakamura household. He offers Mao a place to stay after knowing her family circumstances.
Daiki Nakamura
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Drama CD)
Hiro's brother, who joins the main cast later in the series. A serious youth who goes to the same school as Mao.

Supporting characters

Hina Nakamura
Voiced by: Ayaka Saitō (Drama CD)
Hiro and Daiki's sister
Chihiro
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Drama CD)
Mao's best friend and confidante. She has a crush on Oda.
Oda
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino (Drama CD)
Mao's classmate who has a crush on her. He later dates Mao's best friend, Chihiro.
Sugimoto
Voiced by: Megumi Itokana (Drama CD)
Hiro's coworker and a fan of Mao's novel. She develops a crush on Hiro, but can't bring herself to confess.

Parents

Mao's biological mother. Apathetic and cold, she left Mao and her father after she decided to marry her boyfriend, whom she was cheating with for a couple of years.
Voiced by: Tōru Ōkawa (Drama CD)
Mao's father. Ever since his divorce with Yuzuno, he pushes Mao away, causing her to be alone.
Voiced by: Yurie Kobori (Drama CD)
Mao's step-mother. Extremely kind and caring, she patiently waits for Mao to accept her as her own mother.
Voiced by: Takayuki Kondō (Drama CD)
Voiced by: Sayaka Ohara (Drama CD)

Other characters

Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (Drama CD)
Voiced by: Kenji Akabane (Drama CD)

Animals

Volumes

Reception

Volume 5 reached the 19th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of February 19, 2012, has sold 36,674 copies;[16] volume 6 also reached the 19th place and, as of June 17, 2012, has sold 40,564 copies;[17] volume 9 reached the 44th place[18] and, as of September 22, 2013, has sold 44,131 copies;[19] volume 10 reached the 6th place and, as of February 16, 2014, has sold 39,452 copies.[20]

It won the award for Best Shōjo Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards.

References

  1. ↑ "Taiyô no ie vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  3. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.13". honto.jp.com (in Japanese). Retrieved July 30, 2015.
  4. ↑ http://gentei.kodansha.co.jp/taiyo/
  5. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  6. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  8. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.6". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.7". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.8". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.10". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.11". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Taiyô no ie jp Vol.12". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 13–19". Anime News Network. February 22, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 11–17". Anime News Network. June 20, 2012. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 9–15". Anime News Network. September 19, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 16–22". Anime News Network. September 26, 2013. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16". Anime News Network. February 19, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014.
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