Asahinagu

Asahinagu (あさひなぐ, "Asahi Knocks Them Off Their Feet") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ai Kozaki. It revolves around the life of a timid girl who joins a naginata club to improve herself. It was serialized in Shogakukan seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from January 2011 to September 2020, with its chapters compiled into thirty-four tankōbon volumes. It was adapted into a 2017 stage play and a live action film, both of which starred many cast members from the Nogizaka46 idol group.[2] A live action film adaptation of the manga was released on September 22, 2017,[3] starring the idols of Nogizaka46.[4]

This article is about the manga. For its film adaptation, see Asahinagu (film).
Asahinagu
First volume cover
あさひなぐ
GenreSports[1]
Manga
Written byAi Kozaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 24, 2011 – September 7, 2020
Volumes34
Live-action film

Characters
  • Asahi Tōjima[5]
  • Maharu Miyaji[5]
  • Shōko Yasomura[5]
  • Sakura Konno[5]

Publication

Asahinagu is written and illustrated by Ai Kozaki. The manga was serialized in Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits from January 24, 2011 to September 7, 2020.[6][1][7] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on April 28, 2011.[8] The 34th and final volume was published on September 30, 2020.[9]

Volume list
No. Release date ISBN
1 April 28, 2011[8]978-4-09-183798-1
2 July 29, 2011[10]978-4-09-183899-5
3 October 28, 2011[11]978-4-09-184119-3
4 February 29, 2012[12]978-4-09-184260-2
5 May 30, 2012[13]978-4-09-184510-8
6 August 30, 2012[14]978-4-09-184510-8
7 November 30, 2012[15]978-4-09-184766-9
8 March 29, 2013[16]978-4-09-185025-6
9 July 30, 2013[17]978-4-09-185344-8
10 November 29, 2013[18]978-4-09-185662-3
11 March 28, 2014[19]978-4-09-186026-2
12 July 30, 2014[20]978-4-09-186305-8
13 October 30, 2014[21]978-4-09-186509-0
14 February 27, 2015[22]978-4-09-186780-3
15 May 29, 2015[23]978-4-09-187019-3
16 August 28, 2015[24]978-4-09-187170-1
17 November 30, 2015[25]978-4-09-187330-9
18 February 29, 2016[26]978-4-09-187468-9
19 May 30, 2016[27]978-4-09-187615-7
20 August 30, 2016[28]978-4-09-187769-7
21 November 30, 2016[29]978-4-09-189230-0
22 February 28, 2017[30]978-4-09-189369-7
23 May 31, 2017[31]978-4-09-189508-0
24 September 12, 2017[32]978-4-09-189635-3
25 January 30, 2018[33]978-4-09-189784-8
26 April 27, 2018[34]978-4-09-189861-6
27 July 30, 2018[35]978-4-09-860046-5
28 November 30, 2018[36]978-4-09-860136-3
29 February 28, 2019[37]978-4-09-860222-3
30 May 30, 2019[38]978-4-09-860285-8
31 September 30, 2019[39]978-4-09-860407-4
32 January 30, 2020[40]978-4-09-860527-9
33 May 29, 2020[41]978-4-09-860527-9
34 September 30, 2020[9]978-4-09-860710-5

Reception

Volume 5 reached the 26th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, as of June 3, 2012, has sold 22,686 copies;[42] volume 6 reached the 29th place and, as of September 2, 2012, has sold 23,253 copies;[43] volume 9 reached the 45th place and, as of August 4, 2013, has sold 27,893 copies;[44] volume 10 reached the 39th place and, as of December 1, 2013, has sold 19,230 copies[45] and volume 12 reached the 37th place and, as of August 3, 2014, has sold 23,263 copies.[46]

Asahinagu ranked 17th on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2012 for male readers.[47] The manga ranked 9th on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2012.[48] In 2015, the manga won the award for Best General Manga at the 60th Shogakukan Manga Awards.[5]

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