Hidamari Sketch

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Hidamari Sketch
Original title ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ
transcription Hidamari Suketchi
genre Comedy , slice of life
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Ume Aoki
publishing company Hōbunsha
magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat
First publication February 28, 2004 - ...
expenditure 7+
Anime television series
title Hidamari Sketch
Hidamari Sketch × 365
Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu
Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb
Original title ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ
ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ × 365
ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ × ☆☆☆
ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ × ハ ニ カ ム
transcription Hidamari Suketchi
Hidamari Suketchi × 365
Hidamari Suketchi × Hoshimittsu
Hidamari Suketchi × Hanikamu
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
Year (s) 2007–2012
Studio Shaft
Episodes 56 in 4 seasons
Director Akiyuki Shimbō (all seasons) , Ryōki Kamitsubo (1st season) , Tatsuya Oishi (2nd season) , Ken'ichi Ishikura (3rd season) , Yūki Yase (4th season)
music Tomoki Kikuya
First broadcast January 12, 2007 on TBS

Hidamari Sketch ( Jap. ひだまりスケッチ , hidamari Suketchi ) is a yonkoma - manganese series of Ume Aoki , which is about the everyday life of a group of students. The manga was, in April 2004 in his magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat published for the first time. Yen Press licensed the manga for an English language edition entitled Sunshine Sketch , and published the first edition on May 27, 2008.

A twelve-episode anime adaptation produced by Shaft aired in Japan between January and March 2007. Two more bonus episodes aired on October 18 of the same year. A second season, Hidamari Sketch × 365 , with 13 episodes, aired between July and September. An original video animation episode of Hidamari Sketch × 365 was released in March 2009. Two bonus episodes of the second season aired in October 2009. Between January and March 2010, the third season ( Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu ) aired, in October 2010 two bonus episodes of this season. Two other episodes, Hidamari Sketch × SP , aired in October and November 2011. Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb , the fourth season, aired from October through December 2012. Two light novels based on the series, written by Chabō Higurashi and illustrated by Ume Aoki, appeared in 2007.

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The focus of the plot is the student Yuno, who managed to get accepted into the Yamabuki High School specializing in art. In order to be able to attend school, she moves and lives in a small apartment building, which is called Hidamari-sō ( ひ だ ま り Haus, "house sunny spot") and is located opposite the school. She quickly befriends the three other residents, her classmate Miyako and two second-year students (Hiro and Sae). In everyday events they get to know each other better and better. In the further course of the plot a new school year begins and two girls, Nazuna and Nori, then also live in Hidamari-sō.

Characters

main characters

Yuno ( ゆ の )
Yuno, sometimes called "Yunocchi" by Miyako, is the main character in the story. She has quite short, light brown hair that almost reaches her shoulders. She is also the smallest of the six girls, which is the subject of some jokes. Together with her friends Miyako, Hiro and Sae, Yuno lives in Hidamari-sō. She is a very nice, kind person. Her biggest dream is to be a famous artist one day. She almost always wears two cross-shaped black hairpins, which she almost never takes off.
In the anime, she is voiced by Kana Asumi .
Miyako ( 宮 子 )
Miyako is Yuno's best friend, classmate, and neighbor. She has blonde, almost yellow hair and yellow eyes. Her older brother is a gardener, who was also responsible for cutting her hair before she discovered the “Olive” hair salon. Yuno regularly calls Miyako "Miya-chan". She has an active personality and tries to have fun with her friends in every situation. Miyako is also very spontaneous; according to her own statement, the word “planning” does not exist in her dictionary. Miyako loves to eat and often asks Hiro about their leftovers when Hiro is on a diet. Sometimes she points out that Hiro could gain weight, which she doesn't like to hear, and usually gives Miyako a slap on the head. Since Miyako's apartment is in poor condition, her rent is 5,000 yen less than the other girls'. Since she has little money, this is an advantage for her.
In the anime, she is voiced by Kaori Mizuhashi .
Hiro ( ヒ ロ )
Hiro is a year older than Yuno and Miyako, their apartment is below Yuno's. Although she tries to be a supportive and model senpai to others , she tends to become unduly worried about her weight, which leads to her trying new diets over and over again. As Sae's good friend and neighbor, Hiro is that person to relate to when Sae has problems with a deadline for a novel or other concerns. Hiro is also a good cook; the girls often meet in their apartment when Hiro cooks for everyone. She has curly, salmon-colored hair and is left-handed.
In the anime, she is voiced by Yūko Gotō .
Sae ( 沙 英 )
Sae is a classmate and best friend of Hiro's. She has a younger sister named Chika. Her artistic skills are photography and novel writing; she writes professionally under the pseudonym Aya Tachibana ( 橘 文 , Tachibana Aya ) and attends the Yamabuki High School in order to be able to illustrate her works. Sae, who is tall, athletic, and mature in nature also has a playful side that can be enigmatic and cunning at the same time. She tends to get angry when Miyako claims that Sae has male characteristics. She also doesn't like being asked about her love life, she often invents stories about alleged relationships, but these are easy to expose as lies.
In the anime, she is voiced by Ryōko Shintani .
Nazuna ( な ず な )
Nazuna is a first year student who appears for the first time in the 6/2008 issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine . Her first appearance in the anime is in the third season. She has pale white hair that she ties in a braid. Their behavior is rather calm and reserved. Nazuna does not attend art class, but she shows an interest in it.
In the anime, she is voiced by Chiaki Omigawa .
Nori ( 乃 莉 )
Nori, called "Norippe" by Miyako, is another first year student. She has light blue hair with pigtails. Nori goes to art class and shows interest in computers. Her hobbies are computer graphics, HTML and Adobe Flash . Nori is usually the most level-headed in the group and often points out strange behavior to others. She can also speak a Kansai dialect .
In the anime, she is voiced by Hitomi Harada .

Supporting characters

Yoshinoya ( 吉野 屋 )
Yoshinoya is the class teacher and art teacher for Yuno and Miyako. Her behavior is exuberant and she is also an avid cosplayer . She often wears extremely complicated clothing that is inappropriate for the situation. She has a penchant for modeling her class to show off her latest outfits, which the school principal doesn't like to see. In the anime, she wears creaky sandals all the time. When asked about her age, she replies with "forever seventeen". In the further course of the plot it emerges that she is still living with her parents and is criticized by them as an immature person. Yoshinoya has a younger brother who is already married and has one child.
In the anime, she is voiced by Miyu Matsuki .
The Director ( 校長 , Kōchō )
The headmaster of Yamabuki High School is a thin old man with thinning hair and his teeth are constantly chattering. When he appears, it is mostly because he is punishing Yoshinoya for her debauchery. His name is not revealed, but in one episode of the anime the entire class thought his name was " Moai ".
In the anime he is spoken of by Chō .
The landlady ( 大家 , Ōya )
The landlady is the legal owner of the Hidamari-sō. She has some masculine characteristics, for example she wears baseball caps frequently, goes fishing in her spare time, and is a heavy smoker. Although she is a very laid back person, she is often seen doing various part time jobs.
In the anime, she is voiced by Miyuki Sawashiro .
Natsume ( 夏 目 )
Natsume is Sae's opponent from a parallel class. She later develops feelings for Sae, but maintains her antagonistic behavior. A bonus chapter of the manga is about Natsume's first day of school at Yamabuki High School, on which she was helped by Sae after several misfortunes. A week later, however, Natsume finds out that Sae is already close friends with Hiro.
In the anime, she is voiced by Misato Fukuen .
Kuwahara ( 桑 原 )
Kuwahara is the school nurse at Yamabuki High School. Yoshinoya visits her office again and again, and takes a nap there.
In the anime, she has been voiced by Naoko Suzuki (first season), Eriko Kigawa (second season), and Natsuko Kuwatani (third season).
Chika ( 智 花 )
Chika is Sae's thirteen year old younger sister. Compared to her older sister, she is more spontaneous and energetic. Chika enjoys cooking and is in a relationship with a kabuki actor. Chika has no drawing talent and prefers music and housekeeping to art. At first she only appeared in the anime, her first appearance in the manga was in the July 2012 issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine .
In the anime, she is voiced by Rie Kugimiya .
Arisawa ( 有 沢 )
Arisawa is a student who is two years older than Yuno. The two met by chance and became friends. After Arisawa graduated, they continue to be in touch.
In the anime, she is voiced by Mai Nakahara .

