Harigane Service Explained

Ja Kanji:ハリガネサービス
Ja Romaji:Harigane Sābisu
Genre:Sports
Type:manga
Author:Tatsuya Ara
Publisher:Akita Shoten
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Champion
First:May 29, 2014
Last:October 11, 2018
Volumes:24
Harigane Service Ace
Type:manga
Author:Tatsuya Ara
Publisher:Akita Shoten
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Champion
First:November 8, 2018
Last:July 6, 2023
Volumes:22
Harigane Service Gaiden: Hydra Break
Type:manga
Author:Tatsuya Ara
Publisher:Akita Shoten
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Champion
First:August 6, 2021
Volumes:4
Animation x Paralympic

Harigane Service

Type:tv film
Director:Hiroyuki Ōshima
Music:Rei Ishizuka
Studio:SynergySP
Network:NHK General, NHK E, NHK World
Released:August 22, 2022
Runtime:5 minutes

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tatsuya Ara. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from May 2014 to October 2018, with its chapters collected in 24 volumes. A sequel, titled Harigane Service Ace, was serialized in the same magazine from November 2018 to July 2023. An anime television short film adaptation of Harigane Service premiered in the 15th episode of Animation x Paralympic in August 2022 to promote the 2024 Summer Paralympics.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Tatsuya Ara, Harigane Service was serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion from May 29, 2014,[1] to October 11, 2018.[2] Akita Shoten collected its chapters in twenty-four volumes, released from September 8, 2014,[3] to January 8, 2019.[4]

A sequel, titled, was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from November 8, 2018,[5] to July 6, 2023.[6] The first tankōbon volume was released on April 8, 2019.[7] As of May 8, 2023, 22 volumes have been released.[8]

A spin-off series, titled, started in Monthly Shōnen Champion on August 6, 2021.[9] The first tankōbon volume was released on January 7, 2022.[10] As of October 6, 2023, four volumes have been released.[11]

Short anime film

In August 2022, an anime television short film adaptation of Harigane Service was announced.[12] The film was produced by SynergySP, directed by Hiroyuki Ōshima and written by Ryūsuke Mori, with music composed by Rei Ishizuka. It premiered in the 15th episode of Animation x Paralympic on August 22, 2022 to promote the 2024 Summer Paralympics. The film's theme song is "Hyakusetsu Futo" by Hatsune Miku and dance group CONDENSE.[13]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ja:夢枕獏書き下ろし原作の「真・餓狼伝」週チャンで完結. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/117702. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. May 29, 2014. September 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917004935/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/117702. live.
  2. Web site: ja:荒達哉「ハリガネサービス」完結、11月より全国大会を描く新シリーズ開幕. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/303296. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. May 29, 2014. September 16, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200916235646/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/303296. live.
  3. Web site: ja:【9月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/125352. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. September 8, 2014. August 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804041718/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/125352. live.
  4. Web site: ja:【1月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/315025. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. January 8, 2019. August 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804041717/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/315025. live.
  5. Web site: ja:荒達哉「ハリガネサービス」新章「ACE」が週チャンで開幕、舞台は全国大会. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/306989. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. November 8, 2018. September 17, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200917103441/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/306989. live.
  6. Web site: ja:バレーボールマンガ「ハリガネサービス」続編「ACE」完結、最終24巻は10月発売予定. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531815. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. July 7, 2023. ja. July 6, 2023. July 7, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230707180543/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/531815. live.
  7. Web site: ja:【4月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/326761. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. April 8, 2019. December 6, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221206112812/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/326761. live.
  8. Web site: ja:【5月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/522359. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. July 7, 2023. ja. May 8, 2023. May 8, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230508092551/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/522359. live.
  9. Web site: ja:「ハリガネサービス」スピンオフが月チャンで、朧幽哉ら竜泉学園を描く. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/439856. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. August 6, 2021. January 31, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220131085750/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/439856. live.
  10. Web site: ja:もう1人の“怪物”描く「ハリガネサービス外伝 ヒュドラブレイク」1巻、「ACE」も同発. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/460800. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 4, 2022. ja. January 7, 2022. August 4, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220804041719/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/460800. live.
  11. Web site: ja:【10月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542709. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. December 31, 2023. ja. October 6, 2023. October 14, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20231014180701/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/542709. live.
  12. Web site: ja:「ハリガネサービス」がNHK「アニ×パラ」でアニメに、大鈴功起・高杉真宙が声当てる. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488078. Comic Natalie. Natasha Inc.. August 5, 2022. ja. August 3, 2022. August 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805045629/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488078. live.
  13. Web site: Eisenbeis. Richard. Harigane Service Manga Gets Anime Short Promoting Para-Athletics. Anime News Network. August 5, 2022. August 5, 2022. August 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805135034/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2022-08-05/harigane-service-manga-gets-anime-short-promoting-para-athletics/.188351. live.