I Hear the Sunspot explained

I Hear the Sunspot
Ja Kanji:ひだまりが聴こえる
Ja Romaji:Hidamari ga Kikoeru
Genre:Boys' love
Type:manga
Author:Yuki Fumino
Publisher:France Shoin
Imprint:Canna Comics
Magazine:Canna
Volumes:7
Type:live film
Director:Daisuke Kamijō
Type:drama

is a Japanese manga series by Yuki Fumino. I Hear the Sunspot is serialized in the semi-monthly boys' love manga anthology Canna since December 22, 2013.

A live-action film adaptation of the first volume was released on June 24, 2017. A separate live-action television drama adaptation began broadcasting on TV Tokyo on July 3, 2024.

Plot

College student Taichi Sagawa learns that his lonely classmate, Kohei Sugihara, is deaf, and he enrolls in a part-time job to take notes for him in exchange for food. As the two become more acquainted with each other, they develop a strong friendship that eventually turns into love.

Characters

(film), (TV drama)
  • Kohei is a college student who had a sudden hearing loss in high school, and because of his disability, he struggles to fit in and is usually seen alone.
    (film), (TV drama)
  • Taichi is an optimistic and outgoing college student who takes on the job of taking notes for Kohei part-time in exchange for food.
    (film)

    Media

    Manga

    I Hear the Sunspot is written and illustrated by Yuki Fumino as her debut work. Fumino came up with the idea of writing about the hearing impaired from being around friends and acquaintances who had a hearing disability.[1] She wrote I Hear the Sunspot based on what she learned from them as well as visiting a sign language school.[1]

    I Hear the Sunspot was serialized in the semi-monthly manga anthology Canna from December 22, 2013[2] to August 2014. Originally released as a single-volume story,[3] it was followed up with I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness from April 22, 2015[4] to February 2016.[3] After the story's end, Fumino continued with a third series, titled I Hear the Sunspot: Limit, from October 2016 to December 2019.[3] [5] A fourth series titled I Hear the Sunspot: Four Seasons began publication in December 2020 and is still ongoing.[6] The chapters have been released in 7 bound volumes by France Shoin under the Canna Comics imprint as of April 2023.

    One Peace Books publishes I Hear the Sunspot in English for North American distribution.

    Film

    A live-action film adaptation of I Hear the Sunspot was announced through the physical release of the first volume on the wrap-around band.[7] The film starred Hideya Tawada as Kohei and as Taichi.[8] [9] was later cast as Yoko.[10] Additional cast members included Ami Yamazaki, Miyū Ōsaka, Hiroe Igeta, Rima Matsuda, Yūki Fukumoto, Tsubasa Shimada, Hideyuki Araki, Anna Kijima, Suzuno Nomura, Norihisa Hiranuma, Shinshō Nakamura, and Reiko Takashima.[9] The film was directed by Daisuke Kamijō.[9] It was released on June 24, 2017.[9]

    Television drama

    A live-action television drama adaptation was announced on May 28, 2024.[11] The series premiered on U-Next on June 26, 2024, before being broadcast on July 3, 2024, on TV Tokyo.[11] The series stars as Kohei and as Taichi.[11] It is directed by Fūga Yaegashi, Shō Makino, and Takanobu Harashima, with screenplay written by Izumi Kawasaki.[11]

    Reception

    Rebecca Silverman from Anime News Network reviewed I Hear the Sunspot favorably, praising its exploration of school stereotypes and Kohei and Taichi's relationship.[12] Regarding Theory of Happiness, she described it as being "sweet and thoughtful" and praised the art, but she also stated that it had "excessive" angst.[13] For Limit, Silverman praised the story's exploration of "different lived experiences of being 'normal.[14] The Journal of Anime and Manga Studies described Kohei as an example of how people with disabilities and queer identities are seen as outsiders in Japanese society.[15]

    At San Diego Comic-Con in 2018, I Hear the Sunspot was selected as an "under-appreciated gem" at a panel composed of manga critics and industry insiders.[16] I Hear the Sunspot was selected by visitors of the website Nijimen as one of the best boys' love manga for newcomers to the genre.[17] It was included in 2018 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens produced by American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association.[18]

