Channel wa Sonomama!

Summary

Channel wa Sonomama! (チャンネルはそのまま!, "Stay Tuned!") is a Japanese manga by Noriko Sasaki serialized in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits, published by Shogakukan between 2008 and 2013.[2][3]

Channel wa Sonomama!
First tankōbon volume cover
チャンネルはそのまま!
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byNoriko Sasaki
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original run7 April 200827 April 2013
Volumes6
Television drama
Directed byKatsuyuki Motohiro
Produced by
  • Masamishi Ureshino
  • Ken Tada
  • Hideki Sakamoto
Written byHayashi Mori
Music byAkimitsu Honma
StudioProduction I.G.
Original network
Original run 18 March 2019 22 March 2019
Episodes5

The main character is Hanako Yukimaru, a rookie, clumsy journalist at fictional Hokkaido Hoshi (Star) Television (HHTV) in Sapporo.

Media edit

Manga edit

Written and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki, Channel wa Sonomama! was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 7 April 2008[4] to 27 April 2013.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from 30 January 2009[5] to 30 July 2013.[6]

Volumes edit

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 30 January 2009[5]978-4-09-182450-9
2 29 January 2010[7]978-4-09-183105-7
3 30 November 2010[8]978-4-09-183580-2
4 30 November 2011[9]978-4-09-184095-0
5 30 July 2012[10]978-4-09-184588-7
6 30 July 2013[6]978-4-09-185446-9

Drama edit

A Japanese television drama adaptation starring Kyoko Yoshine[2] was produced by Production I.G.[11] and TV Asahi affiliate HTB, where it was broadcast during the week from 18 to 22 March 2019. The series was launched to celebrate HTB's 50th anniversary.

The drama series has been available globally on Netflix,[3] with the English title Stay Tuned!, since 21 March 2019.[12] It has been available on Netflix Japan since 11 March 2019.[12]

After its premiere broadcast on Hokkaido, the drama series has been syndicated to other stations all over Japan.[13]

Cast edit

  • Kyoko Yoshine: Hanako Yukimaru, HHTV journalist
  • Hiroki Iijima: Hajime Yamane, HHTV journalist
  • Kanako Miyashita: Maki Hanae, HHTV journalist and news presenter
  • Takuro Osada: Hayato Kitagami, HHTV programming employee
  • Taisei Shima: Tetsutarō Hattori, HHTV sales employee
  • Hikaru Takihara: Seiichi Tachibana, HHTV master control employee
  • Yō Ōizumi (TEAM-NACS): Masayoshi Kanbara, head of NPO Sprout Mind
  • Takayuki Suzui: Takayasu Suzuki, HHTV president
  • Ayumu Saito: Mamoru Shōgasaki, HHTV chief executive
  • Atsuo Ouchi: Heizō Hasegawa, HHTV news director
  • Hayato Myo: Keiji Osada, HHTV police news chief
  • Tadahisa Fujimura: Toraya Ogura, HHTV information director
  • Kimiko Jitsukawa: Reiko Kurenai, HHTV announcer
  • Hitoshi Fujio: Yousuke Furuya, HHTV weather forecaster
  • Ken Yasuda (TEAM-NACS): Katori, Higuma TV (HHTV rival station) information director
  • Toshie Negishi: Tane, Hanako's grandmother
  • Hiroyuki Morisaki (TEAM-NACS): Mamoru Yukimaru, Hanako's father
  • Tatsuko Kojima, Sanae, Hanako's mother
  • Takuma Oto'o (TEAM-NACS): Gotō
  • Shigeyuki Totsugi (TEAM-NACS): Investigator

Source:[14]

References edit

  1. ^ a b 佐々木倫子「チャンネルはそのまま!」次回で連載に幕. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. 25 March 2013. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  2. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (9 September 2018). "Kasane's Kyōko Yoshine Stars in Live-Action Channel wa Sono Mama! TV Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  3. ^ a b Hodgkins, Crystalyn (24 June 2018). "Noriko Sasaki's Channel wa Sono Mama! Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  4. ^ 2008年04月07日のアーカイブ. manganohi.jp (in Japanese). 7 April 2008. Archived from the original on 22 April 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2021. 【ビッグコミックスピリッツ】ビッグコミックスピリッツ 19号 発売! ★巻頭カラー40P!!!! 月イチ新連載発信!! 『チャンネルはそのまま!』佐々木倫子
  5. ^ a b チャンネルはそのまま! / 1 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  6. ^ a b チャンネルはそのまま! / 6 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  7. ^ チャンネルはそのまま! / 2 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ^ チャンネルはそのまま! / 3 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ チャンネルはそのまま! / 4 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  10. ^ チャンネルはそのまま! / 5 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Archived from the original on 5 December 2017. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  11. ^ "スタッフ - HTB開局50周年ドラマ「チャンネルはそのまま!」". Hokkaido Television Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  12. ^ a b "3月21日(木)~NETFLIXでグローバル配信がスタート" (in Japanese). Hokkaido Television Broadcasting. 21 March 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  13. ^ "各地の放送日時". HTB開局50周年どらま「チャンネルはそのまま!」. Hokkaido Broadcasting Television. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
  14. ^ "登場人物". HTB開局50周年どらま「チャンネルはそのまま!」. Hokkaido Television Broadcasting. Retrieved 15 April 2019.

Further reading edit

  • Takafumi, Horie (30 April 2014). テレビ局の構造を理解するためには地方の弱小テレビ局の現状から学べ! - 『チャンネルはそのまま。』. Manga Honz (in Japanese). Honz. Archived from the original on 5 May 2014.

External links edit

  • Channel wa Sonomama! on HTB
  • Stay Tuned! on Netflix
  • Channel wa Sonomama! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia