Asahinagu

Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Asahinagu (あさひなぐ; "Asahi Knocks Them Off Their Feet") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Kozaki. It revolves around the life of a timid girl who joins a naginata club to improve herself. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine from January 2011 to September 2020, with its chapters compiled into thirty-four tankōbon volumes.

GenreSports[1]
WrittenbyAi Kozaki
PublishedbyShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
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Asahinagu
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Asahi Tōjima
あさひなぐ
GenreSports[1]
Manga
Written byAi Kozaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
Original runJanuary 24, 2011 – September 7, 2020
Volumes34 (List of volumes)
Live-action film
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It was adapted into a stage play in 2017. A live-action film adaptation of the manga was released in September 2017.

By September 2020, the manga had over 3.9 million copies in circulation. in 2015, Asahinagu won the 60th Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category.

Plot

Asahi Higashijima entered Futatsuzaka High School in Tokyo. In her junior high school days, she was in the art club. On the first day of school when she was thinking about joining the sports club in high school, she met Maharu Miyaji on the train on her way to school. On the day of the club activity introduction at school, she ended up going to see the naginata club, and when she went to see it, she admired Maharu and decided to join the club because she wanted to become a strong person.

Characters

  • Asahi Tōjima[2]
  • Maharu Miyaji[2]
  • Shōko Yasomura[2]
  • Sakura Konno[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ai Kozaki, Asahinagu was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits from January 24, 2011,[3] to September 7, 2020.[1][4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in 34 tankōbon volumes, released from April 28, 2011,[5] to September 30, 2020.[6]

Volumes

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1April 28, 2011[5]978-4-09-183798-1
2July 29, 2011[7]978-4-09-183899-5
3October 28, 2011[8]978-4-09-184119-3
4February 29, 2012[9]978-4-09-184260-2
5May 30, 2012[10]978-4-09-184510-8
6August 30, 2012[11]978-4-09-184510-8
7November 30, 2012[12]978-4-09-184766-9
8March 29, 2013[13]978-4-09-185025-6
9July 30, 2013[14]978-4-09-185344-8
10November 29, 2013[15]978-4-09-185662-3
11March 28, 2014[16]978-4-09-186026-2
12July 30, 2014[17]978-4-09-186305-8
13October 30, 2014[18]978-4-09-186509-0
14February 27, 2015[19]978-4-09-186780-3
15May 29, 2015[20]978-4-09-187019-3
16August 28, 2015[21]978-4-09-187170-1
17November 30, 2015[22]978-4-09-187330-9
18February 29, 2016[23]978-4-09-187468-9
19May 30, 2016[24]978-4-09-187615-7
20August 30, 2016[25]978-4-09-187769-7
21November 30, 2016[26]978-4-09-189230-0
22February 28, 2017[27]978-4-09-189369-7
23May 31, 2017[28]978-4-09-189508-0
24September 12, 2017[29]978-4-09-189635-3
25January 30, 2018[30]978-4-09-189784-8
26April 27, 2018[31]978-4-09-189861-6
27July 30, 2018[32]978-4-09-860046-5
28November 30, 2018[33]978-4-09-860136-3
29February 28, 2019[34]978-4-09-860222-3
30May 30, 2019[35]978-4-09-860285-8
31September 30, 2019[36]978-4-09-860407-4
32January 30, 2020[37]978-4-09-860527-9
33May 29, 2020[38]978-4-09-860527-9
34September 30, 2020[6]978-4-09-860710-5
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Live-action film

Main article: Asahinagu (film)

A live action film adaptation of the manga was released on September 22, 2017;[39] starring the idols of Nogizaka46.[40]

Stage play

It was adapted into a stage play in 2017.[40]

Reception

Asahinagu won the award for Best General Manga at the 60th Shogakukan Manga Award in 2015.[2] The manga won the Mandō Kobayashi Manga Grand Prix 2016, created by comedian and manga enthusiast Kendo Kobayashi.[41] Asahinagu ranked 17th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2012 for male readers.[42] The manga ranked 9th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2012.[43]

As of September 2020, the manga had over 3.9 million copies in circulation.[44] Volume 5 reached the 26th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of June 3, 2012, has sold 22,686 copies;[45] volume 6 reached the 29th place and, as of September 2, 2012, has sold 23,253 copies;[46] volume 9 reached the 45th place and, as of August 4, 2013, has sold 27,893 copies;[47] volume 10 reached the 39th place and, as of December 1, 2013, has sold 19,230 copies[48] and volume 12 reached the 37th place and, as of August 3, 2014, has sold 23,263 copies.[49]

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