Days | |
Genre | Sports[1] |
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Manga | |
Written by | Tsuyoshi Yasuda |
Published by | Kodansha |
English publisher |
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Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | April 24, 2013 – January 20, 2021 |
Volumes | 42 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Kōnosuke Uda |
Written by | Kōnosuke Uda |
Music by | Yoshihiro Ike |
Studio | MAPPA |
Licensed by | |
Original network | MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11 |
Original run | July 3, 2016 – December 18, 2016 |
Episodes | 24 + 5 OVAs |
Manga | |
Days Gaiden | |
Written by |
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Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
Magazine | Magazine Pocket |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | October 12, 2016 – May 3, 2018 |
Volumes | 4 |
Days (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda. It was serialized by Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 2013 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in 42 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the manga is licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA.
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation by MAPPA was broadcast from July to December 2016.
By December 2020, the Days manga had over 10 million copies in circulation. In 2016, the manga won the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards for the shōnen category.
Days follows the struggles of Tsukushi Tsukamoto, a shy, clumsy and bullied teenager about to start high school. He decides to get into Seiseki High School so he can be with his neighbour and childhood friend Sayuri Tachibana, who is one year his senior. Just as he is bullied after visiting Sayuri at her work, Tsukushi is saved by Jin Kazama, who scares away the bullies by attacking them with nunchucks, and declares himself to be a vagrant and lost in town. Jin then asks Tsukushi if he likes football and asks him to join him the same night for a futsal match as his team is one player short. Tsukushi surprises Jin by showing up after running almost ten miles under the heavy rain and without one shoe, after another run-in with his bullies. Short, young and clumsy, Tsukushi plays incredibly bad but keeps running throughout the whole match despite having injured his foot, showing such an effort that it motivates his other teammates. After a final sprint, Tsukushi manages to score the decisive goal, smashing his head against the pole by doing it. He finds out later that Jin will also be a freshman at Seiseki, and decides to join the football club to play with him, unknowing that the football club in Seiseki is nationwide famous and looked after by students from all the country. He manages to make it to the team despite being incredibly frail, weak and clumsy thanks to his continuous efforts and amazing perseverance, and further he shows incredible ability in motivating the rest of the team to work as hard as possible.
Main article: List of Days chapters |
Written and illustrated by Yasuda Tsuyoshi, Days was serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine from April 24, 2013,[5] to January 20, 2021.[6][7] Kodansha collected its chapters in 42 tankōbon volumes, released from July 17, 2013,[8] to March 17, 2021.[9]
Kodansha USA publishes the manga in a digital-only format since April 25, 2017.[10]
A spin-off manga, titled Days Gaiden, was published on the Magazine Pocket online platform from October 12, 2016,[11] to May 3, 2018.[12] Its chapters were collected in four volumes, released from March 17, 2017,[13] to May 17, 2018.[14]
A 24-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by MAPPA, was broadcast on MBS from July 3 to December 18, 2016.[15][a]
Crunchyroll streamed the series with English subtitles as it aired in Japan.[17]
Two original video animations were bundled with the 21st and 22nd volumes of the manga, released on March 17 and May 17, 2017, respectively.[18] The original animation DVDs (OADs), depicting the All-Japan High School Soccer Tournament's Tokyo Preliminary Round with Tōin Academy, were bundled with the limited editions of manga volumes 26 to 28 on March 16, May 17, and July 17, 2018.[19]
No. | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date |
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1 | "With Just That, I Feel Like I Could Keep On Running Forever" Transliteration: "Sore dake de Boku wa Dokomademo Hashireru Ki ga Surunda" (Japanese: それだけで僕はどこまでも走れる気がするんだ) | Munehisa Sakai | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | July 3, 2016[20] |
2 | "I Want to be Part of the Dream" Transliteration: "Yume no Ichiin ni Naritai" (Japanese: 夢の一員になりたい) | Kōichirō Kuroda | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | July 10, 2016[21] |
3 | "Playing Soccer with You is Super Fun, You Idiot" Transliteration: "Omae to Soccer Suru no wa Mechakucha Tanoshi ze Baka Yarou" (Japanese: お前とサッカーするのはめちゃくちゃ楽しぜバカ野郎) | Tetsuya Endo | Hideo Takayashiki | July 17, 2016[22] |
4 | "I Want to Put My Life on the Line to Live" Transliteration: "Inochi Kakete Boku wa Ikitain Desu" (Japanese: 命かけて僕は生きたいんです) | Shun Kudō | Tatsuhiko Urahata | July 24, 2016[23] |
