Ashi-Girl

Ashi-Girl
First tankōbon volume cover
アシガール
(Ashigāru)
Genre
Manga
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
ImprintMargaret Comics
MagazineCocohana
DemographicJosei
Original runNovember 28, 2011December 27, 2021
Volumes16
Television drama
Original networkNHK
Original run September 23, 2017 December 16, 2017
Episodes12
Live-action television film
Ashi Girl SP: Chō Jikū Rabukome Futatabi
ReleasedDecember 24, 2018
Manga
Tama no Koshi Ire: Ashi-Girl Season 2
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
ImprintMargaret Comics
MagazineCocohana
DemographicJosei
Original runFebruary 28, 2023 – present
Volumes2

Ashi-Girl (アシガール, Ashigāru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's josei manga magazine Cocohana from November 2011 to December 2021. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from September to December 2017.

Media

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto, Ashi-Girl began serialization in the first-ever issue of Shueisha's Cocohana josei manga magazine released on November 28, 2011.[2] It ended serialization on December 27, 2021.[3] The series' chapters were collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes from July 25, 2012 to February 25, 2022.[4][5]

A sequel manga titled, Tama ni Koshi Ire: Ashi-Girl Season 2 began serialization in the same magazine on February 28, 2023.[6][7] The sequel's chapters have been collected into two tankōbon volumes as of June 25, 2024.[8]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1 July 25, 2012[4]978-4-08-846807-5
2 February 25, 2013[9]978-4-08-845003-2
3 October 25, 2013[10]978-4-08-845117-6
4 May 23, 2014[11]978-4-08-845218-0
5 January 23, 2015[12]978-4-08-845338-5
6 August 25, 2015[13]978-4-08-845436-8
7 April 25, 2016[14]978-4-08-845558-7
8 December 22, 2016[15]978-4-08-845689-8
9 September 25, 2017[16]978-4-08-845814-4
10 April 25, 2018[17]978-4-08-844029-3
11 August 24, 2018[18]978-4-08-844089-7
12 February 25, 2019[19]978-4-08-844175-7
13 September 25, 2019[20]978-4-08-844249-5
14 April 24, 2020[21]978-4-08-844331-7
15 December 24, 2020[22]978-4-08-844433-8
16 February 25, 2022[5]978-4-08-844518-2

Tama no Koshi Ire: Ashi-Girl Season 2

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No. Release date ISBN
1 October 25, 2023[23]978-4-08-844840-4
2 June 25, 2024[8]978-4-08-843026-3

Drama

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A 12-episode live-action television drama adaptation was announced on May 17, 2017. The drama aired on NHK from September 23 to December 16, 2017. The series starred Yuina Kuroshima as Yui Hayakawa and Kentarō as Tadakiyo Hagikuhachirō.[24]

A sequel television special was announced in February 2018.[25] The special premiered on NHK on December 24, 2018.[26]

Other media

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A musical stage reading adaptation was announced on June 28, 2023. Three performances were held at the TOYUSU PIT Theatre in Tokyo between August 5–6, 2023.[27] The reading featured the performances of Miyu Honda and Ayako Konno as Yui Hayakawa, Toshiki Masuda, Miku Fukahori, and Takuya Kusakawa as Tadakiyo Hagikuhachirō, Hiromu Mineta, Yuuki Shin and Shūichirō Umeda as Takeru Hayakawa, Yuka Ozaki and Makoto Koichi as Ako Matsumaru, and Kentarō Kumagai, Seiichiro Yamashita and Tatsumaru Tachibana as Nariyuki Hagi.[28]

Reception

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By February 2022, the series had 4 million copies in circulation.[29]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c 森本梢子の戦国ラブコメ「アシガール」黒島結菜と健太郎でドラマ化. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 17, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  2. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 28, 2011). "Shueisha's Cocohana Magazine Manga Lineup Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  3. ^ 「アシガール」新婚編がココハナで完結、4月号から森本梢子の新連載. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 27, 2021. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  4. ^ a b アシガール 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 13, 2024.
  5. ^ a b アシガール 16 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  6. ^ Cayanan, Joanna (January 2, 2023). "Kozueko Morimoto's Janomenome Manga Goes on Hiatus, Ashi-Girl Season 2 Manga Launches". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  7. ^ 「アシガール」シーズン2がココハナで開幕!唯の弟・尊の一人娘が主人公. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 28, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  8. ^ a b たまのこしいれ ―アシガールEDO― 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
  9. ^ アシガール 2 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  10. ^ アシガール 3 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  11. ^ アシガール 4 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  12. ^ アシガール 5 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  13. ^ アシガール 6 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  14. ^ アシガール 7 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  15. ^ アシガール 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  16. ^ アシガール 9 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  17. ^ アシガール 10 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  18. ^ アシガール 11 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  19. ^ アシガール 12 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  20. ^ アシガール 13 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  21. ^ アシガール 14 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  22. ^ アシガール 15 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  23. ^ たまのこしいれ ―アシガールEDO― 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  24. ^ Ressler, Karen (May 17, 2017). "Kozueko Morimoto's Ashi-Girl Time Travel Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  25. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (February 18, 2018). "Ashi-Girl Manga Gets Sequel Live-Action TV Special". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  26. ^ ドラマ「アシガール」続編は12月24日放送、森本梢子も「シャッ!!!」. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 21, 2018. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  27. ^ 「アシガール」8月に東京で音楽朗読劇化、タイムスリップラブコメを朗読と生バンドで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 28, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  28. ^ 朗読劇「アシガール」追加キャスト9人一挙解禁、森本梢子のコメントも. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 12, 2023. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  29. ^ 森本梢子「アシガール」完結巻、くらもちふさことのコラボマンガも収録. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 25, 2022. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
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