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{{short description|Japanese manga series}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Rockin' Heaven
| name = Rockin' Heaven
| image =
| image = Rockin' Heaven vol 1 JPN.jpg
| caption = Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on {{start date|2006|6|15}}
| caption =
| ja_kanji = ロッキン★ヘブン
| ja_kanji = ロッキン★ヘブン
| ja_romaji = Rokkin★Hebun
| ja_romaji = Rokkin Hebun
| genre = [[Romantic comedy]]<ref>{{cite web | url=https://book.oricon.co.jp/php/book/BookTop.php?book=27537-120553613-001-001| title=ロッキン★ヘブン 1巻 / 酒井まゆ | language=ja | work=[[Oricon]] | accessdate=2019-10-27}}</ref>
| genre = [[Romantic love|Romance]], [[School life]]
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Manga
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| title =
| type = manga
| author = [[Mayu Sakai]]
| author = [[Mayu Sakai]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]]
| publisher = [[Shueisha]]
| demographic = ''[[Shōjo manga|Shōjo]]''
| publisher_other = {{flagicon|Italy}} {{flagicon|France}} {{flagicon|Spain}} [[Planet Manga]] <br />{{flagicon|Germany}} [[Tokyopop]]
| magazine = [[Ribon]]
| magazine = [[Ribon]]
| demographic = [[Shōjo]]
| imprint = Ribon Mascot Comics
| first = December 2005
| first = December 2005
| last = July 2008
| last = July 2008
| volumes = 8
| volumes = 8
| OEM =
| volume_list =
}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}


{{nihongo|'''''Rockin' Heaven'''''|ロッキン★ヘブン|Rokkin★Hebun}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Mayu Sakai]]. It premiered in ''[[Ribon]]''{{'}}s December 2005 issue where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Shueisha]] between June 2006 and November 2008. The story focuses on high school freshman Sawa Konishi, who transfers to a new co-ed school where she is bullied by the other students and teachers, but also meets and falls in love with Ran Matsuyuki.
{{nihongo|'''''Rockin' Heaven'''''|ロッキン★ヘブン|Rokkin Hebun}} is a Japanese [[manga]] series written and illustrated by [[Mayu Sakai]]. It premiered in ''[[Ribon]]''{{'}}s December 2005 issue where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Shueisha]] between June 2006 and November 2008. The story focuses on high school freshman Sawa Konishi, who transfers to a new co-ed school where she is bullied by the other students and teachers, but also meets and falls in love with Ran Matsuyuki.


Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still manga panels.
Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still manga panels.


==Plot==
==Plot==
First year high school girl Sawa Konishi transfers to Amabane High School, an [[escalator school]], because she loves the school's cute [[uniforms]]. She doesn't realize that the school used to be an all-boys school, with this being the first year it has allowed girls. On the first day, she befriends Akira Nagashima, an aspiring manga artist. She also meets Ran Matsuyuki, the son of the school chairman, who kisses her on the forehead as a joke. As her day progresses, she learns most of the boys in the school don't listen to the teachers, following the lead of Ran.
First year high school girl Sawa Konishi transfers to Amabane High School, a former all-boys school who has begun accepting female students. Throughout the day, Sawa learns that most of the boys in the school don't listen to the teachers, following the lead of Ran Matsuyuki, the son of the school's chairman. After confronting Ran, Sawa is bullied by the boys, but her unwavering courage and defiance causes her to gain respect from Ran and the rest of the boys, and they eventually become friends.

Sawa's life in the academy is initially trouble, as she is bullied and teased by both the boys and some of the teachers. At one point, they threw her shoes in the water and she nearly drowns trying to retrieve them. Ran unexpectedly saves her, causing Sawa to see him in a new light. Ran also is interested in Sawa, and on his birthday, kisses her, leading to their dating. Ran's friend Junichi Tsubaki is one of the first to be aware of the new relationship. Having watched out for Ran since middle school, when Ran attempted to commit [[suicide]], he is supportive of the relationship. Akira is initially upset by Sawa's new love, thinking Sawa will forget her, but Sawa helps her see that she values their friendship.

As Ran and Sawa continue their relationship, they encounter several trials where people try to break them up, including Kido and his own sister Ayaka. However, when a popular movie star named Sugishita enrolls at Amabane High School, Sawa befriends him, unaware that the he is in love with her and sees Ran as a rival.


