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<i>After the Rain</i> (manga)

After the Rain (manga)

Japanese manga series and its franchise


After the Rain (Japanese: 恋は雨上がりのように, Hepburn: Koi wa Ameagari no Yō ni, transl. "Love Is Like After the Rain") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine from June 2014 to November 2015, and later in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2016 to March 2018. Its chapters were compiled into 10 tankōbon volumes.

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A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Wit Studio aired from January to March 2018 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. A live-action film adaptation was released in May 2018.

In North America, Vertical licensed the manga and published it into five omnibus volumes from September 2018 to September 2019. The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for home video and digital release.

By April 2018, the manga had over 2 million copies in circulation. In 2018, After the Rain won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

After the Rain tells the story of Akira Tachibana, a high school student working part-time at a family restaurant, who starts falling in love with the manager, a forty-five-year-old divorcé with a young son. Akira struggles to determine why she is falling for Masami, and whether or not to reveal her feelings to him.

Characters

Akira Tachibana (橘 あきら, Tachibana Akira)
Voiced by: Sayumi Watabe[4] (Japanese); Luci Christian (English)[5]
Played by: Nana Komatsu[6]
A high school student with a piercing expression that makes many people slightly wary of her. She used to be part of the track team, before a leg injury forced her to give up running. Having fallen into a depression, she met Masami who acted in a kind and friendly manner, offering her a free coffee when she took shelter at the restaurant in the rain. This act of kindness, began her infatuation with him. Despite her cold and inapproachable demeanor, she is actually rather timid and shy, especially when it comes to Masami.
Masami Kondo/Manager (近藤 正己/店長, Kondō Masami/Tenchō)
Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata[4] (Japanese); Jason Douglas (English)[5]
Played by: Yo Oizumi[6]
A 45-year-old manager of a family restaurant. A kind, timid man, he is often criticized by his employees for being too weak. He is divorced and has a young son named Yuto. He is initially rather intimidated by Akira, whom he assumes actually hates him, while she, in fact, is merely staring at him in love. He is a fan of "Pure Literature" and loves reading books. Prior to becoming a restaurant manager, he wrote novels alongside his former college buddy and now-renowned writer Chihiro Kujo.
Haruka Kyan (喜屋武 はるか, Kyan Haruka)
Voiced by: Emi Miyajima[4] (Japanese); Elizabeth Maxwell (English)[5]
Played by: Nana Seino
Akira's buddy on the track team, who remains steadfast in maintaining their friendship after Akira's injury.
Yui Nishida (西田 ユイ, Nishida Yui)
Voiced by: Haruka Fukuhara[4] (Japanese); Maggie Flecknoe (English)[5]
Played by: Honoka Matsumoto
Akira's coworker at the restaurant who has blonde hair and a cheerful personality. She has a crush on Takashi.
Ryosuke Kase (加瀬 亮介, Kase Ryōsuke)
Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno[4] (Japanese); Jason Liebrecht (English)[5]
Played by: Hayato Isomura
A chef at the restaurant who had a sexual interest in Akira. When he learns about Akira's infatuation with Masami, he blackmails her by forcing her to date him in order to keep her secret intact.
Takashi Yoshizawa (吉澤 タカシ, Yoshizawa Takashi)
Voiced by: Junya Ikeda[4] (Japanese); Gareth West (English)[5]
Played by: Shono Hayama
Akira's classmate who had a crush on her. He also works at the restaurant with Akira as kitchen staff.
Kayoko Kubo (久保 佳代子, Kubo Kayoko)
Voiced by: Mika Kanai (Japanese); Patricia Duran (English)[5]
Played by: Mari Hamada
Yuto Kondo (近藤 ゆと, Kondo Yuto)
Voiced by: Junko Takeuchi (Japanese); Kira Vincent-Davis (English)[5]
Masami's young son who attends elementary school.
Chihiro Kujo (九条 千尋, Kujo Chihiro)
Voiced by: Mitsuru Miyamoto
Played by: Shigeyuki Totsugi
Masami's friend from college who is a renowned writer.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki, After the Rain was first serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits from June 27, 2014,[7] to November 27, 2015.[8] It was then transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, where it ran from January 18, 2016,[9] to March 19, 2018.[10] Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten tankōbon volumes, published from January 9, 2015,[11] to April 27, 2018.[12]

In March 2018, it was announced that Vertical licensed the manga for an English language release in North America.[13] The manga was released into five omnibus edition volumes from September 25, 2018,[14] to September 17, 2019.[15]

Volumes

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Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2017.[2] Produced by Fuji Television, Aniplex, DMM pictures, Dentsu and Wit Studio; the series is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with Deko Akao handling series composition, Yuka Shibata designing the characters and Ryō Yoshimata composing the music.[27] The opening theme song is "Nostalgic Rainfall" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks, while the ending theme song is "Ref:rain" by Aimer. It ran for 12 episodes from January 12 to March 30, 2018, on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block.[28]

Amazon streamed the series worldwide on their Amazon Video service. In March 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition of the series for home video and digital release in North America.[29] In the United Kingdom, the series is licensed by MVM Films and it was released on Blu-ray on October 26, 2020.[30]

Episodes

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Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation of the manga was announced in November 2017. It stars Nana Komatsu as Akira Tachibana and Yo Oizumi as the manager Masami Kondo.[6] The film is distributed by Toho and premiered on May 25, 2018.[32]

Reception

By April 2018, After the Rain had over 2 million copies in circulation.[33]

In 2018, alongside Kūbo Ibuki, After the Rain won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.[34][35] The manga was ranked fourth in the 2016 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook.[36] In 2016, the manga was nominated for the 9th Manga Taishō Awards;[37] and was ranked 7th with 42 points.[38] After the Rain ranked fourth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" in 2016.[39]

Notes

  1. All English titles are taken from Amazon Video.

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