A Channel | |
Aチャンネル (Ē Channeru) | |
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Genre | Comedy, slice of life [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | bb Kuroda |
Published by | Houbunsha |
Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carat |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | December 2008 – January 2021 |
Volumes | 11 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Manabu Ono |
Produced by | Tetsuya Endō Atsuhiro Iwakami Hiroyuki Kobayashi Hiro Maruyama |
Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
Music by | MONACA |
Studio | Studio Gokumi |
Licensed by |
|
Original network | TBS, MBS, CBC, Animax, Anime Network |
Original run | April 8, 2011 – June 24, 2011 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
A Channel ~days in junior high school~ | |
Written by | bb Kuroda |
Published by | Houbunsha |
Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carino |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 27, 2012 – June 26, 2013 |
Original video animation | |
A Channel + smile | |
Directed by | Manabu Ono |
Produced by | Tetsuya Endō Hiroyuki Kobayashi Shin'ichirō Kashiwada Toshihiro Maeda |
Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
Music by | MONACA
|
Studio | Studio Gokumi |
Released | March 21, 2012 – September 27, 2017 |
Runtime | 24 minutes each |
Episodes | 3 |
A Channel (Aチャンネル, Ē Channeru), is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by bb Kuroda. It was serialized from 2008 to 2021 in the seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat, published by Houbunsha. A prequel manga series, also by Kuroda, launched in Manga Time Kirara Carino from January 2012. An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011, and June 24, 2011. [2] [3] An original video animation, A Channel +smile, was released on March 21, 2012.
Adolescent girls Tooru Ichii and Run Momoki have been best friends since childhood. After passing her entrance exams, Tooru manages to enroll in the high school that Run is attending. Tooru decides to tell Run the news, only to come at a bad time and find her and her new classmate Yuko Nishi involved in an embarrassing situation, which makes things a bit awkward but funny on their first day of school, as Tooru begins fending off others who might show interest in Run while Yuko and another friend, Nagi Tennoji, start dealing with Run's own penchant for drama. As Run, Nagi and Yuuko begin their sophomore year while Tooru begins her freshman year, their high school life filled with drama, humor and adventure begins.
The manga by bb Kuroda began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carat from October 28, 2008. [4] Eleven tankōbon volumes have been released as of November 25, 2020. An anthology comic featuring guest authors was released on June 27, 2011. [5] A prequel manga series, A Channel ~days in junior high school~ began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carino magazine from January 27, 2012. [6]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | November 26, 2009 [7] | 978-4-8322-7876-9 |
2 | March 26, 2011 | 978-4-8322-4007-0 |
3 | March 27, 2012 | 978-4-8322-4127-5 |
4 | February 27, 2013 | 978-4-8322-4265-4 |
5 | February 27, 2014 | 978-4-8322-4408-5 |
6 | March 27, 2015 | 978-4-8322-4544-0 |
7 | March 26, 2016 | 978-4-8322-4677-5 |
8 | March 27, 2017 | 978-4-8322-4816-8 |
9 | May 26, 2018 | 978-4-8322-4948-6 |
10 | October 25, 2019 | 978-4-8322-7128-9 |
11 | November 25, 2020 | 978-4-8322-7236-1 |
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | Beautiful Box | March 27, 2017 [8] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4821-2 |
2 | Baby Blue | January 27, 2021 [9] | ISBN 978-4-8322-7247-7 |
No. | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | June 27, 2011 [10] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4043-8 |
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
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1 | A Channel.zip: "A Channel" Visual Fan Book | July 27, 2011 [11] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4050-6 |
2 | A Channel TV Anime Official Guide Book -colorful days collection- | August 27, 2011 [12] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4060-5 |
An anime adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011, and June 24, 2011. The series began release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD from May 25, 2011, with each volume containing two short +A Channel mini-episodes. [13] Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD in North America on February 28, 2012, with a Blu-ray release followed on January 27, 2015. [14] [15] An OVA, titled A Channel + smile, was released on March 21, 2012. [16] [17] Another OVA episode was included with a Blu-ray Disc Box released on September 27, 2017. [18] Sentai Filmworks's license for A Channel expired on April 30, 2019. [19]
Characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2017 mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia. [20]
A Channel | |
Aチャンネル (Ē Channeru) | |
---|---|
Genre | Comedy, slice of life [1] |
Manga | |
Written by | bb Kuroda |
Published by | Houbunsha |
Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carat |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | December 2008 – January 2021 |
Volumes | 11 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Manabu Ono |
Produced by | Tetsuya Endō Atsuhiro Iwakami Hiroyuki Kobayashi Hiro Maruyama |
Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
Music by | MONACA |
Studio | Studio Gokumi |
Licensed by |
|
Original network | TBS, MBS, CBC, Animax, Anime Network |
Original run | April 8, 2011 – June 24, 2011 |
Episodes | 12 |
Manga | |
A Channel ~days in junior high school~ | |
Written by | bb Kuroda |
Published by | Houbunsha |
Magazine | Manga Time Kirara Carino |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | January 27, 2012 – June 26, 2013 |
Original video animation | |
A Channel + smile | |
Directed by | Manabu Ono |
Produced by | Tetsuya Endō Hiroyuki Kobayashi Shin'ichirō Kashiwada Toshihiro Maeda |
Written by | Tatsuhiko Urahata |
Music by | MONACA
|
Studio | Studio Gokumi |
Released | March 21, 2012 – September 27, 2017 |
Runtime | 24 minutes each |
Episodes | 3 |
A Channel (Aチャンネル, Ē Channeru), is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by bb Kuroda. It was serialized from 2008 to 2021 in the seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat, published by Houbunsha. A prequel manga series, also by Kuroda, launched in Manga Time Kirara Carino from January 2012. An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011, and June 24, 2011. [2] [3] An original video animation, A Channel +smile, was released on March 21, 2012.
Adolescent girls Tooru Ichii and Run Momoki have been best friends since childhood. After passing her entrance exams, Tooru manages to enroll in the high school that Run is attending. Tooru decides to tell Run the news, only to come at a bad time and find her and her new classmate Yuko Nishi involved in an embarrassing situation, which makes things a bit awkward but funny on their first day of school, as Tooru begins fending off others who might show interest in Run while Yuko and another friend, Nagi Tennoji, start dealing with Run's own penchant for drama. As Run, Nagi and Yuuko begin their sophomore year while Tooru begins her freshman year, their high school life filled with drama, humor and adventure begins.
The manga by bb Kuroda began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carat from October 28, 2008. [4] Eleven tankōbon volumes have been released as of November 25, 2020. An anthology comic featuring guest authors was released on June 27, 2011. [5] A prequel manga series, A Channel ~days in junior high school~ began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carino magazine from January 27, 2012. [6]
No. | Release date | ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | November 26, 2009 [7] | 978-4-8322-7876-9 |
2 | March 26, 2011 | 978-4-8322-4007-0 |
3 | March 27, 2012 | 978-4-8322-4127-5 |
4 | February 27, 2013 | 978-4-8322-4265-4 |
5 | February 27, 2014 | 978-4-8322-4408-5 |
6 | March 27, 2015 | 978-4-8322-4544-0 |
7 | March 26, 2016 | 978-4-8322-4677-5 |
8 | March 27, 2017 | 978-4-8322-4816-8 |
9 | May 26, 2018 | 978-4-8322-4948-6 |
10 | October 25, 2019 | 978-4-8322-7128-9 |
11 | November 25, 2020 | 978-4-8322-7236-1 |
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Beautiful Box | March 27, 2017 [8] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4821-2 |
2 | Baby Blue | January 27, 2021 [9] | ISBN 978-4-8322-7247-7 |
No. | Release date | ISBN |
---|---|---|
1 | June 27, 2011 [10] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4043-8 |
No. | Title | Release date | ISBN |
---|---|---|---|
1 | A Channel.zip: "A Channel" Visual Fan Book | July 27, 2011 [11] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4050-6 |
2 | A Channel TV Anime Official Guide Book -colorful days collection- | August 27, 2011 [12] | ISBN 978-4-8322-4060-5 |
An anime adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011, and June 24, 2011. The series began release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD from May 25, 2011, with each volume containing two short +A Channel mini-episodes. [13] Sentai Filmworks released the series on DVD in North America on February 28, 2012, with a Blu-ray release followed on January 27, 2015. [14] [15] An OVA, titled A Channel + smile, was released on March 21, 2012. [16] [17] Another OVA episode was included with a Blu-ray Disc Box released on September 27, 2017. [18] Sentai Filmworks's license for A Channel expired on April 30, 2019. [19]
Characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2017 mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia. [20]