Ashi-Girl

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Ashi-Girl (アシガール, Ashigāru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto. It was serialized in Shueisha's josei manga magazine Cocohana from November 2011 to December 2021. A live-action television drama adaptation aired from September to December 2017.

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WrittenbyKozueko Morimoto
PublishedbyShueisha
ImprintMargaret Comics
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Ashi-Girl
First tankōbon volume cover
アシガール
(Ashigāru)
Genre
Manga
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
ImprintMargaret Comics
MagazineCocohana
Original runNovember 28, 2011 – December 27, 2021
Volumes16
Television drama
Original networkNHK
Original run September 23, 2017 – December 16, 2017
Episodes12
Live-action television film
Ashi Girl SP: Chō Jikū Rabukome Futatabi
ReleasedDecember 24, 2018 (2018-12-24)
Manga
Tama no Koshi Ire: Ashi-Girl Season 2
Written byKozueko Morimoto
Published byShueisha
ImprintMargaret Comics
MagazineCocohana
Original runFebruary 28, 2023 – present
Volumes4
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Synopsis

Yui Hayakawa is a lazy, underperforming student whose only talent is her leg strength. One day, she suddenly gets transported in time to the Sengoku period due to accidentally falling in her brother Takeru's time machine.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kozueko Morimoto, Ashi-Girl began serialization in the first-ever issue of Shueisha's Cocohana josei manga magazine released on November 28, 2011.[2] It ended serialization on December 27, 2021.[3] The series' chapters were collected into sixteen tankōbon volumes from July 25, 2012, to February 25, 2022.[4][5]

A sequel manga titled, Tama ni Koshi Ire: Ashi-Girl Season 2 began serialization in the same magazine on February 28, 2023.[6][7] The sequel's chapters have been collected into four tankōbon volumes as of October 24, 2025.[8]

Volumes

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No. Release date ISBN
1July 25, 2012[4]978-4-08-846807-5
2February 25, 2013[9]978-4-08-845003-2
3October 25, 2013[10]978-4-08-845117-6
4May 23, 2014[11]978-4-08-845218-0
5January 23, 2015[12]978-4-08-845338-5
6August 25, 2015[13]978-4-08-845436-8
7April 25, 2016[14]978-4-08-845558-7
8December 22, 2016[15]978-4-08-845689-8
9September 25, 2017[16]978-4-08-845814-4
10April 25, 2018[17]978-4-08-844029-3
11August 24, 2018[18]978-4-08-844089-7
12February 25, 2019[19]978-4-08-844175-7
13September 25, 2019[20]978-4-08-844249-5
14April 24, 2020[21]978-4-08-844331-7
15December 24, 2020[22]978-4-08-844433-8
16February 25, 2022[5]978-4-08-844518-2
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Tama no Koshi Ire: Ashi-Girl Season 2

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1October 25, 2023[23]978-4-08-844840-4
2June 25, 2024[24]978-4-08-843026-3
3February 25, 2025[25]978-4-08-843108-6
4October 24, 2025[8]978-4-08-843191-8
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Drama

A 12-episode live-action television drama adaptation was announced on May 17, 2017. The drama aired on NHK from September 23 to December 16, 2017. The series starred Yuina Kuroshima as Yui Hayakawa and Kentarō as Tadakiyo Hagikuhachirō.[26]

A sequel television special was announced in February 2018.[27] The special premiered on NHK on December 24, 2018.[28]

Other media

A musical stage reading adaptation was announced on June 28, 2023. Three performances were held at the TOYUSU PIT Theatre in Tokyo between August 5–6, 2023.[29] The reading featured the performances of Miyu Honda and Ayako Konno as Yui Hayakawa, Toshiki Masuda, Miku Fukahori, and Takuya Kusakawa as Tadakiyo Hagikuhachirō, Hiromu Mineta, Yuuki Shin and Shūichirō Umeda as Takeru Hayakawa, Yuka Ozaki and Makoto Koichi as Ako Matsumaru, and Kentarō Kumagai, Seiichiro Yamashita and Tatsumaru Tachibana as Nariyuki Hagi.[30]

Reception

By February 2022, the series had 4 million copies in circulation.[31]

See also

References

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