==Characters==
==Characters==

* {{Nihongo|'''Sawa Konishi'''|小西纱和|Konishi Sawa}} is warm-hearted, friendly 15-year-old girl who transfers to Amabane High School because she loved the cute uniforms, unaware that the school was previously exclusive to boys. Sawa later meets Ran Matsuyuki, whom she thought was kind, but reconsiders this after seeing him cause trouble during class. However, as she gets to know him, they become close, eventually becoming a couple. At the end of the series, she and Ran marry and have a son. In the vomic, she is voiced by [[Noriko Shitaya]].<ref name="Vomic" />
;{{Nihongo|Sawa Konishi|小西纱和|Konishi Sawa}}
*{{Nihongo|'''Ran Matsuyuki'''|松雪藍|Matsuyuki Ran}} is the son of the chairman of the school and a leader among his friends in class. His mother initially helped him cope with the high expectations his demanding father, but after her death the pressure increased and pushed Ran to attempt to commit [[suicide]], but only caused him minor injuries. As a result, his friends regularly watch over him. Initially rude to Sawa, he grows to care for her. On his birthday, he kisses her and later they become a couple. At the end of the series, he marries her and they have a son. In the vomic, he is voiced by [[Takahiro Sakurai]].<ref name="Vomic" />
:{{voiced by|[[Noriko Shitaya]]}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic">Rockin' Heaven Volume 6 Extra</ref>
*{{Nihongo|'''Akira Nagashima'''|永島晶|Nagashima Akira}} is Sawa's first friend at Amabane who is always sharing gossip and stories from the pasts of other students based from her research. Quiet and cool, she desires to be a ''[[mangaka]]'', and transferred to the school because she felt there would be a lot of "good material" there for her stories. When she was in middle school, she was constantly isolated and teased by her classmates, causing her to close her feelings to others. After Sawa and Ran start dating, Akira begins to feel distant towards Sawa, believing that she would be just like her classmates in middle school. However, Sawa is able to calm her fears and mend their friendship. Akira falls in love with Junichi after seeing his kindness, but he does not return her feelings until the end. In the vomic, she is voiced by [[Mamiko Noto]].<ref name="Vomic" />
:Sawa is a friendly and outspoken 15-year-old girl who transfers to Amabane High School. As she gets to know Ran, they become close, eventually falling in love with each other and becoming a couple. Halfway through, she and Ran decide to break up and briefly dates Sugishita. At the end of the series, she gets back together with Ran and promise to work through their problems together. Years later, she and Ran marry and have a son named Aoi..
*{{Nihongo|'''Junichi Tsubaki'''|椿純一|Tsubaki Junichi}} is one of Sawa's classmates and Ran's best friend. He was in the basketball club with Ran and Satoshi until the third quarter of their second year of middle school. Junichi is very protective and caring of Ran. Because he desires for him to be happy, he supports his relationship with Sawa. Junichi understands Akira's feelings and develops a strong friendship with her. At the end of the series, he realizes he loves Akira after seeing how she reacted to Ran's insensitivity towards him. In the vomic, he is voiced by [[Kazuya Kobayashi]]<ref name="Vomic" />
;{{Nihongo|Ran Matsuyuki|松雪藍|Matsuyuki Ran}}
*{{Nihongo|'''Satoshi Kido'''|城户智史|Kido Satoshi}} is a classmate of Sawa and a friend of Ran. In middle school, he was to be part of the basketball club with Junichi and Ran. He initially joins in the bullying of Sawa. However, when she is assaulted by a teacher he, along with Tomoki Ogawa, defend her. As the series progresses, he develops feelings for Sawa, initially unaware that she is dating Ran. When he learns of the relationship, he tries, unsuccessfully, to break them up. In the vomic, he is voiced by [[Tetsuya Kakihara]].<ref name="Vomic" />
:{{voiced by|[[Takahiro Sakurai]]}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic" />
*{{Nihongo|'''Tomoki Ogawa'''|小川朋樹|Ogawa Tomoki}} is another friend and classmate of Sawa and Ran's. A former member in the soccer club along with Taguchi, he is easygoing and helps his friends with any small tasks they may have. His family owns a beauty parlor, and as such his hair is always well done. He has wanted to be a beautician since a young age due to the attention he received from the female visitors. In the vomic, he is voiced by [[Taketoshi Kawano]].<ref name="Vomic" />
