Erased (manga) explained

Erased
Ja Kanji:僕だけがいない街
Ja Romaji:Boku dake ga Inai Machi
Genre:Mystery, science fiction, thriller[1] [2]
Type:manga
Author:Kei Sanbe
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Publisher En:Yen Press
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young Ace
First:June 4, 2012
Last:March 4, 2016
Volumes:8
Type:tv series
Director:Tomohiko Itō
Music:Yuki Kajiura
Studio:A-1 Pictures
Network:Fuji TV (Noitamina)
First:January 8, 2016
Last:March 25, 2016
Episodes:12
Live-action film
Content:
Type:light novel
Boku dake ga Inai Machi: Another Record
Author:Hajime Ninomae
Illustrator:Kei Sanbe
Publisher:Bungei Kadokawa
First:November 2015
Last:March 2016
Volumes:1
Type:manga
Erased: Re
Author:Kei Sanbe
Publisher:Kadokawa Shoten
Publisher En:Yen Press
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Young Ace
First:June 4, 2016
Last:November 4, 2016
Volumes:1
Type:drama
Erased
Director:Ten Shimoyama
Music:Kiyoshi Yoshikawa
Licensee:Netflix
Studio:Kansai TV
Released:December 15, 2017
Episodes:12
Portal:yes

Erased, known in Japan as Boku dake ga Inai Machi (Japanese: 僕だけがいない街, "The Town Where Only I Am Missing"; abbr. Japanese: 僕街, BokuMachi), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe. It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from June 2012 to March 2016, and is licensed in English by Yen Press. An anime adaptation by A-1 Pictures aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from January to March 2016, and a live action film was released in March 2016. A live-action drama series was released by Netflix in December 2017. A spin-off manga was published from June to November 2016 and the spin-off novel series by Hajime Ninomae was released in Kadokawa's Bungei Kadokawa magazine from November 2015 to March 2016.

Plot

In 2006, 29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma, a struggling mangaka living in Chiba, possesses an involuntary ability known as "Revival" that sends his consciousness back in time moments before a life-threatening incident, enabling him to prevent it from happening again. When his mother is murdered by an unknown assailant in his own home, Satoru's ability sends him back eighteen years into the past and Satoru is given the opportunity to not only save his mother, but also prevent a serial killer from taking the lives of three of his childhood friends including a young girl from another school.[3]

Characters

Played by: Tatsuya Fujiwara (adult, film), Tsubasa Nakagawa (child, film), Yuki Furukawa (adult, drama),[4] Reo Uchikawa (child, drama)[4]
  • Satoru is a 29-year-old manga artist who also works part-time as a delivery man at Oasi Pizza. Many years ago while he was still a child, his father left him and his mother, for which reason he is living in a single parent home. He possesses an involuntary time-based ability he calls "Revival", which brings him back to a time before a life-threatening incident occurs and allows him to prevent it only by glimpsing a glowing bright blue butterfly, the appearance of which may symbolize the unpredictable effects the unique supernatural ability has not only on himself, but those around him.
    Played by: Rio Suzuki (film), Rinka Kakihara (drama)
  • Kayo is one of Satoru's primary school classmates and is one of the original victims of the serial kidnapping case that occurred 18 years ago.
    Played by: Kasumi Arimura (film), Mio Yūki (drama)[4]
  • Airi is a high school student and Satoru's friendly co-worker at Oasi Pizza. She becomes involved with him when she witnesses oddities such as when he manages to save people from certain life-threatening situations.
    Played by: Yuriko Ishida (film); Tomoka Kurotani (drama)
  • Sachiko is Satoru's mother and a former news announcer. Her husband left the family many years ago, causing her to raise Satoru on her own. She possesses a sharp eye and is quick to observe any irregularities.
    Played by Kento Hayashi (film); Masato Yano (drama)
  • Jun is a stuttering food delivery worker who lives in Satoru's hometown and often approaches lone students around his house. He and Satoru play with paper airplanes. Because he advises lonely children to be more "courageous" and make more friends, he is nicknamed "Yuuki", which means courage.
    Played by Seiji Fukushi (film); Jin Shirasu (drama)
  • Kenya is one of Satoru's primary school classmates who has a strong sense of justice and is very mature for his age with his intelligent choices. He is an aspiring lawyer who has a keen eye.
    Played by Shigeyuki Totsugi
  • Gaku is Satoru's homeroom teacher during his youth and the closest thing he has to a father figure.
    Played by Kairi Jyo
  • Hiromi is one of Satoru's primary school classmates who appears feminine even though he is a boy. He is one of the original victims of the serial kidnapping case.
    Osamu is one of Satoru's primary school classmates.
  • Kazu is one of Satoru's primary school classmates. He is much taller and heavier than the rest of Satoru's friends and goes out of his way to appear "masculine".
  • Aya is a student who attends Izumi Primary and is one of the original victims of the serial kidnapping case.
  • Misato is another classmate of Satoru's. She has a strong dislike for Kayo and she often likes to pick on her.
  • Played by Tamae Ando (film); Noriko Eguchi (drama)
  • Akemi is Kayo's abusive mother, whose abusive nature was exposed to the public.
    Played by Miyu Ando
  • Kumi is a nine-year-old patient who suffers from leukemia.

