Tsugumi Project

Tsugumi Project (Japanese: 虎鶫 とらつぐみ -TSUGUMI PROJECT-, Hepburn: Tora Tsugumi: Tsugumi Project) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by ippatu. Initially released in July 2019 in France, the series was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine from January 2021 to November 2023. The series' individual chapters were collected into seven volumes from June 2021 to November 2023.

Tsugumi Project
First tankōbon volume cover
虎鶫 とらつぐみ -TSUGUMI PROJECT- (Tora Tsugumi: Tsugumi Project)
Genre	Adventure[1]
Manga
Written by	ippatu
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Magazine	Weekly Young Magazine
Original run	January 25, 2021 – September 15, 2023
Volumes	7 (List of volumes)

Publication

Written and illustrated by ippatu, the series was first published in France by Ki-oon on July 4, 2019.^[2] On January 25, 2021, the series began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine.^[3] The series finished on September 15, 2023.^[4] The series' individual chapters have been collected into seven tankōbon volumes from June 4, 2021 to November 9, 2023.^[5][6]

At Anime Expo 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for English publication.^[7]

Volume list

No.	Original release date	Original ISBN	English release date	English ISBN
1	June 4, 2021[5]	978-4-06-523345-0	May 9, 2023 (digital) May 16, 2023 (print)[8]	978-1-64-651789-3
2	August 5, 2021[9]	978-4-06-523842-4	August 1, 2023[10]	978-1-64-651790-9
3	October 6, 2021[11]	978-4-06-523841-7	October 24, 2023[12]	978-1-64-651791-6
4	February 4, 2022[13]	978-4-06-526828-5	January 16, 2024 (digital) February 20, 2024 (print)[14]	978-1-64-651792-3
5	June 6, 2022[15]	978-4-06-528101-7	May 28, 2024[16]	978-1-64-651806-7
6	March 6, 2023[17]	978-4-06-531052-6	December 3, 2024[18]	979-8-88-877076-4
7	November 9, 2023[6]	978-4-06-533493-5	—	—

Reception

Erkael and Koiwai from Manga News liked the story; they also favorably compared the artwork to that of Keisuke Itagaki.^[1] Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD praised the artwork as realistic and the characters and setting as charismatic and intriguing.^[19]

In the 2022 edition of the Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook, the series ranked 20th on the list of the top manga for male readers.^[20]