Real Girl (manga)

Real Girl
Cover of Real Girl volume 1 by Kodansha
3D彼女 リアルガール
(3D Kanojo Riaru Gāru)
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Mao Nanami
Published by Kodansha
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Dessert
Original run July 23, 2011 – May 24, 2016
Volumes 12
Anime television series
Directed by Takashi Naoya
Written by Deko Akao
Studio Hoods Entertainment
Licensed by
Original network NTV (AnichU)
Original run April 4, 2018 – present
Episodes 12
Live-action film

Real Girl, known in Japan as 3D Kanojo Real Girl (3D彼女 リアルガール), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mao Nanami. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Dessert between July 2011 and May 2016,[1] with the series later being compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes released between December 2011 and August 2016.[2][3] The series is currently published digitally in English by Kodansha Comics.[1] An anime television series adaptation directed by Takashi Naoya and animated by Hoods Entertainment aired from April 4 to June 20, 2018 on AnichU programming block.[4][5] A second season will premiere in January 2019.[6]

Plot

High school student Hikaru Tsutsui is shunned by his classmates for his otaku behavior. One day, as he was sentenced for pool cleaning duty for being late, and is paired with the beautiful but reputed troublemaker Iroha Higurashi. When Iroha asks if he would like to be in a relationship with her, Hikaru agrees. However, there is a catch: Iroha is moving in six months, owing to her father's work; and transferring to another school as a result.

Characters

Hikaru Tsutsui (筒井 光, Tsutsui Hikaru)
Voiced by: Teppei Uenishi[7]
Hikaru Tsutsui is a high school guy who is shunned by his classmates for being an otaku. As a result, he shelters himself from getting into any real relationships. However, he is willing to try a relationship with Iroha.
Iroha Igarashi (五十嵐色葉, Igarashi Iroha)
Voiced by: Yū Serizawa[7]
Iroha is a beautiful girl (considered by Yuuto Itou and Sumie Ayado to be "the perfect 3D Girl") with a bad attitude. She is habitually tardy and is placed on pool cleaning duty with Hikaru. However, she begins to like Hikaru and agrees to be his girlfriend. However, she has a condition in which she has to move away in six months. She is kind-hearted and takes the relationship seriously and stands up to those who tease Hikaru. It is later revealed that she has a medical condition.
Yūto Itō (伊東悠人, Yūto Itō)
Voiced by: Shouta Aoi[7]
Hikaru's best and only friend who wears a cat-ear headband. He supports Hikaru's relationship and hopes someday he too can develop a relationship.
Mitsuya Takanashi (高梨ミツヤ, Takanashi Mitsuya)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[7]
Mitsuya is a popular guy in school, and has his eyes on Iroha. He cannot admit, though, that a guy like Hikaru is her boyfriend. One day he sees Hikaru helping his sister Anzu stand after falling; he tells her to scream, catching the attention of the police and branding Hikaru as a lolicon for days. Iroha found out the truth later through Anzu herself, and they apologize to Hikaru.
Arisa Ishino (石野ありさ, Ishino Arisa)
Voiced by: Minami Tsuda[7]
Arisa is Hikaru and Iroha's classmate who is initially annoyed by Hikaru, but is relied upon regularly to give Hikaru relationship advice. At first she has a boyfriend, but when Hikaru points out that he is taking advantage of her, Arisa eventually breaks up with him. She becomes friends with Hikaru and Iroha, and when she meets Mitsuya for the first time, she instantly falls for him.
Sumie Ayado (綾戸純恵, Ayado Sumie)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[7]
A clumsy, outspoken glasses-wearing girl who bumps into Hikaru and is attracted to him as they share otaku interests. She also idolizes Iroha.
Ezomichi (えぞみち)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kanda[7]
Ezomichi is the name of a magical girl character in Hikaru's favorite anime show. She would often talk to Hikaru in his imagination whenever he is seeking questions concerning him and Iroha. Ezomichi has a larger role in the anime series.