    Media

    Manga

    The original manga, written by Kei Sanbe, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine from the July 2012 issue (shipping date: June 4, 2012) through the April 2016 issue (shipping date: March 4, 2016).[5] [6] The first tankōbon volume was released in Japan on January 26, 2013,[7] and the eighth volume was published on April 27, 2016.[8] The series is licensed by Yen Press, who released the first volume in February 2017.[9] The Yen Press hardcover editions combine two of the original volumes per book, while their ebook editions match the original volume numbering. The series is licensed in France by Ki-oon.[10] Sanbe wrote a spin-off manga titled Erased: Re, which was serialized in Young Ace from June 4, 2016 to November 4, 2016.[11] It was published as the ninth volume of the series in Japanese on February 4, 2017, and in English by Yen Press on September 18, 2018.

    Volumes

    Anime

    An anime television adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures aired on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block from January 8 to March 25, 2016, and was simulcast on Crunchyroll, Daisuki, Funimation and AnimeLab.[12] The series was directed by Tomohiko Itō and written by Taku Kishimoto, with character design by Keigo Sasaki. The opening theme is "" by Asian Kung-Fu Generation, while the ending theme is by Sayuri.[13] [14]

    The series is licensed in North America by Aniplex of America, in Australia by Madman Entertainment, and in the United Kingdom by Anime Limited.[15] [16] Aniplex of America announced that the series would receive an English dub in May 2016.[17] The series was simulcast in certain countries in Southeast Asia with English subtitles on Aniplus Asia and is available to stream on Iflix in Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Brunei with English subtitles.[18] The series also streams on ITVX in the United Kingdom, with English dub only.[19]

    Episodes

    Live-action adaptations

    Film

    A live-action film adaptation of Erased featuring Tatsuya Fujiwara as Satoru Fujinuma debuted in cinemas throughout Japan on March 19, 2016.[20] The theme song is by Chise Kanna.[21] [22]

    Drama series

    In March 2017, Netflix announced a live-action adaptation of the manga series, co-created with Kansai TV.[23] The Netflix Original series was released worldwide on December 15, 2017. Unlike the anime and live-action film, the live-action web drama covers the manga fully and does not deviate from the source material.[20] The drama stars Yuki Furukawa as 29-year-old Satoru Fujinuma, Reo Uchikawa as Satoru as a child, and Mio Yūki as Airi.[4]

    Novel

    A spin-off novel titled Boku Dake ga Inai Machi: Another Record, written by Hajime Ninomae, was serialized in Kadokawa's monthly digital novel magazine Bungei Kadokawa from November 2015 to March 2016.[24] A volume collecting the chapters was released on March 30, 2016.[25]

    Reception

    Volume 4 reached the twelfth place on the weekly Oricon manga chart,[26] and, by June 15, 2014, has sold 73,983 copies.[27]

    The manga was ranked sixteenth in the 2014 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey.[28] It was nominated for the 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Reader Award.[29] It was also nominated at the 7th Manga Taishō, receiving 82 points and placing second among the ten nominees.[30] It is nominated at the 8th Manga Taishō.[31]

    The staff at manga-news.com gave the French edition a grade of 17.33 out of 20.[10] On Manga Sanctuary one of the staff members gave it an 8 out of 10.[32]

