Shōnen Ashibe (Japanese: 少年アシベ, lit. "Boy Ashibe") is a Japanese seinenmanga series written and illustrated by Hiromi Morishita. It describes the daily life of Ashibe (an elementary school boy) and his family and friends, including a white sea lion pet named Goma-chan.
Shōnen Ashibe
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Ashibe Ashiya and his pet Goma-chan
It was published from 1988 to 1994 in the magazine Weekly Young Jump, owned by Shueisha, with a total of 8 volumes. It received an OVA in January 1991, which led to an animated television adaptation in the same year, aired on TBS from April to December 1991. It was followed by another season named Shōnen Ashibe 2 from 1992 to 1993.
In the same magazine, a sequel of the manga, named ComaGoma, which depicted Ashibe as a 2nd grade student, was serialized from 2000 to 2004, with 6 volumes. In April 2016, 22 years after the original run ended, it began serializing in Futabasha's magazine Monthly Action a continuation of the original manga, named Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan, illustrated by Ogino Junko, which was published from April 2016 to March 2017, with 8 volumes. It had a 32-episode animated television adaptation from 2016 to 2017 in NHK Educational TV. Several seasons have been broadcast since then: Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 2 from April 2017 to February 2018 with 32 episodes, Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 3 from April 2018 to February 2019 with 32 episodes and Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan 4 from April to December 2019 with 24 episodes.[1]
In July 2017, it was first published in Monthly Action the continuation of the ComaGoma manga, named ComaGoma Goma-chan, and ended in July 2018 with 6 volumes. Another sequel of the manga, named Seishōnen Ashibe began serializing also in Monthly Action in the same month. It depicts an older Ashibe, who has become a freshman in high school, with Shohei in charge of the illustration.[2]
And in February 2020, another sequel named 3rd Grade Ashibe QQ Goma-chan began its serialization in Futabasha's magazine Manga Action, and it depicts Ashibe as a 3rd grade student.[3]
ReceptionEdit
When the anime was aired, the manga gained an explosive popularity, and by 2016, the original 1988 run had sold 20 million copies.[4]
ReferencesEdit
^ ab"「少年アシベ」約20年ぶりにTVアニメ化！4月からEテレで". Natalie (in Japanese). January 20, 2016. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"青少年アシベ11話掲載の月刊アクション2月24日発売！". Morishita Hiromi Store (in Japanese). February 23, 2018. Retrieved May 17, 2021.
^"小３アシベQQゴマちゃんはじまるよ！". Note (in Japanese). March 16, 2020. Retrieved May 18, 2021.
^ (in Japanese). Livedoor NEWS. Archived from the original on August 1, 2016. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
External linksEdit
Shōnen Ashibe official manga page in the Futabasha website(in Japanese)
Shōnen Ashibe: GO! GO! Goma-chan official anime website(in Japanese)
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Shōnen Ashibe Japanese 少年アシベ lit Boy Ashibe is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Hiromi Morishita It describes the daily life of Ashibe an elementary school boy and his family and friends including a white sea lion pet named Goma chan Shōnen AshibeCover of the first tankōbon volume featuring Ashibe Ashiya and his pet Goma chan少年アシベGenreComedy slice of life 1 MangaWritten byHiromi MorishitaPublished byShueishaImprintYoung Jump ComicsMagazineWeekly Young JumpDemographicSeinenOriginal run1988 1994Volumes8Further informationOriginal video animationDirected byNoboru IshiguroProduced byPony CanyonMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioNippon AnimationReleasedJan 21 1990Runtime50 minutesAnime television seriesDirected byIshizaki SusumuMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioLife WorkOriginal networkTBSOriginal runApr 11 1991 Dec 28 1991Episodes37Anime television seriesShōnen Ashibe 2Directed byIshizaki SusumuMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioLife WorkOriginal networkTBSOriginal runOct 3 1992 Mar 27 1993Episodes25MangaComaGomaWritten byHiromi MorishitaPublished byShueishaMagazineWeekly Young JumpDemographicSeinenOriginal