Media

Manga

The manga series was serialized in Kodansha's Dessert between July 2011 and May 2016,[1] with the series later being compiled into twelve tankōbon volumes released between December 2011 and August 2016.[8][9] Kodansha later republished the series with new cover designs from August 2017 to November 2017.[10][11] Kodansha Comics announced on May 16, 2017 that they would publish the manga digitally in English, with the first volume being released on May 30, 2017,[12] and the final volume being released on January 30, 2018.[13]

Volume list

English release dates and ISBNs are for the digital version. Chapters are numbered as episodes, for example: episode・19

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 December 13, 2011[8] ISBN 978-4-06-365675-6May 30, 2017[14] ISBN 9781682336199
  1. "The story of how I first met her" (オレがあいつと出会ってしまった件について。, Ore ga aitsu to deatte shimatta kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story of my first kiss" (オレがキスした件について。, Ore ga kisu shita kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of how I almost lost my virginity" (オレの貞操がピンチになった件について。, Ore no teisō ga pinchi ni natta kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story of the sorceress and me" (オレと魔法使いの件について。, Ore to mahōtsukai no kudan ni tsuite.)
2 May 11, 2012[15] ISBN 978-4-06-365692-3August 22, 2017[16] ISBN 9781682336779
  1. "The story of how I searched for the lost part of me" (失われたオレを求める件について。, Ushinawareta ore o motomeru kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story of what I assumed real life would be" (オレが想定するリア充の件について。, Ore ga sōtei suru riajū no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of my certain ruin" (オレの消失フラグの件について。, Ore no shōshitsu furagu no kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story of my dark days" (オレの暗黒期の件について。, Ore no ankoku-ki no kudan ni tsuite.)
3 September 13, 2012[17] ISBN 978-4-06-365705-0September 26, 2017[18] ISBN 9781682336786
  1. "The story about my friendship with another guy" (オレと男の友情の件について。, Ore to otoko no yūjō no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story about my summer memories" (オレと夏の思い出の件について。, Ore to natsunoomoide no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story about how I apologized" (オレの謝り方の件について。, Ore no ayamari-kata no kudan ni tsuite.)
"Special Chapter. Spring fever" (SP番外編 spring fever, SP Bangai-hen spring fever)
4 February 13, 2013[19] ISBN 978-4-06-365720-3October 10, 2017[20] ISBN 9781682338162
  1. "The story about me and two girls" (オレと二人の女子の件について。, Ore to futari no joshi no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story about me and a certain misunderstanding" (オレとある誤解の件について。, Ore to aru gokai no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story about me and camping" (オレとキャンプの件について。, Ore to kyanpu no kudan no tsuite.)
  4. "The story about my overly complicated relationships" (オレには複雑すぎる関係性の件について。, Ore ni wa fukuzatsu sugiru kankei-sei no kudan ni tsuite.)
5 July 12, 2013[21] ISBN 978-4-06-365736-4October 24, 2017[22] ISBN 9781682338179
  1. "The story about how we crossed paths" (オレたちのすれ違いの件について。, Ore-tachi no surechigai no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story about the confession" (オレが告白された件について。, Ore ga kokuhaku sa reta kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story about my life's greatest strategy" (オレ史上最大の作戦の件について。, Ore shijōsaidainosakusen no kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story about my happiness" (オレの幸せの件について。, Ore no shiawase no kudan ni tsuite.)
6 December 13, 2013[23] ISBN 978-4-06-365751-7November 7, 2017[24] ISBN 9781682339138
  1. "The story of the mysterious good-looking guy" (オレと謎のイケメンの件について。, Ore to nazo no ikemen no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story of the form my love takes" (オレと恋のかたちの件について。, Ore to koi no katachi no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of my best friend's love" (オレが気になる親友の恋の件について。, Ore ga ki ni naru shin'yū no koi no kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story of what I told my best friend" (オレが親友にかける言葉の件について。, Ore ga shin'yū ni kakeru kotoba no kudan ni tsuite.)
