Japanese manga series
Magical Somera-chan (不思議なソメラちゃん, Fushigi na Somera-chan, "Mysterious Somera-chan") is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Choborau Nyopomi (ちょぼらうにょぽみ, Choboraunyopomi), author of Ai Mai Mi. It ran in Ichijinsha's Manga Palette Lite magazine until the magazine was cancelled in 2011, and was relaunched as Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture (不思議なソメラちゃんオートクチュール, Fushigi na Somera-chan Ōtokuchūru) in Manga 4-koma Palette in 2015, where it ran until 2018. An anime television series adaptation began airing in October 2015.
Media
Manga
Choborau Nyopomi published the Fushigi na Somera-chan manga in Ichijinsha's Manga Palette Lite magazine beginning in its 6th issue and ending in its 38th issue in April 2011, when the magazine ceased publication.[5][6][7] The series was compiled into two tankōbon volumes, both of which are out of print and only available on Amazon Kindle.[5][6]
A sequel, titled Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture, began publication in the June issue of Ichijinsha's Manga 4-koma Palette on 22 April 2015 after the announcement of the anime television prompted a number of readers to request the return of the series.[3][7] The series ended on 22 May 2018.[8]
Volume list
- Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture
Anime
An anime adaptation, directed by Itsuki Imazaki, was originally teased as an April Fools' Day joke, but Imazaki later confirmed that production had begun and he was working on storyboards for the series.[5][6] It was later revealed that the anime, a television series, would be animated by animation studio Seven and produced by Dream Creation. Imazaki was also confirmed to be writing, producing, and creating character designs for the series.[13] Masakatsu Oomuro serves as the show's sound director, and Fūga Hatori produces the music. Sound production for the series is provided by DAX Production.[1] The anime adapted material both from the original manga and the sequel.[3]
The anime is the third installment in the "Choborau Nyopomi Theater",[6] after the Ai Mai Mi and Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō Catastrophe television series, both of which were also directed by Imazaki.[5]
The series began airing on 7 October 2015 on AT-X, TV Saitama, KBS, TVK, and Sun TV.[14] It is streamed worldwide by Crunchyroll.[15]
Episode list
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Title
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Original air date
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| 1 | "Here We Go! Say Hello to the Nonomoto Magic Fist"
"Hajimatteru yo! Kore ga Nono hon Mahō ken!" (始まってるよ！これが野乃本魔法拳！) | 7 October 2015 (2015-10-07) |
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| 2 | "Here We Go! New Character Auditions"
"Hajimatteru yo! Daiichikai Shin Kyaraōdishon!" (始まってるよ！第一回新キャラオーディション！) | 14 October 2015 (2015-10-14) |
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| 3 | "Here We Go! An Alien Invader!" | 21 October 2015 (2015-10-21) |
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| 4 | "Here We Go! Matsushima the Popular" | 28 October 2015 (2015-10-28) |
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| 5 | "Here We Go! Dr. Wommy's Human Catastrophe Project" | 5 November 2015 (2015-11-05) |
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| 6 | "Here We Go! Kukuru and the Female Pakkun" | 12 November 2015 (2015-11-12) |
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| 7 | "Here We Go! Somera vs. Matsushima" | 19 November 2015 (2015-11-19) |
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| 8 | "Here We Go! Domunperg the Creator" | 26 November 2015 (2015-11-26) |
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| 9 | "Here We Go! Goodbye Matsushima" | 3 December 2015 (2015-12-03) |
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| 10 | "Here We Go! Christmas Invader" | 10 December 2015 (2015-12-10) |
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| 11 | "Here We Go! Human Massacre Project" | 17 December 2015 (2015-12-17) |
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| 12 | "Here We Go! Final Episode" | 24 December 2015 (2015-12-24) |
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