With You and the Rain

With You and the Rain
First tankōbon volume cover
雨と君と
(Ame to Kimi to)
Genre
Manga
Written byKo Nikaido
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintYoung Magazine KC
MagazineWeekly Young Magazine
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 17, 2020 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byTomohiro Tsukimisato
Written byTouko Machida
StudioLesprit
Licensed by
Original networkANN (TV Asahi), BS Asahi
Original run July 6, 2025 – present
Episodes1

With You and the Rain (Japanese: 雨と君と, Hepburn: Ame to Kimi to) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ko Nikaido. It has been serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine since August 2020. An anime television series adaptation produced by Lesprit premiered in July 2025.

Characters

Fuji (藤)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[3]
Mimi (ミミ)
Voiced by: Yuna Kamakura[3]
Ren (レン)
Voiced by: Satomi Satō[3]
Kii Ella Krause (クラウゼ・エラ・希依, Kurauze Era Kii)
Voiced by: Yuzu Yumoto[3]
You (君, Kimi)
Voiced by: Anna Mugiho[4]
Tatsuo (辰雄)
Voiced by: Yōji Ueda[4]
Michiko (道子)
Voiced by: Mie Sonozaki[4]
Teru (テル)
Voiced by: Kikunosuke Toya[4]
Wako (ワコ)
Voiced by: Yumiri Hanamori[4]
Veterinarian (獣医さん, Jūi-san)
Voiced by: Chafurin[4]
Hiura (日浦)
Voiced by: Shūhei Sakaguchi[5]
Hojo (北條, Hōjō)
Voiced by: Mitsuho Kambe[5]
Arata (アラタ)
Voiced by: Yume Miyamoto[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Ko Nikaido, With You and the Rain debuted in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on August 17, 2020.[6] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on March 5, 2021.[7] As of July 4, 2025, eight volumes have been released.[8]

In North America, the manga has been licensed for English digital release by Kodansha USA and the first volume was published on November 23, 2021.[9]

Volumes

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 March 5, 2021[10]978-4-06-522583-7November 23, 2021[9]978-1-63-699472-7
2 September 6, 2021[11]978-4-06-524749-5December 28, 2021[12]978-1-63-699536-6
3 March 4, 2022[13]978-4-06-527052-3August 23, 2022[14]978-1-68-491409-8
4 September 6, 2022[15]978-4-06-529068-2February 28, 2023[16]978-1-68-491718-1
5 May 8, 2023[17]978-4-06-531378-7August 29, 2023[18]979-8-88-933107-0
6 December 6, 2023[19]978-4-06-533932-9May 28, 2024[20]979-8-88-933496-5
7 September 5, 2024[21]978-4-06-535820-7February 11, 2025[22]979-8-89-478368-0
8 July 4, 2025[8]978-4-06-540170-5——

Anime

In August 2024, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation. The series is produced by Lesprit and directed by Tomohiro Tsukimisato, with series composition by Touko Machida and characters designed by Ayano Ōwada.[3][23][1] It premiered on July 6, 2025, on the NUMAnimation programming block on ANN affiliates, including TV Asahi, as well as BS Asahi.[24][25][a] The opening theme song is "Ame to" (Rain and), performed by Mamiko Suzuki, while the ending theme song is "filled", performed by Kei Sugawara.[26]

Crunchyroll will stream the series.[27] Medialink licensed the series in South, Southeast Asia and Oceania (except Australia and New Zealand) for streaming on its Ani-One Asia's YouTube channel.[28]

Episodes

No.Title [29][30]Directed by [29]Written by [29]Storyboarded by [29]Original release date [31][a]
1"Rainy Days"
Transliteration: "Amamoyō" (Japanese: 雨模様)		Tomohiro TsukimisatoTōko MachidaTomohiro TsukimisatoJuly 6, 2025 (2025-07-06)

Reception

In a review of the first two volumes, Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network praised the series for its art and its story, stating, "With You and the Rain is a slow, sweet story about the bond between a woman and her pet. Does it matter what the pet is? Maybe, but I think the main appeal of this series is how simple it is to just sit back and enjoy the ride."[32]

The series was nominated for the 2022 Next Manga Award in the print manga category and was placed fourth out of 50 nominees.[33][34]

Notes

  1. ^ a b TV Asahi listed the series' air dates on Saturday at 25:30, which is effectively Sunday at 1:30 a.m. JST.[25]

References

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  17. ^ 【5月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 8, 2023. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
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  19. ^ 【12月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. December 6, 2023. Archived from the original on January 23, 2024. Retrieved May 9, 2024.
  20. ^ Mateo, Alex (May 29, 2024). "North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 26–June 1". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on June 1, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
  21. ^ 【9月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 5, 2024. Archived from the original on September 10, 2024. Retrieved September 12, 2024.
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  27. ^ Mateo, Alex (June 3, 2025). "Crunchyroll to Stream With You and the Rain, Otherworldly Munchkin, Let's Play Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved June 3, 2025.
  28. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (June 29, 2025). "Ani-One Asia Streams Dr. Stone Science Future Part 2, Hotel Inhumans, With You and the Rain, More Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on July 1, 2025. Retrieved July 1, 2025.
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