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Waiting for Spring (Japanese: 春待つ僕ら, Hepburn: Haru Matsu Bokura), released as We Hope For Blooming in Southeast Asia,[4] is a Japanese shōjo manga series by Anashin. It was serialized in the monthly manga magazine Dessert from April 2014 to September 2019, with the chapters collected in 14 tankōbon volumes. During the series' run, a drama CD was released on June 24, 2017.[5] A live-action film adaptation was released on December 14, 2018.[6]
| Waiting for Spring | |
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on July 11, 2014 | |
| 春待つ僕ら (Haru Matsu Bokura) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Romance, sports (basketball)[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Anashin |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Kodansha Comics |
| Magazine | Dessert |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | April 2014 – September 24, 2019[2] |
| Volumes | 14[3] |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Yuichiro Hirakawa |
| Written by | Satoko Okazaki |
| Music by | Yu Takami |
| Studio |
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| Released | December 14, 2018 |
Mitsuki is a shy first-year student at Seiryo High School struggling to make friends. To her dread, one day, four popular boys from the basketball team, heralded as the school's "four heavenly kings", drop by the café she works at. Initially reluctant, Mitsuki soon develops an unlikely friendship with them, particularly with Towa, even though Seiryo High School's basketball team is banned from dating. Just when Mitsuki finds herself growing fond of Towa, her childhood friend, Aya, returns.
Waiting for Spring is written and illustrated by Anashin. It was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Dessert from April 24, 2014[9] to September 24, 2019.[2] The chapters were collected in bound volumes by Kodansha for a total of 14 volumes, released between July 11, 2014 and May 13, 2020.[3] During the series' run, drama CDs were released in limited edition bundles of volumes 7 and 9.[5]
M&C! announced that Waiting for Spring had been licensed in English for Southeast Asian distribution on September 24, 2016 under the manga's original English subtitle We Hope For Blooming.[4] Kodansha USA announced that Waiting for Spring had been licensed in English for North American distribution on October 6, 2016, with the first volume releasing in summer 2017.[10]
| No. | Title | Original release date | English release date | |
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| 1 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 1 Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | July 11, 2014[11] 978-4-06-365778-4 | July 18, 2017[12] 978-1-63-2365163 | |
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| 2 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 2: Unexpected Turns Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | February 13, 2015[13] 978-4-06-365805-7 | September 5, 2017[14] 978-1-63-236517-0 | |
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| 3 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 3: Courting on the Court Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | August 12, 2015[15] 978-4-06-365828-6 | November 28, 2017[16] 978-1-63-236518-7 | |
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| 4 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 4: Hoop Dreams Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | February 12, 2016[17] 978-4-06-365854-5 | January 16, 2018[18] 978-1-63-236585-9 | |
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| 5 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 5: In Circles Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | July 13, 2016[19] 978-4-06-365869-9 | March 27, 2018[20] 978-1-63-236516-3 | |
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| 6 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 6: A Most Festive Rivalry Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | December 13, 2016[21] 978-4-06-365888-0 | May 29, 2018[22] 978-1-63-236587-3 | |
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| 7 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 7: One-on-One Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | May 12, 2017[23] 978-4-06-365907-8 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-06-358846-0 (limited edition drama CD bundle)[24] | July 10, 2018[25] 978-1-63-236631-3 | |
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| 8 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 8: Puppy Love Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | October 13, 2017[26] 978-4-06-365933-7 | September 11, 2018[27] 978-1-63-236690-0 | |
| 9 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 9: Love Triangles Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | March 3, 2018[28] 978-4-06-511117-8 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-06-510825-3 (limited edition drama CD bundle)[29] | November 13, 2018[30] 978-1-63-236691-7 | |
| 10 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 10: In Hot Water Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | August 9, 2018[31] 978-4-06-512502-1 | January 22, 2019[32] 978-1-63-236742-6 | |
| 11 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 11: The New Team Tournament Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | December 13, 2018[33] 978-4-06-513840-3 | July 23, 2019[34] 978-1-63-236738-9 | |
| 12 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 12 Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | June 13, 2019[35] 978-4-06-516256-9 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-06-515600-1 (limited edition postcard & drama CD bundle)[36] | December 31, 2019[37] 978-1-63-236859-1 | |
| 13 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 13 Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | December 13, 2019[38] 978-4-06-518061-7 | September 1, 2020[39] 978-1-63-236942-0 | |
| 14 | Waiting for Spring, Volume 14 Haru Matsu Bokura (春待つ僕ら) | May 13, 2020[40] 978-4-06-519499-7 (regular edition) ISBN 978-4-06-519500-0 (limited edition with mini art book)[41] | January 26, 2021[42] 978-1-64-651148-8 | |
A live-action film adaptation was announced in March 2018 and released in theaters on December 14, 2018. The film is directed by Yuichiro Hirakawa and written by Satoko Okazaki, produced and distributed by Office Crescendo and Warner Bros., The film stars Tao Tsuchiya as Mitsuki, Yuta Koseki as Aya, Takumi Kitamura as Towa, Yu Inaba as Rui, Hayato Isomura as Kyōsuke, and Yosuke Sugino as Ryuji.[43] Additional cast members include Rika Izumi as Nanase, Yuki Saso as Reina, and Tamaki Ogawa as Yuko (Aya's mother).[8]
Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network praised Mitsuki's character and the overall story composition.[44]
Volume 2 debuted at #49 on Oricon and sold 15,428 copies in its first week.[45] Volume 3 debuted at #24 on Oricon with 44,674 copies sold in its first week[46] and fell to #46 with 21,443 copies sold in its second week, totaling 66,117 copies sold overall.[47] Volume 4 debuted at #5 on Oricon with 47,250 copies sold in its first week[48] and 119,395 copies sold overall.[49][50] Volume 5 debuted at #9 on Oricon with 80,699 copies sold in its first week[51] and 135,329 copies sold overall.[52][53] Volume 6 debuted at #9 on Oricon with 95,329 copies sold in its first week[54] and 203,581 copies sold, making it the 98th best-selling manga in Japan for the first half of 2017.[55][56] Volume 7 debuted at #8 on Oricon with 52,563 copies sold in its first week[57] and 140,115 copies sold overall.[58][59][60] Volume 8 debuted at #6 on Oricon with 60,037 copies sold in its first week[61] and 140,396 copies sold overall.[62][63] Volume 9 debuted at #4 on Oricon with 52,563 copies sold in its first week[64] and 139,640 copies sold overall.[65][66] Volume 10 debuted at #11 on Oricon with 68,150 copies sold in its first week[67] and 144,725 copies sold overall.[68][69]
Waiting for Spring was nominated for the 41st Annual Kodansha Manga Awards under the Best Shojo Manga category.[70] The first two volumes were included in the 2018 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens produced by American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association.[71]
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