Amanchu!


Amanchu! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano, which began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from November 2008. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired in Japan between July and September 2016. The second season of the anime series aired between 7 April 2018 and 23 June 2018.

Plot

Futaba Ooki, a shy girl who just moved in from the city to the oceanside town of Shizuoka, meets Hikari Kohinata, an erratic girl who loves scuba diving. Together, they join their school's Diving Club and discover the joys of underwater exploration.

Characters

;Hikari Kohinata
;Futaba Ooki
;Ai Ninomiya
;Makoto Ninomiya
;Mato Katori
;Aria Advisor Cha
;Ohime
;Kino Kohinata
;Kokoro Misaki
;Kotori Misaki
;Kodama Kohinata

Media

Manga

began publishing the manga in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade shōnen magazine on 29 November 2008. The series switched from a monthly to a quarterly publication schedule in late 2010 due to the author's pregnancy.

Volume list

Anime

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired between 8 July 2016 and 23 September 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is directed by Junichi Sato and Kenichi Kasai, and written by Deko Akao. It is produced by animation studio J.C.Staff, with character designs by Yoko Ito. The music was composed by GONTITI and produced by Flying Dog. The opening theme song is "Million Clouds" by Maaya Sakamoto, while the ending song titled is sung by Tekopikari, a duo consists of Eri Suzuki and Ai Kayano. An original video animation was included in the seventh Blu-ray/DVD volume released on 29 March 2017, later releasing on Crunchyroll on 12 October 2017. The series has been renewed with a second season titled Amachu! Advance. It aired between 7 April 2018 and 23 June 2018. The second season's opening theme is "Crosswalk" by Minori Suzuki and the ending theme is Harō, Harō by Maaya Sakamoto, and an insert song "Tieleusha" by Mina Kubota. Most of the staff returned, as Kiyoko Sayama replaced Kenichi Kasai as director. It also ran for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the second season.

Amanchu!

Amanchu! Advance