Special ver.: "The story about Ishino-san's date" (石野さんのデートの件について。, Ishino-san no dēto no kudan ni tsuite.)
7 May 13, 2014[25] ISBN 978-4-06-365769-2November 21, 2017[26] ISBN 9781682339145
  1. "The story about the end of my best friend's love" (親友の恋の結末の件について。, Shin'yū no koi no ketsumatsu no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story of my Cultural Festival suffering" (文化祭にまつわる苦悩の件について。, Bunkamatsuri ni matsuwaru kunō no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story about my important role at the Cultural Festival" (文化祭における重要な役割の件について。, Bunkamatsuri ni okeru jūyōna yakuwari no kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story about my judgement at the beauty contest" (オレがミスコンで評価するポイントの件について。, Ore ga misukon de hyōka suru pointo no kudan ni tsuite.)
8 October 10, 2014[27] ISBN 978-4-06-365787-6December 5, 2017[28] ISBN 9781682339152
  1. "The story about the unforeseen incident with my family" (オレの家族にまつわる予想外の件について。, Ore no kazoku ni matsuwaru yosō-gai no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story of how I saved my family from crisis" (オレが家族の危機を救う件について。, Ore ga kazoku no kiki o sukuu kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of the similarities between my dad and me" (オレと父親の相似性の件について。, Ore to chichioya no sōjisei no kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story of my parents' secret romance" (オレの両親の恋愛秘話の件について。, Ore no ryōshin no ren'ai hiwa no kudan ni tsuite.)
9 March 13, 2015[29] ISBN 978-4-06-365807-1December 19, 2017[30] ISBN 9781682339169
  1. "The story of how my best friend finally conquered love" (オレの親友が打ち破った恋の壁の件について。, Ore no shin'yū ga uchiyabutta koi no kabe no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story of my female friend Ishino-san's love" (オレの女友達・石野さんの恋の件について。, Ore no on'na tomodachi Ishino-san no koi no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of Ayado-san's romance troubles" (綾戸さんの恋にまつわる新たなる悩みの件について。, Ayado-san no koi ni matsuwaru aratanaru nayami no kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story of a worry that my friend couldn't share with me" (オレに相談できない親友の悩みの件について。, Ore ni sōdan dekinai shin'yū no nayami no kudan ni tsuite.)
10 September 11, 2015[31] ISBN 978-4-06-365830-9January 2, 2018[32] ISBN 9781682339176
  1. "The story of my girlfriend's invitation" (オレを悩ませる彼女からのお誘いの件について。, Ore o nayama seru kanojo kara no osasoi no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The issue I needed to overcome for my trip" (旅立ちに際してオレがクリアーするべき案件について。, Tabidachi ni saishite ore ga kuriā surubeki anken ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of the promise I made with my girlfriend's brother" (オレが彼女の弟と約束した件について。, Ore ga kanojo no otōto to yakusoku shita kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story about my hidden thoughts" (オレの秘めたる想いの件について。, Ore no himetaru omoi no kudan ni tsuite.)
11 February 12, 2016[33] ISBN 978-4-06-365853-8January 16, 2018[34] ISBN 9781642120400
  1. "The story of when I took a long look at my future" (オレの将来を見据える件について。, Ore no shōrai o misueru kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story about the choice I made in high school that I don't regret" (オレの高校生活の悔いなき選択の件について。, Ore no kōkō seikatsu no kui naki sentaku no kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story of when I contemplated the meaning of life" (オレが生命の神秘を考える件について。, Ore ga seimei no shinpi o kangaeru kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story about my past and my future" (オレの過去と未来の件について。, Ore no kako to mirai no kudan ni tsuite.)
12 August 12, 2016[9] ISBN 978-4-06-365874-3January 30, 2018[13] ISBN 9781642120417
  1. "The story about the promise we made" (オレとあいつの約束の件について。, Ore to aitsu no yakusoku no kudan ni tsuite.)
  2. "The story about what I said to my old self" (オレが過去の自分と語りたい件について。, Ore ga kako no jibun to kataritai kudan ni tsuite.)
  3. "The story about how I cried as an adult" (オレが大人になっても涙を流した件について。, Ore ga otona ni natte mo namida o nagashita kudan ni tsuite.)
  4. "The story about our happily ever after" (オレとあいつの幸せな未来の件について。, Ore to aitsu no shiawasena mirai no kudan ni tsuite.)

