Just Because! Explained

Creator:FOA
Type:tv series
Director:Atsushi Kobayashi
Studio:Pine Jam
Network:AT-X, Tokyo MX, tvk, MBS, BS Fuji
First:October 5, 2017
Last:December 28, 2017
Episodes:12
Type:serial novel
Author:Hajime Kamoshida
Illustrator:Atsushi Kobayashi
Publisher:Kadokawa
Imprint:Media Works Bunko
Magazine:Da Vinci
Published:November 11, 2017
Volumes:1

Just Because! is a Japanese anime television series by Hajime Kamoshida and Kiseki Himura. The 12-episode anime, produced by Pine Jam, aired between October and December 2017.[1]

Characters

Main

A transfer student who come back to his hometown after four years. Because his father's job was often relocated, Eita often transfers to different schools. He was in baseball club along with Haruto during middle school. He has had a crush on Mio since middle school but could not confess to her.
  • The former student council president. Mio was Eita and Haruto's classmate during middle school. She plans to enroll in college and is studying hard to make it happen. Her unrequited feelings for Haruto since middle school still influence her, but as the series progresses, her feelings begin to change.
  • A baseball team member who has already secured a job after graduation. He and Eita are childhood friends. He has a crush on Hazuki and confesses his feelings but is rejected at first; however this changes over the series. Hazuki tells Haruto she won't date him until she is settled in college and Haruto finds a stable job and if he still loves her by that time.
  • Hazuki is a trumpet player from the school concert band and has already decided on her preferred college. She does not stand out in class, and seems uninterested in romantic relationships. Haruto has a crush on her and confesses his feelings but is rejected at first. However, over the course of the series, this changes. Hazuki tells Haruto she won't date him until she is settled in college, Haruto finds a stable job and if his feelings remain unchanged.
  • Ena is a second-year student, and a member of the photography club is close to being disbanded. In order to save the club, she enters a photography competition. Later on, she develops a crush on Eita. She has a go-getter attitude, taking active steps to get what she wants, speaking her mind openly where everyone else is too nervous to speak up.

    • Others

    Hazuki's best friend who constantly looks after her, speaks out on her behalf and helps her and Haruto get together. At one point she admits to Hazuki she's also in love with someone, but refuses to say more.
  • Mio's best friend.
  • Mio's best friend.
  • Mio's best friend who hates Hazuki.
  • Haruto's best friend.
  • Haruto's best friend.
  • A second-year student and a member of the photography club.
  • A second-year student and a member of the photography club.
  • The homeroom teacher of Mio and Haruto's class.

    • Media

    Anime

    The project was first teased as an April's Fools joke in 2017 under title April 1st The Animation.[2] It was later confirmed as real in the June issue of Gakken's Megami Magazine.[3]

    Kiseki Himura designed the characters, Atsushi Kobayashi directed the series with screenplay by Hajime Kamoshida. Hiroyuki Yoshii adapted Kiseki's art into animation. Keisuke Fukunaga produced the series. Pine Jam produced the animation.[4] It aired from October 5 to December 28, 2017 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Kanagawa, MBS, and BS Fuji's programming block Anime Guild.[5] [6] Nagi Yanagi served as music producer as well performed the opening theme titled "Over and Over", while Karin Isobe, Yuna Yoshino, and Lynn performed the ending theme "behind".[7] [8] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the series and streamed it on Amazon's Anime Strike service in the U.S..[9] Sentai released the series for home video with an English dub on February 12, 2019.[10]

    Episodes

    Novel

    A serialized novel adaptation of the anime was launched in Kadokawa's Da Vinci magazine starting October 2017 issue (released on September 6).[11] The first chapter tells the prologue anime's plot. Atsushi Kobayashi illustrated the cover for the novel.[12] [13]

    Web manga

    A series of two-page-long manga chapters, illustrated by different authors, were published on the anime's official Twitter account from October 6 to December 10, 2017.[14] [15] A collected volume, which included a special Drama CD, was distributed at Comiket 93 from December 29–31, 2017.[16] [17]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Hajime Kamoshida and Kiseki Himura Team Up For Original Anime. Crunchyroll. May 27, 2017. August 17, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180817023036/http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2017/05/16/hajime-kamoshida-and-kiseki-himura-team-up-for-original-anime. dead.
    2. Web site: Anime/Manga/Game Industry Celebrates April Fool's Day 2017 - Part III. Anime News Network. May 27, 2017. November 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106092850/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2017-03-31/anime-manga-game-industry-celebrates-april-fool-day-2017-part-iii/.114210. live.
    3. