Break of Dawn (manga)

Japanese manga series and its adaptation From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Break of Dawn (Japanese: ぼくらのよあけ, Hepburn: Bokura no Yoake; lit. 'Our Dawn') is a Japanese manga series by Tetsuya Imai. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from January to October 2011, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes. An anime film adaptation by Zero-G premiered in Japan in October 2022.

GenreScience fiction[1]
WrittenbyTetsuya Imai [ja]
PublishedbyKodansha
English publisher
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Break of Dawn
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Yūma Sawatari (top) and Nanako (bottom)
ぼくらのよあけ
(Bokura no Yoake)
GenreScience fiction[1]
Manga
Written byTetsuya Imai [ja]
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
Original runJanuary 25, 2011 – October 25, 2011
Volumes2
Anime film
Directed byTomoyuki Kurokawa
Written byDai Satō
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioZero-G
ReleasedOctober 21, 2022 (2022-10-21)
Runtime120 minutes
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Characters

Yūma Sawatari (沢渡 悠真, Sawatari Yūma)
Voiced by: Hana Sugisaki[2]
Nanako (ナナコ)
Voiced by: Aoi Yūki[2]
Shingo Kishi (岸 真悟, Kishi Shingo)
Voiced by: Natsumi Fujiwara[3]
Ginnosuke Tadokoro (田所 銀之介, Tadokoro Ginnosuke)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto[3]
Kaori Kawai (河合 花香, Kawai Kaori)
Voiced by: Inori Minase[3]
Wako Kishi (岸 わこ, Kishi Wako)
Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu[3]
The February Dawn (二月の黎明号, Nigatsu no Reimei-gō)
Voiced by: Romi Park[3]
Haruka Sawatari (沢渡 はるか, Sawatari Haruka)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[4]
Ryō Sawatari (沢渡 遼, Sawatari Ryō)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[4]
Yoshitatsu Kawai (河合 義達, Kawai Yoshitatsu)
Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda[4]
Mifuyu Kishi (岸 みふゆ, Kishi Mifuyu)
Voiced by: Natsuko Yokosawa[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tetsuya Imai [ja], Break of Dawn was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from January 25 to October 25, 2011.[6][7][8] Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released respectively on June 23 and November 22, 2011.[9][10]

In July 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for an English print release.[11] One omnibus volume compiling the two original volumes was released on February 14, 2023, for both digital and print.[12]

Volumes

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No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1June 23, 2011[13]978-4-06-310758-6February 14, 2023 (omnibus)[12]978-1-68491-905-5 (digital)
978-1-64651-815-9 (print)
  • 1. "The Comet & The Roof" (彗星と屋上, Suisei to Okujō)
  • 2. "The Pool & The Blue Planet" (プールと青い星, Pūru to Aoi Hoshi)
  • 3. "A Lie & A Secret" (嘘とないしょの話, Uso to Naisho no Hanashi)
  • 4. "Milk Bottle & Frogs" (牛乳ビンとカエル, Gyūnyū Bin to Kaeru)
  • 5. "Rain Shower & Tag" (夕立と追いかけっこ, Yūdachi to Oikakekko)
2November 22, 2011[14]978-4-06-310791-3February 14, 2023 (omnibus)[12]978-1-68491-905-5 (digital)
978-1-64651-815-9 (print)
  • 6. "Ice Cream & Waffles" (アイスとワッフル, Aisu to Waffuru)
  • 7. "Water & A T-Shirt" (水とＴシャツ, Mizu to Tīshatsu)
  • 8. "Cell Phone & Memories" (携帯電話と記憶, Keitai Denwa to Kioku)
  • 9. "Plastic Bottles & Bicycles" (ペットボトルと自転車, Pettobotoru to Jitensha)
  • 10. "Break of Dawn" (ぼくらのよあけ, Bokura no Yoake)
  • Bonus: "Shiva" (シャナナ, Shanana)
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Anime film

In March 2022, it was announced that an anime film adaptation was in production.[15][16][1] The film was produced by Zero-G and directed by Tomoyuki Kurokawa, with Dai Satō writing the scripts, Pomodorosa designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. It premiered in Japan on October 21, 2022.[2] The film's theme song, "Itsushika" (Before You Know It), is performed by Daichi Miura.[17]

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