Clover (Tetsuhiro Hirakawa manga)

Clover (Japanese: クローバー, Hepburn: Kurōbā) is a Japanese fighting manga written and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Hirakawa. The series was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from April 2007 to October 2015; its individual chapters were collected into 43 volumes. A television drama adaptation aired on TV Tokyo from April to June 2012.

Clover
クローバー (Kurōbā)
Genre	Yankī[1]
Manga
Written by	Tetsuhiro Hirakawa [ja]
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Demographic	Shōnen
Original run	April 19, 2007 – October 15, 2015
Volumes	43
Television drama
Directed by	Yu Irie
Written by	Naomi Murakami Junpei Yamaoka [ja]
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 13, 2012 – June 29, 2012
Episodes	12

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tetsuhiro Hirakawa, the manga began serialization in Weekly Shōnen Champion on April 19, 2007.^[2] The series completed serialization on October 15, 2015.^[3] The series' individual chapters were collected into 43 tankōbon volumes.^[4]

In France, the manga is licensed by 12 bis.^[5]

TV drama

A television drama adaptation was announced in January 2012.^[6] It was directed by Yu Irie, with scripts written by Naomi Murakami and Junpei Yamaoka. Kento Kaku performed the lead role. It was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 13 to June 29, 2012, for a total of twelve episodes.^[5][7]

Reception

Faustine Lillaz from Planete BD praised the artwork, characters, and plot.^[8] The reviewer for Manga Sanctuary had similar opinions, praising the plot and characters, as well as favorably comparing the artwork to that of Yellow Tanabe.^[9] The reviewer for Manga News largely shared the opinions of previous critics, praising the artwork and nothing that while the story is nothing new, it was still solid.^[10]

As of February 2012, the series has over 4.5 million copies in circulation.^[1]

See also

• Nine Peaks, another manga series by the same author

References

1. 人気ヤンキーマンガ『クローバー』が初の連ドラ化 テレビ東京で4月スタート. Oricon (in Japanese). February 2, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2020.
2. "クローバー". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
3. Pineda, Rafael (October 11, 2015). "Hirakawa's Clover Manga to End on October 15". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
4. "クローバー 第43巻" (in Japanese). Akita Shoten. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
5. Sherlock (October 7, 2015). "Fin annoncée pour Clover de Tetsuhiro Hirakawa". AnimeLand [fr] (in French). Retrieved April 12, 2022.
6. Loo, Egan (January 31, 2012). "Hirakawa's Fighting Manga Clover Gets Live-Action Show". Anime News Network. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
7. "実写「クローバー」主役は賀来賢人、監督は「SR」入江悠". Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 16, 2012. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
8. Lillaz, Faustine (October 7, 2008). Clover T1 (in French). Retrieved April 12, 2022. {{cite book}}: |website= ignored (help)
9. "Critique Manga Clover #1". Manga Sanctuary (in French). October 8, 2008. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
10. Blacksheep (October 9, 2008). "Clover Vol.1". Manga News (in French). Retrieved April 12, 2022.

External links

• Clover (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia