Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！, Hepburn: Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Take. It has been serialized through Niconico Seiga's Dra Dra Sharp website since December 2017 and collected in five tankōbon volumes by Fujimi Shobo as of July 2020. In North America, the manga is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation by ENGI premiered on July 10, 2020.

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Volume 1 manga cover, featuring Hana Uzaki
宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！
(Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!)
GenreComedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byTake
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
ImprintDragon Comics Age
MagazineNiconico Seiga (Dra Dra Sharp)
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 1, 2017 – present
Volumes5
Anime television series
Directed byKazuya Miura
Written byTakashi Aoshima
Music bySatoshi Igarashi
StudioENGI
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, Tokyo MX, BSS, BS11, ABC, TVA
Original run July 10, 2020 – present
Episodes12

Synopsis

Hana Uzaki is thrilled to discover that she is attending the same college as her fellow high school upperclassman, Shinichi Sakurai. However, after a year of watching him just laze around, she comes to the conclusion that he has turned into a loner. She decides to spend as much time with Shinichi as possible, believing that he is an introvert or intimidating which is uncool and unacceptable. Beginning her project to have Shinichi experience a fun lifestyle, Hana stalks him like an annoying pest. Will Shinichi ever make her understand that he prefers doing things by himself, or will he be won over by Hana's zany charm?

Characters
Hana Uzaki (宇崎花, Uzaki Hana)
Voiced by: Naomi Ōzora[2]
A second year college student who attends the same college as Shinichi. Despite her curvaceous figure, Hana is sometimes mistaken as an elementary school student due to her short height. A cheerful and outgoing person, she is frustrated that Shinichi spent his college days mostly alone during her first year at college. As such, she decides to help him get out of his loner lifestyle by accompanying him wherever he goes, much to Shinichi's annoyance and embarrassment. As the time passes, Hana started to develop feelings for Shinichi, but she is oblivious of this.
Shinichi Sakurai (桜井真一, Sakurai Shin'ichi)
Voiced by: Kenji Akabane[2]
A third year college student who is Hana's upperclassman. The two of them first met when they were members of the swimming club during high school. Most of the girls in the college are afraid to approaching him due to his scary looks. Shinichi is often annoyed by Hana's antics, especially those that come at his expense, but tolerates them as long as she is having fun during her college life. He works part time at a café near their college and is popular among the customers because of his athletic physique and work ethic.
Ami Asai (亜細亜実, Asai Ami)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[2]
A fourth year college student who attends the same college as Shinichi and Hana. She also works at her father's café. Like her father, she watches Shinichi and Hana from afar to see if their relationship will progress even further. She also has a muscle fetish towards Shinichi since the first day he worked at the café.
Itsuhito Sakaki (榊逸仁, Sakaki Itsuhito)
Voiced by: Tomoya Takagi[2]
Shinichi's friend at the college he attends. He is good at sports and popular among girls at the college. When he finds out that Shinichi and Hana often hang out together, Sasaki join forces with Ami so that he can help the two advance their relationship to the next level.
The Master (マスタ, Masutā)
Voiced by: Yōsuke Akimoto[3]
Shinichi's boss at the café he works at, his real name is Akihiko Asai. He is also Ami's father. Knowing that Hana often visits Shinichi whenever he works at the café, he decides to watch both of them from afar with his daughter, wondering if their relationship will advance to the next level.
Tsuki Uzaki (宇崎月, Uzaki Tsuki)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[3]
Tsuki is Hana's mother. She considers Shinichi's look to be scary from the day she met him and is often mistaken that Shinichi has taking an interest in her since the day he visited the house, not knowing that he only wanted to pet Hana's cats.

Media

Manga

Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! is written and illustrated by Take. It began serialization through Niconico Seiga's Dra Dra Sharp website on December 1, 2017.[4] The series has been compiled into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on July 9, 2018.[5] As of July 9, 2020, five volumes have been published.[6] In North America, the series is licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment.[7] The first volume was published on September 17, 2019.[1]

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 July 9, 2018[5]978-4-04-072779-0September 17, 2019[1]978-1-64275-336-3
2 February 8, 2019[8]978-4-04-073095-0January 14, 2020[1]978-1-64505-193-0
3 July 9, 2019[9]978-4-04-073260-2June 16, 2020 (digital)
July 14, 2020 (physical)[1]		978-1-64505-484-9
4 February 7, 2020[10]978-4-04-073499-6December 8, 2020[1]978-1-64505-817-5
5 July 9, 2020[11][12]978-4-04-073712-6
978-4-04-073713-3 (SE)		——

