Sora no Manimani


Sora no Manimani is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara. The manga was serialized between the November 2005 and September 2011 issues of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon manga magazine, and was collected into 10 volumes. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Studio Comet and directed by Shinji Takamatsu aired in Japan between July and September 2009.

Plot

Sora no Manimani revolves around Saku Ōyagi, a bookworm who moves back to the town he lived in as a child after seven years. He had a childhood friend named Mihoshi Akeno who loved astronomy and would always take Saku outside against his will to look at the stars, or do other outdoor activities, whereas Saku would rather have stayed inside with his books. Saku broke his arm the day he moved away after trying to catch Mihoshi falling out of a tree; Saku resented her for this, and that she never saw him off. However, this was a misunderstanding since he was too stubborn to listen to the whole story, and later becomes friends with Mihoshi again after they meet attending the same high school. Mihoshi convinces Saku to join the astronomy club she is a member of, despite Saku actually wanting to join literature club instead. Hime Makita, a girl in Saku's class who has a crush on him, also joins the astronomy club.

Characters

;Saku Ōyagi
;Mihoshi Akeno
;Sayo Yarai
;Hime Makita
;Masashi Edogawa
;Takeyasu Roma
;Fumie Kotozuka

Media

Manga

The manga, written and illustrated by Mami Kashiwabara, was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon between the November 2005 and September 2011 issues. It was collected into 10 tankōbon volumes released in Japan between June 23, 2006 and September 23, 2011.

Anime

A 12-episode anime adaptation animated by Studio Comet and directed by Shinji Takamatsu aired in Japan between July 7 and September 22, 2009. Two pieces of theme music are used for the episodes; one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Super Noisy Nova" by Sphere, and the ending theme is "Hoshikuzu no Surround" by CooRie.