Softenni | |
![]() Cover of the first manga volume | |
そふてにっ (Sofuteni) | |
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Genre | Comedy, Sports |
Manga | |
Written by | Ryō Azuchi |
Published by | Mag Garden |
Magazine | Monthly Comic Blade |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | 2008 – 2011 |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Ryouki Kamitsubo |
Produced by |
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Written by | Ryouki Kamitsubo |
Music by | Akito Matsuda[a] |
Studio | Xebec |
Licensed by | |
Original network | AT-X, Tokyo MX |
Original run | April 8, 2011 – June 24, 2011 |
Episodes | 12 |
Softenni (そふてにっ, Sofuteni) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Ryō Azuchi. Beginning serialization in Mag Garden's Comic Blade in 2008, Softenni consists of eight volumes. An anime adaptation by Xebec aired on April 7, 2011 on Tokyo MX[1] and finished on June 24, 2011.
The series follows Shiratama Middle School student Asuna Harukaze and her teammates, who are all members of their school's Soft Tennis club. Their team are intent on winning the soft tennis national championship but must also deal with the trials, twists and turns of their comedic, adventurous school life.
The original manga by Ryō Azuchi began serialization in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from 2008. The series will be added to legal manga reading site JManga on June 5, 2012.[2]
An anime television series was announced in December 2010 in Comic Blade and confirmed to begin the following spring, with 12 episodes.[3] It aired on Tokyo MX on April 7, 2011 and finished on June 24, 2011. It is produced by Xebec, with character designs by Yūichi Oka, Yoshikazu Iwanami as sound director, and Ryouki Kamitsubo as director. Two songs are used for the opening and ending themes of the anime, "Rulebook o Wasurechae" (るーるぶっくを忘れちゃえ) by Ultra-Prism with Shiratama-chū Soft Tennis Club, and "Tsumasakidachi" (つまさきだち) by Kanae Itō respectively. The anime has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks for digital and home video distribution.[4]
No. | Title | Original airdate | |
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01 | "Morning Practice!" "Asaren" (あされんっ) | April 8, 2011 | |
Asuna wakes up bright and early to start a new day, her mind firmly set on tennis. Joined by her friend Kotone for practice before school. The two of them meet up at the tennis court and there they find non other than their coach, Misshi. | |||
02 | "Blond Hair!" "Patsukin" (ぱつきんっ) | April 15, 2011[5] | |
03 | "Intense" "Mōretsu" (もーれつっ) | April 22, 2011[5] | |
04 | "Going Out" "Odekake" (おでかけっ) | April 29, 2011[5] | |
05 | "Again" "Sairai" (さいらいっ) | May 6, 2011[5] | |
06 | "Two Pair" "Tsū Pea" (つーぺあっ) | May 13, 2011[6] | |
07 | "Ambush" "Senpuku" (せんぷくっ) | May 20, 2011[6] | |
08 | "The Top!" "Teppen" (てっぺんっ) | May 27, 2011[6] | |
09 | "For a While!" "Hitomazu" (ひとまずっ) | June 3, 2011[6] | |
10 | "Freshman Reception!" "Shinkan" (しんかんっ) | June 10, 2011[6] | |
11 | "Trip!" "Torippu" (とりっぷっ) | June 17, 2011[7] | |
12 | "Return!" "Ritān" (りたーんっ) | June 24, 2011[7] |