    In Japan, volume 1 of Limit ranked at no. 45 on Oricon and sold 16,833 physical copies in its first week of sales.[19] Volume 2 of Limit ranked at no. 31 on Oricon and sold 20,128 physical copies in its first week of sales.[20]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: An Interview with Yuki Fumino . One Peace Books . May 5, 2022 . March 3, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220303114708/https://www.onepeacebooks.com/profiles/YukiFumino.html . live .
    2. Web site: オリジナルボーイズラブアンソロジー Canna Vol.33 . Original Boys Love Anthology Canna Vol. 33 . ja . Canna . France Shoin . May 5, 2022 . May 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521025719/https://www.c-canna.jp/c/item/82960029038330000000.html . live .
    3. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Yuki Fumino Ends I Hear the Sunspot: Limit Manga . . December 28, 2019 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093811/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-12-28/yuki-fumino-ends-i-hear-the-sunspot-limit-manga/.154861 . live .
    4. News: 難聴の大学生描くBL「ひだまりが聴こえる」続編がスタート . ja . . April 22, 2015 . May 5, 2022 . May 21, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220521025718/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/145056 . live .
    5. News: 実写化もした「ひだまりが聴こえる」新シリーズ発売、文乃ゆきが初サイン会 . ja . . September 27, 2017 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093805/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/251039 . live .
    6. Web site: オリジナルボーイズラブアンソロジーCanna Vol.75. France Shoin. Japanese. July 22, 2022. October 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211018014625/https://www.c-canna.jp/c/item/82960029038750000000.html. live.
    7. News: Jennifer . Sherman . Hidamari ga Kikoeru Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film . . May 28, 2016 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505095334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-05-28/hidamari-ga-kikoeru-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-film/.102589 . live .
    8. News: Crystalyn . Hodgkins . Yuki Fumino's Hidamari ga Kikoeru Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film . . October 22, 2016 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093809/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-10-22/yuki-fumino-hidamari-ga-kikoeru-boys-love-manga-gets-live-action-film/.107973 . live .
    9. News: Rafael Antonio . Pineda . Hidamari ga Kikoeru Live-Action Film's 4-Minute Clip Streamed . . June 19, 2017 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093814/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-06-19/hidamari-ga-kikoeru-live-action-film-4-minute-clip-streamed/.117659 . live .
    10. News: 多和田秀弥×小野寺晃良の映画「ひだまりが聴こえる」三津谷亮らも出演 . ja . . March 30, 2017 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093811/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/226627 . live .
    11. Web site: Anita . Tai . Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series . . 2024-05-27 . 2024-06-21.
    12. News: Rebecca . Silverman . I Hear the Sunspot GN . . October 17, 2017 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505095337/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/i-hear-the-sunspot/gn/.122742 . live .
    13. News: Rebecca . Silverman . I Hear the Sunspot: Theory of Happiness GN . . March 4, 2018 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505102347/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/i-hear-the-sunspot/theory-of-happiness/gn/.128428 . live .
    14. News: Rebecca . Silverman . I Hear the Sunspot: Limit GN . . April 21, 2021 . May 5, 2022 . May 6, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220506071404/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/i-hear-the-sunspot/limit/gn-3/.171862 . live .
    15. Corinne . Barrett Percy . "I Hear You Just Fine"": Disability and Queer Identity in Yuki Fumino's I Hear the Sunspot . Journal of Anime and Manga Studies . 2020-11-15 . 1 . 35–75 . 10.21900/j.jams.v1.233 . 225118016 . 2022-05-27 . November 30, 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211130153057/https://iopn.library.illinois.edu/journals/jams/article/view/233/397 . live . free . 2142/108991 . free .
    16. News: Lynzee . Loveridge . Best and Worst Manga of 2018 Results - Comic-Con International . . July 24, 2018 . May 5, 2022 . November 9, 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201109102145/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-07-24/best-and-worst-manga-of-2018-results-comic-con-international/.134599 . live .
    17. News: Lynzee . Loveridge . Readers Pick the Best Boys-Love Manga for Beginners . . August 10, 2018 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505093817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2018-08-10/readers-pick-the-best-boys-love-manga-for-beginners/.135297 . live .
    18. News: Karen. Ressler. My Brother's Husband Ranks in YALSA's Top 10 Graphic Novels for Teens. Anime News Network. February 16, 2018. October 8, 2018. September 12, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200912204103/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-16/my-brother-husband-ranks-in-yalsa-top-10-graphic-novels-for-teens/.127899. live.
    19. News: Karen . Ressler . Japanese Comic Ranking, October 23–29 . . November 1, 2017 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505095330/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-11-01/japanese-comic-ranking-october-23-29/.123484 . live .
    20. News: Karen . Ressler . Japanese Comic Ranking, December 24–30 . . January 9, 2019 . May 5, 2022 . May 5, 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220505095327/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-01-09/japanese-comic-ranking-december-24-30/.141828 . live .

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