Sing "Yesterday" for Me
| Sing "Yesterday" for Me | |
 Cover of Sing "Yesterday" for Me volume 1 by Shueisha | |
| イエスタデイをうたって (Iesutadei o Utatte) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Coming-of-age[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Kei Toume |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics Business Young Jump Comics Grand |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | December 15, 1997 – June 3, 2015 |
| Volumes | 11 + short story collection |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara |
| Produced by | Manami Kabashima Liu Lan Yūki Mori Hiroshi Yanai Daisuke Sekine Masayo Kudō |
| Written by | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara |
| Music by | Kenji Tamai & agehasprings Takaaki Kondō |
| Studio | Doga Kobo |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Asahi, AbemaTV, BS Asahi |
| Original run | April 4, 2020 – June 20, 2020 |
| Episodes | 12 + 6 shorts |
Sing "Yesterday" for Me (Japanese: イエスタデイをうたって, Hepburn: Iesutadei o Utatte) is a Japanese manga series by Kei Toume. It began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump in December 1997, and it moved to Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine in November 2011 where it ended in June 2015. It was collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. An anime television series directed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara aired from April 4 to June 20, 2020.
Plot[]
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Rikuo Uozumi has all but resigned himself to a bleak future, aimlessly working at a convenience store in Tokyo after graduating from college. His monotonous life is interrupted when the peculiar Haru Nonaka makes a lively appearance, frequently dropping by his workplace to befriend him. When Rikuo learns that an old college friend and crush, Shinako Morinome, has moved back into town, he reaches out to further their relationship. Unbeknownst to Rikuo however, Shinako is carrying painful memories from her past that were holding her back from accepting his feelings. Meanwhile, as Haru continually opens up to Rikuo, he discovers that she, much like him, is living by herself and wants to step out of her comfort zone into an uncertain future.
The past lingers long in the mind, and the future remains elusive. At a crossroads along their intertwined paths, these three experience what it means to let go of their feelings of yesterday and embrace the change that tomorrow brings.
Characters[]
Main Characters[]
- Rikuo Uozumi (魚住 陸生, Uozumi Rikuo)
- Voiced by: Chikahiro Kobayashi[2]
- Rikuo is a college graduate unsure about his future. He currently works at a convenience store. His hobby is photography. He has feelings for Shinako.
- Haru Nonaka (野中 晴, Nonaka Haru)
- Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[2]
- Haru is an eccentric girl working at MILK HALL. She adopted a crow and named it Kansuke. Because of the drastic change in her appearance, Rikuo does not remember meeting her five years ago. She often drops by the convenience store before going to work.
- Shinako Morinome (森ノ目 榀子, Morinome Shinako)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[2]
- Shinako is Rikuo's classmate from college. She is currently working as a high school teacher. She is still in love with Rō's already deceased older brother.
- Rō Hayakawa (早川 浪, Hayakawa Rō)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae,[2] Misato Murai (childhood)
- Rō is Shinako's childhood friend from Kanazawa.
Rikuo's Circle[]
- Kinoshita (木ノ下, Kinoshita)
- Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki[3]
- Rikuo's co-worker at a convenience store.
- Takanori Fukuda (福田 タカノリ, Fukuda Takanori)
- Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[3]
- Rikuo and Shinako's college classmate.
- Kozue Fukuda (福田 梢, Fukuda Kozue)
- Voiced by: Aya Suzaki[3]
- Takanori's wife.
- Chika Yuzuhara (柚原 チカ, Yuzuhara Chika)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura[3]
- A pianist and Rikuo's ex-girlfriend. She used to be the keyboard player in Rikuo's former band and is considered to be cursed as every band she played for ended up disbanding.
Haru's Circle[]
- Kōichi Minato (湊 航一, Minato Kōichi)
- Voiced by: Yūki Ono[3]
- A professional photographer and Haru's ex-classmate who has been in love with her.
- Kyōko Sayama (狭山 杏子, Sayama Kyōko)
- Voiced by: Maaya Sakamoto[3]
- Haru's employer. Owner of café "MILK HALL".
- Izawa (居沢, Izawa)
- Voiced by:
- Kyōko's high school classmate who's been in love with her.
- Amamiya (雨宮, Amamiya)
- Voiced by: Kōtarō Nishiyama
- Izawa's co-worker, has been in pursuit of Haru ever since meeting her.
- Mimori (みもり, Mimori)
- Amamiya's childhood friend.
- Yōko Akimoto (秋本 陽子, Akimoto Yōko)
- Voiced by: Takako Honda
- Haru's birth mother.
- Shōgo Kawashima (川島 省吾, Kawashima Shōgo)
- Haru's step-father.
- Kansuke (カンスケ, Kansuke)
- Voiced by: Ryōko Maekawa[3]
- Haru's pet crow.
Shinako's Circle[]
- Yū Hayakawa (早川 湧, Hayakawa Yū)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Kobayashi
- Shinako's childhood friend and Rō's brother. Died before the start of the series.
- Morita (杜田, Morita)
- Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka[3]
- Shinako's co-worker.
- Takako Kinoshita (木ノ下 楼子, Kinoshita Takako)
- Shinako's student and Kinoshita's sister.
- Izumi Fukamachi (深町 泉, Fukamachi Izumi)
- Takako's classmate and president of the film club.
Rō's Circle[]
- Katsumi Takishita (滝下 克美, Takishita Katsumi)
- Voiced by: Shun Horie[3]
- Rō's classmate at prep school.
- Rio (莉緒, Rio)
- A model working at Rō's prep school. At some point Rō's girlfriend.
