Haruchika
| Haruchika | |
 Cover of Taishutsu Game, the first novel in the Haruchika series | |
| ハルチカ | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Mystery |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Sei Hatsuno |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Original run | October 29, 2008 – present |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Sei Hatsuno |
| Illustrated by | Būta |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Ace |
| Original run | December 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Haruchika: Haruta & Chika | |
| Directed by | Masakazu Hashimoto |
| Produced by |
Jun'ichirō Tamura Kenji Horikawa Yukiko Katō |
| Written by | Reiko Yoshida |
| Music by | Shirō Hamaguchi |
| Studio | P.A.Works |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | Tokyo MX, SUN, SBS, KNB, TVS, CTC, tvk, GBS, BS11, MTV, TVQ |
| English network | |
| Original run | January 7, 2016 – March 24, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Haruchika (ハルチカ), also called Haruta & Chika, is a Japanese mystery novel series by Sei Hatsuno. Kadokawa Shoten has published five novels since October 2008. A manga adaptation published by Kadokawa Shoten in Monthly Shōnen Ace began serialization in December 2015. An anime television series adaptation titled Haruchika: Haruta & Chika by P.A.Works premiered on January 7, 2016. A live-action film adaptation will premiere in 2017.
Plot
Haruta and Chika are members of their high school wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shutdown because there are only four members. The two are childhood friends that got split up, but reunited nine years later and they spend their days studying and also trying to recruit new members. When a mysterious event occurs within their school, they band together in order to solve the mystery.
Characters
- Chika Homura (穂村 千夏 Homura Chika)
- Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt
- Played by: Kanna Hashimoto
- The lead female and a first year student. She was a tomboy girl who wants to changes her image to be a girly girl by joining the Brass Club. She plays the flute.
- Haruta Kamijō (上条 春太 Kamijō Haruta)
- Voiced by: Sōma Saitō
- Played by: Shori Sato
- The lead male and a first year student. Chika's childhood friend. He lives alone in an small apartment but has two elder sisters. He plays the French horn.
- Shinjirō Kusakabe (草壁 信二郎 Kusakabe Shinjirō)
- Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae
- The school's music teacher and club supervisor. He was once a famous conductor, but retired and becomes a music teacher instead.
- Keisuke Katagiri (片桐 圭介 Katagiri Keisuke)
- Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita
- Brass Club's president. Plays the trumpet.
- Miyoko Narushima (成島 美代子 Narushima Miyoko)
- Voiced by: Haruka Chisuga
- A second year student. She plays the oboe. Ever since the death of her younger brother, she had stopped playing the oboe until Haruta solved a supposedly unsolvable Rubik's cube for her and told her that she needed to put the past behind her and keep on living.
- Maren Sei (マレン・セイ)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki
- A first year student. He plays the alto saxophone. He is a Chinese-American and was born in China, but due to the country's one-child policy, his parents put him up for adoption with the intent of giving him a better life elsewhere. He was originally a member of the drama club, but he joined the brass band club after being defeated by Haruta in an acting challenge.
- Naoko Serizawa (芹澤 直子 Serizawa Naoko)
- Voiced by: Asami Seto
- A first-year student. She is a clarinet player who dreams of playing professionally, until she started losing her hearing. She has completely lost the hearing in her left ear, and is partially deaf in her right ear as well. She was the only main character to never actually join the brass club, only being a supporter of the group, and one of Chika's music mentors. However, she eventually joins after watching them at competition.
- Kaiyū Hiyama (檜山 界雄 Hiyama Kaiyū)
- Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
- Naoko's childhood friend who plays Percussion. He was also a radio announcer previously on an indie radio "Frequency 77.4MHz," where he and a group of senior citizens give out advice to listeners.
- Akari Gotō (後藤 朱里 Gotō Akari)
- Voiced by: Yuki Yamada
- She is a lively girl who leads the first-year members. She plays the bass trombone. She first met the brass club in order to solve a mystery involving her grandfather. She later joins upon entering high school, when Haruta, Chika, and the rest of the first-years became second-years.
- Sae Asahina (朝比奈 紗恵 Asahina Sae)
- Voiced by: Emi Miyajima
- A second-year high school student and Kae's younger twin sister. She plays the bass tuba.
- Kae Asahina (朝比奈 香恵 Asahina Kae)
- Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa
- A second-year high school student and Sae's older twin sister. She plays the clarinet.
