Shōnen Ashibe

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Shōnen Ashibe
Shōnen Ashibe Volume 1.jpg
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Ashibe Ashiya and his pet Goma-chan
少年アシベ
GenreComedy, Slice of life[1]
Manga
Written byHiromi Morishita
Published byShueisha
ImprintYoung Jump Comics
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original run1988 – 1994
Volumes8
Original video animation
Directed byNoboru Ishiguro
Produced byPony Canyon
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioNippon Animation
ReleasedJan 21, 1990
Runtime50 minutes
Anime television series
Directed byIshizaki Susumu
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioLife Work
Original networkTBS
Original run Apr 11, 1991 – Dec 28, 1991
Episodes37
Anime television series
Shōnen Ashibe 2
Directed byIshizaki Susumu
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioLife Work
Original networkTBS
Original run Oct 3, 1992 – Mar 27, 1993
Episodes25
Manga
ComaGoma
Written byHiromi Morishita
Published byShueisha
MagazineWeekly Young Jump
DemographicSeinen
Original runNov, 2001 – Jul 16, 2004
Volumes6
Manga
Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan
Written byHiromi Morishita
Illustrated byOgino Junko
Published byFutabasha
MagazineMonthly Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runApr 1, 2016 – Mar 28, 2017
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byKondō Nobuhiro
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioBridge, Husio Studio
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original run Apr 5, 2016 – Feb 21, 2017
Episodes32
Anime television series
Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 2
Directed byKondō Nobuhiro
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioBridge, Husio Studio
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original run Apr 4, 2017 – Feb 13, 2018
Episodes32
Manga
ComaGoma Goma-chan
Written byHiromi Morishita
Published byFutabasha
MagazineMonthly Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runJul 12, 2017 – April 12, 2018
Volumes6
Anime television series
Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 3
Directed byKondō Nobuhiro
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioBridge, Husio Studio, Studio Palette
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original run Apr 3, 2018 – Feb 26, 2019
Episodes32
Manga
Seishōnen Ashibe
Written byHiromi Morishita
Illustrated byShouhei
Published byFutabasha
MagazineMonthly Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 12, 2018 – present
Volumes4
Anime television series
Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 4
Directed byKondō Nobuhiro
Music byToshiyuki Arakawa
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Original networkNHK Educational TV
Original run Apr 2, 2019 – Dec 17, 2019
Episodes24
Manga
3rd Grade Ashibe QQ Goma-chan
Written byHiromi Morishita
Published byFutabasha
MagazineManga Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runFeb, 2020 – present
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Shōnen Ashibe (Japanese: 少年アシベ, lit. "Boy Ashibe") is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Hiromi Morishita. It describes the daily life of Ashibe (an elementary school boy) and his family and friends, including a white sea lion pet named Goma-chan.

It was published from 1988 to 1994 in the magazine Weekly Young Jump, owned by Shueisha, with a total of 8 volumes. It received an OVA in January 1991, which led to an animated television adaptation in the same year, aired on TBS from April to December 1991. It was followed by another season named Shōnen Ashibe 2 from 1992 to 1993.

In the same magazine, a sequel of the manga, named ComaGoma, which depicted Ashibe as a 2nd grade student, was serialized from November 2001 to July 2004, with 6 volumes. And in April 2016, 22 years after the original run ended, it began serializing in Futabasha's magazine Monthly Action a continuation of the original manga, named Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan, illustrated by Ogino Junko, which was published from April 2016 to March 2017, with 8 volumes. It had a 32-episode animated television adaptation from 2016 to 2017 in NHK Educational TV. Several seasons have been broadcast since then: Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 2 from April 2017 to February 2018 with 32 episodes, Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 3 from April 2018 to February 2019 with 32 episodes and Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 4 from April to December 2019 with 24 episodes.[1]

In July 2017, it was first published in Monthly Action the continuation of the ComaGoma manga, named ComaGoma Goma-chan, and ended in July 2018 with 6 volumes. Another sequel of the manga, named Seishōnen Ashibe began serializing also in Monthly Action in the same month. It depicts an older Ashibe, who has become a freshman in high school, with Shohei in charge of the illustration.[2]

And in February 2020, another sequel named 3rd Grade Ashibe QQ Goma-chan began its serialization in Futabasha's magazine Manga Action, and it depicts Ashibe as a 3rd grade student.[3]

Reception[]

When the anime was aired, the manga gained an explosive popularity, and by 2016, the original 1988 run had sold 20 million copies.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "「少年アシベ」約20年ぶりにTVアニメ化！4月からEテレで". Natalie (in Japanese). January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  2. ^ "青少年アシベ11話掲載の月刊アクション2月24日発売！". Morishita Hiromi Store (in Japanese). February 23, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
  3. ^ "小３アシベQQゴマちゃんはじまるよ！". Note (in Japanese). March 16, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
  4. ^ "ゴマちゃんが江ノ島へ！アニメ復活を記念した特別企画『湘南アシベ』がスタート" (in Japanese). Livedoor NEWS. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.

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