Mangirl!

Mangirl!
Cover of Mangirl! volume 1.
まんがーる! (Mangāru!)
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Kagari Tamaoka
Published by	Earth Star Entertainment
Magazine	Comic Earth Star
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	April 2011 – July 2013
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Nobuaki Nakanishi
Written by	Reiko Yoshida
Studio	Doga Kobo
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll
Original network	Tokyo MX, Sun TV, ATX, Niconico
Original run	January 2, 2013 – March 27, 2013
Episodes	13 + OVA (List of episodes)

Mangirl! (まんがーる!, Mangāru!, a portmanteau of manga and girl) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip manga series written and illustrated by Kagari Tamaoka. It was serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star magazine between the April 2011 and July 2013 issues. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo aired between January and March 2013 in Japan.

Media

Manga

Originally titled Sōkan! Comic Earth Star Henshū-bu (創刊! コミック アース・スター編集部, Launch! Comic Earth Star Editors), Mangirl! is a four-panel comic strip manga written and illustrated by Kagari Tamaoka, with original character designs by Yasu. It was serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star magazine between the April 2011 and July 2013 issues.^[citation needed] Three tankōbon volumes were released between May 12, 2012 and March 12, 2013.[1][2]

Internet radio show

An Internet radio show to promote the manga titled Sōkan! Comic Earth Star Henshū-bu (創刊! コミック アース・スター編集部) aired 18 episodes between August 16 and December 13, 2010. An additional special episode was broadcast on March 11, 2011. It was hosted by Mai Nakahara, Kana Ueda, Saori Hayami and Sayuri Yahagi. The show was streamed online every Monday, and was produced by the Japanese Internet radio station Hibiki.[3]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation animated by Doga Kobo aired between January 2 and March 27, 2013 in Japan on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, ATX and Niconico.[4] The anime was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[5] An additional unaired 14th episode came bundled with the Blu-ray Disc release of the series on May 24, 2013.[6]

Episode list

No.	Title	Original air date
01	"This Is Comic Earth Star's Editorial Staff"  (こちらコミック アース・スター編集部)	January 2, 2013 (2013-01-02)
02	"Everyday Editor"  (毎日編集者)	January 9, 2013 (2013-01-09)
03	"Perfect Day for a Gravure Shoot"  (グラビア撮影日和)	January 16, 2013 (2013-01-16)
04	"Assistant Girls"  (あしすたんとの嬢（アシスタントガールズ）)	January 23, 2013 (2013-01-23)
05	"Phototypesetting Midnight"  (写植ミッドナイト)	January 30, 2013 (2013-01-30)
06	"Infinite Proofreading"  (無限の校正)	February 6, 2013 (2013-02-06)
07	"Impatient Ryoma Road"  (きみじか龍馬(リョーマ)ロード)	February 13, 2013 (2013-02-13)
08	"Comisuke Planet"  (コミスケの星)	February 20, 2013 (2013-02-20)
09	"Something Borrowed"  (あずかりもん)	February 27, 2013 (2013-02-27)
10	"Buy More"  (もっとカッテクーレ)	March 6, 2013 (2013-03-06)
11	"We Just Haven't Given Our All Yet"  (私たちはまだ本気出してないだけ)	March 13, 2013 (2013-03-13)
12	"The First Volume"  (はじめの一巻)	March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20)
13	"It's Anime Time"  (アニメだV!)	March 27, 2013 (2013-03-27)
14	"遊ブへんしゅうがぁる"	May 24, 2013 (2013-05-24)

References

1. まんがーる! (1) (アース・スターコミックス) [Mangirl! 1] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4803003386.
2. まんがーる! 3 (アース・スターコミックス) [Mangirl! 3] (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. ASIN 4803004331.
3. 創刊! コミック アース・スター編集部 [Sōkan! Comic Earth Star Henshū-bu] (in Japanese). Hibiki Radio Station. Archived from the original on May 21, 2011. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
4. "Dogakobo to Animate Mangirl! Manga for January Premiere". Anime News Network. October 11, 2012. Retrieved October 12, 2012.
5. "Crunchyroll to Stream "Encouragement of Climb" and "Mangirl" Anime". Crunchyroll. December 27, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2013.
6. まんがーる! (in Japanese). Amazon.co.jp. Retrieved October 12, 2012.

External links

• Official website (in Japanese)
• Mangirl! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia