Himeanole

Himeanole (Japanese: ヒメアノ～ル, Hepburn: Himeanōru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from June 2008 to February 2010, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a live action film that premiered in Japan in 2016.

Himeanole
First tankōbon volume cover
ヒメアノ～ル
(Himeanōru)
Manga
Written byMinoru Furuya
Published byKodansha
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runJune 2, 2008 – February 22, 2010
Volumes6
Live-action film

Plot

The series follows the parallel storylines of two former classmates, Susumu Okada and Shoichi Morita, as they diverge into wildly different lives and characters. While the hopeless Okada finds himself in a stereotypical a love story relationship and making ends meet working at a cleaning company; Shoichi drifts further into darkness, traumatized by his childhood, and becomes a serial killer.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Minoru Furuya, Himeanole was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from June 2, 2008,[1] to February 22, 2010.[2] Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from November 6, 2008,[3] to April 6, 2010.[4]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 November 6, 2008[3]978-4-06-361732-0
2 February 5, 2009[5]978-4-06-361754-2
3 June 5, 2009[6]978-4-06-361794-8
4 October 6, 2009[7]978-4-06-361827-3
5 February 5, 2010[8]978-4-06-361867-9
6 April 6, 2010[4]978-4-06-361881-5

Film
Main article: Himeanole (film)

A live action film adaptation premiered in Japan on May 28, 2016.[9][10]

Reception

The six volumes of Himeanole were featured on Oricon's weekly chart of the best-selling manga; volume 1 sold 49,371 copies in its first two weeks;[11] volume 2 sold 54,058 copies in its first two weeks;[12] volume 3 sold 55,151 in its first two weeks;[13] volume 4 sold 41,500 copies in its first week;[14] volume 5 sold 48,215 copies in its first two weeks;[15] and volume 6 sold 40,935 copies in its first week.[16]

References
  1. 【ヤングマガジン】ヤングマガジン 27号 発売！. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). June 2, 2008. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  2. 「XXXHOLiC」連載200回記念、モコナの麻雀牌が当たる. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 22, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  3. ヒメアノ〜ル（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on May 1, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  4. 【4月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 6, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  5. ヒメアノ〜ル（２） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on April 4, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  6. ヒメアノ〜ル（３） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 15, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  7. 【10月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 6, 2009. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  8. 【2月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 5, 2010. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  9. Hodgkins, Crystalyn (November 25, 2015). "Minoru Furuya's Himeanōru Manga Gets Live-Action Film on May 28". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  10. Pineda, Rafael (April 2, 2016). "Himeanōru Live-Action Film's Trailer Highlights Parallel Storylines". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  11. Loo, Egan (November 19, 2008). "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  12. Loo, Egan (February 18, 2009). "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10-16". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  13. Loo, Egan (June 17, 2009). "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 8-14 (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  14. Loo, Egan (October 14, 2009). "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 5-11". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  15. Loo, Egan (February 17, 2010). "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 8-14 (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
  16. Loo, Egan (April 14, 2010). "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 5-11". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 6, 2021.
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