Blue Spring (Japanese: 青い春, Hepburn: Aoi Haru) is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It is an anthology collection of short stories, all revolving around teenage boys at high school and the lives they live. A live action film adaptation was released in 2001. The manga was licensed for English-language release by Viz Media.
| Blue Spring | |
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| 青い春 (Aoi Haru) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama, thriller[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Taiyō Matsumoto |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Published | May 1, 1993 |
| Volumes | 1 |
Release
editBlue Spring is written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. Shogakukan released a tankōbon volume under the Big Spirits Comics imprint on May 1, 1993.[2] Shogakukan re-released it in wide-ban volume on December 19, 1998.[3] Shogakukan re-released it again in a bunkoban edition on January 14, 2012.[4]
In North America, Blue Spring was published in English language by Viz Media on January 4, 2005.[5]
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | May 1, 1993[2] | 978-4-09-183221-4 | January 4, 2005[5] | 978-1-59116-645-0 | |
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References
edit- ^ "The Official Website for Blue Spring". Viz Media. Archived from the original on July 2, 2017. Retrieved October 28, 2017.
- ^ a b 青い春―松本大洋短編集 (ビッグコミックス) (in Japanese). ASIN 4091832210.
- ^ 青い春 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. December 19, 1998. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ 青い春（コミック文庫） (in Japanese). Shogakukan. January 14, 2012. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
- ^ a b "Blue Spring". Viz Media. Archived from the original on September 21, 2020. Retrieved September 21, 2020.
Further reading
edit- Aronson, Michael (2007). "Blue Spring". Manga Life. Silver Bullet Comics. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007.
- Dacey, Katherine (April 30, 2007). "Manga Minis, April 2007". Pop Culture Shock. Archived from the original on July 12, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - Chavez, Eduardo M. (February 25, 2005). "Blue Spring Vol. #01". Mania. Demand Media. Archived from the original on December 19, 2011.
External links
edit- Blue Spring at Anime News Network's encyclopedia