Mitsuami no Kami-sama

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. It was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine from August 2011 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in a single volume. A 28-minute anime film produced by Production I.G, released internationally as Pigtails, premiered in Japan in October 2015.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by, Mitsuami no Kami-sama was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine from August 25, 2011, to May 10, 2013. Shueisha collected its chapters in a single released on July 16, 2013.

Film

A 28-minute anime film adaptation produced by Production I.G premiered on October 24, 2015. It was released internationally under the title Pigtails. The film had its Canadian premiere at the 20th Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2016. Anime Limited released the film in the United Kingdom on a home video set titled Pigtails and Other Short Films on March 25, 2019.

Reception

The manga won the Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize's New Artist Prize in 2014.
The film won the 2016 California Film Awards' Diamond Award in the Animated Film category. It also won the North American Film Awards' Special Jury Award in 2017.