Orange (manga)

Orange

Cover of the first volume of Orange, as published by Shueisha
オレンジ
(Orenji)
Genre Romance, slice of life
Manga
Written by Ichigo Takano
Published by Shueisha
Futabasha
English publisher Crunchyroll
Seven Seas Entertainment
Demographic Shōjo
Seinen
Magazine Bessatsu Margaret
Monthly Action
English magazine Crunchyroll Manga
Original run 2012 – 2015
Volumes 5
Manga
Published by Futabasha
Magazine Monthly Action
Original run March 25, 2016 – present
Anime television series
Directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki
Written by Yūko Kakihara
Music by Hiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio Telecom Animation Film
TMS Entertainment (Production cooperation)
Original run July 2016 – scheduled
Live action film

Orange (Japanese: オレンジ Hepburn: Orenji) is a slice of life romance shōjo/seinen manga series written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano.[1][2] It was first serialized in 2012 in Bessatsu Margaret manga magazine and later in Monthly Action.[2] It has been compiled into 5 volumes so far. It's published in English (online) by Crunchyroll,[2] in French by Akata[1] and in Spain by Ediciones Tomodomo.[3] A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on December 12, 2015.[4] A television anime adaptation has been green-lit.[5] A spin-off to the manga began serialization on March 25, 2016, in the Monthly Action magazine published by Futabasha.[6]

Plot

One day, Takamiya Naho receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Naruse Kakeru.

The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What's more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.

Characters

Naho Takamiya (高宮菜穂 Takamiya Naho)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa[7]
Played by: Tao Tsuchiya
A highschool girl who receives a letter from herself ten years in the future. At the beginning she ignores the letter but when she realizes that everything written there is true, she makes the impossible to save Kakeru.
Kakeru Naruse (成瀬翔 Naruse Kakeru)
Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita[7]
Played by: Kento Yamazaki
A transfer student from Tokyo. On the first day of classes his mother told him to return home directly because she had to go to the doctor with him, but he did not follow her and went out with Naho and her friends. That same day his mother committed suicide. Regretting everything in his life, Kakeru commits suicide, making everyone think it was an accident. In the new past, Naho tries to save him, making everything in his mind change.
Hiroto Suwa (須和弘人 Suwa Hiroto)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[7]
Played by: Ryo Ryusei
Naho's bestfriend who is in love with her. After Kakeru's death, ten years later, he marries Naho and have children but after seeing Naho's sadness he writes a letter for himself and asks him to make Naho happy even if he is not the one by her side.
Takako Chino (茅野貴子 Chino Takako)
Voiced by: Rika Kinugawa[7]
Played by: Hirona Yamazaki
Naho's friend who received a letter from herself in the future, so she helps Naho and Kakeru to be together.
Saku Hagita (萩田朔 Hagita Saku)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[7]
Played by: Dori Sakurada
Naho's friend who likes reading manga. He received a letter from himself and helps Kakeru. He likes Azusa but denies it.
Azusa Murasaka (村坂あずさ Murasaka Azusa)
Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori[7]
Played by: Kurumi Shimizu
Naho's friend who received a letter from her future self and helps Naho and Kakeru. Ten years in the future she is married with Hagita.

Media

Manga

The original manga series is written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano. Yume Miru Taiyō is another manga series by the same author.

Volumes

Live action

A live-action film adaptation was released on December 12, 2015 in Japan with Tao Tsuchiya and Kento Yamazaki as the main characters; directed by Kojiro Hashimoto and written by Arisa Kaneko.

Reception

Volume 1 reached the 30th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart and, as of July 29, 2012, has sold 31,451 copies;[15] volume 2 reached the 31st place[16] and, as of December 2, 2012, has sold 68,977 copies;[17] volume 3 reached the 20th place[18] and, as of September 7, 2014, has sold 111,934 copies.[19]

On manga-news.com, it has a staff grade of 17.5 out of 20;[1] volume 1 was chosen by the staff as one of the top manga of the week as a "new [release] crush"[20] and volume 2 was also chosen as one of the top manga of the week.[21] On planetebd.com, it has a staff grade of "good, nice".[22]

It was number 23 on the 15th Book of the Year list by Da Vinci magazine.[23]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Orange - Ichigo Takano". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 "Crunchyroll Adds Action Mask, King's Game: Origin, Orange, Re Collection Manga". Anime News Network. January 24, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ↑ http://www.ediciones-tomodomo.com/#!orange/c11l6
  4. ↑ "orange-オレンジ-". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Ichigo Takano's Sci-Fi Romance Manga Orange Gets TV Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Ichigo Takano's Orange Manga Gets Spinoff". Anime News Network. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Orange TV Anime Casts Makoto Furukawa, Seiichirō Yamashita, Kazuyuki Okitsu". Anime News Network. April 24, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Orange - Ichigo Takano jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  9. ↑ "Orange - Ichigo Takano - futabasha edition jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Orange - Ichigo Takano jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Orange - Ichigo Takano - futabasha edition jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ "orange 3". www.futabasha.co.jp (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  13. ↑ "orange 4". www.futabasha.co.jp (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  14. ↑ "orange 5". www.futabasha.co.jp (in Japanese). Futabasha. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 23–29". Anime News Network. August 1, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  16. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 19–25". Anime News Network. November 28, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2". Anime News Network. December 5, 2012. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, August 25–31". Anime News Network. September 3, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 1–7". Anime News Network. September 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Manga Top Manga de la rédaction de Manga-news". manga-news.com (in French). October 10, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Les Tops de la rédaction". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Orange". planetebd.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  23. ↑ "Attack on Titan Tops Da Vinci Magazine's Ranking for 2nd Year". Anime News Network. December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.

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