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Sanrio Boys
Cover of the first manga volume
サンリオ男子
(Sanrio Danshi)
GenreSlice of Life
Manga
Sanrio Danshi: Oretachi, Seishun, Hajimemashita. and Sanrio Danshi: Oretachi, Koi, Hajimemashita.
Written byMai Andō
Published byShogakukan
MagazineManga One
Shōjo Comic
DemographicShōjo
Original run2016 – present
Volumes5
Video game
Sanrio Danshi: Watashi, Koi wo, Shirimashita
DeveloperCybird
PublisherCybird
GenreVisual Novel
PlatformAndroid, iOS
ReleasedSeptember 13, 2016
Anime television series
Directed byMasashi Kudō
Written byTakashi Aoshima
Music byJunpei Fujita
StudioPierrot
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, MBS, TVh, TVQ, AT-X
Original run January 6, 2018 – March 24, 2018
Episodes12[2] (List of episodes)

Sanrio Boys (サンリオ男子, Sanrio Danshi) is a Japanese media franchise created by Sanrio in November 2015. The Sanrio Boys were conceptualized as a social media project to promote merchandise for Sanrio's best-selling characters.[3] Due to its popularity, it grew to have its own merchandise line, a manga series, a series of character drama CDs, a 2016 smartphone game for iOS and Android, and an anime television series by Pierrot that premiered on January 6, 2018.[4][5]

Background

The Sanrio Boys were created by Sanrio to promote merchandise for their best-selling characters on social media, a strategy of which has been compared to Twitter accounts run by characters from Uta no Prince-sama.[3] The Sanrio Boys originally consisted of five characters, but has since then expanded to seven.[6] The characters were so well-received that they received their own line of character merchandise starting in June 2016.[7]

Characters

Sanrio Boys

Kōta Hasegawa (長谷川 康太, Hasegawa Kōta)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi[4]
Kōta is a fan of Pompompurin and was given a plush toy from his grandmother as a child. He is embarrassed to openly admit he likes Pompompurin until he meets Yū and Shunsuke.[8]
Yū Mizuno (水野 祐, Mizuno Yū)
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[4]
Yū is Kōta's outgoing classmate who is open about his love for My Melody. He is popular with his classmates for his friendly and sociable personality.[9]
Shunsuke Yoshino (吉野 俊介, Yoshino Shunsuke)
Voiced by: Jun Oosuka[4]
Shunsuke is the ace striker of the soccer team and a fan of Hello Kitty, who he refers to with respect. He has a serious and stoic personality.[10]
Ryō Nishimiya (西宮 諒, Nishimiya Ryō)
Voiced by: Hiroyuki Kagura[4]
Ryō is a shy and beautiful first year student who likes Kiki and Lala from Little Twin Stars.[11]
Seiichiro Minamoto (源 誠一郎, Minamoto Seiichiro)
Voiced by: Yuuma Uchida[4]
Seiichiro is the president of the student council and a member of the archery team. He loves Cinnamoroll.[12]
Subaru Amagaya (雨ケ谷 昴, Amagaya Subaru)
Voiced by: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka[13]
Subaru is a wannabe delinquent who loves Badtz-Maru.[12]
Naoki Sugami (菅見 直樹, Sugami Naoki)
Voiced by: Wataru Hatano[13]
Naoki is a biology teacher who loves Keroppi.[14]

Secondary characters

Yuri Mizuno (水野 由梨, Mizuno Yuri)
Voiced by: Akane Fujita[15]
Yuri is Yū's younger sister and is in middle school. She has a strained relationship with him, and disapproves of his like of My Melody.
Yamato Machida (町田 大和, Machida Yamato)
Voiced by: Daisuke Kishio[16]
Tadashi Tsuchiya (土屋 正, Tsuchiya Tadashi)
Voiced by: Chihiro Suzuki[16]
Satoshi Matsuo (松尾智, Matsuo Satoshi)
Voiced by: Makoto Furukawa[16]

Media

Manga

Sanrio Boys was adapted into two manga adaptations written and illustrated by Mai Ando, with both manga series running concurrently.[17] Sanrio Danshi: Oretachi, Seishun, Hajimemashita. (サンリオ男子～俺たち、青春、はじめました。～), which features the Sanrio Boys' daily lives, was published on the mobile app Manga One starting April 2016. Sanrio Danshi: Oretachi, Koi, Hajimemashita. (サンリオ男子～俺たち、恋、はじめました。～), which features one of the Sanrio Boys being romantically involved with a girl, was serialized in the magazine Sho-Comi starting from its June 2016 issue.[18] Both were compiled into volume format and released under the title Sanrio Boys under Shogakukan's Flower Comics label.[19]

No. Release date ISBN
1 July 22, 2016[20]9784091385055
2 February 24, 2017[21]9784091391568
3 July 26, 2017[22]9784091394767
4 November 24, 2017[23]9784091397669
5 March 26, 2018[24]9784098700110

Game

A visual novel style dating sim game was released onto Android and iOS under the name Sanrio Danshi: Watashi, Koi wo, Shirimashita. (サンリオ男子～わたし、恋を、知りました。～) on September 13, 2016.[25] The theme song is "Fun! Fantastic Girl", produced by Elements Garden and performed by the voice actors of Sanrio Boys.[26] Approximately 100,000 users downloaded the game during the first six days of release.[27]

Anime

An anime adaptation of Sanrio Boys was announced in the fifth issue of the 2017 edition of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine.[28] The series is directed by Masashi Kudō and written by Takashi Aoshima, and the anime production is handled by Pierrot. The anime premiered in Japan on January 6, 2018.[5] The series is licensed by Ponycan USA in North America,[1] who are simulcasting the series on Crunchyroll.[29] The anime has 12 episodes.[2]

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Stage play

A stage play slated for a 2018 release was announced at the end of episode 12.[30]

Reception

As of April 5, 2018 the manga had 200 000 copies in print.[31]

References

  1. ^ a b "SANRIO BOYS". Ponycan USA. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "STORY". Sanrio Boys Official Website (in Japanese). Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  3. ^ a b "サンリオ新企画『サンリオ男子』がヤバい　共同アカウントで発信する彼らの魅力". KAI-YOU. 2015-12-09. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  4. ^ a b c d e f "Sanrio Boys TV Anime Reveals Visual, Winter 2018 Premiere". Anime News Network. February 2, 2017. Retrieved July 1, 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Sanrio Boys Anime Premieres on January 6". Anime News Network. November 20, 2017. Retrieved November 20, 2017.
  6. ^ Loveridge, Lynzee (2016-04-06). "Sanrio Boys Multimedia Project Adds Badtz-Maru, Keroppi Fans". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
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  8. ^ "長谷川 康太 キャラクター サンリオ男子". Sanrio (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  9. ^ "水野 祐 キャラクター サンリオ男子". Sanrio (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  10. ^ "吉野 俊介 キャラクター サンリオ男子". Sanrio (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  11. ^ "西宮 諒 キャラクター サンリオ男子". Sanrio (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  12. ^ a b "源 誠一郎 キャラクター サンリオ男子". Sanrio (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  13. ^ a b "『サンリオ男子』第12話（最終話）「ともだちの魔法」より先行カット到着！　康太は、祐たちと本音を言い合って……" (in Japanese). Animate Times. 2018-03-20. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  14. ^ "菅見 直樹 キャラクター サンリオ男子". Sanrio (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  15. ^ "『サンリオ男子』第3話「マイ♪シスター・ブルー」の先行カット公開！　祐（CV：斉藤壮馬）は面倒見の良いお兄さん、しかし妹とは……" (in Japanese). Animate Times. 2018-01-14. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  16. ^ a b c "Sanrio Boys Anime Announces More of Cast, 7 Unaired Anime Shorts". Anime News Network. December 17, 2017. Retrieved December 17, 2017.
  17. ^ "ネットで衝撃『サンリオ男子』 老舗キャラ企業が"萌え"に挑む理由". Oricon. 2016-03-02. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  18. ^ "「サンリオ男子」がマンガに！4月からマンガワン＆Sho-Comiにて連載開始". Comic Natalie. 2016-01-29. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  19. ^ "Twitterで超話題『サンリオ男子』コミックス1巻発売!!". Shogakukan Comics. 2016-07-22. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  20. ^ "サンリオ男子　１" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  21. ^ "サンリオ男子　２" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  22. ^ "サンリオ男子　３" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  23. ^ "サンリオ男子　４" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-02-04.
  24. ^ "サンリオ男子　５" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  25. ^ "サンリオ男子～わたし、恋を、知りました。～". 4gamer. Retrieved 2018-01-13.
  26. ^ "「サンリオ男子」5人が歌う主題歌が実装。プロデュースはElements Garden". 4gamer. 2016-10-04. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  27. ^ "「サンリオ男子～わたし、恋を、知りました。～」が6日間で10万DL突破". 4gamer. 2016-09-21. Retrieved 2018-01-14.
  28. ^ "Sanrio Danshi Project Gets Anime About Boys Who Love Sanrio Products". Anime News Network. January 31, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  29. ^ "Crunchyroll Streams Working Buddies!, Sanrio Boys Anime". Anime News Network. January 6, 2018. Retrieved February 3, 2018.
  30. ^ サンリオ男子総合Pです【公式】 [@Sdan_p_sanrio] (2018-03-24). "【重要なお知らせ】サンリオ男子につきまして、舞台化が決定致しました。こちらにつきましてのコメントは26日（月）に発表させていただく予定でございます。何卒よろしくお願い致します。" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved 2018-03-25 – via Twitter.
  31. ^ Jennifer Sherman (2018-04-08). "Roundup of Newly Revealed Print Counts for Manga, Light Novel Series". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
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