Awashima Hyakkei
Original Name
淡島百景
Author
Region
Japan
Publisher
Ohta Publishing
Serialization Website
WEB Magazine Pokopoko
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Publication Period
June 7, 2011 - March 15, 2024
Volumes
5
Status
Completed
《Awashima Hyakkei" is aTakako Shimuraa manga created by.
This work won the Excellence Award at the 19th Japan Media Arts Festival.
Story
At the Awashima Opera School,
girls dreaming of standing on the stage gather from all over the country.
Wakana, a freshman who enrolled with an admiration for opera stars.
Kinue, the dormitory head who studies hard while carrying her best friend's feelings.
Emi, a beautiful scholarship student who exudes an overwhelming presence.
Keiko and her family, who have always admired her, been jealous of her, and wanted her to look their way—.
Their irreplaceable days,
slowly connect as they intertwine, shifting through the perspectives of different characters.
The girls living in the moment,
A fresh, vivid, and intense graffiti of youth.
Characters
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Wakana Tabata（ A preparatory student at Awashima Opera School. She came to Awashima out of admiration for opera stars. She has a friendly and straightforward personality. Her roommate is Kinue Takehara. |
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Kinue Takehara（ A regular student at Awashima Opera School. She serves as the dormitory leader. She was introduced to theater while attending Fujigaya Girls' Academy Junior High and decided to study at Awashima. She works hard while carrying the feelings of her close friend Ryoko. |
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Ryoko Ueda（ Kinue's classmate during her time at Fujigaya, who also appears in the author's other work, "Sweet Blue Flowers". Although she was told to apply for Awashima, she entered Fujigaya's high school department because she felt jealous while also admiring Kinue's talent. |
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Keiko Ibuki（ An elite whose family has attended Awashima for three generations. Her own twisted growth, caused by the heartless words of her grandmother—a peerless beauty—manifested as a maliciousbullyingdirected at Emi. She is currently a teacher at Awashima. |
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Emi Okabe（ Entered Awashima as a scholarship student. Although she received envious looks from her classmates due to her overwhelming presence, she was isolated because she was disliked by Keiko and the others, |
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Kusayanagi Natsuko（ Keiko's maternal grandmother. A peerless beauty who gained popularity as a star of Awashima. She married actor Koji Sano (real name: Kanichi Yamaji). She deeply loved her beautiful but sickly husband and mistreated her daughter and granddaughter. |
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Yamagata Saori（ An actress from Awashima. Her stage name is Yuki Kaburagi. She became a big star of Awashima and joined the agency where Kayo works after leaving the troupe. |
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Yomogida Kayo（ Her stage name was Mihoto Yuki. She has retired from the entertainment industry and works at her uncle's agency. She also has a calculating side, intending to strategically use the rumors of her relationship with Saori. |
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Takeuchi Mikako（ Saori and Kayo's classmate. She co-starred in a double-cast role with Saori in the Awashima graduation performance. Shortly after joining the opera troupe, she left due to illness. After overcoming her illness, she made a comeback as an actress. |
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Okubo Asami（ Wakana's classmate. She was always lonely growing up with parents who were religious figures. Although she struggled at Awashima because she wasn't used to dormitory life, she gradually began to fit in. She has a beautiful voice. |
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Kashiwabara Akiho（ Wakana's junior roommate after Wakana became a senior student. She entered the school with much fanfare as the daughter of a celebrity couple. She displays an aura unlike that of a freshman. |
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Fujisawa Eri（ A preparatory student at Awashima Opera School. She entered Awashima after being hurt by friendships in middle school. She became part of a trio of close friends with the cheerful Sara and the mature Shizuka. |
Publication
| Volume Count | Cover | Release Date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
2015April 15 | ISBN 978-4-7783-2248-9 |
| 2 |  |
2017July 25th | ISBN 978-4-7783-2282-3 |
| 3 |  |
2019March 14 | ISBN 978-4-7783-2298-4 |
| 4 |  |
2022August 24 | ISBN 978-4-7783-2315-8 |
| 5 |  |
2024May 13 | ISBN 978-4-7783-2328-8 |
Derivative Works
Anime Version
On May 9, 2024, an anime adaptation was announced, scheduled to air on April 9, 2026.
STAFF
- Original Work:Takako Shimura("Awashima Hyakkei" Ohta Publishing)
- Director:Morio Asaka
- Character Design: Kunihiko Hamada
- Series Composition:Yasuhiro Nakanishi
- Art Director: Goki Nakamura
- Art Setting: Shinji Sugiyama
- Color Design: Harue Ono
- 3D Director: Yasutaka Tanaka
- Director of Photography: Junko Sakai
- Editing: Kashiko Kimura
- Sound Director:Jin Aketagawa
- Sound Effects: Katsuhiro Nakajima
- Music: Takahiro Obata
- Music Producer: Chieko Mizutori
- Music Production:KADOKAWA
- Planning: Daijo Kudo
- Executive Producers: Sho Tanaka, Sanae Tashiro, Toko Takase, Katsuhiko Kobayashi, Yuji Usui
- Producers: Takuya Yoshioka, Wataru Furuya, Ayuri Taguchi, Norio Kumamoto, Yosuke Nagabuchi, Yo Katayama, Wataru Uchiyama
- Original Work Cooperation: Akira Uemura, Yuko Yoshida (Ohta Publishing)
- Animation Producer: Misa Takahashi
- Animation Production:MADHOUSE
- Produced by: Awashima Hyakkei Production Committee (KADOKAWA, MADHOUSE, Fuji TV, Rakuten Group, BS Fuji)
CAST
- Wakana Tabata:Niika Nakabayashi
- Takehara Kinue:Yo Taichi
- Ueda Ryoko:Ai Kayano
- Okabe Emi:Natsumi Fujiwara
- Ibuki Keiko:Ayumi Tsunematsu
- Takanashi Sara:Kana Ichinose
- Fujisawa Eri:Risa Shimizu
- Utagawa Shizuka:Asuna Tomari
Episode Titles
| Episode Number | Title | Script | Storyboard | Direction | Animation Director | Chief Animation Director |
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| Episode 1 | Tabata Wakana and Prince Takehara 田畑若菜と竹原王子 Takehara Kinue and Ueda Ryoko 竹原絹枝と上田良子 |
Yasuhiro Nakanishi | Morio Asaka | Uchinomiya Koki | - | Hamada Kunihiko |
| Episode 2 | Okabe Emi and Onoda Sachie 岡部絵美と小野田幸恵 Ibuki Keiko and Tabata Wakana 伊吹桂子と田畑若菜 |
Watanabe Kotono | MADHOUSE： Watanabe Miku, Takahashi Airi, Fujisawa Toshiyuki,SEN | |||
Related Music
Opening Theme (OP)
- blue hour
Ending Themes (ED)
- 光
- Vocals:Mika Nakashima
- Lyrics:Mika Nakashima, Composition: Yuichi Ohno, Arrangement: Ayatake Ezaki