Again!! (manga)
Again!! (Japanese: アゲイン!!, Hepburn: Agein!!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mitsurō Kubo.[2] It was serialized in 2011 in Weekly Shōnen Magazine published by Kodansha until reaching its conclusion in 2014. It was adapted into a Japanese television drama series in the summer of 2014.[3]
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Volume 1 cover, featuring Yoshiko Usami | |
Manga | |
Written by | Mitsurō Kubo |
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Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 6, 2011 – April 9, 2014 |
Volumes | 12 |
Television drama | |
Original run | July 21, 2014 – September 22, 2014 |
Synopsis
Kin'ichirō Imamura, a high school senior, prepares to graduate with no friends and having never participated in extracurricular activities. An accident on the last day of school somehow sends Imamura and Akira Fujieda, a popular girl in Imamura's graduating class, back in time to their first day of high school. Imamura seizes the opportunity for a second chance to improve his high school life, and joins the school's troubled ōendan club.
Characters
- Kin'ichirō Imamura (今村金一郎, Imamura Kin'ichirō)
- The protagonist of the series. Assumed to be a delinquent by his classmates because of his appearance, he was a loner throughout high school and joined no school clubs. On his last day of school, he recalls a memory of the captain of his school's now-defunct ōendan singing the school anthem. He attempts to break into the club's former office, though he instead falls down a flight of stairs and wakes up three years in the past, on his first day of high school. Recalling how the ōendan club was disbanded during his time in high school, he joins the club and vows to save it.
- Akira Fujieda (藤枝暁, Fujieda Akira)
- A popular girl in Imamura's class. She witnesses Imamura breaking into the ōendan's office and assumes him to be a thief, but falls down a flight of stairs when running to seek help. Like Imamura, she is sent back in time to her first day of high school.
- Yoshiko Usami (宇佐美良子, Usami Yoshiko)
- The captain of the school's ōendan. She is the sole member of the club, having driven away the other members with her stubbornness and extreme work ethic. When Imamura joins the ōendan, he helps her to regather the club's old members.
- Tamaki Abe (安倍珠貴, Abe Tamaki)
- The captain of the school's cheerleading squad. She greatly despises the ōendan, believing them to be old-fashioned.
- Kitajima (北島, Kitajima)
- The school's guidance counselor, and the ōendan's faculty advisor.
Media
Volume List
No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | ||
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1 | September 16, 2011[4] | 978-4-06-384542-6 | February 27, 2018[5] | 978-1632366450 | ||
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2 | November 17, 2011[6] | 978-4-06-376147-4 | April 17, 2018[7] | 978-1632366467 | ||
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3 | January 17, 2012[8] | 978-4-06-376184-9 | June 12, 2018[9] | 978-1632366474 | ||
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4 | April 17, 2012[10] | 978-4-06-376626-4 | August 21, 2018[11] | 978-1632366481 | ||
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5 | July 17, 2012[12] | 978-4-06-376653-0 | October 2, 2018[13] | 978-1632366498 | ||
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6 | October 17, 2012[14] | 978-4-06-376714-8 | December 11, 2018[15] | 978-1632366504 | ||
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7 | January 17, 2013[16] | 978-4-06-376768-1 | March 19, 2019[17] | 978-1-63236-713-6 | ||
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8 | April 17, 2013[18] | 978-4-06-376808-4 | April 30, 2019[19] | 978-1-63236-714-3 | ||
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9 | July 17, 2013[20] | 978-4-06-376859-6 | June 18, 2019[21] | 978-1-63236-781-5 | ||
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10 | October 17, 2013[22] | 978-4-06-376903-6 | August 6, 2019[23] | 978-1632367822 | ||
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11 | February 17, 2014[24] | 978-4-06-376929-6 | October 1, 2019[25] | 978-1632368263 | ||
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12 | May 16, 2014[26] | 978-4-06-376984-5 | December 17, 2019[27] | 978-1632368270 | ||
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References
- "Kodansha Comics Announces Print Plans For "Grand Blue Dreaming," "Tokyo Tarareba Girls" And "AGAIN!!"". Crunchyroll. October 9, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2017.
- "Again!! vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved February 29, 2016.
- "High School Cheer Group Manga 'Again!!' Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 14 May 2014.
- "アゲイン!!(1)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.1". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(2)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.2". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(3)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.3". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(4)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.4". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(5)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.5". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(6)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.6". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(7)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.7". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(8)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.8". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(9)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.9". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-05-19.
- "アゲイン!!(10)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.10". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- "アゲイン!!(11)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Vol.11". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2019-10-02.
- "アゲイン!!(12)". Kodansha (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 June 2018.
- "Again!!, Volume 12". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved 2020-01-05.
External links
- Official drama website (in Japanese)
- Again!! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia