Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture
Moyasimon: Tales of Agriculture, known in Japan as Moyashimon (もやしもん), is a Japanese manga series by Masayuki Ishikawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen magazine Evening from July 2004 to June 2013 and moved to the magazine Monthly Morning Two, where it concluded in January 2014. The series follows Tadayasu Sawaki, a first-year college student at an agricultural university, who has a unique ability to see and communicate with microorganisms. Del Rey Manga licensed the manga, but only released two volumes in English in North America. An 11-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Shirogumi and Telecom Animation Film, aired between October and December 2007 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. An 11-episode live action adaptation was aired on Noitamina between July and September 2010. An 11-episode animated second season titled Moyasimon Returns aired from July to September 2012.
Cover of the limited edition of Moyasimon volume 13, depicting (from left to right): Hazuki Oikawa, Tadayasu Sawaki and Kei Yūki. Aspergillus oryzae is shown at their feet.
Microorganisms as depicted in Moyasimon.
Evening was a bi-weekly Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Kodansha from 2001 to 2023. Circulation was reported by the Japan Magazine Publishers Association at 115,617 copies in 2015.
Cover of Evening (2009 issue no. 2)