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced by Kadokawa on February 3, 2020. The series is animated by ENGI and directed by Kazuya Miura, with Takashi Aoshima handling series composition, Manabu Kurihara designing the characters, and Satoshi Igarashi composing the music.[2] It premiered on July 10, 2020 on AT-X and other channels.[3] The opening theme song, "Negotiation by Comforting" (Nadamesukashi Negotiation, なだめスかし Negotiation), is performed by Kano and Naomi Ōzora, performing as her character, Hana Uzaki,[3] while the ending theme song, "Kokoro Knock" (ココロノック, Kokoro Nokku), is performed by YuNi.[13] The anime will run for 12 episodes.[14] On July 3, 2020, Funimation announced at FunimationCon that they had acquired the series, and would stream the series on its website in North America and the British Isles, and on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand.[15]

Episode list
No. Title[16][lower-alpha 1] Original air date
1"Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!"
Transcription: "Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!" (Japanese: 宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい！)		July 10, 2020 (2020-07-10)[17]
Hana Uzaki decides to cure Shinichi Sakurai of his loneliness. They go see a movie, try virtual reality and he accidentally fondles her breast, she hurts her back at batting baseball, eats from his plate at the restaurant and constantly embarrasses him.
2"The Café Owner Wants a Glimpse!"
Transcription: "Masutā wa Kaimamitai!" (Japanese: マスターは垣間見たい！)		July 17, 2020 (2020-07-17)[18]
Hana happens to pass by the café where Shinichi works. He tells her to leave but she insists on being properly treated as a customer. Hana gets stuck in bushes after trying to catch a stray cat to cheer up Shinichi, who ends up in an embarrassing situation. Later, she is shocked to find out he has a friend he's having lunch with, and keeps sending him text messages. That evening, she shows up at the café to ask Shinichi to help her with a written report. She then asks him if she can sleep at his place because it's close to campus, much to his shock and the café owner's amusement.
3"The Asai Family Wants to Look Out for Us!"
Transcription: "Asai Oyako wa Mimamoritai!" (Japanese: 亜細親子は見守りたい！)		July 24, 2020 (2020-07-24)[19]
Ami Asai, the café owner's daughter and Shinichi's senior, meets Hana. The next day, Shinichi is sick after an incident yesterday and Hans shows up at his place to take care of him. To celebrate Shinichi's recovery, the four of them eat out, but Hana gets jealous when Shinichi calls Ami by her first name. At college, Hana tries to hypnotize Shinichi to make him call her by her first name.
4"I Want to Hang Out Together Over the Holiday!"
Transcription: "Renkyū wa Issho ni Asobitai!" (Japanese: 連休は一緒に遊びたい！)		July 31, 2020 (2020-07-31)[20]
During Golden Week, Shinichi plays video games for three straight days. Hana then shows up and they decide to go out and play Doramon Go together. Later, they run into Ami while buying glasses. On a crowded train, Shinichi becomes self-conscious standing next to Hana, which leads to him going past his stop. At the café, Ami tells Shinichi to follow up with Hana. When Shinichi arrives at college, he agrees to hang out with Hana the following weekend. A week later, they spend the whole day hanging out together.
5"I Want to Meddle in My Friend's Business!"
Transcription: "Shin'yū ni Osekkai Shitai!" (Japanese: 親友におせっかいしたい！)		August 7, 2020 (2020-08-07)[21]
Hana teases Shinichi after he wakes from a nightmare in class, but he gets revenge later on. Shinichi's friend, Itsuhito Sakaki, meddles in their relationship, which upsets Ami. Later, Hana berates Shinichi about chocolate mint.
6"Summer! The Beach! I Want to Test My Courage!"
Transcription: "Natsuda! Umida! Ki mo Dame Shitai!" (Japanese: 夏だ！海だ！きもだめしたい！)		August 14, 2020 (2020-08-14)[22]
Hana is hired at the café, much to Shinichi's annoyance. She decides to head to the beach in order to prevent him from spending summer break holed-in. Ami and Itsuhito join them and they play an awkward game of watermelon splitting blindfolded. Later that night, they have a test of courage which has unforeseen circumstances. Afterwards, Hana wants to tease a sleeping Shinichi.
7"I Want to Hang Out at a Cat Café and a Pub!"
Transcription: "Neko Kafe to Izakaya de Asobitai!" (Japanese: 猫カフェと居酒屋で遊びたい！)		August 21, 2020 (2020-08-21)[23]

Reception

The manga series ranked on the top 20 web manga list at Da Vinci Magazine and Niconico's Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Awards in 2018.[24]

Notes
  1. All English titles are taken from Funimation.
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