Restart After Coming Back Home

Restart After Coming Back Home (Japanese: リスタートはただいまのあとで, Hepburn: Risutāto wa Tadaima no Ato de) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocomi. It was serialized in the semi-monthly boys' love manga magazine Canna from 2016 to 2018. The book was followed up with a one-volume sequel spin-off titled Restart After Growing Hungry (リスタートはおなかをすかせて, Risutāto wa Onaka o Sukasete). A live-action film adaptation was released on September 4, 2020.

Restart After Coming Back Home
リスタートはただいまのあとで
(Risutāto wa Tadaima no Ato de)
GenreBoys' love[1]
Manga
Written byCocomi
Published byFrance Shoin
English publisher
ImprintCanna Comics
MagazineCanna
DemographicJosei
Original runDecember 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) – present
Volumes1
Live-action film
Directed byRyuta Inoue
Written byKumiko Sato
ReleasedSeptember 4, 2020 (2020-09-04)
RuntimeTBA

Plot

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After being fired from his office job in Tokyo, Mitsuomi Kozaka returns to his hometown for the first time since leaving the countryside in 10 years. As he struggles to win back the approval of his family and his community, he meets Yamato Kumai, a young man adopted by one of his neighbors during his time away.[1]

Media

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Manga

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Restart After Come Back Home is written and illustrated by Cocomi. The series was initially published as a short story in vol. 51 of the semi-monthly boys' love manga anthology Canna, which was released on December 22, 2016.[2] Cocomi continued the series beginning in vol. 53 of Canna, which was released on April 21, 2017,[3] where it was serialized sporadically until vol. 61 of Canna, released on August 28, 2018.[4] The chapters were later released in one bound volumes by France Shoin under the Canna Comics imprint.[1]

Following the series' release, a sequel titled Restart After Growing Hungry began serialization in Canna beginning with vol. 69.[5][6][7] The story takes place 4 years after the events of Restart After Coming Back Home.[7]

On May 21, 2021, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed both books in English for North American distribution.[8]

No. Title Original release date English release date
1Restart After Coming Back Home
Risutāto wa Tadaima no Ato de (リスタートはただいまのあとで)
January 28, 2019 (2019-01-28)[1]
978-4-8296-8616-4
November 23, 2021 (2021-11-23)
978-1-6482-7676-7
2Restart After Growing Hungry
Risutāto wa Onaka o Sukasete (リスタートはおなかをすかせて)
August 28, 2020 (2020-08-28)[7]
978-4-8296-8639-3
February 1, 2022 (2022-02-01)
978-1-6482-7677-4

Film

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A live-action film adaptation was announced in April 2020, starring Yuki Furukawa as Mitsuomi Kozuka and Ryo Ryusei as Yamato.[6] The film is releasing in theaters on September 4, 2020.[9] The film is directed by Ryuta Inoue in his directorial debut and written by Kumiko Sato.[6] Additional cast members include Eri Murakawa, Gaku Sano, Hiroko Nakajima, Yukijirō Hotaru, Masahiro Komoto, and Rena Miura.[10]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "田舎に戻ってきた青年と、穏やかな方言男子のBL「リスタートはただいまのあとで」". Natalie (in Japanese). January 28, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  2. ^ "オリジナルボーイズラブアンソロジー Canna Vol.51" [Original Boys Love Anthology Canna Vol. 51]. Canna (in Japanese). France Shoin. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  3. ^ "オリジナルボーイズラブアンソロジー Canna Vol.53" [Original Boys Love Anthology Canna Vol. 53]. Canna (in Japanese). France Shoin. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  4. ^ "オリジナルボーイズラブアンソロジー Canna Vol.61" [Original Boys Love Anthology Canna Vol. 61]. Canna (in Japanese). France Shoin. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  5. ^ "オリジナルボーイズラブアンソロジー Canna Vol.69" [Original Boys Love Anthology Canna Vol. 69]. Canna (in Japanese). France Shoin. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  6. ^ a b c Komatsu, Mikikazu (April 29, 2020). "Cocomi's Boys Love Manga Restart after Come Back Home Gets Live-Action Film This Fall". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  7. ^ a b c "4年後を舞台に絆が深まった光臣と大和を描く続編「リスタートはおなかをすかせて」". Natalie (in Japanese). July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 5, 2021.
  8. ^ Hodgkins, Crystalyn (May 22, 2021). "Seven Seas Adds Case Files of Jeweler Richard, Robo Sapiens, More Manga". Anime News Network. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  9. ^ Komatsu, Mikikazu (June 29, 2020). "Two Boys Flirting with Each Other in BL Film Restart after Come Back Home Trailer". Crunchyroll. Retrieved July 13, 2020.
  10. ^ "映画「リスタートはただいまのあとで」古川雄輝と竜星涼が顔を近づける特報映像". Natalie (in Japanese). June 10, 2020. Retrieved July 13, 2020.