After the Rain is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. The series began serialization in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine in June 2014, before moving to the magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits in January 2016 and finished in March 2018. It was compiled into ten tankōbon volumes. A 12-episode animetelevision series adaptation by Wit Studio aired from January to March 2018 on Fuji TV's Noitaminaprogramming block. A live-action film adaptation was released in May 2018. In North America, Vertical licensed the manga and published it into five omnibus volumes from September 2018 to September 2019. The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for home video and digital release. In 2018, After the Rain won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. As of April 2018, the manga had 2 million copies in circulation.
Plot
After the Rain tells the story of Akira Tachibana, a high school student working part-time at a family restaurant, who starts falling in love with the manager, a forty-five year old divorcee with a young son. Akira struggles to determine why she is falling for Masami, and whether or not to reveal her feelings to him.
After the Rain is written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. It began publishing in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits on June 27, 2014. Its last chapter in the magazine was published on November 27, 2015, and it was transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, starting publishing on January 18, 2016. The manga finished on March 19, 2018. Shogakukan compiled its individual chapters into ten tankōbon volumes, published from January 9, 2015 to September 17, 2019. In March 2018, it was announced that Vertical licensed the manga for an English language release in North America. The manga was released into five omnibus edition volumes from September 25, 2018 to September 17, 2019.
Volume list
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2017. Produced by Fuji Television, Aniplex, DMM pictures, Dentsu and Wit Studio, the series is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with Deko Akao handling series composition, Yuka Shibata designing the characters and Ryō Yoshimata composing the music. The opening theme song is "Nostalgic Rainfall" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks, while the ending theme song is "Ref:rain" by Aimer. It aired from January 12 to March 30, 2018 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. It ran for 12 episodes. Amazon streamed the series worldwide on their Amazon Video service. In March 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition of the series for home video and digital release.
Episode list
Reception
The manga was ranked fourth in the 2016 edition of Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. The manga was nominated for the ninth Manga Taishō Awards, and was ranked seventh. In 2018, After the Rain won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the General category. As of April 2018, the manga had 2 million copies in print.