:Ran is the son of the chairman of the school and a leader among his friends in class. His mother initially helped him cope with his father's high expectations, but after her death, he attempted [[suicide]]. As a result, his friends regularly watch over him. Initially rude to Sawa, he grows to care for her romantically, but his indifference towards their relationship causes them to break up for some time. At the end of the series, they get back together and marry. Together, they have a son named Aoi and he also becomes a teacher at their high school.
*{{Nihongo|'''Souta Taguchi'''|田口草太|Taguchi Souta}}, another friend of Ran's, he also understands Akira because of having had similar experiences in middle school. Because Satoshi and his friends helped him become less anti-social, he gives Sawa advice on how to help Akira accept her friendship. He later falls in love with Akira because of their similar personalities. Though she rejects his feelings, they remain friends. In the vomic, he is voiced by [[Hideki Nakanishi]].<ref name="Vomic" />
;{{Nihongo|Akira Nagashima|永島晶|Nagashima Akira}}
*{{Nihongo|'''Yuri Shirakawa'''|白河結李|Shirakawa Yuri}} is Ran's beautiful ex-girlfriend. Popular with boys, she is the one who initially asked Ran out, but later broke up with him because he seemed indifferent about their relationship. She joins the student council at her school, Eika Academy—a sister school of Amabane— as it allows her to see Ran, whom she still loves. Eventually she asks him to date her again, but he rejects her because he already loves Sawa. Yuri is initially saddened by this, but later becomes friends with Sawa.
:{{voiced by|[[Mamiko Noto]]}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic" />
:Akira is Sawa's first friend at Amabane who is also her informant about the boys' history. She aspires to be a [[Mangaka|manga artist]] and was teased for that in middle school, but she learns to accept friendship and support from Sawa. Akira falls in love with Tsubaki, and he initially rejects her until graduation day. In the end, Akira and Tsubaki are engaged.
;{{Nihongo|Junichi Tsubaki|椿純一|Tsubaki Junichi}}
:{{voiced by|Kazuya Kobayashi}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic" />
:Tsubaki is one of Sawa's classmates and Ran's best friend since childhood. He was in the basketball club with Ran and Kido until the third quarter of their second year of middle school. Tsubaki is considerate of everyone's feelings, especially Ran, who he is in love with. At the end of the series, he realizes he loves Akira after seeing how she much she cares for him. Years later, they become engaged.
;{{Nihongo|Satoshi Kido|城户智史|Kido Satoshi}}
:{{voiced by|[[Tetsuya Kakihara]]}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic" />
:Kido is a classmate of Sawa and a friend of Ran. In middle school, he was part of the basketball club with Tsubaki and Ran. As the series progresses, he develops feelings for Sawa, initially unaware that she is dating Ran. He has a strong dislike for Sugishita, but he is willing to put his feelings behind him and helps to keep Sugishita from getting expelled.
;{{Nihongo|Tomoki Ogawa|小川朋樹|Ogawa Tomoki}}
:{{voiced by|Taketoshi Kawano}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic" />
:Ogawa is another friend and classmate of Sawa and Ran's. A former member in the soccer club along with Taguchi, he is easygoing and helps his friends with any small tasks they may have. His family owns a beauty parlor, so his hair is always well done. After Sugishita comes, he realizes his dream is to work as a hairstylist in the entertainment industry, and he plans to study abroad after graduation.
;{{Nihongo|Souta Taguchi|田口草太|Taguchi Sōta}}
:{{voiced by|Hideki Nakanishi}} (vomic)<ref name="Comic" />
:Taguchi another friend of Ran's. He was in the soccer club with Ogawa until the third quarter of their second year. He later falls in love with Akira because of their similar personalities, and they remain friends after she rejects him.
;{{Nihongo|Yuri Shirakawa|白河結李|Shirakawa Yuri}}
:Yuri is Ran's beautiful ex-girlfriend who attends the all-girls school Eika Academy. Popular with boys, she is the one who initially asked Ran out, but she later broke up with him because he seemed indifferent about their relationship. Eventually she asks him to date her again, but he rejects her because he already loves Sawa. Yuri is saddened by this, but she later becomes friends with Sawa.
;{{Nihongo|Haruki Sugishita|杉下 晴希|Sugishita Haruki}}
:Sugishita is a model and actor who enrolls at Amabane in their second year. Sawa begins dating him after she breaks up with Ran, causing Ran's friends to dislike him, but when he is at risk of being expelled, they defend him. After seeing Sawa is still in love with Ran, he breaks up with her to allow her the chance to pursue him again.