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in November 2017.[35] The series is directed by Takashi Naoya and written by Deko Akao, with animation by Hoods Entertainment and character designs by Satomi Kurita. It aired from April 4 to June 20, 2018 on NTV's AnichU programming block.[4][5] The series ran for 12 episodes.[36] Sentai Filmworks have licensed the anime and streamed it on Hidive.[37] The opening theme is "Daiji na Koto" (だいじなこと, Important Thing) by Quruli and the ending theme is "HiDE the BLUE" by BiSH.[38] On June 19, 2018, the anime official website tweeted plans for a second anime season to premiere in January 2019.[39]

No. Title[40][lower-alpha 1] Original air date
1"About the Time I First Met Her."
"Ore ga aitsu to deatte shimatta ken nitsuite." (オレがあいつと出会ってしまった件について。)		April 4, 2018

High school student Hikaru Tsutsui is a shunned otaku, with his only friend being the oddball and likewise otaku Yūto Itō. As punishment for being late, Hikaru is made to clean the school pool, where he encounters the school's beauty Iroha Igarashi, a girl famous for her lousy behaviour and lack of friends. Although he is determined to avoid Iroha, he can't help but take notice of her, especially after she stands up for him against bullies and doesn't laugh at his otaku habits. Despite watching her two-time a pair of guys and embarrass him by asking him out in public, Hikaru decides to be her friend and stands up for her as well.

The next day, Hikaru has caught a cold from Iroha accidentally dragging him into the pool during their punishment together, but insists on coming to school anyways, arriving late. Iroha is late too, but this time on purpose to see him, whereupon she kisses Hikaru and offers to clean the school pool alone.
2"About the Time My Chastity was in a Predicament."
"Ore no teisō ga pinchi ni natta ken nitsuite." (オレの貞操がピンチになった件について。)		April 11, 2018
3"About the Time Normies Made Me Even Worse."
"Ore to riajū ga iroiro kojiraseta ken nitsuite." (オレとリア充が色々こじらせた件について。)		April 18, 2018
4"About My Dark Times."
"Ore no ankoku-ki no ken nitsuite." (オレの暗黒期の件について。)		April 25, 2018
5"About When I Tried to Make Summer Memories."
"Ore ga natsu no omoide wo tsukurou to shita ken nitsuite." (オレが夏の思い出を作ろうとした件について。)		May 2, 2018
6"About the way I apologize."
"Ore no ayamari-kata no ken nitsuite." (オレの謝り方の件について。)		May 9, 2018
7"About the Two Girls and Me."
"Ore to futari no joshi no ken nitsuite." (オレと二人の女子の件について。)		May 16, 2018
8"About How Camping Was a High-level Event for Me."
"Ore ni wa kyanpu ga haireberuibentodatta ken nitsuite." (オレにはキャンプがハイレベルイベントだった件について。)		May 23, 2018
9"About Our Mutual Understanding."
"Ore-tachi no surechigai no ken nitsuite." (オレたちのすれ違いの件について。)		May 30, 2018
10"About My Confession."
"Ore no kokuhaku no ken nitsuite." (オレの告白の件について。)		June 6, 2018
11"About the Love of a Best Friend That I Worry About."
"Ore ga ki ni naru shinyū no koi no ken nitsuite." (オレが気になる親友の恋の件について。)		June 13, 2018
12"About the Shape of Our Love."
"Ore to aitsu no koi no katachi no ken nitsuite." (オレとあいつの恋のかたちの件について。)		June 20, 2018

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation directed by Tsutomu Hanabusa and distributed by Warner Bros. was released in Japanese theaters on September 14, 2018.[1][41]

