Another (novel)
- Kento Yamazaki ( Koichi Sakakibara )
- Ai Hashimoto ( Mei Misaki )
- Ai Katō ( Reiko )
Another is a Japanese horror novel by Yukito Ayatsuji. The series was published from 2006 to 2009 in Japan and was adapted as His manga, anime television series and live-action film.
Content
The 15 -year-old Koichi Sakakibara (榊 原 恒 一) moves in with his grandparents and his aunt Reiko, since his father has for his work to India. At the Yomiyama - secondary school, he joins the class 9 -C, which Koichi however seem odd from the start. The class is isolated from all others in the school as much as possible. Koichi noticed a classmate with an eyepatch, Mei Misaki (见 崎 鸣), but his classmates react as if there is not, if he asks someone for her. Soon Koichi learns that the class is cursed, for 26 years before a student named Misaki died. Since then, every year there is a surplus in the class deceased person, the / the " Other " (Another ) whose mere presence, is the reason that monthly take pupils of that class or their close relatives died in strange circumstances.
Publication
The written by Yukito Ayatsuji story appeared in continuation chapters from August 2006 to May 2009 in the magazine of the publishing Kadokawa Shoten Yasei Jidai. In October 2009, the chapter appeared collected in a tankōbon (ISBN 978-4-04-874003-6 ). The cover illustration is by Shiho " Shiffon " Enta. In November 2011, followed by a version in two Bunkobon (ISBN 978-4-04-100001-4 ISBN 978-4-04-100000-7 and ), and in March 2012 a new edition (ISBN 978-4-04-100142-4 ISBN 978-4-04-100141-7 and ) them with illustrations by Noizi Ito.
An English translation of the first Bunkobon version to appear in March (ISBN 978-0-316-25275-1 ) and July 2013 ( ISBN 978-0-316-25276-8 ) in Yen Press, initially only one of the first two digital-only publications of the imprints.
Adaptations
Manga
The artist Hiro Kiyohara created a manga adaptation of the substance of issue 5/2010 (4 April 2010) to 1/2012 (4 December 2011) in the magazine Young Ace appeared at Kadokawa Shoten also. The chapters were released between October 2010 and December 2011 in four anthologies. Egmont Manga and Anime brought from July 2012 to January 2013 a German publication of all volumes out. In the U.S., the manga was licensed by Yen Press and will (ie, all four volumes in one) appear from October 2013 in an omnibus version there.
Then a side story called Another0 with Reiko ran in the same magazine in the issue 2/2012 and 3/2012 as a protagonist. This chapter appeared on 24 May 2012 as the anthology including Anime DVD.
Anime television series
In Studio P. A. Works was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima by 2012 anime adaptation of the Japanese television, which includes twelve episodes. The screenplay was written by Ryo Higaki, by Yuriko Ishii comes the final character design, based on the designs by Noizi Ito, and Satoru Hirayanagi was responsible for the artistic direction.
From January 10 to March 27, 2012 after midnight (and thus on the previous TV day ), the series was erstausgestrahlt at Kitanihon HOSO. This was followed with a few days delay broadcasts in Chiba TV, Gifu Broadcasting, KBS Kyoto, Mie TV, Sun TV, Tokyo MX, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama and TVQ Kyushu Hoso. An English subtitled version was distributed by Crunchyroll as simulcast and The Anime Network on streaming. A release on DVD and Blu- Ray for the English -speaking world has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.
The published May 24, 2012 Manga band Another0 included as a side dish, an original video animation with a sequence 0 to anime series that tells Mei Misaki's history.
Synchronization
Music
The music of the series composed Kō Otani, sound control led Yoshikazu Iwanami. You used the song Kyōmu Densen (凶 梦 伝 染) Ali Project for the opening credits, the credits were welcomed to the title anamnesis of Annabel.
Real movie
On August 4, 2012 was a live-action adaptation of the Japanese cinema. Directed by Takeshi Furusawa, the screenplay was written by him and Sachiko Tanaka and the music of Gorō Yasukawa. Koichi was played by Kento Yamazaki, Mei Ai Hashimoto and Reiko Ai Katō.
The film was shown on the opening weekend in 230 theaters and played 80 million yen, which he was the ninth most successful.