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NeoSam · 2009-08-09, 07:26

The seinen manga Arakawa Under the Bridge by Nakamura Hikaru will be getting an anime adaptation.

荒川アンダーザブリッジ
Arakawa Under the Bridge

The manga is serialized in the seinen manga magazine Young GanGan, and volume 9 will be released on September 25th, 2009.
Currently there are 8 volumes released of the manga.

Covers:

Spoiler:

From MangaUpdates:

Quote:

Gag manga about a young "elite" man who has a policy of not being in debt to anyone. But he ends up owing his life to a strange girl who saves his life. Rino, the girl, believes she's a martian & lives under the bridge by the Arakawa river. So the young man ends up living there too.

Young GanGan's page for the manga:
http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazin...ction/arakawa/

Mangaka: Nakamura Hikaru

Genre: Seinen, Comedy, Romance

sirn · 2009-08-09, 07:37

Nakamura Hikaru draw an endcard for episode 8 for Natsu no Arashi, the chance of this being another Shaft show is pretty high. Recent Shaft's endcard cases:

Endō Minari - Hidamari Sketch x365 #10 → Maria Holic
Kobayashi Jin - Hidamari Sketch x365 #11 → Natsu no Arashi!
Tamaki Nozomu - Maria Holic #11 → Dance in the Vampire Bund

duckroll · 2009-08-09, 07:43

Moonphase seems to confirm it's a Shinbo show from Shaft. Lol.

Mizuno · 2009-08-09, 07:59

I knew it! SHAFT is really picking up all the strange stuff to animate.

But this series seems pretty meh, this is going to require a lot of work to pique people's interest.

edit: this one's not just strange, it's bizarre.

Midonin · 2009-08-09, 11:05

The strange and the quirky is right up Shaft's alley, and also up mine. It's like an alley situated between one of those neon-lit novelty stores and a bookstore. What was I talking about again?

Oh, right. I will definitely watch this because I've never met a Shaft show I haven't liked.

M.Marangio · 2009-09-04, 11:45

It's a Shinbo/Shaft show after all, as the blog of the mangaka confirmed:

Quote:

荒川アンダーザブリッジが、アニメになります！！
制作はシャフト、監督は新房昭之監督です！！！！！マジで？！マジで！！！
http://cappadocia.jugem.jp/?day=20090904

See also http://journal.mycom.co.jp/news/2009...074/index.html.

Zu Ra · 2009-09-18, 14:19

The covers are really weird at least some of them were. So the element of comedy seems strong in this one . Also the art is pretty nice and concept seems interesting . I follow all almost all gag anime so sure wont miss this one .

Also kinda getting NieA under 7 vibes on this one , so really looking forward to this anime : O

musume_no_hoshi · 2009-09-19, 15:53

Zetsubo Sensei's weirdness is wearing off, it's time for Shaft to find something weird. I'll check this out for the weirdness...?

The mangaka seems to be in disbelief that a famous Director is picking this up?

sirn · 2009-12-04, 11:03

The anime character design looks very close to the manga, imo.

Staffs

Director: Shinbo Akiyuki
Series Director: Miyamoto Yukihiro (Maria Holic)
Series Composition: Akao Deko (Asura Cryin, Natsu no Arashi)
Character Design: Sugiyama Nobuhiko (ef)
Art Director: Azuma Kouji (ef)
Sound Director: Tsuruoka Youta (Bakemonogatari)
Production: SHAFT

Kunagisa · 2009-12-04, 13:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by sirn

The anime character design looks very close to the manga, imo.

Staffs

Director: Shinbo Akiyuki
Series Director: Miyamoto Yukihiro (Maria Holic)
Series Composition: Akao Deko (Asura Cryin, Natsu no Arashi)
Character Design: Sugiyama Nobuhiko (ef)
Art Director: Azuma Kouji (ef)
Sound Director: Tsuruoka Youta (Bakemonogatari)
Production: SHAFT

Oooh spring lineup, I actually didn't know this is getting animated. The manga was absolutely hilarious and wonderful, especially that "Priest".

puretsundere · 2009-12-04, 22:15

Those manga covers are... Can't think of a proper word to describe them, but I really like them.

It looks like this series could be good for a lot of laughs. So, I'll look out for this.

Midonin · 2009-12-04, 22:17

The last time a series had covers that asynchronously bizarre was Sunred. Which is now one of my favorite series. (And also from Gangan, come to think of it.) So I place my faith in the weirdness.

Midonin · 2009-12-05, 20:01

Pay close attention to this website link.

http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/arakawa_ub/

There's nothing there yet, but it was listed on the flyer above, so it should have something soon. Which means Arakawa will be another collaboration of the Triple-S. Shaft, Shinbo and Starchild.

Westlo · 2009-12-07, 02:10

Read the first chapter, all it did was set up the premise so can't really say much, will check out an episode or two when this airs eventually.

sirn · 2009-12-09, 10:26

Official site launched with ughh… announcement PV?

Midonin · 2009-12-09, 10:38

A live action announcement PV with a man in a kappa suit. Now that's the Shaft I know.

Kagura89 · 2009-12-09, 11:14

SHAFT never fails to amuse me with their creativity creating something different from usual....that was brilliant

Any news of the seiyuu cast yet?

