I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow[a] is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Shunju Aono [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Monthly Ikki from January 2007 to June 2012, with its chapters collected in five tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a live-action film released in June 2013. In North America, the manga was licensed for English release by Viz Media.
Plot
Shizuo Ōguro is a forty-year-old salaryman going through a midlife crisis. He quits his job of fifteen years to find himself, despite being a single parent living with his teenage daughter and elderly father. Ōguro embarks on a hapless journey to achieve his dream of becoming a manga artist.
Written and illustrated by Shunju Aono [ja], I'll Give It My All... Tomorrow was first published as a one-shot chapter in Shogakukan's seinen mangs magazine Monthly Ikki on January 25, 2007;[5][6] the manga began its serialization in the same magazine on March 24 of that same year.[7] In November 2008, the manga entered on hiatus due to Aono's health issues.[8] It resumed publication on September 25, 2009.[9][10] The manga finished on June 25, 2012.[11][12] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five tankōbon volumes, released from October 30, 2007,[13] to September 28, 2012.[14]
In North America, Viz Media announced the English language release of the manga in May 2009.[15] The five volumes were released from May 18, 2010,[16] to July 16, 2013.[17]
A spin-off series, titled Ore wa Motto Honki Dashitenai Dake (俺はもっと本気出してないだけ, "I'm Not More Serious") was serialized in Monthly Ikki from December 25, 2012,[18][19] to April 25, 2013.[20] Shogakukan compiled its chapters into a single tankōbon volume, published on May 30, 2013.[21]
A live-action film adaptation was announced in June 2012.[11] The film is directed by Yūichi Fukuda, starring Shinichi Tsutsumi as Shizuo Ōguro. The acoustic guitar duo Gontiti scored the music and the all-female band Scandal performed the film's song theme "Awanai Tsumori no, Genki de ne" (会わないつもりの、元気でね, lit.'I Don't Plan on Seeing You; Take Care'). The film was distributed by Shochiku and premiered on June 15, 2013.[3][28][29][30]