Publications

Manga

The Yonkoma manga is written and drawn by Ume Aoki and was published for the first time in issue 4/2004 of February 28, 2004 in his magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat , which is published by the Hōbunsha publishing house . From August 27, 2011, Hōbunsha published so far (February 2013) seven anthologies ( Tankōbon ). In addition to the regular edition, the second volume was also available as a limited edition containing a calendar. Yen Press licensed the manga for an English-language edition under the title Sunshine Sketch .

Anime

Hidamari Sketch

Studio Shaft initially produced a 12-part anime series. Directed by Akiyuki Shimbō as overall director ( 総 監督 , sōkantoku ) and Ryōki Kamitsubo as chief director . Yoshiaki Itō was responsible for the character design and the artistic direction .

The series aired in Japan from January 12 to March 30, 2007 after midnight (the previous day of television ). Two additional episodes aired on October 18, 2007. The first twelve episodes were published from March 28 to August 22, 2007, on six DVD volumes of two episodes each. Another DVD with the two bonus episodes was released on October 24, 2007.

The episodes of the anime were broadcast in an achronological order, flashbacks may refer to events that only occur in a later episode. The first season of Hidamari Sketch was licensed for distribution in North America by Sentai Filmworks ; the first season on DVD with English subtitles was released on January 12, 2010.

Hidamari Sketch × 365

A second season, Hidamari Sketch × 365 , aired in Japan from July 4 to September 26, 2008 after midnight. Directed by Akiyuki Shimbō, now referred to only as a director ( kantoku ) and Tatsuya Oishi as production director .

The season consists of 13 episodes - a fourteenth was only released on DVD. Two bonus episodes of the second season appeared on October 17 and 24 of the same year. The second season was released on April 6, 2010 by Sentai Filmworks on DVD.

Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu

The third season, Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu ( ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ × ☆☆☆ ), with twelve episodes followed in 2010. Directed by Akiyuki Shimbō ( kantoku ) and Ken'ichi Ishikura as series director .

It aired in Japan from January 8th to March 26th after midnight; two bonus episodes followed in October 2010.

This season was also released on DVD by Sentai Filmworks, it was released on July 19, 2011.

Two bonus episodes, Hidamari Sketch × SP ( ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ × SP , Hidamari Suketchi Supesharu ), aired on October 29 and November 5, 2011, and on November 23, 2011, Sentai Filmworks released them on Blu-Ray Disc and DVD.

Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb

The fourth season, titled Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb ( ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ × ハ ニ カ ム , Hidamari Suketchi × Hanikamu ) directed by Akiyuki Shimbō as kantoku and Yūki Yase as series director , aired from October 5 to December 21, 2012 after midnight on TBS .

It was also licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

music

In the first season, as well as the associated Bounus episodes, there are two different title melodies , one for the opening credits and one for the closing credits. The song used in the opening credits is Sketch Switch ( ス ケ ッ チ ス イ ッ チ , Suketchi Suitchi ) by Kana Asumi , Kaori Mizuhashi , Ryōko Shintani and Yūko Gotō , the single containing this song was released on January 24, 2007. The ending song is Mebae Drive ( 芽 生 え ド ラ イ ブ , Mebae Doraibu ) from Marble ; the single with the ending song was released on February 21, 2007. A character song mini-album entitled Hida Chara was released on September 5, 2007, the songs were sung by the anime's seiyū .

