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Tsubasa to Hotaru
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on February 14, 2014 (2014-02-14)
つばさとホタル
(Tsubasa to Hotaru)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byNana Haruta
Published byShueisha
MagazineRibon
DemographicShōjo
Original runAugust 3, 2013 (2013-08-03) – November 2, 2017 (2017-11-02)
Volumes11
Original video animation
Directed byChiaki Kon
Written byChiaki Kon
Music byMeg.me
StudioJC Staff
Released March 16, 2014 (2014-03-16) – present
Runtime15 mins.
Episodes1 (List of episodes)
Anime television series
Directed byChiaki Kon
Written byChiaki Kon
Music byMeg.me
StudioJC Staff
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run March 6, 2015 (2015-03-06) – May 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)
Episodes7 (List of episodes)

Tsubasa to Hotaru (Japanese: つばさとホタル, "Tsubasa and Fireflies") is a Japanese shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nana Haruta. Tsubasa to Hotaru was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Ribon from the September 2013 issue to the December 2017 issue. During the series' run, an anime adaptation was screened at Ribon Festa 2014 and episodes were later produced as animated segments in the children's variety show Oha Suta.

Plot

Tsubasa Sonokawa is a high school student who falls in love with an upperclassmen after he helped her when she fainted from anemia at the train station. After getting rejected, Tsubasa decides to help Yuri with managing the boys' basketball team and becomes acquainted with Aki Hidaka, Yūma Toba, and Yoshinari Karasuma. As Tsubasa gets closer to Aki, she discovers that he was the one who saved her when she fainted, and she begins to fall in love with him.

Characters

Tsubasa Sonokawa (園川 つばさ, Sonokawa Tsubasa)
Voiced by: Kanae Itō[2]
Aki Hidaka (飛鷹 顕, Hidaka Aki)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[2]
Yūma Toba (鳥羽 結真, Toba Yūma)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai[2]
Yoshinari Karasuma (烏丸 吉成, Karasuma Yoshinari)
Voiced by: Jun Fukushima
Yuri Chōno (蝶野 友梨, Chōno Yuri)
Voiced by: Satomi Satō
Ran Mikazuki (三日月 蘭, Mikazuki Ran)
Sugiyama (杉山先輩, Sugiyama-senpai)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya[2]

Media

Manga

Tsubasa to Hotaru is written and illustrated by Nana Haruta. It was serialized in the monthly magazine Ribon from the September 2013 issue released on August 3, 2013,[3] to the December 2017 issue released on November 2, 2017.[4] The chapters were later released in 11 bound volumes by Shueisha under the Ribon Mascot Comics imprint.

A side story of Haruta's previous work, Stardust Wink, was serialized in the 2013 Winter Daizōkan edition of Ribon Special and was later published in volume 1 of Tsubasa to Hotaru.[5]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 14, 2014 (2014-02-14)[6]978-4-08-867309-7
2 April 15, 2014 (2014-04-15)[7]978-4-08-867321-9
3 September 12, 2014 (2014-09-12)[8]978-4-08-867340-0
4 March 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)[9]978-4-08-867362-2
5 August 25, 2015 (2015-08-25)[10]978-4-08-867386-8
6 December 25, 2015 (2015-12-25)[11]978-4-08-867398-1
7 April 26, 2016 (2016-04-26)[12]978-4-08-867411-7
8 September 23, 2016 (2016-09-23)[13]978-4-08-867429-2
9 February 24, 2017 (2017-02-24)[14]978-4-08-867448-3
10 July 25, 2017 (2017-07-25)[15]978-4-08-867468-1
11 December 25, 2017 (2017-12-25)[16]978-4-08-867481-0

Anime

An anime adaptation was first announced in the February 2014 issue of Ribon.[17] The anime was written and directed by Chiaki Kon, with animation produced by JC Staff.[18] The anime was screened at Ribon Festa 2014, which took place on March 16 in Miyagi Prefecture, March 21 in Hiroshima, March 29-30 in Kyoto, and April 5-6 in Yokohama.[2]

Several episodes were then created and aired as short animated segments on the children's variety show Oha Suta, which was broadcast on TV Tokyo.[1] The first part aired in four weekly segments from March 6, 2015 to March 27, 2015.[1] The second part aired in three weekly segments from May 10, 2016 to May 24, 2016.[19][20][21]

No. Title Director Writer Original air date
SpecialTransliteration: "Tsubasa to Hotaru" (Japanese: つばさとホタル)Chiaki KonChiaki KonMarch 16, 2014 (2014-03-16)[2]
Tsubasa Sonokawa is in love with Sugiyama, who she believes had helped her when she fainted at a train station, but he finds her overbearing and rejects her. Tsubasa's friend Yuri, the manager of the boys' basketball team, has received an injury, and Tsubasa is temporarily recruited to help her. She becomes acquainted with Aki, Yūma, and Yoshinari, who accept her for who she is. When Tsubasa decides to find closure with Sugiyama, she discovers that Aki is the one who saved her when she fainted.
1"Episode 1"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMarch 6, 2015 (2015-03-06)[1]
2"Episode 2"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMarch 13, 2015 (2015-03-13)[1]
3"Episode 3"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMarch 20, 2015 (2015-03-20)[1]
4"Episode 4"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMarch 27, 2015 (2015-03-27)[1]
5"Episode 5"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMay 10, 2016 (2016-05-10)[19]
Tsubasa's class is planning a Christmas party, but Aki doesn't seem interested in attending. Tsubasa insists him that the girls in the class are kind, and he reconsiders after she confirms she is going.[19]
6"Episode 6"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMay 17, 2016 (2016-05-17)[20]
Tsubasa discovers that Aki is unable to attend the party in the end due to basketball practice. Yūma consoles her, and when she thanks him for being a "hero", he confesses that he's in love with her.[20]
7"Episode 7"
Chiaki KonChiaki KonMay 24, 2016 (2016-05-24)[21]
Yūma kisses Tsubasa in the gym storage room when she tends to his injury, which Aki witnesses. At the train station, Aki realizes his feelings for Tsubasa, while she avoids Yūma. When Yūma confronts Aki over seeing him kiss her, Aki admits that while he isn't sure if Tsubasa is still in love with him, he has fallen in love with her.[21]

Reception

Volume 2 debuted on Oricon at #27, with 31,895 copies sold in its first week.[22] Volume 3 debuted on Oricon at #37, with 26,214 copies sold in its first week[23] and 51,393 copies overall.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Nelkin, Sarah (February 23, 2015). "Tsubasa to Hotaru Shōjo Romantic Comedy Manga Gets More Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Nelkin, Sarah (February 22, 2014). "Kanae Itō, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Lead Tsubasa to Hotaru Anime's Cast". Anime News Network (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  3. ^ "春田ななが世話好き女子描く新連載、りぼんでスタート". Natalie (in Japanese). August 3, 2013. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  4. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 30, 2018). "Cactus's Secret's Nana Haruta Launches New Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  5. ^ Haruta, Nana (December 19, 2013). "りぼんスペシャル発売中ー！". Haruta Kansatsu Nikki (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
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  7. ^ "つばさとホタル 2". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  8. ^ "つばさとホタル 3". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  9. ^ "つばさとホタル 4". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  10. ^ "つばさとホタル 5". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  11. ^ "つばさとホタル 6". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  12. ^ "つばさとホタル 7". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  13. ^ "つばさとホタル 8". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  14. ^ "つばさとホタル 9". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  15. ^ "つばさとホタル 10". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  16. ^ "つばさとホタル 11". Shueisha (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  17. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (December 25, 2013). "Tsubasa to Hotaru Shōjo Manga Gets Event Anime". Anime News Network (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  18. ^ Nelkin, Sarah (January 25, 2014). "Ai Kayano, Kaito Ishikawa Lead The Romantica Clock TV Anime's Cast". Anime News Network (in Japanese). Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  19. ^ a b c Hallmark, Kyle (May 9, 2016). "Tsubasa to Hotaru Anime's 1st New Episode Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  20. ^ a b c Hallmark, Kyle (May 22, 2016). "Tsubasa to Hotaru Anime's 2nd New Episode Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  21. ^ a b c Pineda, Rafael Antonio (May 22, 2016). "Tsubasa to Hotaru Anime's 3rd New Episode Streamed". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  22. ^ Ressler, Karen (April 23, 2014). "Japanese Comic Ranking, April 14-20". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  23. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 17, 2014). "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 8-14". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  24. ^ Ressler, Karen (September 24, 2014). "Japanese Comic Ranking, September 15-21". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
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