Notes

  1. ↑ All English titles are taken from Hidive.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Real Girl Manga Inspires Live-Action Film in 2018". Anime News Network. July 4, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  2. ↑ "３Ｄ彼女（１）" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  3. ↑ "３Ｄ彼女（１２）＜完＞" (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Real Girl Anime Reveals More Staff, Visual, April Premiere". Anime News Network. January 22, 2018. Retrieved January 22, 2018.
  5. 1 2 "3D Kanojo Ending to Be Performed by BiSH". MANGA.TOKYO. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  6. ↑ "3D Kanojo Real Girl Returns to 2D for a Second Season". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 2018-06-22.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Sayaka Kanda Also Voices Ezomichi in Real Girl Anime". Anime News Network. March 1, 2018. Retrieved April 16, 2018.
  8. 1 2 "3D Kanojo (1)" ３Ｄ彼女（１） [Real Girl (1)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  9. 1 2 "3D Kanojo (12) <Kan>" ３Ｄ彼女（１２）＜完＞ [Real Girl (12) <End>]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  10. ↑ "3D Kanojo Riaru Gāru Shinsō-ban (1)" ３Ｄ彼女　リアルガール　新装版（１） [Real Girl New Edition (1)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  11. ↑ "3D Kanojo Riaru Gāru Shinsō-ban (12)" ３Ｄ彼女　リアルガール　新装版（１２） [Real Girl New Edition (12)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  12. ↑ Ressler, Karen (May 17, 2017). "Kodansha USA to Release Kasane, Real Girl, This Is a Love Story Manga Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  13. 1 2 "Real Girl, Volume 12". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 1". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  15. ↑ "3D Kanojo (2)" ３Ｄ彼女（２） [Real Girl (2)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  16. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 2". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  17. ↑ "3D Kanojo (3)" ３Ｄ彼女（３） [Real Girl (3)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  18. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 3". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  19. ↑ "3D Kanojo (4)" ３Ｄ彼女（４） [Real Girl (4)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  20. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 4". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  21. ↑ "3D Kanojo (5)" ３Ｄ彼女（５） [Real Girl (5)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  22. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 5". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  23. ↑ "3D Kanojo (6)" ３Ｄ彼女（６） [Real Girl (6)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  24. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 6". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  25. ↑ "3D Kanojo (7)" ３Ｄ彼女（７） [Real Girl (7)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  26. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 7". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  27. ↑ "3D Kanojo (8)" ３Ｄ彼女（８） [Real Girl (8)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  28. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 8". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  29. ↑ "3D Kanojo (9)" ３Ｄ彼女（９） [Real Girl (9)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  30. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 9". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  31. ↑ "3D Kanojo (10)" ３Ｄ彼女（１０） [Real Girl (10)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  32. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 10". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  33. ↑ "3D Kanojo (11)" ３Ｄ彼女（１１） [Real Girl (11)]. Kodansha. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  34. ↑ "Real Girl, Volume 11". Kodansha Comics. Retrieved June 4, 2018.
  35. ↑ "Real Girl Josei Romantic Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime in 2018". Anime News Network. November 12, 2017. Retrieved November 13, 2017.
  36. ↑ "Real Girl TV Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. February 6, 2018. Retrieved February 6, 2018.
  37. ↑ Ressler, Karen (March 27, 2018). "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Real Girl Anime (Update)". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 27, 2018.
  38. ↑ "Real Girl Anime's Promo Video Previews Quruli Opening Song". Anime News Network. March 7, 2018. Retrieved April 17, 2018.
  39. ↑ "Real Girl Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. June 19, 2018. Retrieved June 19, 2018. referencing tweet: 3D Kanojo anime [@3Dkanojo_anime] (June 19, 2018). "#アニメ3D彼女 最終回、最後までご視聴頂きありがとうございました❤️ということで、、、第2シーズンが2019年1月から放送されることが決定しました‼️本当にめでたいです🎉記念して原作・那波先生からお祝いイラストを頂きました😭引き続き、どうぞ宜しくお願いします❣️#3D彼女 #3dk" [(hashtag) Thank you for watching until the end ❤ ️ So, it was decided that the second season will be broadcast from January 2019! ️ It is really awesome 🎉 To commemorate, I received a celebration illustration from Dr. Naka's original work 😭 Continued, I would appreciate your favor. (hashtags)] (Tweet). Retrieved June 20, 2018 – via Twitter.
  40. ↑ "ストーリー" (in Japanese). Retrieved April 3, 2018.
  41. ↑ "3D Kanojo Live Action Movie Trailer is a Sci-Fi Love Attack!". MANGA.TOKYO. March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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