Orange (manga)

Orange
Cover of Shueisha's first volume of the series
GenreRomance, slice of life
Manga
Written byIchigo Takano
Published byShueisha
Futabasha
English publisher
ImprintMargaret Comics
Action Comics
MagazineBessatsu Margaret → Monthly Action
English magazineCrunchyroll Manga
DemographicShōjo, seinen
Original runMarch 13, 2012 – April 12, 2022
Volumes7 (List of volumes)
Novel series
Written byIchigo Takano
Published byFutabasha
ImprintJunior Bunko
Original runJuly 18, 2015 – March 18, 2016
Volumes3
Manga
Sorigerisu
Written byMatsupon
Published byFutabasha
MagazineMonthly Action
DemographicSeinen
Original runMarch 25, 2016 – present
Anime television series
Directed by
  • Hiroshi Hamasaki
  • Naomi Nakayama
Produced by
  • Ikumi Hayashi
  • Takashi Yoshizawa
Written byYūko Kakihara
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, TVA, ABC, TSB
Original run July 3, 2016 – September 25, 2016
Episodes13[1] (List of episodes)
Anime film
Orange: Future
Directed by
  • Naomi Nakayama (Chief)
  • Hiroshi Hamasaki
Produced by
  • Ikumi Hayashi
  • Takashi Yoshizawa
Written byYūko Kakihara
Music byHiroaki Tsutsumi
Studio
ReleasedNovember 18, 2016
Live action film

Orange (stylized as orange) is a Japanese romance manga series written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano, aimed at the shōjo and seinen demographics.[2][3] The series follows high schoolgirl Naho Takamiya, who receives a letter written by herself ten years in the future. She is tasked with keeping an eye on Kakeru Naruse, a transfer student whose mother committed suicide on his first day of school. It was first serialized in 2012 in Bessatsu Margaret manga magazine and later in Monthly Action.[3] It has been compiled into 7 volumes as of April, 2022. Its chapters are published online in English by Crunchyroll and in print by Seven Seas Entertainment.[3] It is also published in France by Akata,[2] in Poland by Waneko,[4] and in Spain by Ediciones Tomodomo.[5] A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on December 12, 2015.[6] An anime television adaptation started to air in July 2016.[7] A spin-off to the manga began serialization on March 25, 2016, in the Monthly Action magazine published by Futabasha.[8] An anime theatrical film, titled Orange: Future, premiered in Japan on November 18, 2016.

  1. ^ "Episode Counts Listed For Handa-kun, Orange, Tales of Zestiria the X Anime". Anime News Network. July 10, 2016. Retrieved July 10, 2016.
  2. ^ a b "Orange - Ichigo Takano". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  3. ^ a b c "Crunchyroll Adds Action Mask, King's Game: Origin, Orange, Re Collection Manga". Anime News Network. January 24, 2014. Retrieved December 26, 2014.
  4. ^ "ORANGE" (in Polish). Waneko. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
  5. ^ "Ediciones Tomodomo".
  6. ^ "orange-オレンジ-". allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Retrieved December 15, 2015.
  7. ^ "Ichigo Takano's Sci-Fi Romance Manga Orange Gets TV Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
  8. ^ "Ichigo Takano's Orange Manga Gets Spinoff". Anime News Network. February 24, 2016. Retrieved February 24, 2016.