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This article is about the Japanese anime television series. For other uses, see Just Because (disambiguation).
Just Because!
File:Justbecause.jpg
Promotional image
ジャストビコーズ
(Jasutobīkōzu)
Anime television series
Directed byAtsushi Kobayashi
Produced byKeisuke Fukunaga
Written byHajime Kamoshida
Music byNagi Yanagi
StudioPine Jam
Licensed by
Original networkAT-X, MX, tvk, MBS, BS Fuji
Original run October 5, 2017 – present
Episodes4

Just Because! is a Japanese original anime television series by Hajime Kamoshida, the author of The Pet Girl of Sakurasou, and Kiseki Himura, the author of Getsuyōbi no Tawawa. Pine Jam produced the animation.[1] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and streams it on Amazon's Anime Strike service in the US.[2]

Plot

The story focuses on the feelings of a group of high school students approaching graduation, and the sudden appearance of a transfer student who changes their lives.[3]

Characters

Main

Eita Izumi (泉 瑛太, Izumi Eita)
Voiced by: Aoi Ichikawa[4]
A transfer student who come back to his hometown after 4 years. Because his father's job often relocated, Eita often transferred schools. He was in baseball club along with Haruto back in middle school.
Mio Natsume (夏目 美緒, Natsume Mio)
Voiced by: Karin Isobe[4]
Mio was Eita and Haruto's classmate during middle school. The former student council president. She plans to enroll in college and is studying hard to make that happen. Her unrequited feelings for a middle school crush still influence her.
Haruto Sōma (相馬 陽斗, Sōma Haruto)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata[4]
A baseball team member who has already secured a job after graduation. He and Eita are childhood friends.
Hazuki Morikawa (森川 葉月, Morikawa Hazuki)
Voiced by: Yuna Yoshino[4]
Hazuki is a member of the school concert band that has already decided on her preferred college. She does not stand out in class, and seems uninterested in romantic relationships.
Ena Komiya (小宮 惠那, Komiya Ena)
Voiced by: Lynn[4]
Ena is a second-year student, and a member of the photography club that is close to being disbanded. In order to save the club, she plans to enter a photography competition.

Others

Yoriko Inui (乾 依子, Inui Yoriko)
Voiced by: Arisa Sakuraba[5]
Sanae Takahashi (高橋 早苗, Takahashi Sanae)
Voiced by: Yuka Nukui[5]
Momoka Suzuki (鈴木 桃花, Suzuki Momoka)
Voiced by: Reina Kondo[5]
Mayuko Satō (佐藤 真由子, Satō Mayuko)
Voiced by: Sayaka Senbongi[5]
Junpei Saruwatari (猿渡 順平, Saruwatari Junpei)
Voiced by: Kōhei Amasaki[5]
Rikuto Ishigaki (石垣 陸生, Ishigaki Rikuto)
Voiced by: Shōta Yamamoto[5]
Tōru Shimizu (清水 徹, Shimizu Tōru)
Voiced by: Junichi Yanagita[5]
Kaoru Yamaguchi (山口 薫, Yamaguchi Kaoru)
Voiced by: Daiki Kobayashi[5]
Watanabe-sensei (渡辺先生, Watanabe Sensei)
Voiced by: Toru Ohkawa[5]

Media

Anime

The project was first teased as an April's Fools joke on 2017 under title April 1st The Animation.[6] It was later confirmed as real in the June issue of Gakken's Megami Magazine.[7]

Kiseki Himura designs the characters, Atsushi Kobayashi is directing the animation with screenplay by Hajime Kamoshida. Hiroyuki Yoshii is adapting Kiseki's art into animation. Keisuke Fukunaga is producing the series.[4] Pine Jam is producing the animation.[8] It premiered on October 5, 2017 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Kanagawa, MBS, and BS Fuji's programming block Anime Guild.[9][10] Nagi Yanagi serves as music producer as well performing the opening theme titled "Over and Over", while Karin Isobe, Yuna Yoshino, and Lynn performing the ending theme "behind".[11][12]

Episode list

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No. Title Original air date[13]

Novel

A serialized novel adaptation of the anime was launched in Kadokawa's Da Vinci magazine starting October 2017 issue (released on September 6). The first chapter tells the prologue anime's plot. Atsushi Kobayashi is illustrating the series.[14][15][16][17]

Web manga

A spin-off web manga series illustrated by Kamaboko RED is updated everyday each 2 pages at the anime's official Twitter account.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Hajime Kamoshida and Kiseki Himura Team Up For Original Anime". Crunchyroll. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Just Because! Anime For Anime Strike Stream". Anime News Network. September 28, 2017. Retrieved September 28, 2017.
  3. ^ "Pet Girl of Sakurasou Creator, Sword Art Online: Progressive Manga Artist's Original Anime 'Just Because!' Revealed". Anime News Network. Retrieved 30 May 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "'Just Because!' Anime Reveals 5 Main Cast Members". Anime News Network. July 28, 2017. Retrieved July 28, 2017.
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h i "'Just Because!' Original Anime Reveals Additional Cast". Anime News Network. September 15, 2017. Retrieved September 15, 2017.
  6. ^ "Anime/Manga/Game Industry Celebrates April Fool's Day 2017 - Part III". Anime News Network. Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  7. ^ "Pet Girl of Sakurasou Creator, Sword Art Online: Progressive Manga Artist Work on New Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 29 May 2017.
  8. ^ "【鴨志田一×比村奇石】オリジナルアニメ「Just Because!」の詳細きたぞおおおおおお". オタク.com (in Japanese). Retrieved 27 May 2017.
  9. ^ "'Just Because!' Original Anime's October Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. June 29, 2017. Retrieved June 29, 2017.
  10. ^ "'Just Because!' Original TV Anime Premieres October 5". Anime News Network. August 18, 2017. Retrieved August 18, 2017.
  11. ^ "2017年10月放送開始のオリジナルTVアニメ『Just Because!』、OPテーマはやなぎなぎ、EDテーマはヒロインキャラクターたちが歌唱". moca news (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  12. ^ "Just Because! Anime's Trailers Preview Opening, Ending Theme Songs". Anime News Network. October 2, 2017. Retrieved October 2, 2017.
  13. ^ "Just Because!" (in Japanese). Tokyo MX. Retrieved October 5, 2017.
  14. ^ "鴨志田一×比村奇石「Just Because！」10月放送决定　「ダ・ヴィンチ」では原作小説連載". アニメハック (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  15. ^ "雑誌『ダ・ヴィンチ』にて原作小説連載決定！". 「Just Because!」公式サイト (in Japanese). Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  16. ^ "'Just Because!' Original Anime Gets Serialized Novel". Anime News Network. September 7, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  17. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Just Because! Anime for Anime Strike Stream". Anime News Network. September 29, 2017. Retrieved September 29, 2017.
  18. ^ "Just Because！短編スピンオフ応援マンガ". Just Because !公式 on Twitter (in Japanese). Retrieved 10 October 2017.
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