Akikan!

Akikan!
Akikan! light novel volume 1 cover featuring Melon.
アキカン!
Genre	Romantic comedy[1]
Light novel
Written by	Riku Ranjō
Illustrated by	Hiro Suzuhira
Published by	Shueisha
Imprint	Super Dash Bunko
Demographic	Male
Original run	May 24, 2007 – March 22, 2013
Volumes	10
Manga
Illustrated by	Momotaro Miyano
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Ultra Jump
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	October 18, 2008 – April 18, 2009
Anime television series
Directed by	Yūji Himaki
Produced by	Makoto Ōyoshi Masashi Takatori Shinya Shinozaki
Written by	Hideaki Koyasu
Music by	Akito Matsuda[a]
Studio	Brain's Base
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks
Original network	Kids Station, BS11
Original run	January 3, 2009 – March 28, 2009
Episodes	12 + OVA (List of episodes)

Akikan! (Japanese: アキカン!, lit. "Empty Can!") is a Japanese light novel series about a group of anthropomorphic soda cans who do battle. It was created by Riku Ranjō, with illustrations by Hiro Suzuhira, known for her artistry in Shuffle!. The first novel was released on May 24, 2007, and as of April 24, 2009, eight volumes have been published by Shueisha under their Super Dash Bunko label. A manga adaptation began serialization in Ultra Jump on October 18, 2008, an anime adaptation began airing on January 3, 2009.^[2] On December 22, 2008, an early release of the first episode was streamed on the internet through Bandai Channel. On the day the final episode aired on March 28, 2009, an Akikan! OVA followed on October 23, 2009.^[3] At Anime Weekend Atlanta 2011, Sentai Filmworks announced that they have licensed both TV series and OVA and was released in 2012.

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