Kunagisa · 2010-01-31, 16:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kagura89

SHAFT never fails to amuse me with their creativity creating something different from usual....that was brilliant

Any news of the seiyuu cast yet?

Still no news.

After watching a couple of shaftbund, I'm wondering how much more quirky can they make this (the original material is already pretty beyond common sense).

sirn · 2010-02-04, 12:45

Casts

Ichinomiya Kou (Riku): Kamiya Hiroshi
Nino: Sakamoto Maaya
Hoshi: Sugita Tomokazu
Sonchou (Kappa): Fujiwara Keiji

Midonin · 2010-02-04, 12:47

That makes three Shaft leads voiced by Kamiya. Impressive.

2009-08-09, 07:37	Link #2
sirn 田舎者言うな Join Date: Jan 2006	Nakamura Hikaru draw an endcard for episode 8 for Natsu no Arashi, the chance of this being another Shaft show is pretty high. Recent Shaft's endcard cases: Endō Minari - Hidamari Sketch x365 #10 → Maria Holic Kobayashi Jin - Hidamari Sketch x365 #11 → Natsu no Arashi! Tamaki Nozomu - Maria Holic #11 → Dance in the Vampire Bund

2009-08-09, 07:59	Link #4
Mizuno Undefined Join Date: May 2004 Location: With the gods Age: 40	I knew it! SHAFT is really picking up all the strange stuff to animate. But this series seems pretty meh, this is going to require a lot of work to pique people's interest. edit: this one's not just strange, it's bizarre. Last edited by Mizuno; 2009-08-09 at 08:23.

2009-09-18, 14:19	Link #7
Zu Ra ✖ ǝʇ ɯıqnɾl ☆ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mortuary : D	The covers are really weird at least some of them were. So the element of comedy seems strong in this one . Also the art is pretty nice and concept seems interesting . I follow all almost all gag anime so sure wont miss this one . Also kinda getting NieA under 7 vibes on this one , so really looking forward to this anime : O __________________ Last edited by Zu Ra; 2009-09-19 at 12:59. Reason: link corrected

2009-09-19, 15:53	Link #8
musume_no_hoshi ~Eternal Bakaness~ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Cheesecake wonderland	Zetsubo Sensei's weirdness is wearing off, it's time for Shaft to find something weird. I'll check this out for the weirdness...? The mangaka seems to be in disbelief that a famous Director is picking this up? __________________

2009-12-04, 22:15	Link #11
puretsundere Tachibana Isana Join Date: Sep 2007	Those manga covers are... Can't think of a proper word to describe them, but I really like them. It looks like this series could be good for a lot of laughs. So, I'll look out for this. __________________

2009-08-09, 07:43	Link #3
duckroll 綺羅星★！ Join Date: Jan 2004 Age: 42	Moonphase seems to confirm it's a Shinbo show from Shaft. Lol.

2009-08-09, 11:05	Link #5
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	The strange and the quirky is right up Shaft's alley, and also up mine. It's like an alley situated between one of those neon-lit novelty stores and a bookstore. What was I talking about again? Oh, right. I will definitely watch this because I've never met a Shaft show I haven't liked.

2009-12-04, 11:03	Link #9
sirn 田舎者言うな Join Date: Jan 2006	The anime character design looks very close to the manga, imo. Staffs Director: Shinbo Akiyuki Series Director: Miyamoto Yukihiro (Maria Holic) Series Composition: Akao Deko (Asura Cryin, Natsu no Arashi) Character Design: Sugiyama Nobuhiko (ef) Art Director: Azuma Kouji (ef) Sound Director: Tsuruoka Youta (Bakemonogatari) Production: SHAFT

2009-12-04, 22:17	Link #12
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	The last time a series had covers that asynchronously bizarre was Sunred. Which is now one of my favorite series. (And also from Gangan, come to think of it.) So I place my faith in the weirdness.

2009-12-05, 20:01	Link #13
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	Pay close attention to this website link. http://www.starchild.co.jp/special/arakawa_ub/ There's nothing there yet, but it was listed on the flyer above, so it should have something soon. Which means Arakawa will be another collaboration of the Triple-S. Shaft, Shinbo and Starchild.

2009-12-07, 02:10	Link #14
Westlo Lets be reality Join Date: May 2007	Read the first chapter, all it did was set up the premise so can't really say much, will check out an episode or two when this airs eventually.

2009-12-09, 10:26	Link #15
sirn 田舎者言うな Join Date: Jan 2006	Official site launched with ughh… announcement PV?

2009-12-09, 10:38	Link #16
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	A live action announcement PV with a man in a kappa suit. Now that's the Shaft I know.

2009-12-09, 11:14	Link #17
Kagura89 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Malaysia	SHAFT never fails to amuse me with their creativity creating something different from usual....that was brilliant Any news of the seiyuu cast yet?

2010-02-04, 12:45	Link #19
sirn 田舎者言うな Join Date: Jan 2006	Casts Ichinomiya Kou (Riku): Kamiya Hiroshi Nino: Sakamoto Maaya Hoshi: Sugita Tomokazu Sonchou (Kappa): Fujiwara Keiji

2010-02-04, 12:47	Link #20
Midonin Last Engage Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Florida	That makes three Shaft leads voiced by Kamiya. Impressive.