Age 12
| Age 12 | |
 Cover of volume 1. | |
| 12歳。 (12-Sai.) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Nao Maita |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Ciao |
| Original run | 2012 – present |
| Volumes | 9 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Seiki Taichū |
| Music by | Kaori Ohkoshi |
| Studio | SynergySP |
| Released | April 3, 2014 – present |
| Runtime | 14 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Game | |
| 12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi | |
| Developer | Happinet |
| Genre | Romance, adventure |
| Platform | Nintendo 3DS |
| Released | December 18, 2014 |
| Anime television series | |
| Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding | |
| Directed by | Seiki Taichū |
| Written by | Fumi Tsubota |
| Music by | Motoyoshi Iwasaki |
| Studio | OLM |
| Network | TV Tokyo, AT-X, SUN |
| Original run | April 4, 2016 – present |
Age 12 (12歳。 12-Sai.) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nao Maita.[1] It began serialization in 2012 in Shogakukan's Ciao manga magazine[2] and eight volumes have been published so far.[1] It was adapted into an original video animation that was released in April 2014[2] and it was also adapted into a video game.[3] An anime television series adaptation started airing in April 4, 2016.[4][5]
Plot
Hanabi is a sixth-grade girl who is neither an adult nor a child. She deals with issues such as accidentally witnessing her homeroom teacher kissing, and worrying about experiencing physiological changes before her friends.
Characters
Main characters
Hanabi is one of the two main female characters of the series. She started off as a girl who hated boys. Kokoa originally tried to prevent her from getting closer to Takao because of her unrequited feelings for him. Later on, Takao took an interest in her and the two accidentally kissed on the school's rooftop, leading the class to become shocked and the two officially becoming a couple.
- Yuuto Takao (高尾 優斗 Takao Yūto)[6]
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[6]
Yuuto is Hanabi's boyfriend and is very affectionate of her.
- Yui Aoi (蒼井 結衣 Aoi Yui)
- Voiced by: Juri Kimura
Yui is one of the two main female characters of the series. After Hanabi started going out with Yuuto, she wanted to find love of her own. Eventually, the boys in her class started playing pranks and lead suspicion to Kazuma Hiyama, a classmate who was usually found to be the source of pranks. After her shower broke down, she has been visiting Hiyama's family bath and lost her late mother's key—in which Hiyama found and Yui started having feelings for him, later becoming his girlfriend.
- Kazuma Hiyama (桧山 一翔 Hiyama Kazuma)
- Voiced by: Shun Horie
Kazuma started off as a delinquent-like prankster and is found to be a rash when speaking but after having a crush on Yui, he becomes quite timid and eventually the two start dating after he found the key a crying Yui was looking for.
Supporting characters
- Marin Ogura (小倉まりん Ogura Marin)
- Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi
- Kokoa Hamana (浜名 心愛 Hamana Kokoa)[6]
- Voiced by: Sayuri Hara[6]
- Ayumu Tsutsumi (堤 歩 Tsutsumi Ayumu)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
- Eikou (エイコー Eikō)
- Voiced by: Takumi Watanabe
- Tomoya (トモヤ)
- Voiced by: Taishi Murata
Volumes
- 1 (March 1, 2013)[7]
- 2 (July 1, 2013)[8]
- 3 (November 29, 2013)[9]
- 4 (July 1, 2014)[10]
- 5 (October 30, 2014)[11]
- 6 (February 27, 2015)[12]
- 7 (July 27, 2015)[13]
- 8 (December 23, 2015)[14]
- 9 (April 27, 2016)[15]
Episode list
OVAs
The ending theme is "12-Year-Old's Love" (恋の12歳 Koi no 12-Sai) by "Singing Cat's Song Company" (うたたねこ歌劇団 Utata Neko Uta Gekidan).
First season
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "~Kiss. Hate. Love~" "~Kisu. Kirai. Suki~" (〜キス・キライ・スキ〜) | May, 2014 |
| 2 | "~Secret~" "~Himitsu~" (〜ヒミツ〜) | August, 2014 |
| 3 | "~Confession age1~" "~Kokuhaku age1~" (〜コクハク age1〜) | October, 2014 |
| 4 | "~Confession age2~" "~Kokuhaku age2~" (〜コクハク age2〜) | November, 2014 |
| 5 | "~Confession age3~" "~Kokuhaku age3~" (〜コクハク age3〜) | December, 2014 |
| 6 | "~Christmas~" "~Kurisumasu~" (〜クリスマス〜) | January, 2015 |
| 7 | "~Beginning~" "~Hajimari~" (〜ハジマリ〜) | February, 2015 |
| 8 | "~Names~" "~Namae~" (〜ナマエ〜) | February, 2015 |
Second season
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | (〜boy friend age1〜) | August, 2015 |
| 2 | (〜boy friend age2〜) | October, 2015 |
| 3 | (〜boy friend age1〜) | November, 2015 |
| 4 | (〜boy friend age1〜) | January, 2016 |
Anime
The opening theme is "Sweet Sensation" by Rie Murakawa, while the ending theme is "Cotona MODE" by AOP (A応P).
| No. | Title | Original airdate |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Kiss. Hate. Love" "Kisu. Kirai. Suki" (キス・キライ・スキ) | April 4, 2016 |
| 2 | "Confession" "Kokuhaku" (コクハク) | April 11, 2016 |
| 3 | "Double Date" "Daburudēto" (Wデート) | April 18, 2016 |
| 4 | "Triangle" "Toraianguru" (トライアングル) | April 25, 2016 |
| 5 | "Birthday" "Bāsudē" (バースデー) | May 2, 2016 |
| 6 | "Boyfriend" "Bōifurendo" (ボーイフレンド) | May 9, 2016 |
Reception
Volume 3 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart[16] and, as of December 8, 2013, has sold 36,632 copies;[17] volume 4 reached the 20th place[18] and, as of July 13, 2014, has sold 53,162 copies;[19] volume 5 reached the 38th place[20] and, as of November 9, 2014, has sold 50,161 copies.[21]
It was nominated for Best Children's Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards.[22]
References
- 1 2 "12 Sai - Boyfriend vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- 1 2 3 "Nao Maita's Shōjo Manga 'Age 12' Gets Anime on DVD". Anime News Network. February 22, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "'Age 12' Shōjo Manga Gets 3DS Game This Winter". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
- ↑ "Age 12 Shōjo Manga About Girl's Coming of Age Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
- ↑ "Age 12 Shōjo TV Anime's Title, April Debut, Main Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 "Ai Kakuma, Sōma Saitō, Sayuri Hara Star in 'Age 12' Anime on DVD". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.6". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.7". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 6, 2015.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.8". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2016.
- ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 16, 2016.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 25-December 1". Anime News Network. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 2-8". Anime News Network. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 30-July 6". Anime News Network. July 9, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 7-13". Anime News Network. July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2". Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 3-9". Anime News Network. November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
- ↑ "38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Age 12 (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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