- Misato Kuzuhara (葛原 未里, Kuzuhara Misato)
- Rō's classmate at prep school. Katsumi's target of affection.
- Natsuki Nakahara (中原 夏樹, Nakahara Natsuki)
- Rō's classmate at prep school. Funatsuka's girlfriend.
- Funatsuka (船塚, Funatsuka)
- Rō's classmate at prep school. Natsuki's boyfriend.
Media[]
Manga[]
Sing "Yesterday" for Me manga began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Business Jump in 1997, and it moved to Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine in November 2011 where it ended in June 2015. It was collected in eleven tankōbon volumes. The name was inspired by a song of the Japanese rock group RC Succession. Extra short chapters were published during the manga run and were collected with other Kei Toume short stories in the Sing "Yesterday" for Me EX: Visiting the Origin, Kei Toume Early Short Stories collection on November 25, 2009. An extra chapter recounting the fate of Haru and Rikuo after the events of the manga was released in Grand Jump on April 1, 2020, and a compilation of short stories, including this chapter and those published in Sing "Yesterday" for Me EX, was released on April 17, 2020 under the title Sing "Yesterday" for Me afterword.[4]
Anime[]
An anime television series adaptation was announced in the 10th issue of Grand Jump magazine on April 17, 2019.[1] Produced by DMM.futureworks and Doga Kobo, the series is directed by Yoshiyuki Fujiwara, with Fujiwara and Jin Tanaka writing the scripts, Junichirō Taniguchi designing the characters, Mami Aida and Kyōko Nagata designing the props, and Kenji Tamai, agehasprings, and Takaaki Kondō composing the music. It aired from April 4 to June 20, 2020 on TV Asahi's new anime block NUMAnimation, AbemaTV, and BS Asahi.[2][5] The series ran for 12 episodes, airing on television and streaming simultaneously on AbemaTV. AbemaTV streams include extra segments for half the episodes for a total of six.
| No. | Title[6][a] | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "A Misfit's Attempt at Self-Reform" Transcription: "Shakai no Hamidashisha wa Jiko Henkaku wo Mezasu" (Japanese: 社会のはみ出し者は自己変革を目指す) | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | April 4, 2020 |
| 2 | "cul-de-sac" Transcription: "Fukurokouji" (Japanese: 袋小路) | Shinichirō Ushijima | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | April 11, 2020 |
| 3 | "What is Love?" Transcription: "Ai to wa Nanzo ya" (Japanese: 愛とはなんぞや) | Ryōta Itō | Jin Tanaka | April 18, 2020 |
| 4 | "As the River Flows, Shinako Returns Home" Transcription: "Kawa wa Nagarete Shinako Kikyō" (Japanese: 川は流れて 榀子帰郷) | Hiroshi Haraguchi | Jin Tanaka | April 25, 2020 |
| 5 | "The Man Named Minato" Transcription: "Minato to Iu Otoko" (Japanese: ミナトという男) | Tomoaki Koshida | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | May 2, 2020 |
| 6 | "The Woman Named Yuzuhara" Transcription: "Yuzuhara to Iu Onna" (Japanese: ユズハラという女) | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara Kim Sung-min | Jin Tanaka | May 9, 2020 |
| 7 | "Premonition of a Couple" Transcription: "Koibitotachi no Yokan" (Japanese: 恋人たちの予感) | Tomoaki Koshida | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | May 16, 2020 |
| 8 | "Innocent Blue" Transcription: "Inosento Burū" (Japanese: イノセント・ブルー) | Kazuki Horiguchi | Jin Tanaka | May 23, 2020 |
| 9 | "Christmas Carol" Transcription: "Kurisumasu Kyaroru" (Japanese: クリスマス・キャロル) | Tomoaki Koshida | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | May 30, 2020 |
| 10 | "A New Year of Beginnings" Transcription: "Hajimari no Shinnen" (Japanese: はじまりの新年) | Hiroshi Haraguchi Mitsue Yamazaki Sumie Noro | Jin Tanaka | June 6, 2020 |
| 11 | "A Spring Storm" Transcription: "Haru no Arashi" (Japanese: はるの嵐) | Ryōta Itō | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | June 13, 2020 |
| 12 | "The Long Way" Transcription: "Tōmawari" (Japanese: 遠回り) | Yoshiyuki Fujiwara | Jin Tanaka | June 20, 2020 |
Notes[]
- ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Kei Toume's Sing 'Yesterday' for Me Manga Listed With TV Anime". Anime News Network. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 17, 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Sing 'Yesterday' for Me Anime Reveals Cast, April 4 Premiere". Anime News Network. January 21, 2020. Retrieved January 21, 2020.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "CAST / STAFF | TVアニメ『イエスタデイをうたって』公式サイト". singyesterday.com (in Japanese). Retrieved February 19, 2020.
- ^ Rafael Antonio Pineda (2020-03-18). "Sing 'Yesterday' for Me Manga Gets Special Chapter on April 1". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2020-06-11.
- ^ "Sing 'Yesterday' for Me Anime Reveals Staff, Visual, Spring 2020 Debut". Anime News Network. November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
- ^ "Story TVアニメ『イエスタデイをうたって』公式サイト" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 5, 2020.
External links[]
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- BS Asahi website (in Japanese)
- YouTube channel
- Sing "Yesterday" for Me on Twitter
- Sing "Yesterday" for Me (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Anime.Stream
- Manga series
- 1997 manga
- 2020 anime television series
- Anime series based on manga
- Coming-of-age anime and manga
- Doga Kobo
- NUManimation
- Seinen manga
- Shueisha manga
- TV Asahi original programming
- Medialink