Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Video Template:Infobox animanga/Video Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from November 2008 to May 2021, with its chapters collected in 17 Template:Transliteration volumes. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2016. The second season of the anime series aired between April and June 2018.
Plot
Futaba Ooki, a shy girl who just moved in from the city to the oceanside town of Shizuoka, meets Hikari Kohinata, an erratic girl who loves scuba diving. Together, they join their school's Diving Club and discover the joys of underwater exploration.
Characters
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- An energetic girl who loves scuba diving. She's usually an absent-minded person, although she can be pretty insightful at times, especially when it comes to noticing how people feel. Being the kind of girl with a unique world view, she ends up dragging her friends along for her activities, usually making people discover new things. She usually says "Happyan~" when impressed or curious. She is nicknamed "Pikari" by her friends.
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- A girl who moved in from the city and joins the Diving Club on one of Hikari's impulses, even not knowing how to swim. She is an introverted person, and lacks self-confidence to the point of being let down by the smallest of failures. Usually being scared of new experiences, she's usually bound to follow Hikari's impulses to attain such. They eventually become best friends. She is nicknamed "Teko" by Hikari.
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- An upperclassman in the Diving Club. She's usually well-spirited and hot-blooded, although when put in romantic situations, she can show a softer side. She's usually the comic relief of the series, acting violently toward her younger brother, but deep inside she cares a lot for him.
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- Ai's younger brother, who is also in the Diving Club. Being more calm-minded than his older sister, he's usually the comic relief character, being the main aim of Ai's violence.
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- Hikari and Futaba's homeroom teacher and the advisor of the Diving Club. An experienced scuba diver and dedicated teacher. Although strict and serious, she firmly believes that practical work and self-discovery are important to every person's development.
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- A cat who hangs around the Diving Club's room. Sometimes it's seen wearing a diaper or a small cape.
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- A small kitten that hangs around with Aria in the Diving Club's room. She was saved from a bunch of crows by Hikari and Futaba when she was a stray. With Hikari unable to find someone to adopt her, the principal stepped in to care for her and give Aria somebody to socialize with.
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- Hikari's grandmother who runs a scuba diving gear rental shop by the beach.
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Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Kozue Amano, Amanchu! was serialized in Mag Garden's [[Shōnen manga|Template:Transliteration manga]] magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 29 November 2008 to 10 May 2021.[3] [4] Mag Garden collected its chapters in seventeen Template:Transliteration volumes, released from 10 August 2009 to 10 November 2021.[5][6]
Volumes
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Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired between 8 July 2016 and 23 September 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[7][8] The series is directed by Junichi Sato and Kenichi Kasai, and written by Deko Akao. It is produced by animation studio J.C.Staff, with character designs by Yoko Ito.[9] The music was composed by Gontiti and produced by Flying Dog.[10] The opening theme song is "Million Clouds" by Maaya Sakamoto,[11] while the ending song titled Template:Nihongo4 is sung by Tekopikari, a duo consists of Eri Suzuki and Ai Kayano.[12] An original video animation was included in the seventh Blu-ray/DVD volume released on 29 March 2017, later releasing on Crunchyroll on 12 October 2017.[13] The series has been renewed with a second season titled Amachu! Advance. It aired between 7 April 2018 and 23 June 2018. The second season's opening theme is "Crosswalk" by Minori Suzuki and the ending theme is Template:Nihongo by Maaya Sakamoto,[14] and an insert song "Tieleusha" by Mina Kubota.[15] Most of the staff returned, as Kiyoko Sayama replaced Kenichi Kasai as director. It also ran for 12 episodes.[2] Crunchyroll streamed the second season.[16]
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Notes
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