Media
The Haruchika series of mystery novels are written by Sei Hatsuno. The first novel in the series was published by Kadokawa Shoten on October 29, 2008 in a tankōbon format; five volumes have been published in this format as of September 30, 2015. Kadokawa Shoten has also released the series in bunkobon format starting on July 24, 2010 featuring cover illustrations by Yoko Tanji for the first three volumes, and Hiko Yamanaka for the subsequent volumes. The Taiwan print version features illustrations by Rum.
A manga adaptation[1] illustrated by Būta, with character designs by Namaniku ATK, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace with the December 2015 issue.[2] The first tankōbon was released on December 26, 2015.[3]
Novel list
| No. | Title | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Exit Game Taishutsu Gēmu (退出ゲーム) | October 29, 2008[4] | ISBN 978-4-04-873898-9 |
| 2 | First Love Sommelier Hatsukoi Somurie (初恋ソムリエ) | October 1, 2009[5] | ISBN 978-4-04-873998-6 |
| 3 | Fantasy Organ Kūsō Orugan (空想オルガン) | August 31, 2010[6] | ISBN 978-4-04-874097-5 |
| 4 | Thousand-year Juliet Sennen Jurietto (千年ジュリエット) | March 26, 2012[7] | ISBN 978-4-04-874227-6 |
| 5 | Planet Charon Wakusei Karon (惑星カロン) | September 30, 2015[8] | ISBN 978-4-04-110476-7 |
Anime
An anime television series adaptation titled Haruchika: Haruta & Chika (ハルチカ 〜ハルタとチカは青春する〜 Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru, lit. Haruta and Chika Enjoy Their Youth), produced by P.A.Works and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, premiered on January 7, 2016 on Tokyo MX.[9] Character design is provided by Namaniku ATK. The opening theme song is "Niji o Ametara" (虹を編めたら, "If We Could Weave Rainbows") by Fhána, and the ending theme is "Kūsō Triangle" (空想トライアングル, "Imaginary Triangle") by ChouCho.[9] The series is licensed by Funimation in North America, and is simulcast on their website. Madman Entertainment licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, and the series is simulcasting on AnimeLab.
Episode list
| No. | Official English title[10] Original Japanese title[11] |
Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Melodious Cipher" "Merodiasu na Angō" (メロディアスな暗号) | January 7, 2016 |
| 2 | "Cloth Cube" "Kurosu Kyūbu" (クロスキューブ) | January 14, 2016 |
| 3 | "Exit Game" "Taishutsu Gēmu" (退出ゲーム) | January 21, 2016 |
| 4 | "Vernacular Modernism" "Vanakyurā Modanizumu" (ヴァナキュラー・モダニズム) | January 28, 2016 |
| 5 | "Elephant's Breath" "Erefantsu Buresu" (エレファンツ・ブレス) | February 4, 2016 |
| 6 | "Springraphy" "Supuringurafi" (スプリングラフィ) | February 11, 2016 |
| 7 | "The Frequency is 77.4 MHz" "Shūhasū wa 77.4MHz" (周波数は77.4MHz) | February 18, 2016 |
| 8 | "First Love Sommelier" "Hatsukoi Somurie" (初恋ソムリエ) | February 25, 2016 |
| 9 | "The Gaze of Asmodeus" "Asumodeusu no Shisen" (アスモデウスの視線) | March 3, 2016 |
| 10 | "The Jabberwock's License" "Jabauokku no Kansatsu" (ジャバウォックの鑑札) | March 10, 2016 |
| 11 | "Valley of Eden" "Eden no Tani" (エデンの谷) | March 17, 2016 |
| 12 | "Sympathy Triangle" "Kyōmei Toraianguru" (共鳴トライアングル) | March 24, 2016 |
Film
A live-action film adaptation starring Shori Sato of the idol group Sexy Zone and Kanna Hashimoto has been announced for a 2017 release.[12]
References
- ↑ "HaruChika Mystery Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. August 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "TVアニメ化決定の吹奏楽ミステリ「ハルチカ」など、エース新連載4本" (in Japanese). Natalie. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "ハルチカ (1)" [Haruchika (1)] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
- ↑ 退出ゲーム [Taishutsu Game] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ 初恋ソムリエ [Hatsukoi Sommelier] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ 空想オルガン [Kūsō Organ] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ 千年ジュリエット [Sennen Juliet] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- ↑ 惑星カロン [Wakusei Charon] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016.
- 1 2 "HaruChika Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals January 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
- ↑ "Haruchika: Haruta & Chika". Funimation. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
- ↑ "Story" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
- ↑ "HaruChika Novels Get Live-Action Film With Idols Shori Sato, Kanna Hashimoto". Anime News Network. March 17, 2016. Retrieved March 17, 2016.
External links
- Anime official website (Japanese)
- Haruchika (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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