Sweet Poolside

Japanese manga
Sweet Poolside
Cover of the first volume of manga.
スイートプールサイド
(Suīto Pūrusaido)
Manga
Written byShūzō Oshimi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
  • NA: Kodansha USA
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
(2004)
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
(2011)
DemographicSeinen, shōnen
Original run2004 (original)
May 2011
August 2011 (re-serialized)
Volumes1
Live-action film
Directed byDaigo Matsui
Produced byToshihiro Takahashi
Written byDaigo Matsui
ReleasedJune 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
Runtime103 minutes

Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド, Suīto Pūrusaido) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2004, and later re-serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from May to August 2011.[1]

It was adapted into a live action film that was premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014.[1][2][3][4] In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication,[5] with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023.[6]

Plot

Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides to Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair.

Characters

  • Toshihiko Ōta - Kenta Suga
  • Ayako Gotō - Yuiko Kariya
  • Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) - Shota Matsuda
  • Satoko Hokuyu (Mitsuhiko's girlfriend) - Mitsuki Tanimura
  • Teacher Takakura - Takayuki Kinoshita
  • Shigeo Goto - Go Riju
  • Senior Ninomiya - Motoki Ochiai
  • Mai Sakashita - Moe Arai
  • Taka Mimura - Taiga
  • Senior Nakayama - Kai Inowaki

References

  1. ^ a b "Sweet Poolside Film by Flowers of Evil Creator Slated for June". Anime News Network. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  2. ^ "Sweet Poolside Manga by Flowers of Evil's Oshimi Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  3. ^ スイートプールサイド. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-13.
  4. ^ Stephen Cremin (8 May 2014). "Wa! brings Japan to Florence and Milan". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
  5. ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2022). "Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
  6. ^ "Sweet Poolside". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 7, 2022.

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