Girls' Last Tour Explained

Ja Kanji:少女終末旅行
Ja Romaji:Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō
Type:manga
Author:Tsukumizu
Publisher:Shinchosha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Kurage Bunch
First:February 21, 2014
Last:January 12, 2018
Volumes:6
Volume List:
  1. Manga
Type:tv series
Director:Takaharu Ozaki
Music:Kenichiro Suehiro
Studio:White Fox
Network:AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, KBS, TV Aichi, TVQ
First:October 6, 2017
Last:December 22, 2017
Episodes:12
Episode List:
  1. Anime

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It was serialized monthly through Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch manga website from February 2014 to January 2018 and collected in six tankōbon volumes. An English release of the manga is licensed in North America by Yen Press.

A 12-episode anime television adaptation produced by White Fox aired in Japan from October to December 2017, mainly covering the manga's first four volumes. In 2019, Girls' Last Tour won the 50th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category.

Plot

The series follows two girls, Yuuri and Chito, as they navigate the ruins of civilization after an unknown apocalypse. They travel in their Kettenkrad and seek food and supplies while surviving day-to-day, sometimes encountering other survivors during their journey.[1] [2] [3]

Characters

One of the two main protagonists, nicknamed "Chii-chan". She has a wide knowledge of machines and drives the Kettenkrad. She is literate and an avid reader. She is generally calm and composed, but can be riled by Yuuri on occasion.
The other protagonist, nicknamed "Yuu". She is more easy-going than Chito, and cannot read, but is proficient with rifles and is a crack shot. She rides in the back of the Kettenkrad. Yuuri has little fear of the unknown and is quite adventurous. She is driven by her personal desires such as often wanting to eat more food than they have.
A traveler Chito and Yuuri meet while trying to find a path to the upper stratum of the city. He is a cartographer who wants to map the entire city. He gifts his camera to Yuuri and Chito when he leaves them to continue his mapping project.
A scientist who lives in an abandoned airbase who is building an airplane based on old records so that she can fly to another city. She helps fix Chito and Yuuri's Kettenkrad and enlists their help to finish the airplane. She gives Yuuri and Chito potatoes and tells them where to find more.
Named Ket in the English manga translation. A mysterious, cat-like small creature that is long and white, which Chito and Yuuri pick up on their journey. It communicates with the girls via radio signals. Nuko can shape-shift to activate mechanisms and likes eating bullets. It is later revealed to be part of a species which consumes weapons and power sources to stabilize them. After being discovered by more of its own kind, it leaves with them.

Media

Manga

Girls' Last Tour was written and illustrated by Tsukumizu and serialized in Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch online magazine between February 21, 2014, and January 12, 2018, and collected in six volumes.[4] Yen Press released the series in North America. A manga anthology illustrated by various artists was released on October 13, 2017.[5]

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by White Fox was announced by Kadokawa at Anime Expo 2017, with Takaharu Ozaki as director, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu in charge of series composition, and Mai Toda adapting the character designs for animation.[6] The series aired in Japan between October 6 and December 22, 2017, on AT-X and other stations.[7] Chito (Inori Minase) and Yuuri (Yurika Kubo) perform the opening and ending themes, and "More One Night".[8] Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series and streamed the series on Anime Strike.[9] MVM Films has licensed the series in the UK.[10] Muse Communication has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.[11] Each episode consists of two to three short interconnecting stories.

