Nichijou
2006 comedy manga by Keiichi Arawi / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Nichijou (Japanese: 日常, Hepburn: Nichijō, lit. "Everyday Life") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. The manga began serialization in the December 2006 issue of Kadokawa Shoten's manga magazine Shōnen Ace, and was also serialized in Comptiq between the March 2007 and July 2008 issues. Kadokawa Shoten later published all chapters of the series' initial run in ten tankōbon volumes from July 2007 to December 2015. After a six-year hiatus, the manga began serialization again in 2021.[3]
Nichijou | |
日常 (Nichijō) | |
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Genre | |
Manga | |
Written by | Keiichi Arawi |
Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
English publisher |
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Magazine | |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | December 2006 – present |
Volumes | 11 |
Original video animation | |
Nichijou Episode 0 | |
Directed by | Tatsuya Ishihara |
Produced by |
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Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Yūji Nomi |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll[lower-alpha 1] |
Released | March 12, 2011 |
Runtime | 24 minutes |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tatsuya Ishihara |
Produced by |
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Written by | Jukki Hanada |
Music by | Yūji Nomi |
Studio | Kyoto Animation |
Licensed by | Crunchyroll |
Original network | TV Aichi, Chiba TV, TV Saitama, TBS, KBS, Tokyo MX, MRO, FBC |
Original run | April 3, 2011 – September 25, 2011 |
Episodes | 26 (List of episodes) |
Game | |
Nichijou: Uchuujin | |
Developer | Vridge |
Publisher | Kadokawa Shoten |
Genre | Visual novel |
Platform | PlayStation Portable |
Released | July 28, 2011 |
Anime and manga portal |
Set in Gunma Prefecture, Nichijou is populated by an ensemble set of characters, featuring moments from their everyday lives which alternate between the mundane and the strange, without strong focus on a narrative. A 26-episode anime television series directed by Tatsuya Ishihara and produced by Kyoto Animation was broadcast on independent television stations from April 3 to September 21, 2011, after an earlier original video animation (OVA) was released in March. The series was known in English as My Ordinary Life. A PlayStation Portable game by Vridge and Kadokawa Shoten was released on July 28, 2011, entitled Nichijou: Uchuujin.[4]
The manga and anime series were initially licensed in North America by Bandai Entertainment in July 2011, but both releases were cancelled due to the company's downsizing. The manga series was later licensed for publication in English by Vertical, with the first volume released in March 2016. Funimation released the anime in North America with subtitles on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 7, 2017. An English dub was later created for the Blu-ray re-release on July 23, 2019. Madman Entertainment licensed the anime series in 2011 for Australian and New Zealand distribution, releasing the DVDs in April and May 2013.
The anime adaptation initially received reserved praise from Western critics, who commended the animation quality but found it lacking in consistent humor and substance. Retrospective reviews, however, have since given the series high critical acclaim for its heart and surreal comedy, with critic Nick Creamer deeming it among the "finest anime comedies of all time".[5]