Sweet Poolside
| Sweet Poolside | |
 Cover of the first volume of manga. | |
| スイートプールサイド (Suīto Pūrusaido) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Shūzō Oshimi |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Magazine (2004) Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (2011) |
| Demographic | Seinen, shōnen |
| Original run | 2004 (original) May 2011 – August 2011 (re-serialized) |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Daigo Matsui |
| Produced by | Toshihiro Takahashi |
| Written by | Daigo Matsui |
| Released | June 14, 2014 |
| Runtime | 103 minutes |
Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド, Suīto Pūrusaido) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2004, and later re-serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from May to August 2011.[1]
It was adapted into a live action film that was premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014.[1][2][3][4] In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication,[5] with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023.[6]
Plot[edit]
Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides to Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair.
Characters[edit]
- Toshihiko Ōta - Kenta Suga
- Ayako Gotō - Yuiko Kariya
- Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) - Shota Matsuda
- Satoko Hokuyu (Mitsuhiko's girlfriend) - Mitsuki Tanimura
- Teacher Takakura - Takayuki Kinoshita
- Shigeo Goto - Go Riju
- Senior Ninomiya - Motoki Ochiai
- Mai Sakashita - Moe Arai
- Taka Mimura - Taiga
- Senior Nakayama - Kai Inowaki
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Sweet Poolside Film by Flowers of Evil Creator Slated for June". Anime News Network. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ "Sweet Poolside Manga by Flowers of Evil's Oshimi Gets Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ スイートプールサイド. eiga.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-13.
- ^ Stephen Cremin (8 May 2014). "Wa! brings Japan to Florence and Milan". Film Business Asia. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
- ^ Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2022). "Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels". Anime News Network. Retrieved March 24, 2022.
- ^ "Sweet Poolside". Penguin Random House. Retrieved July 7, 2022.
External links[edit]
- Sweet Poolside at IMDb
- Sweet Poolside (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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