Reception

Manga

In 2019, Girls' Last Tour won the 50th Seiun Award in the Best Comic category.[12] [13] The English release of the first two volumes were included on the American Library Association's list of 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.[14]

Anime

The anime series won the "Best Slice of Life" category in the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2018.[15] IGN also listed Girls' Last Tour as one of the best anime of the 2010s, describing it as a "morose anime" which is "made brighter through [Chito and Yuuri's] perspective on a barren world".[16]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: UK Anime Network - Girls' Last Tour - Vol. 1 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240415150522/https://uk-anime.net/manga/Girls'_Last_Tour_-_Vol._1.html . 15 April 2024 . 2023-12-31 . uk-anime.net.
  2. Web site: Girls' Last Tour, Vol. 1 Manga Yen Press . https://web.archive.org/web/20231231144945/https://yenpress.com/titles/9780316470636-girls-last-tour-vol-1 . 31 December 2023 . 2023-12-31 . yenpress.com . en.
  3. Web site: Girls' Last Tour . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828195336/https://anime.icotaku.com/anime/4897/Shojo-Shumatsu-Ryoko.html . 28 August 2023 . 2023-12-31 . Icotaku . fr.
  4. Web site: Tsukumizu's Girls' Last Tour Manga Ends on Friday. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. January 6, 2018. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. March 10, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180310075612/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-01-06/tsukumizu-girls-last-tour-manga-ends-on-friday/.126125. live.
  5. Book: Shōjo Shūmatsu Ryokō Kōshiki Ansorojī Komikku (MFC). ja. ja:少女終末旅行 公式アンソロジーコミック (MFC). Girls' Last Tour Official Anthology Comic (MFC). .
  6. Web site: Kadokawa Announces Girls' Last Tour Anime & Original Anime Project. Ressler. Karen. July 2, 2017. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. July 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170729134018/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-07-02/kadokawa-announces-girls-last-tour-anime-and-original-anime-project/.118339. live.
  7. Web site: Girls' Last Tour Anime Casts Inori Minase, Yurika Kubo & Debuts October 6. Pineda. Rafael Antonio. September 7, 2017. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. September 7, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170907123730/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-07/girls-last-tour-anime-casts-inori-minase-yurika-kubo-and-debuts-october-6/.121033. live.
  8. Web site: PRODUCTS - MUSIC. Girls' Last Tour. ja. May 4, 2019. October 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171009014851/http://girls-last-tour.com/products/music.html. live.
  9. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Licenses Girls' Last Tour for Anime Strike Simulcast. Ressler. Karen. September 26, 2017. Anime News Network. May 4, 2019. November 1, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171101001420/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-26/sentai-filmworks-licenses-girls-last-tour-for-anime-strike-simulcast/.121889. live.
  10. 924218164606570496. MVM_UK. Our first few announcements begin with Battle Girls High School, Girls' Last Tour & Himouto! Umaru-chan R Season 2! Price & format tba.. MVM Entertainment. October 28, 2017.
  11. Web site: Hazra . Adriana . December 12, 2022 . Muse Asia Streams Girls' Last Tour Anime on YouTube . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240308045702/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-12-12/muse-asia-streams-girls-last-tour-anime-on-youtube/.192800 . 8 March 2024 . December 24, 2022 . Anime News Network.
  12. Web site: 2019年 第50回星雲賞. ja. Federation of Science Fiction Fan Groups of Japan. January 17, 2020. November 2, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201102041613/http://www.sf-fan.gr.jp/awards/2019result.html. live.
  13. Web site: SSSS.GRIDMAN, Girls' Last Tour Win at 50th Seiun Science-Fiction Awards. Loo. Egan. July 27, 2019. Anime News Network. January 17, 2020. October 5, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191005093744/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-07-27/ssss.gridman-girls-last-tour-win-at-50th-seiun-science-fiction-awards/.149425. live.
  14. Web site: 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens. Young Adult Library Services Association. 14 February 2018. American Library Association. May 4, 2019. 28 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210428012745/http://www.ala.org/yalsa/2018-great-graphic-novels-teens. live.
  15. Web site: The Anime Awards. Crunchyroll. May 28, 2021. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190718112908/https://www.crunchyroll.com/animeawards/winners/index.html. July 18, 2019.
  16. Web site: The Best Anime of the Decade (2010 - 2019). IGN. January 24, 2020. January 1, 2020. January 1, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200101214124/https://www.ign.com/articles/2020/01/01/best-anime-of-the-decade-2010-2019. live.

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