City (manga)

City
First tankōbon volume cover
Genre
Manga
Written byKeiichi Arawi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
DemographicSeinen
Original runSeptember 29, 2016 – present
Volumes13
Anime television series
City the Animation
Directed byTaichi Ishidate
Music byPiranhans
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed byAmazon Prime Video
Original networkTokyo MX, ABC, TV Aichi, AT-X, BS11
Original run July 7, 2025 – present
Episodes1

City (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. It began serialization in September 2016 in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning. It has been published in 13 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the series is licensed by Vertical.

An anime television series adaptation titled City the Animation, produced by Kyoto Animation, premiered in July 2025. It is the studio's first non-sequel anime in six years as well as its second adaptation of an Arawi manga after Nichijou (2011).

Plot

The story follows the Mont Blanc Trio, consisting of sophomores Midori Nagumo and Wako Izumi and freshman Ayumu Niikura, as they navigate their lives with the populace in the city called CITY.

Characters

Mont Blanc Trio

Midori Nagumo (南雲 美鳥, Nagumo Midori)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3] (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck[4] (English)
A 20-year-old university sophomore at Mont Blanc University. She works as a waitress at the Makabe's Western Bistro, and she is a resident of the Mokumesei Manor.
Ayumu Niikura (新倉 (にーくら), Niikura)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki[3] (Japanese); Cat Protano[4] (English)
An 18-year-old freshman at the same university as Nagumo and Wako, who dreams of becoming a photographer. She is also a resident of the Mokumesei Manor.
Wako Izumi (泉 わこ, Izumi Wako)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[3] (Japanese); Brenna Larsen[4] (English)
Similar to Nagumo, she is a university sophomore at the same university as Nagumo and Niikura and is also a resident of the Mokumesei Manor. However, she has an airhead personality and likes to stalk Nagumo.

Makabe family

Tsurubishi Makabe (真壁 鶴菱, Makabe Tsurubishi)
Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara[5] (Japanese); Brent Mukai[4] (English)
The owner and head chef of their family restaurant that specializes in Western-style cuisine. He is married to his wife, who is an archaeologist, and father to their children, Tatewaku and Matsuri.
Tatewaku Makabe (真壁 立涌, Makabe Tatewaku)
Voiced by: Miyu Irino[5] (Japanese); Kevin Andrew Rivera[4] (English)
A second-year high school student and a substitute player on his school's soccer team. He is the older brother to Matsuri.
Matsuri Makabe (真壁 まつり, Makabe Matsuri)
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase[5] (Japanese); Sarah Miller-Crews[4] (English)
A middle school student who spends her free time with Ecchan, her best friend. She is the younger sister to Tatewaku.
Obaba (御婆, Obaba)
Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto[6]
Tsurubishi's mother-in-law and Tatewaku and Matsuri's grandmother. She is the owner of Mokumesei Manor, an apartment complex where the Mont Blanc Trio resides.

Adatara family

Dr. Adatara (安達太良博士, Adatara-hakase)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[7]
The patriarch of the family and a retired scientist.
Mr. Adatara (安達太良父, Adatara-chichi)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[7]
The owner of their liquor store. He and Mrs. Adatara have five children.
Mrs. Adatara (安達太良母, Adatara-haha)
Voiced by: Mayumi Asano[7]
Wife of Mr. Adatara and mother to their five children.
Tatsuta Adatara (安達太良 達太, Adatara Tatsuta)
Voiced by: KENN[7]
The eldest son of the family. A former soccer player and the current heir to the family-owned liquor store.
Kamome Adatara (安達太良 かもめ, Adatara Kamome)
Voiced by: Coco Hayashi[7]
The eldest daughter of the family. She served as a manager to Shia Azumaya.
Ryōta Adatara (安達太良 良太, Adatara Ryōta)
Voiced by: Satoshi Inomata[7]
The second son and middle child of the family and classmate of Tatewaku and Riko. He is called the "modern-day William Tell" by his peers.
Umi Adatara (安達太良 うみ, Adatara Umi)
Voiced by: Haruna Fukushima[7]
The eldest of the twins.
Sora Adatara (安達太良 そら, Adatara Sora)
Voiced by: Yuuki Temma[7]
The youngest of the twins.

Other characters

Riko Izumi (泉 りこ, Izumi Riko)
Voiced by: Yū Wakui[5]
The younger sister of Wako who is a student at Minami High School.
Eri Amakazari (雨飾 えり, Amakazari Eri) / Ecchan (えっちゃん)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[5] (Japanese); Cristina Vee[4] (English)
A student from Minami Junior High School who is best friends with Matsuri.
Kamaboko Oni (鬼 カマボコ, Oni Kamaboko)
Voiced by: Yu Miyazaki[8]
An author and neighbor of the Mont Blanc Trio at the Mokumesei Manor, who writes and illustrates the manga "Mr. Bummer" (落胆くん, "Rakutan-kun") for Weekly City.
Todoroki (轟)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[8] (Japanese); Andrew Russell[9] (English)
An editor working for Weekly City who idolizes Kamaboko and serializes his manga as editor-in-charge.
Ii Hito (いい人)
Voiced by: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi[6]
A stoic and self-described good person.
Sumire Sakurakomi Tanabe (タナベ菫桜子美, Tanabe Sumire Sakurakomi)
Voiced by: Yūko Gotō[10]
A retired police officer and well-mannered woman who often rewards the citizens of City for their good actions.
Hotaka (穂高)
Voiced by: Jin Domon[10]
The butler of Tanabe.
Rindō Obina (帯那林道, Obina Rindō)
Voiced by: Makoto Kaneko[11]
The captain of the City South High School soccer team, which Tatewaku serves as a substitute player.
Yamato Kurogane (黒金大和, Kurogane Yamato)
Voiced by: Atsushi Kousaka[11]
A member of the City South High School soccer team.
Tekaridake Nobuteru (光岳伸晃, Nobuteru Tekaridake)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[12]
The leader of Mont Blanc University's Tekaridake Theater Group.