==Media==
==Media==
Written and illustrated by [[Mayu Sakai]], ''Rockin Heaven'' premiered in the December 2005 issue fo ''[[Ribon]]'' where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Shueisha]]. The first was released on June 15, 2006; the final volume was published on November 14, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-856687-4&mode=1 |title=ロッキン·ヘブン 1 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2009-01-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-856850-8&mode=1 |title=ロッキン·ヘブン 8 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2009-01-18 }}</ref>
Written and illustrated by [[Mayu Sakai]], ''Rockin Heaven'' premiered in the December 2005 issue of ''[[Ribon]]'' where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight ''[[tankōbon]]'' volumes by [[Shueisha]]. The first was released on June 15, 2006; the final volume was published on November 14, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-856687-4&mode=1 |script-title=ja:ロッキン·ヘブン 1 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2009-01-18 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=978-4-08-856850-8&mode=1 |script-title=ja:ロッキン·ヘブン 8 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |language=Japanese |accessdate=2009-01-18 }}</ref>

Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still panels from the manga.<ref name="Vomic">{{cite web |url=http://www.s-cast.net/vomic/rockin_heaven |title=集英社ヴォイスコミックステーション-VOMIC- ｢ロッキンヘブン｣ |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |language=Japanese | accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> ''Rockin' Heaven'' is licensed for regional language releases in Germany by [[Tokyopop|Tokopop Germany]] and in Italy, France and Spain by [[Planet Manga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/manga/rockin_heaven/index.php |title=Rockin' Heaven |publisher=[[Tokyopop|Tokopop Germany]] |language=German |accessdate=2009-01-09 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081210100024/http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/manga/rockin_heaven/index.php |archivedate=2008-12-10 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/search_product?search=Heaven |title=Hai cercato "Heaven" |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |language=Italian |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paninicomicsfrance.com/News.jsp?Action=Carica&Id=11582 |title=Rocking's Heaven french edition |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |language=French |accessdate=2009-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mangaspain.com/2008/10/rockin-heaven-licenciada-por-panini-comics/ |title=Rocking's Heaven spanish licensing |publisher=mangaspain |language=Spanish |accessdate=2009-01-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090123144258/http://www.mangaspain.com/2008/10/rockin-heaven-licenciada-por-panini-comics/ |archivedate=2009-01-23 }}</ref>

On November 16, 2010, [[Tokyopop Germany]] published an art book titled ''Mayu Sakai Collection: Rockin' Heaven & More'', which also included art work from her successor series, ''Momo''. The art book was also sold in Japan.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/40025 | title=酒井まゆ、ドイツでイラスト集発売！初連載作など収録 | language=ja | work=[[Natalie (website)|Natalie]] | date=2010-11-03 | accessdate=2019-10-23}}</ref>

===Volume List===
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|Language = Japanese
|OneLanguage = yes
|Width=100%
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 01
| OriginalRelDate = June 15, 2006
| OriginalISBN = 4-08-856687-4
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 02
| OriginalRelDate = October 13, 2006
| OriginalISBN = 4-08-856709-9
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 03
| OriginalRelDate = February 15, 2007
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-856726-6
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 04
| OriginalRelDate = June 15, 2007
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-856747-1
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 05
| OriginalRelDate = October 15, 2007
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-856776-1
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 06
| OriginalRelDate = February 15, 2008
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-856799-0
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 07
| OriginalRelDate = June 13, 2008
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-856819-5
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 08
| OriginalRelDate = November 14, 2008
| OriginalISBN = 978-4-08-856850-8
| ChapterList =
| Summary =
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}


