YuruYuri


YuruYuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime S magazine from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010. An anime adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between July and September 2011, with a second season airing between July and September 2012. An original video animation by TYO Animations was released on February 18, 2015, followed by two TV specials which aired in August and September 2015. A third TV season by TYO Animations aired between October and December 2015. Another OVA by Lay-duce, announced to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary, was released on November 13, 2019 and was televised on AT-X on February 23, 2020. A spin-off original net animation titled Miniyuri by DMM.futureworks and W-Toon Studio premiered on YouTube on September 25, 2019. A spin-off web manga, Ohmuroke, began release on Nico Nico Seiga in July 2012.

Plot

Taking place at the fictional Nanamori Middle School in Takaoka, Toyama, the series revolves around the daily lives of the Amusement Club, consisting of Akari Akaza, her childhood friends, Kyōko Toshinō and Yui Funami, and her classmate, Chinatsu Yoshikawa; along with the school's Student Council which is made up of its own set of characters.

Characters

The Amusement Club

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;Kyōko Toshinō
;Yui Funami
;Chinatsu Yoshikawa

Student Council

;Ayano Sugiura
;Chitose Ikeda
;Sakurako Ohmuro
;Himawari Furutani
;Rise Matsumoto

Family members

;Mari Funami
;Kaede Furutani
;Chizuru Ikeda
;Akane Akaza
;Tomoko Yoshikawa
;Nadeshiko Ohmuro
;Hanako Ohmuro

Others

;Nana Nishigaki
;Hiro Takaoka
;Aoi Isurugi
;Ai Miwa
;Miho Yaena
;Megumi Sonokawa
;Mirai Sōma
;Kokoro Ogawa
;Misaki Takasaki
;Shihoko Azuma
;Tsubasa Minamino

Mirakurun

;Kurumi Mirakurun
;Raika Rivalun
;Ganbo

Books and publications

YuruYuri began its serial run in Ichijinsha's Japanese manga magazine Comic Yuri Hime S on June 18, 2008. In September 2010, YuruYuri was moved to Comic Yuri Hime when Comic Yuri Hime S ended its publication. The series went on indefinite hiatus starting on July 18, 2018, but resumed publication on January 2019. As of December 2011, over a million copies of the manga have been sold. The manga was briefly released in English on the online reader site JManga before it shut down.
Another manga series set in the same universe, Reset!, began serialization in Caramel Febri magazine's first issue, released on July 24, 2010, and went on hiatus after the fourth issue, on January 25, 2011.
A spin-off web manga by Namori focusing on the Ohmuro sisters, titled Ohmuroke, has been released on Niconico's Niconico Seiga service. The series first released chapters alongside episodes of the second anime season between July 2, 2012 and September 17, 2012, before resuming on Ichijinsha's Niconico Yuri Hime web manga publication from February 17, 2013. An isekai spinoff manga series titled Tensei Shitara Akari dake Slime Datta Ken, a parody of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime light novel, was teased as an April Fools' joke on April 1, 2020 before being officially announced on April 17, 2020. The series will be drawn by Naya Minadori and released on Kodansha's Suiyōbi no Sirius section of Niconico Seiga. A prequel spin-off by Namori centering around the teachers featured in the main series, titled Touzainanboku! will begin release from July 31, 2020.

Volume list

Original series

Special edition

''Ohmuroke''

TV Anime

An anime television adaptation of the manga series was announced in the May 2011 issue of Comic Yuri Hime. Animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Masahiko Ohta, the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 5 and September 20, 2011.
A second season, titled YuruYuri♪♪, aired in Japan between July 2, 2012 and September 17, 2012. Both series were simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series won the Television award at the 17th Animation Kobe Awards. NIS America have licensed both seasons in North America, releasing the first two seasons subtitled Blu-ray Disc on September 3, 2013, and January 7, 2014, respectively. Later NIS America released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 7, 2014.
An original video animation titled YuruYuri Nachuyachumi! was screened in five theaters in Japan on November 29, 2014 before being released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 18, 2015. Unlike the series, the OVA is animated by TYO Animations instead of Doga Kobo, with Hiroyuki Hata replacing Ohta as director, Michiko Yokote replacing Takashi Aoshima as scriptwriter, and Motohiro Tanaguchi replacing character designer Chiaki Nakajima and serving as chief animation designer. Two additional episodes, titled Nachuyachumi!+, aired on August 21 and September 18, 2015.
A third anime season, titled YuruYuri San☆Hai!, also produced by TYO Animations, aired in Japan between October 6, 2015 and December 21, 2015. Like the previous two seasons, it was simulcast by Crunchyroll.
A new OVA, titled YuruYuri, , was announced on April 22, 2018 to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary. The OVA is animated by Lay-duce instead of TYO Animations, with Daigo Yamagishi as director, Takahiro as scriptwriter, and Kazutoshi Inoue serving as character designer and chief animation designer. The new OVA was crowdfunded and completed its goal in February 2019. It was released on November 13, 2019 and had its television premiere on AT-X on February 23, 2020
A four-episode original net animation series produced by DMM.Futureworks and W-Toon Studio, titled MiniYuri, began streaming on Pony Canyon's YouTube channel from September 25, 2019. The series is directed by Seiya Miyajima, with Takahiro as scriptwriter, and Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music.

Music

The main opening and ending themes are performed by the :ja:七森中☆ごらく部, a unit consisting of the four main voice actresses, Minami Tsuda, Rumi Ōkubo, Shiori Mikami and Yuka Ōtsubo. For the first season, the opening theme is "Yuriyurarararayuruyuri Daijiken" while the ending theme is "My Pace de Ikimashō". For the second season, the opening theme is "Yes! YuYuYu☆YuruYuri♪♪" while the ending theme is "100% Chū~gakusei". The opening theme for episode six is "Yonde Mirakurun!" by Ayana Taketatsu while the ending theme for episode eight is "Girl's Power" by Minami Tsuda and Rumi Ōkubo. For the OVA, the opening and ending themes are "YuruYurinrinrinrinrin" and "After School Days", both performed by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. For Nachuyachumi! +, the opening and ending themes are "YuriShuraShuShuShu" and "Ohirune Universe". For San☆Hai, the main opening and ending themes are "Chochocho! YuruYuri Capriccio!!!" and "Atchu~ma Seishun!" by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. The ending theme for episode 12 is "Kimi ga Kureta Shiny Story" by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club.

Web Anime

Mini Yuri is a series of 4 episodes in total which is uploaded on YouTube channel

Staff

Appearances in other media

Characters and songs from YuruYuri appeared alongside other anime characters in the rhythm game, Miracle Girls Festival, which was developed by Sega for the PlayStation Vita, and was released on December 17, 2015. YuruYuri also had a collaboration with Release the Spyce: Secret Fragrance, a mobile game based on the anime series Release the Spyce that Namori had a hand in creating.