Media

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi and began serialization in Kodansha's Morning magazine on September 29, 2016.[13][14] The series concluded on February 4, 2021.[15][16] Kodansha published the series in 13 volumes.[17] An online autograph contest was held to celebrate the final volume's release.[18] The series returned in Morning on December 12, 2024, three years after its conclusion.[19]

At Anime Expo 2017, Vertical announced they licensed the series for English publication.[20]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 23, 2017[21]978-4-06-388708-2March 27, 2018[2]978-1-94-505478-5
2 April 21, 2017[22]978-4-06-388719-8June 12, 2018[23]978-1-94-505479-2
3 September 22, 2017[24]978-4-06-510229-9September 18, 2018[25]978-1-94-719418-2
4 March 23, 2018[26]978-4-06-511157-4December 11, 2018[27]978-1-94-719426-7
5 July 23, 2018[28]978-4-06-512026-2April 30, 2019[29]978-1-94-719473-1
6 November 22, 2018[30]978-4-06-513610-2October 22, 2019[31]978-1-94-719498-4
7 March 22, 2019[32]978-4-06-514954-6January 21, 2020[33]978-1-94-719499-1
8 July 23, 2019[34]978-4-06-516295-8May 12, 2020[35]978-1-94-998019-6
9 November 21, 2019[36]978-4-06-517782-2October 13, 2020[37]978-1-94-998045-5
10 March 23, 2020[38]978-4-06-518933-7January 5, 2021[39]978-1-94-998067-7
11 August 20, 2020[40]978-4-06-520306-4May 25, 2021[41]978-1-64-729006-1
12 November 20, 2020[42]978-4-06-520307-1July 27, 2021[43]978-1-64-729049-8
13 April 23, 2021[44]978-4-06-522116-7January 25, 2022[45]978-1-64-729062-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation, titled City the Animation, was announced on September 21, 2024. It is produced by Kyoto Animation as the studio's first non-sequel anime in six years (since the Kyoto Animation arson attack) and directed by Taichi Ishidate, with character designs and chief animation direction handled by Tamami Tokuyama, color designs by Kana Miyata, art direction by Shiori Yamazaki, 3D direction by Tatsunori Kase, sound direction by Yōta Tsuruoka, and music by the Piranhans.[3] The series premiered on July 7, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks. The opening theme is "Hello", performed by Furui Riho, while the ending theme is "Lucky", performed by TOMOO.[5][7][a] Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide.[47]

Episodes

No.Title [48]Directed by [48]Written by [48]Storyboarded by [48]Original release date [a]
1"Makabe Family"
Transliteration: "Makabe-ka" (Japanese: マカベ家)		Taichi IshidateAyano SatoTaichi IshidateJuly 7, 2025 (2025-07-07)
"Friends"
Transliteration: "Tomodachi" (Japanese: 友達)
"Crispy Noodles"
Transliteration: "Kata Yakisoba" (Japanese: 固焼きそば)
"Dr. Adatara"
Transliteration: "Adatara-hakase" (Japanese: 安達太良博士)
"Wako Izumi"
Transliteration: "Izumi Wako" (Japanese: 泉わこ)
"Room 203"
Transliteration: "203-Gōshitsu" (Japanese: 203号室)
"Dream"
Transliteration: "Yume" (Japanese: 夢)
At the Makabe family's Western Bistro, Tsurubishi and Matsuri demand Tatewaku to wear a miniskirt based on his horoscope reading. Tatewaku complies to his embarrassment, only to be laughed at by his family. Matsuri later attends school and bonds with her best friend Eri "Ecchan" Amakazari, deepening their friendship. Midori Nagumo begins her work at the bistro with Tsurubishi as they serve Ii Hito, unaware that Dr. Adatara is spying on them. Nagumo and Tsurubishi's antics cause them to destroy Dr. Adatara's surveillance equipment and ruin Ii Hito's order of yakisoba, though Ii Hito remains oblivious to the chaos. Elsewhere, Wako Izumi loses her point card to the bistro and calms herself with various trinkets, only for a police officer to return the card to her. Nagumo arrives home to the Mokumesei Manor, where her neighbors Kamaboko Oni and Todoroki reluctantly decide to end the publication of his manga "Mr. Bummer" for Weekly City. Nagumo reunites with her roommate Ayumu Niikura and they discuss their day. Niikura asks Nagumo about her dreams, and Nagumo replies she wants to do something fun.

Reception

At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Rob McMonigal picked the series as the best continuing series for grown-ups.[49]

The series has been praised by most critics. Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment gave the series praise, saying it "made him smile".[50] Ian Wolf from Anime UK News stated that he liked the series, stating that fans of Arawi's style in Nichijou will also like this series.[1] Ross Locksley from UK Anime Network felt similarly about the manga, rating it a seven and saying the rating is a nine for fans of Nichijou and a five for anyone else.[51] However, Katherine Dacey from The Manga Critic was more critical, calling the series' jokes "tired slapstick [humor]" and the characters "strenuously unpleasant".[52]

Notes

  1. ^ a b Tokyo MX listed the series premiere on July 6, 2025, at 24:00, which is effectively July 7 at midnight JST.[46]

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