==Reception==
Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still panels from the manga.<ref name="Vomic">{{cite web |url=http://www.s-cast.net/vomic/rockin_heaven |title=集英社ヴォイスコミックステーション-VOMIC- 「ロッキンヘブン」 |publisher=[[Shueisha]] |language=Japanese | accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref> ''Rockin' Heaven'' is licensed for regional language releases in Germany by [[Tokyopop|Tokopop Germany]] and in Italy, France and Spain by [[Planet Manga]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tokyopop.de/buecher/manga/rockin_heaven/index.php |title=Rockin' Heaven |publisher=[[Tokyopop|Tokopop Germany]] |language=German |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paninicomics.it/web/guest/search_product?search=Heaven |title=Hai cercato "Heaven" |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |language=Italian |accessdate=2009-01-09}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.paninicomicsfrance.com/News.jsp?Action=Carica&Id=11582 |title=Rocking's Heaven french edition |publisher=[[Panini Comics]] |language=French |accessdate=2009-01-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.mangaspain.com/2008/10/rockin-heaven-licenciada-por-panini-comics/ |title=Rocking's Heaven spanish licensing |publisher=mangaspain |language=Spanish |accessdate=2009-01-21}}</ref>
Volume 8 debuted at #12 on [[Oricon]] and sold 34,661 copies on its first week of release.<ref>{{cite news | first=Egan | last=Loo | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/japanese-comic-ranking-november-11-17 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17 | work=[[Anime News Network]] | date=2008-11-19 | accessdate=2019-10-27}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 04:46, 13 September 2020

Rockin' Heaven
Cover of the Japanese version of vol. 1, first released on June 15, 2006 (2006-06-15)
ロッキン★ヘブン
(Rokkin Hebun)
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byMayu Sakai
Published byShueisha
ImprintRibon Mascot Comics
MagazineRibon
DemographicShōjo
Original runDecember 2005 – July 2008
Volumes8

Rockin' Heaven (ロッキン★ヘブン, Rokkin Hebun) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Sakai. It premiered in Ribon's December 2005 issue where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon volumes by Shueisha between June 2006 and November 2008. The story focuses on high school freshman Sawa Konishi, who transfers to a new co-ed school where she is bullied by the other students and teachers, but also meets and falls in love with Ran Matsuyuki.

Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still manga panels.

Plot

[edit]

First year high school girl Sawa Konishi transfers to Amabane High School, a former all-boys school who has begun accepting female students. Throughout the day, Sawa learns that most of the boys in the school don't listen to the teachers, following the lead of Ran Matsuyuki, the son of the school's chairman. After confronting Ran, Sawa is bullied by the boys, but her unwavering courage and defiance causes her to gain respect from Ran and the rest of the boys, and they eventually become friends.

Characters

[edit]
Sawa Konishi (小西纱和, Konishi Sawa)
Voiced by: Noriko Shitaya (vomic)[2]
Sawa is a friendly and outspoken 15-year-old girl who transfers to Amabane High School. As she gets to know Ran, they become close, eventually falling in love with each other and becoming a couple. Halfway through, she and Ran decide to break up and briefly dates Sugishita. At the end of the series, she gets back together with Ran and promise to work through their problems together. Years later, she and Ran marry and have a son named Aoi..
Ran Matsuyuki (松雪藍, Matsuyuki Ran)
Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai (vomic)[2]
Ran is the son of the chairman of the school and a leader among his friends in class. His mother initially helped him cope with his father's high expectations, but after her death, he attempted suicide. As a result, his friends regularly watch over him. Initially rude to Sawa, he grows to care for her romantically, but his indifference towards their relationship causes them to break up for some time. At the end of the series, they get back together and marry. Together, they have a son named Aoi and he also becomes a teacher at their high school.
Akira Nagashima (永島晶, Nagashima Akira)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (vomic)[2]
Akira is Sawa's first friend at Amabane who is also her informant about the boys' history. She aspires to be a manga artist and was teased for that in middle school, but she learns to accept friendship and support from Sawa. Akira falls in love with Tsubaki, and he initially rejects her until graduation day. In the end, Akira and Tsubaki are engaged.
Junichi Tsubaki (椿純一, Tsubaki Junichi)
Voiced by: Kazuya Kobayashi (vomic)[2]
Tsubaki is one of Sawa's classmates and Ran's best friend since childhood. He was in the basketball club with Ran and Kido until the third quarter of their second year of middle school. Tsubaki is considerate of everyone's feelings, especially Ran, who he is in love with. At the end of the series, he realizes he loves Akira after seeing how she much she cares for him. Years later, they become engaged.
Satoshi Kido (城户智史, Kido Satoshi)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara (vomic)[2]
Kido is a classmate of Sawa and a friend of Ran. In middle school, he was part of the basketball club with Tsubaki and Ran. As the series progresses, he develops feelings for Sawa, initially unaware that she is dating Ran. He has a strong dislike for Sugishita, but he is willing to put his feelings behind him and helps to keep Sugishita from getting expelled.
Tomoki Ogawa (小川朋樹, Ogawa Tomoki)
Voiced by: Taketoshi Kawano (vomic)[2]
Ogawa is another friend and classmate of Sawa and Ran's. A former member in the soccer club along with Taguchi, he is easygoing and helps his friends with any small tasks they may have. His family owns a beauty parlor, so his hair is always well done. After Sugishita comes, he realizes his dream is to work as a hairstylist in the entertainment industry, and he plans to study abroad after graduation.
Souta Taguchi (田口草太, Taguchi Sōta)
Voiced by: Hideki Nakanishi (vomic)[2]
Taguchi another friend of Ran's. He was in the soccer club with Ogawa until the third quarter of their second year. He later falls in love with Akira because of their similar personalities, and they remain friends after she rejects him.
Yuri Shirakawa (白河結李, Shirakawa Yuri)
Yuri is Ran's beautiful ex-girlfriend who attends the all-girls school Eika Academy. Popular with boys, she is the one who initially asked Ran out, but she later broke up with him because he seemed indifferent about their relationship. Eventually she asks him to date her again, but he rejects her because he already loves Sawa. Yuri is saddened by this, but she later becomes friends with Sawa.
Haruki Sugishita (杉下 晴希, Sugishita Haruki)
Sugishita is a model and actor who enrolls at Amabane in their second year. Sawa begins dating him after she breaks up with Ran, causing Ran's friends to dislike him, but when he is at risk of being expelled, they defend him. After seeing Sawa is still in love with Ran, he breaks up with her to allow her the chance to pursue him again.

