Ahiru no Sora

Ahiru no Sora
Cover of Ahiru no Sora volume 1
あひるの空
Genre Sports (basketball)
Manga
Written by Takeshi Hinata
Published by Kodansha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine
Original run 2004 – present
Volumes 49
Anime television series
Directed by
Written by Gō Zappa
Studio Diomedéa

Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空) is a Japanese basketball manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Hinata. It started serialization in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2004. The first volume was released on May 17, 2004 and as of March 16, 2018, forty-nine volumes have been released in Japan by Kodansha. An anime television series adaptation by Diomedéa has been announced.

Plot

Kurumatani Sora, made a promise to his mother "I will dominate my first high school tournament". But as he joins the basketball club after entering Kuzuryū High School, he finds out that it's become a stomping ground for delinquents. A place where everything but basketball is done, but with Sora's genuine zeal for basketball, things begin to stir.

Media

Manga

Takeshi Hinata launched the manga in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine in 2004. Forty-nine tankōbon volumes have been released to date.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation is in production. The series will be directed by Keizō Kusakawa and Shingo Tamaki and written by Gō Zappa, with animation by Diomedéa. Character designs are provided by Yoshino Honda.[1]

Reception

Volume 23 was the 35th best-selling manga volume in the period of 17 November 2008 to 17 May 2009, with 347,574 copies. Volume 22 was placed 46th in the same period with 316,221 copies.[2] Volume 26 was the 42nd best-selling manga volume in the period of 23 November 2009 to 23 May 2010 with 343,662 copies. Volume 27 was placed 49th in the same period with 300,331 copies.[3] Volume 30 was the 47th best-selling manga volume in the period of 22 November 2010 to 22 May 2011 with 340,851 copies.[4] It was the 23rd best-selling manga series in Japan in 2011, with 1,739,105 copies.[5] As of February 28, 2018, the manga had 24 million copies in print.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Ahiru no Sora Basketball Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. February 28, 2018. Retrieved February 28, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2009 (Updated)". Anime News Network. 15 June 2009. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 1st Half of 2010". Anime News Network. 2 June 2010. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half)". Anime News Network. 31 May 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2011". Anime News Network. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 2 August 2014.


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