Hidamari Sketch

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Hidamari Sketch
Main characters of Hidamari Sketch; from left to right, top to bottom: Hiro, Yuno, Sae and Miyako
ひだまりスケッチ
(Hidamari Sketch)
Genre Comedy, Seinen, Slice of life
Manga
Authored by Ume Aoki
Publisher Japan Houbunsha
Serialized in Manga Time Kirara Carat
Original run April 2004
No. of volumes 1
TV anime
Directed by Akiyuki Shinbo
Ryouki Kamitsubo
Studio Japan Shaft
Network Japan BS-i
Original run January 11, 2007
No. of episodes

Hidamari Sketch (ひだまりスケッチ Hidamari Sukecchi?) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by Ume Aoki revolving around the daily lives of a group of young girls all living in the same apartment where artists gather. It was first serialized in the seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat. An anime based on the manga has also been created and will air in Japan starting January 11, 2007.

Contents

[edit] Plot

Hidamari Sketch centers around a young girl named Yuno who finally is able to get accepted into Yamabuki High School (やまぶき高校 Yamabuki Kōkō?), which she has longed for. To attend the school, Yuno moves and starts to live in a small apartment building named Hidamari-so (ひだまり荘?) located in front of the school. Once there, she starts making new friends like her classmate Miyako or the second year student, Hiro.

[edit] Characters

Yuno (ゆの )?, (Seiyū - Kana Asumi)
Miyako (宮子 )?, (Seiyū - Kaori Mizuhashi)
Hiro (ヒロ )?, (Seiyū - Ryoko Shintani)
Sae (沙英 )?, (Seiyū - Yuko Goto)
Yoshinoya (吉野屋 )?, (Seiyū - Miyu Matsuki)

[edit] Media

The series began as a series of four-panel comic strips which were later collected into a manga volume. Also, an anime is planned to be made based on the series.

[edit] Manga

There is currently one volumes of the manga, published by Houbunsha.

  1. Volume 1 (released on October 27, 2006) ISBN 4-8322-7549-6

The second volume is set to be released in Japan on December 27, 2006

[edit] Anime

The Hidamari Sketch anime will be produced by the animation studio Shaft and will begin airing in Japan starting January 11, 2007.

[edit] References

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