Sayonara, Football
Cover of Sayonara, Football volume 1 by Kodansha
さよならフットボール
(Sayonara Futtobōru)
GenreSports[1]
Manga
Written byNaoshi Arakawa
Published byKodansha
English publisher
MagazineMagazine E-no
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 20, 2009 – August 20, 2010
Volumes2
Anime film
Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch
Directed bySeiki Takuno
Written byNatsuko Takahashi
Music byMasaru Yokoyama
StudioLiden Films
Licensed byCrunchyroll
ReleasedJune 11, 2021 (2021-06-11)
Runtime104 minutes
Other

Sayonara, Football (Japanese: さよならフットボール, Hepburn: Sayonara Futtobōru) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine E-no from June 2009 to August 2010, and collected in two tankōbon volumes. The series is published in print and in digital in North America by Kodansha USA. A sequel, Farewell, My Dear Cramer, was published from 2016 to 2020.

An anime film adaptation of the series by Liden Films, titled Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch, premiered in June 2021.

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Naoshi Arakawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's Magazine E-no from June 20, 2009, to August 20, 2010.[2][3] Its chapters were compiled into two tankōbon volumes.[4][5]

Kodansha USA is publishing the series digitally and in print.[6]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 February 17, 2010[4]978-4-06-375872-6September 15, 2020[7]978-1-63236-963-5
2 October 15, 2010[5]978-4-06-375977-8November 24, 2020[8]978-1-63236-964-2

Film

An anime film adaptation of the series, titled Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch (さよなら私のクラマー ファーストタッチ, Sayonara Watashi no Kuramā Fāsuto Tatchi), was announced in September 2020.[9] The film is animated by Liden Films and directed by Seiki Takuno, with Natsuko Takahashi writing the script, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music.[10] It was originally set to premiere on April 1, 2021,[11] but it was delayed to June 11, 2021.[12] The staff said it was due to "unforeseen circumstances", but they also expressed hope of the new coronavirus getting contained.[13] Crunchyroll streamed the film outside of Asia.[14] In Southeast Asia, Muse Communication licensed the film.[15]

Reception

The series was nominated for the Mangawa award in the shōnen category in 2017.[16]

Caitlin Moore from Anime News Network praised the series, praising it for its "highly technical soccer action" and treatment of gender issues in sports, while criticizing the art for faces.[1] Koiwai and Takato from Manga News also gave the series praise, calling it "finely presented".[17]

References

  1. ^ a b Moore, Caitlin (January 29, 2021). "Sayonara Football GN 1-2 Review". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  2. ^ マガジンイーノ No.2号 2009年06月20日 (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on September 21, 2009. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  3. ^ 「たま♡はな」安原いちる新連載、男子中学生が魔女になる. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 20, 2010. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  4. ^ a b さよならフットボール（１） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  5. ^ a b さよならフットボール（２）＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 3, 2020.
  6. ^ Sayonara, Football. Kodansha USA. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  7. ^ "Sayonara, Football 1". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  8. ^ "Sayonara, Football 2". Penguin Random House. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  9. ^ "Naoshi Arakawa's 'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Manga Gets Anime Film, TV Anime". Anime News Network. September 3, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
  10. ^ 新川直司「さよなら私のクラマー」アニメプロジェクト始動！2021年4月映画＆TVに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 4, 2020. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
  11. ^ Mateo, Alex (December 3, 2020). "Farewell, My Dear Cramer Soccer Anime Film Reveals More Staff, April 1 Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 3, 2020.
  12. ^ Loo, Egan (April 4, 2021). "'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Film's Trailer, Poster Reveal New June 11 Date". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 4, 2021.
  13. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (February 4, 2021). "'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Soccer Anime Film Delayed to Early Summer". Anime News Network. Retrieved February 4, 2021.
  14. ^ Saabedra, Humberto (June 10, 2021). "Crunchyroll Adds Farewell, My Dear Cramer: First Touch Prequel Anime Film". Crunchyroll. Retrieved June 10, 2021.
  15. ^ "木棉花2021年4月新番代理公告 《再見了，我的克拉默》TV版+劇場版". Facebook (in Chinese). March 15, 2021. Retrieved April 2, 2021.
  16. ^ Sherman, Jennifer (April 18, 2017). "ReLIFE, Shuriken and Pleats, Children of the Whales Manga Win France's Mangawa Award". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2021.
  17. ^ Koiwai; Takato (June 28, 2016). "Sayonara Football Vol. 1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved June 3, 2021.

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