Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox animanga/Header Template:Infobox animanga/Print Template:Infobox animanga/Video Template:Infobox animanga/Other Template:Infobox animanga/Footer Template:Nihongo is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine E-no from June 2009 to August 2010, and collected in two tankōbon volumes. The series is published in print and in digital in North America by Kodansha USA. A sequel, Farewell, My Dear Cramer, was published from 2016 to 2020.
An anime film adaptation of the series by Liden Films, titled Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch, premiered in June 2021.
Media
Manga
The series is written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine E-no from June 20, 2009, to August 20, 2010.[1][2] Its chapters were compiled into two tankōbon volumes.[3][4]
Kodansha USA is publishing the series digitally and in print.[5]
Volumes
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Film
An anime film adaptation of the series, titled Template:Nihongo, was announced in September 2020.[6] The film is animated by Liden Films and directed by Seiki Takuno, with Natsuko Takahashi writing the script, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music.[7] It was originally set to premiere on April 1, 2021,[8] but it was delayed to June 11, 2021.[9] The staff said it was due to "unforeseen circumstances", but they also expressed hope of the new coronavirus getting contained.[10] Crunchyroll streamed the film outside of Asia.[11] In Southeast Asia, Muse Communication licensed the film.[12]
Reception
The series was nominated for the Mangawa award in the shōnen category in 2017.[13]
Caitlin Moore from Anime News Network praised the series, praising it for its "highly technical soccer action" and treatment of gender issues in sports, while criticizing the art for faces.[14] Koiwai and Takato from Manga News also gave the series praise, calling it "finely presented".[15]
References
External links
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