A Channel (manga)

A Channel
The cover of the first manga volume, featuring one of the main characters, Tōru
Aチャンネル (Ē Channeru)
Genre	Comedy, slice of life[1]
Manga
Written by	bb Kuroda
Published by	Houbunsha
Magazine	Manga Time Kirara Carat
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	December 2008 – January 2021
Volumes	11
Anime television series
Directed by	Manabu Ono
Produced by	Tetsuya Endō Atsuhiro Iwakami Hiroyuki Kobayashi Hiro Maruyama
Written by	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by	MONACA Satoru Kōsaki
Studio	Studio Gokumi
Licensed by	NA: Sentai Filmworks (expired) SEA: Medialink
Original network	TBS, MBS, CBC, Animax, Anime Network
Original run	April 8, 2011 – June 24, 2011
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Manga
A Channel ~days in junior high school~
Written by	bb Kuroda
Published by	Houbunsha
Magazine	Manga Time Kirara Carino
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	January 27, 2012 – June 26, 2013
Original video animation
A Channel + smile
Directed by	Manabu Ono
Produced by	Tetsuya Endō Hiroyuki Kobayashi Shin'ichirō Kashiwada Toshihiro Maeda
Written by	Tatsuhiko Urahata
Music by	MONACA Satoru Kōsaki
Studio	Studio Gokumi
Licensed by	SEA: Medialink
Released	March 21, 2012 – September 27, 2017
Runtime	24 minutes each
Episodes	3 (List of episodes)

A Channel (Aチャンネル, Ē Channeru), is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by bb Kuroda. It was serialized from 2008 to 2021 in the seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat, published by Houbunsha. A prequel manga series, also by Kuroda, launched in Manga Time Kirara Carino from January 2012. An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011, and June 24, 2011.^[2][3] An original video animation, A Channel +smile, was released on March 21, 2012.