5 | "That's Why I Will Keep on Running, Kazama-kun" Transliteration: "Dakara Boku wa Korekara mo Hashiru yo Kazama-kun" (Japanese: だから僕はこれからも走るよ風間くん) | Kaori Makita | Seishi Minakami | July 31, 2016[24] |
6 | "Running for Someone That's the Kind of Soccer I Want to Play" Transliteration: "Dareka no Tame ni Hashirimasu Sore ga Boku no Mezasu Soccer desu" (Japanese: 誰かのために走ります それが僕の目指すサッカーです) | Tetsuya Endo | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | August 7, 2016[25] |
7 | "I Wish I Could Repay My Debt, if but a Little" Transliteration: "Semete Sukoshi demo Ongaeshi ga Shitai" (Japanese: せめて少しでも恩返しがしたい) | Kōichirō Kuroda | Hideo Takayashiki | August 14, 2016[26] |
8 | "If He Gets into it, He Will Become a Bullet" Transliteration: "Hamareba AItsu wa Dangan ni Naru" (Japanese: ハマればアイツは弾丸になる) | Shun Kudō | Tatsuhiko Urahata | August 21, 2016[27] |
9 | "We'll Get the Ball Over to Where Your Voice Can Reach Us in No Time" Transliteration: "Omae no Koe ga Todoku Toko made Sugu Oshiageteyaru" (Japanese: お前の声が届くトコまですぐ押し上げてやる) | Kōsuke Tachibana | Hideo Takayashiki | August 28, 2016[28] |
10 | "I Won't be Defeated by Such a Tiny Setback" Transliteration: "Kono Teido no Zasetsugotoki de Ore wa Makenai" (Japanese: この程度の挫折ごときで俺は負けない) | Shigeru Ueda | Hideo Takayashiki | September 4, 2016[29] |
11 | "In Order to Connect These Gleaming Days to the Future" Transliteration: "Kono Kagayaku You na Hibi wo Ashita ni Tsunageru Tame ni" (Japanese: この輝くような日々を明日に繋げるために) | Shun Kudō | Hideo Takayashiki | September 10, 2016[30] |
12 | "I Won't Let Anyone Be Disappointed Again" Transliteration: "Mou Dare ni mo Shita wa Mukasenai" (Japanese: もう誰にも下は向かせない) | Kōnosuke Uda | Shigeru Murakoshi | September 18, 2016[31] |
13 | "You Just Need to Look Forward" Transliteration: "Omae wa Mae dake Mitereba Ii" (Japanese: お前は前だけ見てればいい) | Kaori Makita | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | October 2, 2016[32] |
14 | "Give Everything to Take My Spot Away From Me" Transliteration: "Zenryoku de Ore no Isu o Ubai ni Koi" (Japanese: 全力で俺の椅子を奪いに来い) | Shigeru Ueda | Seishi Minakami | October 9, 2016[33] |
15 | "I'm Sure I Can't Stay at Seiseki Any Longer" Transliteration: "Kitto Koreijō Seiseki ni Ite wa Ikenai" (Japanese: きっとこれ以上聖蹟にいてはいけない) | Yasuhiro Minami | Seishi Minakami | October 16, 2016[34] |
16 | "The Endless Waves that Keep Crashing In" Transliteration: "Okusenman to Uchiyoseru Nami" (Japanese: 億千万と打ち寄せる波) | Kaori Makita | Tatsuhiko Urahata | October 23, 2016[35] |
17 | "I Love This Team" Transliteration: "Ore wa Kono Chīmu ga Suki ssu" (Japanese: 俺はこのチームが好きっス) | Naoki Hishikawa | Shigeru Murakoshi | October 30, 2016[36] |
18 | "Tell Me, Kimishita: You Can Do It, Right?" Transliteration: "Oshietekure yo Kimishita Omae nara Dekiru daro?" (Japanese: 教えてくれよ君下 お前ならできるだろ?) | Munehisa Sakai | Shigeru Murakoshi | November 6, 2016[37] |
19 | "Come With Me. It's a Straight Shot to Nationals" Transliteration: "Tsuite Koi Zenkoku made Itchokusenda" (Japanese: ついて来い 全国まで一直線だ) | Shigeru Ueda | Shigeru Murakoshi | November 13, 2016[38] |
20 | "Don't Underestimate Seiseki" Transliteration: "Seiseki o Nameruna yo" (Japanese: 聖蹟をなめるなよ) | Kaori Makita | Kazuyuki Fudeyasu | November 20, 2016[39] |
21 | "Isn't Soccer a Blast?" Transliteration: "Omoshirēyo na sakkā wa" (Japanese: 面白ぇよな サッカーは) | Naoki Hishikawa | Shigeru Murakoshi | November 27, 2016[40] |
22 | "Right Now, I'm Seiseki's Captain" Transliteration: "Ima wa Ore ga Seiseki no Kyaputen da" (Japanese: 今は俺が聖蹟のキャプテンだ) | Kazuhisa Takenouchi | Shigeru Murakoshi | December 4, 2016[41] |
23 | "I'm a Member of Seiseki's Soccer Team, Too" Transliteration: "Boku datte, Seiseki Sakkā-bu no Ichiin nanda" (Japanese: 僕だって、聖蹟サッカー部の一員なんだ) | Munehisa Sakai | Shigeru Murakoshi | December 11, 2016[42] |
24 | "I Want to Play More Soccer With This Team" Transliteration: "Kono Chīmu de Motto Sakkā ga Shitai" (Japanese: このチームでもっとサッカーがしたい) | Kōnosuke Uda | Seishi Minakami | December 18, 2016[43] |
Volume 2 reached the 44th place on the weekly Oricon manga charts and, by September 22, 2013, has sold 24,745 copies;[44] volume 3 reached the 36th place[45] and, byNovember 24, 2013, has sold 35,528 copies;[46] volume 4 reached the 41st place and, by January 19, 2014, has sold 24,837 copies;[47] volume 5 reached the 32nd place and, by March 23, 2014, has sold 41,911 copies;[48] volume 6 reached the 40th place and, by May 18, 2014, has sold 25,067 copies;[49] volume 7 reached the 25th place and, by July 20, 2014, has sold 34,421 copies;[50] volume 8 reached the 18th place and, by September 21, 2014, has sold 41,871 copies;[51] volume 9 reached the 21st place and, by December 21, 2014, has sold 44,586 copies;[52] volume 10 reached the 20th place and, by February 22, 2015, has sold 49,901 copies.[53] The manga had 4.5 million copies in print by January 2017.[54] By December 2020, the manga had over 10 million copies in circulation.[55]
Days ranked 12th in the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" by the Honya Club website in 2014.[56] The series was nominated for the shōnen category at the 39th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2015,[57] and won in the same category at the 40th Kodansha Manga Awards in 2016.[57][58]