    See also

    Notes and References

    1. News: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Live-Action ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song. April 3, 2016. Anime News Network. January 15, 2016.
    2. Web site: Erased, Vol. 1 . Yen Press . May 31, 2018 . July 17, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200717100109/http://www.b2c.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/none/erased-vol-1/9780316468473/?yen . dead .
    3. Web site: ERASED. Anime News Network. February 14, 2016. January 7, 2016.
    4. Web site: Scott. Green. Netflix "Erased" Live-Action Drama Dated For Japan with New Visual. Crunchyroll. October 30, 2017. January 24, 2020. April 18, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190418223015/https://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/10/30-1/netflix-erased-live-action-drama-dated-for-Japan-with-new-visual. dead.
    5. Web site: Boku Dake ga Inai Machi vo. November 16, 2014. manga-news.com. fr. https://web.archive.org/web/20150121003354/http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie-vo/Boku-Dake-ga-Inai-Machi-vo. January 21, 2015. dead.
    6. Web site: Kyle. Hallmark. Boku dake ga Inai Machi/ERASED Manga Ends in March. Anime News Network. February 2, 2016. February 2, 2016.
    7. Web site: Boku Dake ga Inai Machi jp Vol.1 . November 16, 2014. manga-news.com. fr.
    8. News: Boku Dake ga Inai Machi 8 [final volume] (Kadokawa Comics Ace) Kei Sanbu BOOK]. CDJapan. en. 2017-01-24.
    9. Web site: Karen. Ressler. Yen Press Licenses ERASED, Bungo Stray Dogs Manga. Anime News Network. July 4, 2016. January 8, 2017.
    10. Web site: Erased. November 16, 2014. manga-news.com. fr.
    11. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. October 8, 2016. ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Re Spinoff Manga Ends in November. January 24, 2020. Anime News Network.
    12. Web site: McCallum . Jessica . AnimeLab Simulcast Line-Up For Winter 2016 . AnimeLab . 2015-12-15 . 2016-01-30 . 2019-04-08 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190408045401/https://www.animelab.com/blog/animelab-simulcast-line-up-for-winter-2016/ . dead .
    13. Web site: Egan. Loo. ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Anime's 2nd Promo Unveils Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Opening Song. January 1, 2016. Anime News Network. January 5, 2020.
    14. Web site: Egan. Loo. Asian Kung-Fu Generation, Sayuri Perform ERASED/Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Anime's Songs. 2015-12-10. Anime News Network. 2016-01-29.
    15. Web site: Karen. Ressler. Aniplex of America Acquires ERASED/Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Anime. 2015-12-09. Anime News Network. 2016-01-29.
    16. Web site: Andrew. Osmond. Anime Limited Acquires ERASED. 2016-01-29. Anime News Network. 2016-01-29.
    17. Web site: Crystalyn. Hodgkins. ERASED TV Anime to Get English Dub. Anime News Network. May 21, 2016. January 24, 2020.
    18. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. iFlix Adds ERASED, Myriad Colors Phantom World, Bungo Stray Dogs Anime. Anime News Network. September 5, 2016. January 8, 2017.
    19. ./Https://www.noirninja.online/2024/04/read-erased-manga-online.html https://www.itv.com/watch/erased/10a3316
    20. Web site: Mikikazu. Komatsu. Netflix to Stream "ERASED" Live-Action Drama Next Winter. Crunchyroll. March 13, 2017. January 24, 2020. September 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170901201609/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/03/13-1/netflix-to-stream-erased-live-action-drama-next-winter. dead.
    21. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Live-Action Boku dake ga Inai Machi Film's March 19 Debut, New Visuals Unveiled. Anime News Network. November 23, 2015. January 24, 2020.
    22. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. Live-Action ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song. Anime News Network. January 15, 2016. January 24, 2020.
    23. Web site: Rafael Antonio. Pineda. ERASED Manga Inspires Live-Action Netflix Series in 190 Countries. Anime News Network. March 12, 2017. March 16, 2021.
    24. Web site: Mikikazu . Komatsu . "Boku Dake ga Inai Machi" After Story Novel to be Published Next Month. February 13, 2016. February 21, 2016. Crunchyroll.
    25. Book: 僕だけがいない街 Another Record. . 9784041033838. 三部けい. 一肇. March 2016. Kadokawa.
    26. Web site: Karen. Ressler. Japanese Comic Ranking, June 2–8. June 11, 2014. November 16, 2014. Anime News Network.
    27. Web site: Karen. Ressler. Japanese Comic Ranking, June 9–15. June 18, 2014. November 14, 2014. Anime News Network.
    28. Web site: Sarah. Nelkin. Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2014 Voters. December 9, 2013. November 16, 2014. Anime News Network.
    29. Web site: Lynzee. Loveridge. 18th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize 'Reader Award' Nominees Announced. March 3, 2014. November 16, 2014. Anime News Network.
    30. Web site: Emma. Hanashiro. Kaoru Mori's A Bride's Story Wins 7th Annual Manga Taisho Award. March 27, 2014. November 16, 2014. Anime News Network.
    31. Web site: Egan. Loo. 8th Manga Taisho Awards Nominates 14 Titles. January 18, 2015. January 19, 2015. Anime News Network.
    32. Web site: Erased. November 16, 2014. Manga Sanctuary. fr.

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