Harigane Service

Harigane Service (Japanese: ハリガネサービス, Hepburn: Harigane Sābisu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Ara. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from May 2014 to October 2018, with its chapters collected in 24 tankōbon volumes. A sequel, titled Harigane Service Ace, was serialized in the same magazine from November 2018 to July 2023. An anime television short film adaptation of Harigane Service premiered in the 15th episode of Animation x Paralympic in August 2022 to promote the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Harigane Service
First tankōbon volume cover
ハリガネサービス (Harigane Sābisu)
Genre	Sports
Manga
Written by	Tatsuya Ara
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Original run	May 29, 2014 – October 11, 2018
Volumes	24
Manga
Harigane Service Ace
Written by	Tatsuya Ara
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Champion
Original run	November 8, 2018 – July 6, 2023
Volumes	22
Manga
Harigane Service Gaiden: Hydra Break
Written by	Tatsuya Ara
Published by	Akita Shoten
Magazine	Monthly Shōnen Champion
Original run	August 6, 2021 – present
Volumes	4
Anime television film
Animation x Paralympic: Harigane Service
Directed by	Hiroyuki Ōshima
Written by	Ryūsuke Mori
Music by	Rei Ishizuka
Studio	SynergySP
Original network	NHK General, NHK E, NHK World
Released	August 22, 2022
Runtime	5 minutes

Characters

Kanna Shimodaira (下平 鉋, Shimodaira Kanna)

Voiced by: Kōki Ohsuzu^[1]

Shun Hada (波田 瞬, Shun Hada)

Voiced by: Mahiro Takasugi^[1]

Joji Mashira (間白 譲治, Mashira Joji)

Voiced by: Shōhei Komatsu^[2]

Ibuki Matsukata (松方 一颯, Matsukata Ibuki)

Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki^[2]

Susumu Kaneda (金田 進, Kaneda Susumu)

Voiced by: Hayato Taya^[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Ara, Harigane Service was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from May 29, 2014,^[3] to October 11, 2018.^[4] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in twenty-four tankōbon volumes, released from September 8, 2014,^[5] to January 8, 2019.^[6]

A sequel, titled Harigane Service Ace (ハリガネサービスACE, Harigane Sābisu Ēsu), was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from November 8, 2018,^[7] to July 6, 2023.^[8] The first tankōbon volume was released on April 8, 2019.^[9] As of May 8, 2023, 22 volumes have been released.^[10]

A spin-off series, titled Harigane Service Gaiden: Hydra Break (ハリガネサービス外伝ヒュドラブレイク, Harigane Sābisu Gaiden Hyudora Bureiku), started in Monthly Shōnen Champion on August 6, 2021.^[11] The first tankōbon volume was released on January 7, 2022.^[12] As of October 6, 2023, four volumes have been released.^[13]

Short anime film

In August 2022, an anime television short film adaptation of Harigane Service was announced.^[2] The film was produced by SynergySP, directed by Hiroyuki Ōshima and written by Ryūsuke Mori, with music composed by Rei Ishizuka. It premiered in the 15th episode of Animation x Paralympic on August 22, 2022 to promote the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The film's theme song is "Hyakusetsu Futo" by Hatsune Miku and dance group CONDENSE.^[1]