Channel wa Sonomama! explained
| Ja Kanji: | チャンネルはそのまま! |
| Genre: | Comedy |
is a Japanese manga by Noriko Sasaki serialized in the seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits, published by Shogakukan between 2008 and 2013.[1] [2]
The main character is Hanako Yukimaru, a rookie, clumsy journalist at fictional Hokkaido Hoshi (Star) Television (HHTV) in Sapporo.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Noriko Sasaki, Channel wa Sonomama! was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 7 April 2008[3] to 27 April 2013.[4] Shogakukan collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from 30 January 2009 to 30 July 2013.
Volumes
Drama
A Japanese television drama adaptation starring Kyoko Yoshine was produced by Production I.G.[5] and TV Asahi affiliate HTB, where it was broadcast during the week from 18 to 22 March 2019. The series was launched to celebrate HTB's 50th anniversary.
The drama series has been available globally on Netflix, with the English title Stay Tuned!, since 21 March 2019.[6] It has been available on Netflix Japan since 11 March 2019.
After its premiere broadcast on Hokkaido, the drama series has been syndicated to other stations all over Japan.[7]
Cast
- Kyoko Yoshine: Hanako Yukimaru, HHTV journalist
- Hiroki Iijima: Hajime Yamane, HHTV journalist
- Kanako Miyashita: Maki Hanae, HHTV journalist and news presenter
- Takuro Osada: Hayato Kitagami, HHTV programming employee
- Taisei Shima: Tetsutarō Hattori, HHTV sales employee
- Hikaru Takihara: Seiichi Tachibana, HHTV master control employee
- Yō Ōizumi (TEAM-NACS): Masayoshi Kanbara, head of NPO Sprout Mind
- Takayuki Suzui: Takayasu Suzuki, HHTV president
- Ayumu Saito: Mamoru Shōgasaki, HHTV chief executive
- Atsuo Ouchi: Heizō Hasegawa, HHTV news director
- Hayato Myo: Keiji Osada, HHTV police news chief
- Tadahisa Fujimura: Toraya Ogura, HHTV information director
- Kimiko Jitsukawa: Reiko Kurenai, HHTV announcer
- Hitoshi Fujio: Yousuke Furuya, HHTV weather forecaster
- Ken Yasuda (TEAM-NACS): Katori, Higuma TV (HHTV rival station) information director
- Toshie Negishi: Tane, Hanako's grandmother
- Hiroyuki Morisaki (TEAM-NACS): Mamoru Yukimaru, Hanako's father
- Tatsuko Kojima, Sanae, Hanako's mother
- Takuma Oto'o (TEAM-NACS): Gotō
- Shigeyuki Totsugi (TEAM-NACS): Investigator
Source:[8]
Further reading
- Web site: Takafumi, Horie. Takafumi Horie. ja:テレビ局の構造を理解するためには地方の弱小テレビ局の現状から学べ！ - 『チャンネルはそのまま。』. http://honz.jp/articles/-/40408. Manga Honz. Honz. https://web.archive.org/web/20140505205705/http://honz.jp/articles/-/40408. May 5, 2014. ja. April 30, 2014.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Kasane's Kyōko Yoshine Stars in Live-Action Channel wa Sono Mama! TV Series. Anime News Network. 15 April 2019. 9 September 2018.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Noriko Sasaki's Channel wa Sono Mama! Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series. Anime News Network. 15 April 2019. 24 June 2018.
- Web site: ja:2008年04月07日のアーカイブ. http://manganohi.jp/2008/04/07/. manganohi.jp. 23 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20080422222523/http://manganohi.jp/2008/04/07/. 22 April 2008. ja. 7 April 2008. Japanese: 【ビッグコミックスピリッツ】ビッグコミックスピリッツ 19号 発売！ ★巻頭カラー40P!!!! 月イチ新連載発信!! 『チャンネルはそのまま！』佐々木倫子.
- Web site: ja:佐々木倫子「チャンネルはそのまま！」次回で連載に幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/87336. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. 23 October 2021. ja. 25 March 2013.
- Web site: スタッフ - HTB開局50周年ドラマ「チャンネルはそのまま！」. Hokkaido Television Broadcasting. 15 April 2019.
- Web site: 3月21日（木）～NETFLIXでグローバル配信がスタート. Hokkaido Television Broadcasting. 15 April 2019. ja. 21 March 2019.
- Web site: 各地の放送日時. HTB開局50周年どらま「チャンネルはそのまま！」. Hokkaido Broadcasting Television. 15 April 2019.
- Web site: 登場人物. Hokkaido Television Broadcasting. HTB開局50周年どらま「チャンネルはそのまま！」. 15 April 2019.
