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Amanchu!
First tankōbon volume cover
あまんちゅ！
Genre	Slice of life[1]
Manga
Written by	Kozue Amano
Published by	Mag Garden
Magazine	Monthly Comic Blade
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	29 November 2008 – 10 May 2021
Volumes	17
Anime television series
Directed by	Junichi Sato Kenichi Kasai
Produced by	Hisao Iizuka Satoshi Suzuki Ito Masaki Asuka Yamazaki Kaneko Hirotaka Yasuaki Ogawa
Written by	Deko Akao
Music by	Gontiti
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, SBS, KBS, BS11
Original run	8 July 2016 – 23 September 2016
Episodes	12 + OVA
Anime television series
Amanchu! Advance
Directed by	Junichi Sato Kiyoko Sayama
Written by	Deko Akao Hiroko Fukuda
Music by	Gontiti
Studio	J.C.Staff
Licensed by	Crunchyroll
Original network	AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11
Original run	7 April 2018 – 23 June 2018
Episodes	12

Amanchu! (あまんちゅ！) 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 tankōbon 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.

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.

Hikari Kohinata (小日向 光, Kohinata Hikari)

Voiced by: Eri Suzuki^[2]

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.

Futaba Ooki (大木 双葉, Ōki Futaba)

Voiced by: Ai Kayano^[2]

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.

Ai Ninomiya (二宮 愛, Ninomiya Ai)

Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi^[2]

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.

Makoto Ninomiya (二宮 誠, Ninomiya Makoto)

Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara^[2]

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.

Mato Katori (火鳥 真斗, Katori Mato)

Voiced by: Shizuka Itō^[2]

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.

Aria (ありあ) / Advisor Cha (ちゃ顧問, Cha-Komon)

Voiced by: Yurika Kubo^[2]

A cat who hangs around the Diving Club's room. Sometimes it's seen wearing a diaper or a small cape.

Ohime (お姫, Ohime)

Voiced by: Aya Suzaki^[2]

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.

Kino Kohinata (小日向きの, Kohinata Kino)

Voiced by: Kikuko Inoue^[2]

Hikari's grandmother who runs a scuba diving gear rental shop by the beach.

Kokoro Misaki (岬こころ, Misaki Kokoro)

Voiced by: Ai Yamamoto^[3]

Kotori Misaki (岬ことり, Misaki Kotori)

Voiced by: Ai Kakuma^[3]

Kodama Kohinata (小日向こだま, Kohinata Kodama)

Voiced by: Aya Suzaki^[3]

Written and illustrated by Kozue Amano, Amanchu! was serialized in Mag Garden's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 29 November 2008 to 10 May 2021.^{[4] [5]} Mag Garden collected its chapters in seventeen tankōbon volumes, released from 10 August 2009 to 10 November 2021.^[6][7]

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	10 August 2009[6]	978-4-86127-642-2
2	10 February 2010[8]	978-4-86127-696-5
3	10 August 2010[9]	978-4-86127-757-3
4	10 March 2012[10]	978-4-86127-960-7
5	10 October 2012[11]	978-4-80000-051-4
6	10 May 2013[12]	978-4-80000-147-4 ISBN 978-4-8000-0101-6 (LE)
7	9 November 2013[13]	978-4-80000-227-3 ISBN 978-4-8000-0233-4 (LE)
8	10 May 2014[14]	978-4-80000-301-0 ISBN 978-4-8000-0279-2 (LE)
9	10 February 2015[15]	978-4-80000-410-9
10	9 July 2016[16]	978-4-80000-599-1 ISBN 978-4-8000-0569-4 (LE)
11	10 September 2016[17]	978-4-80000-610-3 ISBN 978-4-8000-0570-0 (LE)
12	10 April 2018[18]	978-4-80000-756-8 ISBN 978-4-8000-0738-4 (LE)
13	9 June 2018[19]	978-4-80000-780-3 ISBN 978-4-8000-0780-3 (LE)
14	10 April 2019[20]	978-4-8000-0842-8
15	10 December 2019[21]	978-4-8000-0919-7
16	27 February 2021[22]	978-4-8000-1054-4 ISBN 978-4-8000-0965-4 (LE)
17	10 November 2021[7]	978-4-8000-1142-8 ISBN 978-4-8000-0966-1 (LE)

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired between 8 July 2016 and 23 September 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.^[23][24] 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.^[25] The music was composed by Gontiti and produced by Flying Dog.^[26] The opening theme song is "Million Clouds" by Maaya Sakamoto,^[27] while the ending song titled "Futari Shōjo" (ふたり少女, lit. Two Girls) is sung by Tekopikari, a duo consists of Eri Suzuki and Ai Kayano.^[28] 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.^[29] 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 Harō, Harō (ハロー、ハロー, Hello, Hello) by Maaya Sakamoto,^[30] and an insert song "Tieleusha" by Mina Kubota.^[31] Most of the staff returned, as Kiyoko Sayama replaced Kenichi Kasai as director. It also ran for 12 episodes.^[3] Crunchyroll streamed the second season.^[32]

• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Amanchu! at Monthly Comic Blade (in Japanese)
• Amanchu! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia