Mashiro no Oto

Mashiro no Oto (ましろのおと, lit. "Pure White Sound") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine since December 2009 and has been collected in twenty-five tankōbon volumes.[2] An anime television series adaptation by Shin-Ei Animation is scheduled to premiere in April 2021.

Mashiro no Oto
Cover of Mashiro no Oto volume 1 by Kodansha
ましろのおと
GenreComing-of-age, drama[1]
Manga
Written byMarimo Ragawa
Published byKodansha
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 5, 2009 – present
Volumes25
Anime television series
Directed byHiroaki Akagi
Written byYoichi Kato
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Original run April 2021 – scheduled

Characters
Setsu Sawamura (澤村雪, Sawamura Setsu)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki[3]

Media

Manga

Mashiro no Oto is written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. The series began in the 2010 1st issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine, published on December 5, 2009.[4] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on October 15, 2010.[5] As of May 15, 2020, twenty-five volumes have been released.[6]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the September issue of Monthly Shōnen Magazine on August 6, 2020.[1] The series is animated by Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Hiroaki Akagi, with Yoichi Kato handling series composition, and Jiro Mashima designing the characters. The Yoshida Brothers will supervise the tsugaru-jamisen music in the anime. It will premiere in April 2021.[3]

Reception

It was nominated for the 4th Manga Taishō[7] and it was number three on the 2012 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey.[8] It also won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award for Best Shōnen Manga[9] and an Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[10] Volume 9 has sold 70,223 copies as of October 20, 2013.[11]

References
  1. "Marimo Ragawa's Mashiro no Oto Manga Listed with TV Anime in April 2021". Anime News Network. August 3, 2020. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  2. "Baby & Me's Ragawa to Launch Mashiro no Oto Manga". Anime News Network. 2009-11-06. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  3. "Mashiro no Oto TV Anime's Teaser Video Unveils Main Cast Member, Staff". Anime News Network. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2020.
  4. 「赤ちゃんと僕」の羅川真里茂、月マガで少年誌初連載. Natalie (in Japanese). November 6, 2009. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  5. ましろのおと（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  6. ましろのおと（２５） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved August 5, 2020.
  7. "13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards". Anime News Network. 2011-01-16. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  8. "Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters". Anime News Network. 2011-12-08. Retrieved 2013-09-09.
  9. "36th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced". Anime News Network. 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  10. "Otomo's 'Combustible' Anime Short Wins Media Arts Award". Anime News Network. 2012-12-03. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
  11. "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14-20". Anime News Network. 2013-10-23. Retrieved 2013-10-30.
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