Magical Somera-chan
| Magical Somera-chan | |
Cover of Magical Somera-chan volume one.
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| 不思議なソメラちゃん (Fushigi na Somera-chan) |
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| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Choborau Nyopomi |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Manga Palette Lite |
| Original run | 2009 – April 2011 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Manga | |
| Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture | |
| Written by | Choborau Nyopomi |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Manga 4-koma Palette |
| Original run | 22 April 2015 – present |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Itsuki Imazaki |
| Produced by | Dream Creation / Itsuki Imazaki |
| Written by | Itsuki Imazaki |
| Music by | Fūga Hatori |
| Studio | Seven |
| Network | AT-X, TVS, KBS, TVK, Sun TV |
| Original run | 7 October 2015 – 23 December 2015 |
| Episodes | 12[2] |
Magical Somera-chan (不思議なソメラちゃん Fushigi na Somera-chan?) is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Choborau Nyopomi (ちょぼらうにょぽみ Choboraunyopomi?), author of Ai Mai Mi. It ran in Ichijinsha's Manga Palette Lite magazine until the magazine was cancelled in 2011, and was relaunched as Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture (不思議なソメラちゃんオートクチュール Fushigi na Somera-chan Ōtokuchūru?) in Manga 4-koma Palette in 2015. An anime television series adaptation began airing in October 2015.
Contents
Characters
- Somera Nonomoto
- Voiced by: Sayaka Nakaya[3]
- Somera Nonomoto (野々本ソメラ Nonomoto Somera?)[4] or Somera-chan[5] is a girl who can wield the mysterious and invincible "Nonomoto Mahou-ken" form of magical kenpō, which she inherited from her late mother.[3][4][5]
- Kukuru Nonomoto
- Voiced by: Kaede Hondo[3]
- Kukuru Nonomoto (野々本ククル Nonomoto Kukuru?)[4] is Somera-chan's younger sister.[3]
- Shizuku Tendō
- Voiced by: Rika Momokawa[3]
- Shizuku Tendō (天童 雫 Tendō Shigeku?)[3][4] is Somera-chan's friend and neighbor.[3][4]
- Ai Matsushima
- Voiced by: Maria Naganawa[3]
- Ai Matsushima (松嶋あい Matsushima Ai?)[4] is a girl who is looking for her missing sister.[4]
Media
Manga
Choborau Nyopomi published the Fushigi na Somera-chan manga in Ichijinsha's Manga Palette Lite magazine beginning in its 6th issue and ending in its 38th issue in April 2011, when the magazine ceased publication.[5][6][7] The series was compiled into two tankōbon volumes, both of which are out of print and only available on Amazon Kindle.[5][6]
A sequel, titled Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture, began publication in the June issue of Ichijinsha's Manga 4-koma Palette on 22 April 2015 after the announcement of the television anime prompted a number of readers to request the return of the series.[3][7]
Volume list
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
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| 1 | 22 July 2010[8] | ISBN 978-4-75-808093-4 [8] |
| 2 | 22 June 2011[9] | ISBN 978-4-75-808126-9 [9] |
- Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 December 2015[10] | ISBN 978-4758082556 [10] |
Anime
An anime adaptation, directed by Itsuki Imazaki, was originally teased as an April Fools' Day joke, but Imazaki later confirmed that production had begun and he was working on storyboards for the series.[5][6] It was later revealed that the anime, a television series, would be animated by animation studio Seven and produced by Dream Creation. Imazaki was also confirmed to be writing, producing, and creating character designs for the series.[11] Masakatsu Oomuro serves as the show's sound director, and Fūga Hatori produces the music. Sound production for the series is provided by DAX Production.[1] The anime will adapt material both from the original manga and the sequel.[3]
The anime is the third installment in the "Choborau Nyopomi Theater",[6] after the Ai Mai Mi and Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō Catastrophe television series, both of which were also directed by Imazaki.[5]
The series began airing on 7 October 2015 on AT-X, TVS, KBS, TVK, and Sun TV.[12] It is streamed worldwide by Crunchyroll.[13]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
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| 1 | "Here We Go! Say Hello to the Nonomoto Magic Fist" "Hajimatteru yo! Kore ga Nono hon Mahō ken!" (始まってるよ！これが野乃本魔法拳！) |
7 October 2015 |
| 2 | "Here We Go! New Character Auditions" "Hajimatteru yo! Daiichikai Shin Kyaraōdishon!" (始まってるよ！第一回新キャラオーディション！) |
14 October 2015 |
| 3 | "Here We Go! An Alien Invader!" | 21 October 2015 |
| 4 | "Here We Go! Matsushima the Popular" | 28 October 2015 |
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External links
- Magical Somera-chan at Ichijinsha (Japanese)
- Magical Somera-chan anime official website (Japanese)
- Magical Somera-chan (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Magical Somera-chan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
