Sweet Poolside

Sweet Poolside (スイートプールサイド, Suīto Pūrusaido) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2004, and later re-serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from May to August 2011.^[1]

Sweet Poolside
Cover of the first volume of manga.
スイートプールサイド (Suīto Pūrusaido)
Manga
Written by	Shūzō Oshimi
Published by	Kodansha
English publisher	NA: Kodansha USA
Magazine	Weekly Young Magazine (2004) Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (2011)
Original run	2004 (original) May 2011 – August 2011 (re-serialized)
Volumes	1
Live-action film
Directed by	Daigo Matsui
Produced by	Toshihiro Takahashi
Written by	Daigo Matsui
Released	June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14)
Runtime	103 minutes

It was adapted into a live action film that premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014.^[1][2][3][4] In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication,^[5] with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023.^[6]

Plot

Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides in Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair.

Characters

• Toshihiko Ōta - Kenta Suga
• Ayako Gotō - Yuiko Kariya
• Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) - Shota Matsuda
• Satoko Hokuyu (Mitsuhiko's girlfriend) - Mitsuki Tanimura
• Teacher Takakura - Takayuki Kinoshita
• Shigeo Goto - Go Riju
• Senior Ninomiya - Motoki Ochiai
• Mai Sakashita - Moe Arai
• Taka Mimura - Taiga
• Senior Nakayama - Kai Inowaki