Sunny (MATSUMOTO Taiyou)

Description

From Viz:
What is Sunny? Sunny is a car. Sunny is a car you take on a drive with your mind. It takes you to the place of your dreams. Sunny is the story of beating the odds in the ways that count. It’s the brand-new masterwork from Eisner Award-winner Taiyo Matsumoto, one of Japan’s most innovative and acclaimed manga artists. Translated by Tekkonkinkreet film director Michael Arias!

Note: Won the Shogakukan Manga Awards in the general category in 2016 and the Excellence Award at the 20th Japan Media Arts Festival in 2017.

Official English

Type

Manga

Related Series

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Associated Names

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Groups Scanlating

FLAT FACE

Latest Release(s)

c.12 by FLAT FACE 14 years ago

c.11 by FLAT FACE 14 years ago

c.10 by FLAT FACE 14 years ago

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Status in Country of Origin

6 Volumes (Complete)

Completely Scanlated?

Yes

Anime Start/End Chapter

N/A

User Reviews

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Forum

1 topics, 1 posts

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User Rating

Average: 8.7 / 10.0 (118 votes)

Bayesian Average: 8.22 / 10.0

32%

28%

19%

14%

Last Updated

December 28th, 2025 1:20am PST - 1 week ago

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Genre

Drama Seinen Slice of Life Supernatural
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Recommendations

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Author(s)

MATSUMOTO Taiyou

Artist(s)

MATSUMOTO Taiyou

Year

2010

Original Publisher

Shogakukan

Serialized In (magazine)

Ikki (Shogakukan)

Gekkan! Spirits (Shogakukan)

Licensed (in English)

Yes

English Publisher

Viz (6 Volumes - Complete)

Activity Stats (vs. other series)

Weekly Pos #753

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Monthly Pos #1647

(-161)

3 Month Pos #3666

(+469)

6 Month Pos #5873 (No change)

Year Pos #6535

(-1583)

List Stats

On 195 reading lists

On 379 wish lists

On 174 completed lists

On 10 unfinished lists

On 162 custom lists

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Taiyo Matsumoto to End Sunny Manga Next Month

11 years ago

User Comments [ Order by usefulness ]

Goddamn amazing

by DefaultPeanut
1 year ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Holy shit what a good manga. Now i have a new favorite.

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Very Moving.

by cecropiamoth
10 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

Other reviewers have commented on the beauty and detail of the art and the trueness of the characters. I will confine myself to discussing the depiction of emotion in the manga. This manga is full to the brim of emotion, mostly varieties of sadness—the sadness felt by little kids who have been orphaned, or, worse yet, abandoned by their parents. Anyone who has experienced any variety of abandonment as a child, as I did, will likely be grabbed by this story and yanked back into memories of that sorrow. Most people, who will not have experienced that terrible situation, will find themselves full of compassion for the children. Either way, this is very fine, unflinching depiction of a pretty common kind and level of sorrow that does not get much treatment in manga. I give MATSUMOTO Taiyou the highest praise for having taken on the task, and for having done such a great job of it that I can't help suspect that this story is autobiographical.

Against this background of childhood struggle, it's very moving to see how these kids nevertheless go on to grow up and fit into society, and how the adults whose job it is to take care of them help them do so.

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Amazing. Just amazing.

by elalendi
12 years ago

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I haven't read such a good manga in a long time. This is a moving work, absolutely incredible. The art is so quirky and charming, but it's strength is in its realism- I feel like I'm right there with the kids. If you like the slice of life genre, you will fall in love with this. I love every child at the foster home - especially Haruo. I love him so much my heart aches for that little boy. The grown-ups in here, you have people so kind and selfless and you also have people with flaws, people you don't understand. Which is how it is in real life. I can't stop raving about this piece, don't pay attention to me anymore, just pick it up and start reading.

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No One Does Magical Realism Like MATSUMOTO Taiyou

by McCamyTaylor
13 years ago

Rating: 10.0 / 10.0

If you have not read MATSUMOTO Taiyou's mangas, here is a great place to start. This story has everything that makes his work great. Beautiful, watercolor style art. Great characters. A nice balance of humor and sadness. And most of all, the ability to turn slice-of-life into magical realism through his illustrations. If you don't ordinarily like manga but you like the work of the Hernandez Brothers, you will almost certainly like this.

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