Mitsuami no Kami-sama (みつあみの神様; lit.'God with the Braided Pigtail Hair') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō[ja]. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X[ja] from August 2011 to May 2013, with its chapters collected in a single tankōbon volume. A 28-minute anime film produced by Production I.G, released internationally as Pigtails, premiered in Japan in October 2015.
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Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Machiko Kyō[ja], Mitsuami no Kami-sama was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Jump X[ja] from August 25, 2011,[1] to May 10, 2013.[2] Shueisha collected its chapters in a single tankōbon released on July 16, 2013.[3]
Film
A 28-minute anime film adaptation produced by Production I.G premiered on October 24, 2015.[4][5] It was released internationally under the title Pigtails.[6] The film had its Canadian premiere at the 20th Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2016.[7]Anime Limited released the film in the United Kingdom on a home video set titled Pigtails and Other Short Films (alongside Kick-Heart, Li'l Spider Girl, Drawer Hobs, and Oval × Over) on March 25, 2019.[8]
The film won the 2016 California Film Awards' Diamond Award in the Animated Film category.[11] It also won the North American Film Awards' Special Jury Award in 2017.[12]