The opening song of the second season is Hatena de Wasshoi ( ? で わ っ し ょ い ) by Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Ryōko Shintani and Yūko Gotō, the ending song is Ryūsei Record ( 流星 レ コ ー ド , Ryūsei Rekōdo ) by Marble. The single with the opening song was released on July 23, 2008, the one with the ending song on August 6, 2008. The second season soundtrack was released on October 8, 2008. Four character song singles for the four main characters were released on September 10, 2008. A character song collection from Marble entitled Hidamarble was released on September 26, 2008. Two more character songs for Yoshinoya (sung by Miyu Matsuki ) and the director (sung by Yūichi Nagashima ) were released on November 5, 2009. All albums were published by Lantis .

The opening credits of the third season ( Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu ) is Dekiru Kanatte Hoshimittsu ( で き る か な っ て ☆☆☆ ) by Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Ryōko Shintani and Yūko Gotō; the ending song is Sakura Sakura Saku: Ano Hi Kimi o Matsu, Sora to Onaji de ( さ く ら さ く ら 咲 く ～ あ の 日 日 君 を 待 つ 空 と 同 同 じ で ～ ) by Marble. The opening credits for the two episodes of Hidamari Sketch x SP is Kimagure, Jan Ken Pon! ( 気 ま ぐ れ 、 じ ゃ ん け ん ポ ン っ! ), Again by Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Ryōko Shintani and Yūko Gotō; the song for the credits is Nora from Marble. The opening credits of the fourth season ( Hidamari Sketch × Honeycomb ) is Open Canvas ( お ー ぷ ん ☆ き ゃ ん ば す , Ōpun Kyanbasu ) by Kana Asumi, Kaori Mizuhashi, Ryōko Shintani, Yūko Gotō, Chiaki Omigawa and Hitomi Harada ; the ending song is Yume Gumo ( 夢 ぐ も ) from Marble.

Light novels

Hōbunsha published two light novels , written by Chabō Higurashi and illustrated by Ume Aoki . The first light novel, entitled Hidamari Sketch Novel: Yōkoso Hidamari-sō e ( ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ ノ ベ ル ル よ う こ そ ひ ひ だ ま り 荘 へ ), was published on March 31, 2007; the second, entitled Hidamari Sketch Novel: Hidamari School Life ( ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ ノ ベ ル ひ だ ま り School Life ), followed on September 30 of the same year.

Video game

A video game titled Hidamari Sketch Dokodemo Sugoroku × 365 ( ひ だ ま り ス ケ ッ チ ど こ で も す ご ろ く × 365 ) for the Nintendo DS was released on February 12, 2009. The game is largely played like a Sugoroku board game, with game boards connected, each representing a month in Yuno's first year of school. Depending on which field a character lands on, the player can play one of several mini-games or longer games based on the episodes of the anime. Points are awarded with which the winning character is determined. The points can also be used to unlock certain elements.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Sunshine Sketch by Ume Aoki . Yen Press . Retrieved February 5, 2010.
  2. ↑ a b Hidamari Sketch × 365 official website . TBS . Retrieved March 11, 2008.
  3. ↑ Sentai Adds Hidamari Sketch , Glass Mask , Neo Angelique Abyss . Anime News Network . Retrieved October 29, 2009.
  4. ^ New Hidamari Sketch Special Reportedly Announced . Anime News Network . Retrieved April 5, 2009.
  5. ↑ Section23 Films Announces April Slate . Anime News Network . Retrieved January 21, 2010.
  6. ↑ Hidamari Sketch ’s 3rd Season Green-Lit . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 22, 2009.
  7. ↑ Hidamari Sketch 's 3rd Special Edition Dated for October . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 7, 2010.
  8. ↑ Section23 Adds Hidamari Sketch × Hoshimittsu , Orphen . Anime News Network . Retrieved April 19, 2011.
  9. ↑ Hidamari Sketch x SP Slated for October, November . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 16, 2011.
  10. ↑ Sentai Filmworks Adds Hidamari Sketch × SP Special . Anime News Network . Retrieved April 10, 2012.
  11. ^ Hidamari Sketch Cast Returns to Sing 4th Season's Opening . Anime News Network . Retrieved August 19, 2012.

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