The Quintessential Quintuplets

The Quintessential Quintuplets (Japanese: 五等分の花嫁, Hepburn: Go-Tōbun no Hanayome, lit. "Five Equal Brides") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. It was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from August 2017 to February 2020. The series is published in English by Kodansha USA under the Kodansha Comics imprint.

The Quintessential Quintuplets
Volume 1 tankōbon cover, featuring the Nakano quintuplets
五等分の花嫁
GenreHarem,[1] romantic comedy[2]
Manga
Written byNegi Haruba
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Magazine
DemographicShōnen
Original runAugust 9, 2017 – February 19, 2020
Volumes14
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Satoshi Kuwabara (season 1)
  • Kaori (season 2)
Written byKeiichirō Ōchi
Music by
  • Natsumi Tabuchi
  • Hanae Nakamura
  • Miki Sakurai
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTBS, SUN, BS-TBS
Original run January 10, 2019 – present
Episodes12

The series follows the daily life of a high school student Futaro Uesugi who is hired as a private tutor for a group of quintuplets who perform poorly academically.

An anime television series adaptation produced by Tezuka Productions aired from January 10 to March 28, 2019 on TBS and other channels. The anime series is licensed in North America under Crunchyroll-Funimation partnership.[3][4] A second season by Bibury Animation Studios was originally scheduled for October 2020, but the premiere was delayed to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[5][6]

Plot
See also: List of The Quintessential Quintuplets characters

High school student Futaro Uesugi is an academically gifted student that leads a difficult life — his mother has died, he has no friends, and on top of all that, his father has incurred a large amount of debt.

An opportunity presents itself when the rich Nakano family transfers to his school. Futaro is promptly hired as a highly-paid tutor. However, much to Futaro's dismay, he discovers that his five charges — identical quintuplet sisters of varied personalities — have no interest in studying at all and have abysmal grades. Some of the quintuplets are against having Futaro, whom they view as a stranger, in their apartment, but Futaro's diligent tenacity gradually convinces those girls to accept him and to improve their grades.

Throughout the series, Futaro develops special relationships with each of the quintuplets. Through a flashforward, it is revealed that he eventually marries one of the quintuplets, though her identity is not revealed until near the end of the story.

Media

Manga
See also: List of The Quintessential Quintuplets volumes

The Quintessential Quintuplets is a manga series written and illustrated by Negi Haruba. The series began serialization in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 9, 2017, and compiled in 14 tankōbon volumes in total.[7] The series has been published in English by Kodansha USA under their Kodansha Comics imprint digitally since June 28, 2018, with a line of physical releases beginning publication on January 1, 2019. As of September 2019, ten digital volumes have been published.[8][9] On December 4, 2019, Haruba announced that the series would end on its 14th tankōbon volume.[10] The series finished on February 19, 2020.[11]

Commercial

In October 2017, a television commercial for the manga was released where Ayane Sakura voiced all five girls.[2]

Anime
See also: List of The Quintessential Quintuplets episodes

An anime television series adaptation was announced in the combined 36th and 37th issue of Weekly Shōnen Magazine on August 8, 2018.[12] The series is directed by Satoshi Kuwabara and written by Keiichirō Ōchi, featuring animation by Tezuka Productions, character designs by Michinosuke Nakamura and Gagakuga, and music by Natsumi Tabuchi, Hanae Nakamura, and Miki Sakurai.[13] The series aired from January 10 to March 28, 2019 on the TBS, Sun TV, and BS-TBS channels.[14][15] The series ran for 12 episodes.[16] Crunchyroll streamed the series with Funimation providing the English dub as it airs.[17][3]

A second season was announced in a special event for the first season on May 5, 2019.[18] Kaori is replacing Satoshi Kuwabara as the director of the season, and Keiichirō Ōchi is returning to write the scripts. Bibury Animation Studios is replacing Tezuka Productions as the animation studio. The season was originally scheduled to premiere in October 2020,[19] but the anime's release was delayed to January 2021 due to issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[20]

For the first season, Kana Hanazawa, Ayana Taketatsu, Miku Itō, Ayane Sakura, and Inori Minase performed the opening theme song "Quintuplet Feelings" (五等分の気持ち, Gotōbun no Kimochi) as the group The Nakano Family's Quintuplets (中野家の五つ子, Nakano-ke no Itsutsugo), while Aya Uchida performed the ending theme song "Sign".[15]

Games

Characters from the series appeared in a collaboration event in the mobile game Venus 11 Vivid!! from May 25 to May 31, 2019.[21]

The first mobile game based on the series The Quintessential Quintuplets: The Quintuplets Can’t Divide the Puzzle Into Five Equal Parts (五等分の花嫁 五つ子ちゃんはパズルを五等分できない。) will be released in 2020. [22]

Reception

Critical response

The Quintessential Quintuplets received positive reviews, most notably for its romantic comedy and harem elements.[2] Paul Jensen of Anime News Network found the series enjoyable and rated a 4 out of 5 to the series, as he commented "The jokes are funny, the characters range from tolerable to likable, the fanservice doesn't go overboard, and there's no creepy or obnoxious plot point to spoil the party. There's nothing revolutionary about it, but it does a lot of basic things well without showing any major flaws, and that's enough to make this premiere good clean (well, clean-ish) fun."[1] Patrick Frye of Monsters And Critics noted that there was "little to no ecchi shenanigans or degrading fan service and the girls move beyond the initial stereotypes and become fleshed-out characters that create a fun dynamic with the main character, Futaro Uesugi. Audiences are tired of watching a lucky everyman stumble his way through unlikely scenarios. Instead, Futaro’s no-nonsense attitude wins the day."[23] Kyle Rogacion of Goomba Stomp praised the plot of the anime but criticized its art style and fanservice gags.[24] The series has a current score of 4.6 out of 5 stars on Crunchyroll as of April 2019.[25]

