Age 12

Age 12
12歳。
(12-Sai.)
Genre Romance, slice of life
Manga
Written by Nao Maita
Published by Shogakukan
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Ciao
Original run 2012 – ongoing
Volumes 5
Original video animation
Released April 2014
Game
Genre Romance, adventure
Platform Nintendo 3DS
Released winter 2014/2015

Age 12 (12歳。 12-Sai.) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nao Maita.[1] It began serialization in 2012 in Shogakukan's Ciao manga magazine[2] and five volumes have been published so far.[1] It was adapted into an original video animation that was released in April 2014[2] and it will also be adapted into a video game.[3]

Characters

Hanabi Ayase (綾瀬 花日 Ayase Hanabi)[2]
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[4]
Yuuto Takao (高尾 優斗 Takao Yūto)[4]
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[4]
Kokoa Hamana (浜名 心愛 Hamana Kokoa)[4]
Voiced by: Sayuri Hara[4]

Volumes

Reception

Volume 3 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart[10] and, as of December 8, 2013, has sold 36,632 copies;[11] volume 4 reached the 20th place[12] and, as of July 13, 2014, has sold 53,162 copies;[13] volume 5 reached the 38th place[14] and, as of November 9, 2014, has sold 50,161 copies.[15]

It was nominated for Best Children's Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards.[16]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "12 Sai - Boyfriend vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Nao Maita's Shōjo Manga 'Age 12' Gets Anime on DVD". Anime News Network. February 22, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ↑ "'Age 12' Shōjo Manga Gets 3DS Game This Winter". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 "Ai Kakuma, Sōma Saitō, Sayuri Hara Star in 'Age 12' Anime on DVD". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  5. ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  6. ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  7. ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  8. ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  9. ↑ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  10. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 25-December 1". Anime News Network. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  11. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 2-8". Anime News Network. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  12. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 30-July 6". Anime News Network. July 9, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  13. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 7-13". Anime News Network. July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  14. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2". Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 3-9". Anime News Network. November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  16. ↑ "38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

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