Media

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Written and illustrated by Mayu Sakai, Rockin Heaven premiered in the December 2005 issue of Ribon where it ran until its conclusion in the July 2008 issue. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tankōbon volumes by Shueisha. The first was released on June 15, 2006; the final volume was published on November 14, 2008.[3][4]

Shueisha produced a short series of web-based "vomics", a voice-over played with still panels from the manga.[5] Rockin' Heaven is licensed for regional language releases in Germany by Tokopop Germany and in Italy, France and Spain by Planet Manga.[6][7][8][9]

On November 16, 2010, Tokyopop Germany published an art book titled Mayu Sakai Collection: Rockin' Heaven & More, which also included art work from her successor series, Momo. The art book was also sold in Japan.[10]

Volume List

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No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
01 June 15, 20064-08-856687-4
02 October 13, 20064-08-856709-9
03 February 15, 2007978-4-08-856726-6
04 June 15, 2007978-4-08-856747-1
05 October 15, 2007978-4-08-856776-1
06 February 15, 2008978-4-08-856799-0
07 June 13, 2008978-4-08-856819-5
08 November 14, 2008978-4-08-856850-8

Reception

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Volume 8 debuted at #12 on Oricon and sold 34,661 copies on its first week of release.[11]

References

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  1. ^ "ロッキン★ヘブン 1巻 / 酒井まゆ". Oricon (in Japanese). Retrieved 2019-10-27.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g Rockin' Heaven Volume 6 Extra
  3. ^ ロッキン·ヘブン 1 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  4. ^ ロッキン·ヘブン 8 (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2009-01-18.
  5. ^ "集英社ヴォイスコミックステーション-VOMIC- ｢ロッキンヘブン｣" (in Japanese). Shueisha. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  6. ^ "Rockin' Heaven" (in German). Tokopop Germany. Archived from the original on 2008-12-10. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  7. ^ "Hai cercato "Heaven"" (in Italian). Panini Comics. Retrieved 2009-01-09.
  8. ^ "Rocking's Heaven french edition" (in French). Panini Comics. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  9. ^ "Rocking's Heaven spanish licensing" (in Spanish). mangaspain. Archived from the original on 2009-01-23. Retrieved 2009-01-21.
  10. ^ "酒井まゆ、ドイツでイラスト集発売！初連載作など収録". Natalie (in Japanese). 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
  11. ^ Loo, Egan (2008-11-19). "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2019-10-27.
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