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Minato's Laundromat
Japanese manga series From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Minato's Laundromat (Japanese: みなと商事コインランドリー, Hepburn: Minato Shōji Koin Randorī; lit. "Minato Trading Coin Laundry") is a Japanese manga series written by Yuzu Tsubaki and illustrated by Sawa Kanzume. It has been serialized on the website Gene Pixiv since December 7, 2019. A live-action television drama adaptation was broadcast from July 7, 2022, to September 22, 2022, with a second season in July 2023.
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Plot
Akira Minato, a man in his 30s, quits his office job in Tokyo and returns to his hometown to take over his grandfather's laundromat, Minato's Laundromat.[1] When Shintaro Katsuki, a high school student, appears at the laundromat one day, Akira develops an odd friendship with him.[1] However, when Akira accidentally reveals to Shintaro that he is gay, Shintaro begins to pursue him romantically.[1]
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Characters
- Akira Minato (湊 晃, Minato Akira)
- Voiced by: Seiichiro Yamashita (drama CD);[2] Portrayed by: Takuya Kusakawa[3]
- Akira is a former salaryman in his 30s who returns to his hometown to take over his grandfather's laundromat.
- Shintaro Katsuki (香月 慎太郎, Katsuki Shintarō)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki (drama CD);[2] Portrayed by: Sho Nishigaki[3]
- Shintaro is a second-year high school student.[1]
- Sakurako Katsuki (香月 桜子, Katsuki Sakurako)
- Portrayed by: Hana Toyoshima[4]
- Sakurako is Shintaro's younger sister.[4]
- Asuka Hanabusa (英 明日香, Hanabusa Asuka)
- Portrayed by: Tomoya Oku[4]
- Asuka is Shintaro's classmate. His family owns a fish shop that Akira frequents and has known him since childhood.[4]
- Takayuki Sakuma (佐久間 孝之, Sakuma Takayuki)
- Portrayed by: Seiji Fukushi[4]
- Mr. Sakuma is a former teacher at Keyaki High School and Akira's first love.[4]
- Shu Sakuma (佐久間 柊, Sakuma Shū)
- Portrayed by: Yu Inaba[4]
- Shu is Mr. Sakuma's younger brother who teaches part-time at a cram school.[4]
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Manga
From April 1, 2019, through May 15, 2019, Kadokawa Corporation held a contest titled "Light-hearted Romance BL Manga Original Work" through Pixiv, where the winners would be able to have their work be adapted into a manga series.[5] On April 6, 2019, Yuzu Tsubaki posted a story titled Wash My Heart! on Pixiv and submitted it to the contest.[6] The entry won 2nd place,[5] and it was later picked it up for a manga serialization under the title Minato Shōji Coin Laundry, with Sawa Kazume providing the illustrations.[7] It has been serialized digitally on Gene Pixiv since December 7, 2019.[7] The chapters were later released in four bound volumes by Kadokawa under the Gene Pixiv Series imprint.[8]
On April 7, 2023, Yen Press announced at Sakura-Con that they had licensed the series for North American distribution in English.[9]
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Anthologies
Novels
Tsubaki's original novels were later compiled and given a physical release by Kadokawa, with Sanzume providing the novels' illustrations.
Drama CD
An audio drama adaptation was released onto CD, available as a bonus with the August 2021 issue of Weekly Comic Gene that was released on July 15, 2021.[2] The audio drama stars Seiichiro Yamashita as Akira and Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shintaro.[2]
Television drama
A live-action television drama adaptation of Minato's Laundromat was announced on March 21, 2022.[21] The series premiered on July 7, 2022[a] on TV Tokyo and the streaming service Paravi.[3] The first season was directed by Junichi Kanai, Hiroaki Yuasa, and Yuka Eda.[3] Kanai also wrote the script with Subaru Yamashita and Rima Kitaki.[3] Yukitoshi Komatsu was credited as the producer.[3]
The drama adaptation stars Bullet Train member Takuya Kusakawa as Akira and Sho Nishigaki as Shintaro.[3] The supporting cast includes Seiji Fukushi as Takayuki Sakuma, Yu Inaba as Shu Sakuma, Tomoya Oku as Asuka Hanabusa, and Hana Toyoshima as Sakurako Katsuki.[4] Sayuri Inoue was later cast as Saki Machida, an original character for the TV drama who serves as Akira's former roommate and ex-girlfriend.[22] The opening theme is "Gyutto" by Chō Tokimeki Sendenbu and the ending theme is "Tsuitachi" by Kaeri no Kai.[22][23]
A second season was announced on April 23, 2023, and is set to premiere in July 2023.[24] Kanai returned to direct the series, while Hitomi Yamashita and Ryo Kawasaki were added as new co-directors.[24]
Season 1 (2022)
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Reception
Minato's Laundromat was ranked 10th in the Web Manga General Election 2020.[26] It was later ranked 1st in the 2023 edition.[27]
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