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A Blue Drop [[radio drama]] broadcast in Japan from July to September 2007.<ref name = "blue-6"/> The drama aired every Monday on [[fm osaka]], starting at 12:30 AM and running for thirty-eight minutes at a time.<ref name = "blue-5">{{citeweb|url=http://fmosaka.net/iiv/soundcinema/|title=''Blue Drop'' radio drama|publisher=[[fm osaka]]|accessdate=2007-09-02|language=Japanese}}</ref> It focused on the original manga's storyline and featured [[Kaori Nazuka]] as Yui, [[Mami Kosuge]] as Misato-sensei, and [[Ryoko Nagata]] as Shōko.<ref name = "blue-6">{{cite web|url=http://blue-drop.jp/5radio.html |title=''Blue Drop'' radio drama |publisher=blue-drop.jp |accessdate=2007-10-11 |language=Japanese}}</ref> Other voice actors included [[Aya Endo]] and [[Ryō Hirohashi]] as Kiyomi and Rumi from "Kaijin".<ref name = "blue-6"/> |
A Blue Drop [[radio drama]] broadcast in Japan from July to September 2007.<ref name = "blue-6"/> The drama aired every Monday on [[fm osaka]], starting at 12:30 AM and running for thirty-eight minutes at a time.<ref name = "blue-5">{{citeweb|url=http://fmosaka.net/iiv/soundcinema/|title=''Blue Drop'' radio drama|publisher=[[fm osaka]]|accessdate=2007-09-02|language=Japanese}}</ref> It focused on the original manga's storyline and featured [[Kaori Nazuka]] as Yui, [[Mami Kosuge]] as Misato-sensei, and [[Ryoko Nagata]] as Shōko.<ref name = "blue-6">{{cite web|url=http://blue-drop.jp/5radio.html |title=''Blue Drop'' radio drama |publisher=blue-drop.jp |accessdate=2007-10-11 |language=Japanese}}</ref> Other [[Seiyū|voice actors]] included [[Aya Endo]] and [[Ryō Hirohashi]] as Kiyomi and Rumi from "Kaijin".<ref name = "blue-6"/> |
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| Genre | Drama, Science fiction, Yuri |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Akihito Yoshitomi |
| Published by |  MediaWorks |
| Manga | |
| Blue Drop: Tenshi no Bokura | |
| Written by | Akihito Yoshitomi |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Manga | |
| Blue Drop: Tenshi no Itazura | |
| Written by | Akihito Yoshitomi |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| Anime | |
| Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku | |
| Directed by | Masahiko Ohkura |
| Studio | Ashi Productions BeSTACK |
Blue Drop (ブルー ドロップ, Burū Doroppu) is a Japanese science fiction yuri manga created by Akihito Yoshitomi. It comprises five chapters that were serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! during 2005, and later collected into a single volume. In 2007 Yoshitomi began to work on a new Blue Drop manga, entitled Blue Drop: Tenshi no Bokura, which is currently being serialized in the manga magazine Champion RED. An anime adaptation directed Masahiko Ohkura and produced by Ashi Productions and BeSTACK began broadcast on October 2 2007 under the title Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku.
Plot
Manga
Both manga are set a thousand years after the war, which was won by the aliens. The original Blue Drop manga in particular is a
All the aliens have blue eyes and can manipulate "emule force", but their main characteristic lies in their gender: they are all female, and their sexual orientation is homosexual. This plays a more prominent role in the second manga series, which shows how the aliens' sexual behaviour affects the human social estructure.
Anime
Characters
Because of her alien heritage, Yui possesses their characteristic blue eyes, the ability to manipulate "emule force", and their sexual orientation. Her personality, on the other hand, has taken on her human blood: she is cheerful and outgoing, while the aliens tend to keep a cool demeanor.
Production
Manga
Written and illustrated by Akihito Yoshitomi, the original Blue Drop manga was serialized in the Japanese shōnen magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! (published by MediaWorks) during 2005, finalizing on December 27 2005. The manga was a collection of five one-shot stories, which were later collected into a single volume that went on sale on January 27 2006.
Yoshitomi's second Blue Drop manga, entitled Blue Drop: Tenshi no Bokura (BLUE DROP ～天使の僕ら～) started serialization in the magazine Champion RED (published by Akita Shoten) on February 19 2007. Subsequently, a one-shot story entitled Blue Drop: Tenshi no Itazura (BLUE DROP ～天使の悪戯～) (also by Yoshitomi) was published in Champion RED's sister magazine Champion RED Ichigo on June 5 2007. This one-shot was later included in the first volume of Blue Drop: Tenshi no Bokura, which was released on September 20 2007.
Radio drama
A Blue Drop radio drama broadcast in Japan from July to September 2007.[1] The drama aired every Monday on fm osaka, starting at 12:30 AM and running for thirty-eight minutes at a time.[2] It focused on the original manga's storyline and featured Kaori Nazuka as Yui, Mami Kosuge as Misato-sensei, and Ryoko Nagata as Shōko.[1] Other voice actors included Aya Endo and Ryō Hirohashi as Kiyomi and Rumi from "Kaijin".[1]
Anime
After a year and a half of planning,[3] Ashi Productions and BeSTACK produced the Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku (BLUE DROP ～天使達の戯曲～) anime series.[4] Directed by Masahiko Ohkura, the show began airing in Japan on October 2 2007, and was slated to contain thirteen episodes. The series features character design by Itsuko Takeda, series composition by Natsuko Takahashi, and screenplay by Akihito Yoshitomi and Masahiko Ohkura themselves.[4]
The soundtrack is composed by The Kintsuru,[5] providing mostly orchestral music, with violin and piano pieces. The opening and ending themes, "Blue" and "Tsubomi -blue dreams-" (蕾-blue dreams-), are performed by Suara.[6] A single containing both songs is scheduled to be released on October 24 2007.[6]
References
- ^ a b c "Blue Drop radio drama" (in Japanese). blue-drop.jp. Retrieved 2007-10-11.
- ^ "Blue Drop radio drama" (in Japanese). fm osaka. Retrieved 2007-09-02.
- ^ Yoshitomi, Akihito. "RAKUGAKI - 3X" (in Japanese). nifty. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ a b "Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ "The Kintsuru" (in Japanese). nifty. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
- ^ a b "Blue Drop: Tenshitachi no Gikyoku OP/ED themes" (in Japanese). blue-drop.jp. Retrieved 2007-10-10.
External links
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- Kazu-kun/Sandbox1 ({{{type}}}) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia