Are You Lost? (Japanese: ソウナンですか？, Hepburn: Sōnan desu ka?, "Are We Shipwrecked?"[b]) is a Japanese manga series written by Kentarō Okamoto and illustrated by Riri Sagara. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January 2017 to March 2022. Kodansha published ten tankōbon volumes. Kodansha USA digitally published the manga in North America. An anime television series adaptation by Ezóla aired in Japan from July to September 2019.
Premise
When their plane crashes during a school trip, four high school girls, Homare Onishima, Asuka Suzumori, Mutsu Amatani, and Shion Kujō, find themselves stranded on a remote island. Using the survival skills she picked up from her father, Homare helps the others to survive island life as they try to make the best of their situation.
A solemn school girl. Having had survival training with her father as a child, she has a bevy of knowledge on how to survive in critical conditions. As a result, Homare takes the role as the leader among the girls and teaches them how to survive on the island.
A cheery and athletic girl who is a member of the basketball and track clubs. As the most physically fit among the girls, Asuka often accompanies Homare when they hunt or fish for food.
A shy and intelligent girl who enjoys reading light novels and wants to become a yaoi writer in the future. As noted by Homare, Mutsu's intelligence and adaptability makes her most suited to survive in the wilderness. She takes the role as the cook among the girls.
A rich, spoiled girl. Shion is the most dexterous among the girls and is skilled with crafts. Many of the girls' actions are inspired by her childish demands. She has a dog at home named Arnold and plays the piano.
Homare's father, who taught her everything she knows about survival. He seeks out to rescue Homare and her friends after hearing of the plane crash.
Rui Torii (鳥居 累, Torii Rui)
A female student who also survived the plane crash. However, she is separated from Homare and her friends, as she is located on the other side of the island.
Sōji Hattori (服部 宗二, Hattori Sōji)
A male student who also survived the plane crash. He is located on the other side of the island alongside Rui.
Homare's Mother (ほまれの母, Homare no haha)
A kind and gentle woman who died when Homare was a child.
Media
Manga
Are You Lost?, written by Kentarō Okamoto and illustrated by Riri Sagara, was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine from January 7, 2017,[6] to March 7, 2022.[7][8] Kodansha published ten tankōbon volumes from August 4, 2017,[9] to April 6, 2022.[10]
Kodansha USA has licensed the manga in North America,[1] who digitally published it in English from October 2, 2018,[11] to October 18, 2022.[12]
118. "Desert Island Juliet" (無人島ジュリエット, Mujintō Jurietto)
119. "I Want to Be a Normal High Schooler" (普通の女子高生になりたい, Futsū no Mesukōsei ni Naritai)
120. "Buying Homare Clothes" (ほまれ服を買う, Homare Fuku o Kau)
121. "The School Food Chain" (学校の生態系, Gakkō no Seitaikei)
122. "School Life Ain't Easy" (学校生活も楽じゃない, Gakkō Seikatsu mo Raku Janai)
123. "What Happened Then?" (あの時何があったのか？, Ano Toki Nani ga Atta no ka?)
124. "As Rotten as Ever" (変わらず腐って, Kawarazu Kusatte)
125. "Second Term is Busy" (２学期は忙しくて, 2 Gakki wa Isogashikute)
126. "A Year Later" (あれから一年, Are Kara Ichinen)
127. "Sumo Time!" (勝負だ相棒！, Shōbuda Aibō!)
128. "Que Sera, Sera" (ケ・セラ・セラ, Ke Sera Sera)
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2019.[1] The series was produced by Ezóla and directed by Nobuyoshi Nagayama, with Touko Machida handling series composition, and Junnosuke Nishio designing the characters. Akiyuki Tateyama composed the music. The series aired in Japan from July 2 to September 17, 2019 on Tokyo MX, MBS, and BS-NTV, and was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[4][30] The series consists of 15-minute episodes.[31]M.A.O, Hiyori Kono, Kiyono Yasuno, and Azumi Waki performed the series' opening theme song "Koko wa Doko" (ココハドコ, "Where Are We?"), while Yasuno performed the series' ending theme song "Ikiru" (生きる, "Survive").[5]
After miraculously surviving a plane crash, four high school girls, Homare Onishima, Asuka Suzumori, Mutsu Amatani, and Shion Kujō, head towards a remote island for safety. Using the survival skills she picked up from her father, Homare helps Mutsu tackle dehydration by feeding her a locust with her mouth.
