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Hanayamata

Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Naru Sekiya.

ハナヤマタ
GenreComedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written bySou Hamayumiba
Published byHoubunsha
MagazineManga Time Kirara Forward
DemographicSeinen
Original runApril 23, 2011 – February 24, 2018
Volumes10 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byAtsuko Ishizuka
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byMonaca
  • Keigo Hoashi
  • Ryūichi Takada
StudioMadhouse
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVO, TVA, AT-X
English network
Original run July 8, 2014 – September 23, 2014
Episodes12 (List of episodes)
Video game
Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live!
DeveloperBandai Namco Games
PublisherBandai Namco Games
GenreRhythm, visual novel
PlatformPlayStation Vita
Released
  • JP: November 13, 2014

Hanayamata (ハナヤマタ, also stylized as HaNaYaMaTa) is a Japanese manga series by Sou Hamayumiba. It was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward from April 2011 to February 2018, with its chapters collected in ten tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse aired in Japan from July to September 2014.[2]

Naru Sekiya is an ordinary 14-year-old middle school girl who likes fairy tales, but is worried about her lack of other interests. She has a chance encounter with a "fairy", a foreign girl practicing dance at night. On a spur of the moment, Naru asks to join her and is introduced to the world of yosakoi dancing. The series' title is a portmanteau (combination) of the first two letters of the girls' first names: Hana, Naru, Yaya, Machi, and Tami.

Naru Sekiya (関谷 なる, Sekiya Naru)
Voiced by: Reina Ueda[3] (Japanese); Caitlynn French[4] (English)
A 14-year-old girl who considers herself extremely average. Aside from reading fairy tales, she doesn't have many interests outside of practising iaido at home. She lacks confidence to bring herself out of her routine life, but upon encountering Hana and taking up yosakoi, she starts to change little by little. Her favorite flower is the cherry blossom.
Hana N. Fountainstand (ハナ・N・フォンテーンスタンド, Hana Enu Fontēnsutando)
Voiced by: Minami Tanaka[3] (Japanese); Luci Christian[4] (English)
An excitable American girl who transfers into Naru's class. Having become fascinated with yosakoi following a trip to Japan when she was young, she decided to move there and form her own yosakoi club, inviting Naru to join her. She lives with her father, who is divorced from her mother who lives in America. She has a tomboyish personality and tends to get a little over excited, sometimes dancing in dangerous locations. Her favorite flower is the bluestar.
Yaya Sasame (笹目 ヤヤ, Sasame Yaya)
Voiced by: Kaya Okuno[3] (Japanese); Monica Rial[4] (English)
Naru's best friend whose parents run a noodle shop. She possesses both brains and beauty, making her very popular at her school, but has messy handwriting. She is particularly clingy towards Naru and gets jealous when she becomes friendly with others. She is initially hesitant towards yosakoi and joins the club in name only, but after her dream of being part of a band falls apart, she understands she has a place to belong and joins the club in earnest. Her favorite flower is the rose.
Tami Nishimikado (西御門 多美, Nishimikado Tami)
Voiced by: Yuka Ōtsubo[3] (Japanese); Cynthia Martinez[4] (English)
The student council vice-president at Naru's school. As both of their fathers were acquaintances, she and Naru grew up together, with Naru regarding her as a big sister. She is quite fond of her father, often being accused of having an Electra complex, and had spent most of her time focusing on becoming a proper Japanese woman in order to please him. However, Naru soon helps her to overcome her worries and she joins the yosakoi club. Her favorite flower is the lily.
Machi Tokiwa (常盤 真智, Tokiwa Machi)
Voiced by: Manami Numakura[3] (Japanese); Carli Mosier[4] (English)
The student council president and Tami's close friend, who is the younger sister of Sally. Whilst generally strict, she is particularly weak to sweet things, as well as Tami's general requests. She is initially hostile towards Sally for leaving home, but she soon comes to understand her true feelings and joins the yosakoi club. Her favorite flower is the sunflower.
Sally Tokiwa (常盤 沙里, Tokiwa Sari)
Voiced by: Megumi Toyoguchi[3] (Japanese); Molly Searcy[4] (English)
Sally Tokiwa is Naru, Yaya, and Hana's homeroom and English teacher and Machi's older sister; she is nicknamed 'Sally-sensei'. She originally planned to take over her parents' hospital together with Machi, but after helping Machi with studying, Sally chose to leave home, inspired to become a teacher instead. She becomes the yosakoi's club advisor, initially showing little interest but soon becoming more involved, including trying to make the girls wear cosplay while performing, though she is occasionally shown to be lazy and forgetful.

Need Cool Quality band

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An anime original band, the Need Cool Quality was the band joined by Yaya, the drummer of the band, Sachiko, Arisa and Yuka before its disbandment due to personal issues of Sachiko, Arisa and Yuka and the failure of the band in a light music band audition.

Sachiko Yamanoshita (山ノ下 祥子, Yamanoshita Sachiko)
Voiced by: Yuki Wakai (Japanese); Brittney Karbowski[4] (English)
Lead vocalist and the guitarist of the band.
Arisa Kajiwara (梶原 亜里沙, Kajiwara Arisa)
Voiced by: Ayano Yamamoto (Japanese); Margaret McDonald[4] (English)
Co-vocalist and the guitarist of the band.
Yūka Komachi (小町 結香, Komachi Yūka)
Voiced by: Maika Takai (Japanese); Juliet Simmons[4] (English)
Bass player of the band.

Supporting characters

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Masaru Ofuna (大船 勝, Ōfuna Masaru)
Voiced by: Tsuyoshi Koyama[3] (Japanese); John Gremillion[4] (English)
A 33-year-old bachelor who runs the Yosakoi Masaru shop. Despite having an appearance like that of a bald yakuza, he is quite friendly and eager to help those learning yosakoi. He is affectionately called "Big Brother" (兄貴, Aniki) by Hana.
Hana's father
Voiced by: Yūji Ueda (Japanese); Leraldo Anzaldua[4] (English)
Jennifer N. Fountainstand (ジェニファー・N・フォンテーンスタンド, Jenifa Enu Fontēnsutando)
Voiced by: Chiaki Takahashi (Japanese); Tiffany Grant[4] (English)
Hana's mother.
Naomasa Sekiya (関谷 直正, Sekiya Naomasa)
Voiced by: Toru Ohkawa (Japanese); David Wald[4] (English)
Naru's father.
Tami's father
Voiced by: Hiroki Tōchi (Japanese); David Matranga[4] (English)
Yaya's father
Voiced by: Kōsuke Gotō (Japanese); John Swasey[4] (English)
Ume-san (梅さん, Ume-san)
Voiced by: Toshiko Maeda (Japanese); Joanne Bonasso (English)
Tami's housemaid.

Hanayamata, written and illustrated by Sou Hamayumiba, was serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine from April 23, 2011 to February 24, 2018.[5][6] It was collected into ten tankōbon volumes from December 12, 2011 to April 12, 2018.[7]

No. Release date ISBN
01 December 12, 2011[7]978-4-8322-4089-6
02 July 12, 2012[7]978-4-8322-4167-1
03 April 12, 2013[7]978-4-8322-4285-2
04 January 10, 2014[7]978-4-8322-4392-7
05 July 11, 2014[7]978-4-8322-4461-0
06 September 12, 2014[7]978-4-8322-4478-8
07 August 11, 2015[7]978-4-8322-4602-7
08 August 10, 2016[7]978-4-8322-4731-4
09 June 12, 2017[7]978-4-8322-4841-0
10 April 12, 2018[7]978-4-8322-4937-0

An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse[8] aired in Japan from July 8 to September 23, 2014 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[9][10][a] The opening theme is "Hana wa Odoreya Iroha ni Ho" (花ハ躍レヤいろはにほ, "Dancing in the Scent of Flowers") by Team "Hanayamata" (Reina Ueda, Minami Tanaka, Kaya Okuno, Yuka Ōtsubo, and Manami Numakura), while the ending theme is "Hanayuki" (花雪, "Snowflake") by smileY inc. (composed of vocalist Yuka Ōtsubo and musician Yuuyu).[3][11] The same ending theme is also performed by Team "Hanayamata" in episode 12. Furthermore, an insert song, "Kodoku Signal" (コドクシグナル, "Signal of Solitude") by Need Cool Quality (Kaya Okuno, Yuki Wakai, Ayano Yamamoto and Maika Takai) is used in the first episode.

In September 2015, Sentai Filmworks announced they had acquired the license of the series in North America.[12] Later that month, it was revealed that the DVD and Blu-ray of Hanayamata would be released on January 19, 2016, as well as getting an official English dub.[13] The series has also been licensed in both the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland by Animatsu Entertainment[14] and in Australasia by Madman Entertainment.[15]

An adventure/rhythm game based on the series, titled Hanayamata: Yosakoi Live! (ハナヤマタ よさこいLIVE！), was developed by Bandai Namco Games and released for the PlayStation Vita on November 13, 2014. The game was also available in a limited edition containing a bonus Blu-ray Disc and an original drama CD.[17] Characters from the series appear alongside other Manga Time Kirara characters in the 2018 mobile RPG, Kirara Fantasia.[18]

  1. ^ a b TV Tokyo listed the series premiere at 25:35 on July 7, 2014, which is July 8 at 1:35 a.m.
  2. ^ All English titles are taken from Crunchyroll.
  3. ^ Information is taken from the ending credits of each episode.
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