run2000 2004Volumes6MangaShōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chanWritten byHiromi MorishitaIllustrated byOgino JunkoPublished byFutabashaMagazineMonthly ActionDemographicSeinenOriginal runApr 1 2016 Mar 28 2017Volumes8Anime television seriesDirected byKondō NobuhiroMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioBridge Husio StudioOriginal networkNHK Educational TVOriginal runApr 5 2016 Feb 21 2017Episodes32Anime television seriesShōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan 2Directed byKondō NobuhiroMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioBridge Husio StudioOriginal networkNHK Educational TVOriginal runApr 4 2017 Feb 13 2018Episodes32MangaComaGoma Goma chanWritten byHiromi MorishitaPublished byFutabashaMagazineMonthly ActionDemographicSeinenOriginal runJul 12 2017 April 12 2018Volumes6Anime television seriesShōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan 3Directed byKondō NobuhiroMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioBridge Studio PaletteOriginal networkNHK Educational TVOriginal runApr 3 2018 Feb 26 2019Episodes32MangaSeishōnen AshibeWritten byHiromi MorishitaIllustrated byShouheiPublished byFutabashaMagazineMonthly ActionDemographicSeinenOriginal runApril 12 2018 presentVolumes4Anime television seriesShōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan 4Directed byKondō NobuhiroMusic byToshiyuki ArakawaStudioShin Ei AnimationOriginal networkNHK Educational TVOriginal runApr 2 2019 Dec 17 2019Episodes24Manga3rd Grade Ashibe QQ Goma chanWritten byHiromi MorishitaPublished byFutabashaMagazineManga ActionDemographicSeinenOriginal runFeb 2020 presentIt was published from 1988 to 1994 in the magazine Weekly Young Jump owned by Shueisha with a total of 8 volumes It received an OVA in January 1991 which led to an animated television adaptation in the same year aired on TBS from April to December 1991 It was followed by another season named Shōnen Ashibe 2 from 1992 to 1993 In the same magazine a sequel of the manga named ComaGoma which depicted Ashibe as a 2nd grade student was serialized from 2000 to 2004 with 6 volumes In April 2016 22 years after the original run ended it began serializing in Futabasha s magazine Monthly Action a continuation of the original manga named Shōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan illustrated by Ogino Junko which was published from April 2016 to March 2017 with 8 volumes It had a 32 episode animated television adaptation from 2016 to 2017 in NHK Educational TV Several seasons have been broadcast since then Shōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan 2 from April 2017 to February 2018 with 32 episodes Shōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan 3 from April 2018 to February 2019 with 32 episodes and Shōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan 4 from April to December 2019 with 24 episodes 1 In July 2017 it was first published in Monthly Action the continuation of the ComaGoma manga named ComaGoma Goma chan and ended in July 2018 with 6 volumes Another sequel of the manga named Seishōnen Ashibe began serializing also in Monthly Action in the same month It depicts an older Ashibe who has become a freshman in high school with Shohei in charge of the illustration 2 And in February 2020 another sequel named 3rd Grade Ashibe QQ Goma chan began its serialization in Futabasha s magazine Manga Action and it depicts Ashibe as a 3rd grade student 3 Reception EditWhen the anime was aired the manga gained an explosive popularity and by 2016 the original 1988 run had sold 20 million copies 4 References Edit a b 少年アシベ 約20年ぶりにTVアニメ化 4月からEテレで Natalie in Japanese January 20 2016 Retrieved May 17 2021 青少年アシベ11話掲載の月刊アクション2月24日発売 Morishita Hiromi Store in Japanese February 23 2018 Retrieved May 17 2021 小３アシベQQゴマちゃんはじまるよ Note in Japanese March 16 2020 Retrieved May 18 2021 ゴマちゃんが江ノ島へ アニメ復活を記念した特別企画 湘南アシベ がスタート in Japanese Livedoor NEWS Archived from the original on August 1 2016 Retrieved July 27 2016 External links EditShōnen Ashibe official manga page in the Futabasha website in Japanese Shōnen Ashibe GO GO Goma chan official 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