Meanwhile, the manga series has 2 million volumes in print as of January 2019.[26] By February 2019, the manga series had over 3 million volumes in print.[27] The Quintessential Quintuplets was the 5th best selling manga in 2019.[28]

Awards and nominations

The series was nominated for "Next Manga Award 2018" (次にくるマンガ大賞 2018, Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishou) organized by Niconico. Receiving 16,106 votes, the series eventually ranked eighth overall.[29] In May 2019, it won the award for Best Shōnen Manga at the 43rd annual Kodansha Manga Awards, alongside To Your Eternity.[30]

Year Award Category Recipient(s) Result
2018 "Next Manga Award" (次にくるマンガ大賞, Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Taishou) Manga The Quintessential Quintuplets 8th place
2019 Kodansha Manga Award Shōnen Manga The Quintessential Quintuplets Won

References
  1. "The Winter 2019 Anime Preview Guide - The Quintessential Quintuplets". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on 20 February 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
  2. "Ayane Sakura Voices Quintuplets in "Gotoubun no Hanayome" CM". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved February 7, 2018.
  3. Mateo, Alex (January 9, 2018). "Funimation to Stream Dubs for Date A Live III, ENDRO!, The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime, More Star Blazers 2202". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  4. "Funimation President: 'We Tried to Renew Deal with Crunchyroll'". Anime News Network. December 14, 2018. Archived from the original on December 16, 2018. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  5. Frye, Patrick (May 6, 2020). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 release date delayed to 2021: 5-toubun no Hanayome Season 2 delayed by coronavirus". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  6. Sherman, Jennifer (May 6, 2020). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Season 2 Delayed to January 2021 Due to COVID-19". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  7. "マガメガ MAGAMEGA 五等分の花嫁". MAGAMEGA (in Japanese). Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved July 13, 2018.
  8. "Kodansha USA Adds 4 New Digital-First Manga Licenses". Anime News Network. May 30, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  9. Sherman, Jennifer; Pineda, Rafael (July 7, 2018). "Kodansha USA Adds The Seven Deadly Sins: Seven Days, Love in Focus, Witch Hat Atelier Manga". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved January 9, 2019.
  10. Rafael Antonio Pineda (December 4, 2019). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Manga Ends in 14th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  11. 春場ねぎ「五等分の花嫁」が週マガで完結！最終回を記念したグッズなど企画も. Natalie (in Japanese). February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
  12. "The Quintessential Quintuplets Manga Gets TV Anime in 2019 (Updated)". Anime News Network. August 7, 2018. Archived from the original on August 7, 2018. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
  13. "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Reveals Visual, Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. October 19, 2018. Archived from the original on February 13, 2019. Retrieved October 19, 2018.
  14. "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Premieres in January 2019". Anime News Network. September 14, 2018. Archived from the original on September 14, 2018. Retrieved September 14, 2018.
  15. Loo, Egan (November 25, 2018). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, January 10 Debut". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 25, 2018. Retrieved November 25, 2018.
  16. "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Listed With 12 Episodes". Anime News Network. January 11, 2019. Archived from the original on January 11, 2019. Retrieved January 11, 2019.
  17. Ressler, Karen (January 9, 2018). "Crunchyroll to Stream B-Project 2, Date A Live III, ENDRO!, Quintessential Quintuplets Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on January 10, 2019. Retrieved January 9, 2018.
  18. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 5, 2019). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Gets 2nd Season". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 5, 2019. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  19. "The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in October with New Director, Studio". Anime News Network. February 18, 2020. Retrieved February 18, 2020.
  20. Frye, Patrick (May 6, 2020). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 release date delayed to 2021: Gotoubun no Hanayome manga compared to the 5toubun anime". Monsters and Critics. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
  21. "『ビーナスイレブンびびっど！』×『五等分の花嫁』コラボ情報が到着。一花、二乃、三玖、四葉、五月が登場". Dengeki Online (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. May 17, 2019. Retrieved June 24, 2019.
  22. ごとぱず 『五等分の花嫁 五つ子ちゃんはパズルを五等分できない。』 運営サイト
  23. Frye, Patrick (April 5, 2019). "The Quintessential Quintuplets Season 2 release date: Gotoubun no Hanayome manga compared to the 5toubun anime [Spoilers]". Monsters And Critics. Archived from the original on April 8, 2019. Retrieved April 8, 2019.
  24. Rogacion, Kyle (February 3, 2019). "Winter 2019 Anime Staff Viewer's Guide". Goomba Stomp. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  25. "The Quintessential Quintuplets". Crunchyroll. Archived from the original on February 22, 2019. Retrieved February 22, 2019.
  26. "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - January 2019". Anime News Network. February 2, 2019. Archived from the original on February 2, 2019. Retrieved February 2, 2019.
  27. "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series - February 2019 (Updated)". Anime News Network. March 3, 2019. Archived from the original on March 3, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019.
  28. Loo, Egan (November 27, 2019). "Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2019". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 28, 2019.
  29. "次にくるマンガ大賞 2018" [Next Manga Award 2018]. Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 7, 2018.
  30. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 10, 2019). "43rd Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Winners Announced". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on May 10, 2019. Retrieved May 10, 2019.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.