Ahiru_no_Sora

<i>Ahiru no Sora</i>

Ahiru no Sora

Japanese manga series

Ahiru no Sora (あひるの空, lit. "Sky of the Duck" or "Sora the Duck") is a Japanese basketball-themed manga series written and illustrated by Takeshi Hinata. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine since December 2003, with its chapters collected in 51 tankōbon volumes as of June 2019. A 50-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Diomedéa was broadcast from October 2019 to September 2020.

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Plot

Sora Kurumatani made a promise to his mother, "I will dominate my first high school tournament". But as he joins the basketball club after entering Kuzuryū High School, he finds out that it's become a stomping ground for delinquents. A place where everything but basketball is done, but with Sora's genuine zeal for basketball, things begin to stir.

Characters

Sora Kurumatani (車谷空, Kurumatani Sora)
Voiced by: Yuki Kaji; Natsumi Fujiwara (child) (Japanese); Cameron Bautsch; Brittney Karbowski (child) (English)[1][2]
Momoharu Hanazono (花園百春, Hanazono Momoharu)
Voiced by: Yuma Uchida (Japanese); Joe Daniels (English)[1][2]
Chiaki Hanazono (花園千秋, Hanazono Chiaki)
Voiced by: Katsuyuki Konishi (Japanese); Andrew Love (English)[1][2]
Kenji Natsume (夏目健二, Natsume Kenji)
Voiced by: Kishō Taniyama (Japanese); David Matranga (English)[1]
Kaname Shigeyoshi (茂吉要, Shigeyoshi Kaname)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano[1]
Shinichi Yasuhara (安原真一, Yasuhara Shinichi)
Voiced by: Taku Yashiro (Japanese); Michael Wronski (English)[1]
Ryuhei Nabeshima (鍋島竜平, Nabeshima Ryuhei)
Voiced by: Chado Horii (Japanese); George Cote (English)[1][2]
Masahiro Saki (茶木正広, Saki Masahiro)
Voiced by: KENN (Japanese); Benjamin McLaughlin (English)[1][2]
Madoka Yabuchi (薮内円, Yabuchi Madoka)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi (Japanese); Olivia Swasey (English)[1][2]
Nao Nanao (七尾奈緒, Nanao Nao)
Voiced by: Yuna Taniguchi (Japanese); Cat Thomas (English)[1]
Yuka Kurumatani (車谷由夏, Kurumatani Yuka)
Voiced by: Aya Endō (Japanese); Maggie Flecknoe (English)[1]
Shinichi Chiba (千葉真一, Chiba Shinichi)
Voiced by: Kazuya Nakai (Japanese); David Wald (English)[3][2]
Tokitaka Tokiwa (常盤時貴, Tokiwa Tokitaka)
Voiced by: Soma Saito (Japanese); Heath Morrow (English)[3][2]
Tarō Kabachi (蒲地太郎, Kabachi Tarō)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[4]
Shingo Katori (香取真吾, Katori Shingo)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[4]
Yukinari Kojima (児島幸成, Kojima Yukinari)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Yoshino[5]
Katsumi Takahashi (高橋克己, Takahashi Katsumi)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa[5]
Sei Shiraishi (白石誠, Shiraishi Sei)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[6]
Shigenobu Yakuma (八熊重信, Yakuma Shigenobu)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[6]
Hyou Fuwa (不破豹, Fuwa Hyou)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[7]
Yozan Kamiki (上木鷹山, Kamiki Yozan)
Voiced by: Yūto Uemura[7]
Shōgi Satsuki (五月正義, Satsuki Shōgi)
Voiced by: Eiji Takemoto[8]
Tomohisa Kurumatani (車谷智久, Kurumatani Tomohisa)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[8]
Yone Kurumatani (車谷ヨネ, Kurumatani Yone)
Voiced by: Kaoru Katakai[8]
Kamaike (鎌池, Kamaike)
Voiced by: Misato Murai[8]

Media

Manga

Ahiru no Sora, written and illustrated by Takeshi Hinata, began in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine on December 10, 2003.[9] In January 2019, Hinata announced that the manga has entered its final arc.[10] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon. The first volume was published on May 15, 2004.[11] As of June 17, 2019, fifty-one volumes have been released.[12]

Volumes

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Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on February 28, 2018. The series is directed by Shingo Tamaki, with Keizō Kusakawa serving as chief director, and written by Gō Zappa, with animation by Diomedéa.[62][63] Character designs are provided by Yoshino Honda, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi is composing the music.[1][62] The series aired from October 2, 2019 to September 30, 2020 on TV Tokyo, AT-X, and BS TV Tokyo.[63][64] It ran for four cours.[64][65] The opening theme song is "Happy Go Ducky!" by the Pillows, while the ending theme song is "Tsubasa" by saji.[66] The second opening theme song is "Never Mind" by Flumpool, while the ending theme song is "Over" by Yuma Uchida.[67]

Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series worldwide excluding Asia.[64] The Dubcast premiered on November 13, 2019.[68] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific and streamed it on Muse Asia YouTube channel and Netflix.[69]

Episodes

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Reception

Several volumes of the series appeared on Oricon's list of best-selling manga volumes from 2009 to 2011.[71][72][73] It was the 23rd best-selling manga series in Japan in 2011, with 1,739,105 copies sold.[74] By February 2018, the manga had over 24 million copies in circulation.[62]

Notes

  1. All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.

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