2
"Our First Meal" Transliteration: "Hajimete no Shokuju" (Japanese: 初めての食事)
July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)
Homare and Asuka search the island for a source of water, managing to find some damp soil to tide them over until rain starts falling. Later, Homare gathers a bunch of dubious foodstuffs that the girls compete over.
3
"Master of the Island" Transliteration: "Shima no Nushi" (Japanese: 島のヌシ)
July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)
As Asuka struggles to prove herself useful to the others, Homare creates a makeshift shower which Shion ends up enjoying. Later, Mutsu helps Homare search the shore for edible shellfish before the gang learn how to start a fire to cook them.
Homare, Asuka, and Mutsu work on building snare traps to help them catch a rabbit.
5
"A Strange Turban Shell" Transliteration: "Kimyō na Sazae" (Japanese: 奇妙なサザエ)
July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)
Needing food to stave them off until their trap catches something, Homare and Asuka dive underwater to search for turban shells, but end up picking up edible starfish instead. When Shion becomes downhearted after she thought she saw a ship, Homare asks her to help her dig up buried fish for a barbecue party to cheer everyone up. Later, Asuka and Mutsu discover that their trap has caught something.
Catching a live rabbit, which Asuka reluctantly manages to kill, Mutsu, who was unable to kill it herself, is taught how to break down the carcass. After preparing the meat, the girls manage to make an island take on the French cuisine Shion once had.
7
"Exploring the Island" Transliteration: "Shima wo Tansaku" (Japanese: 島を探索)
August 13, 2019 (2019-08-13)
Homare decides to take Mutsu with her to explore the island, coming across a dock along the way, but the others end up camping with them for the night. The next day, as the girls find some tools in a broken down house, Homare discovers what appears to be smoke coming from somewhere.
The smoke turns out to be steam from a hot spring, which the girls immediately decide to soak in. The next day, Homare asks the others to help her retrieve some rope from the bottom of a ravine. When a thunderstorm appears, the girls take measures to protect themselves from the lightning.
9
"Homare's Papa" Transliteration: "Homare no Papa" (Japanese: ほまれのパパ)
August 27, 2019 (2019-08-27)
Worried about UV rays, the girls try various sunblock alternatives made from squid ink, liver, and seaweed. Later, Homare tries to use more advice she learned from her father, with varying success among the other girls.
10
"Honey Bee"
September 3, 2019 (2019-09-03)
After using some washed up bamboo to build a roof, the girls discover a beehive nearby. Despite the excessive amount of bees, Homare puts herself at risk to retrieve some honeycomb to extract honey from. On another day, Shion tries to prove her worth by fishing on a raft, unknowingly catching a current and drifting off far away from the island.
11
"We Will Rescue Her" Transliteration: "Zettai Tasukeru" (Japanese: 絶対助ける)
September 10, 2019 (2019-09-10)
Homare sets off on a raft to search for Shion, who at the moment lands on a rocky island and tries to search for any sign of drinkable water. Using her father's advice to expand her view, Homare manages to find the island with Shion on it.
12
"How to Replenish Water" Transliteration: "Mizu no Hokyū Hōhō" (Japanese: 水の補給方法)
September 17, 2019 (2019-09-17)
As Homare and Shion start to suffer from dehydration on their way back to the island, they are forced to take drastic measures in order to replenish their moisture. As the girls reunite and continue their life surviving in the island, Homare's father Jōichi begins searching for her.
Reception
As of March 2022, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation.[8]Gadget Tsūshin listed the anime's Japanese name in their 2019 anime buzzwords list.[34]
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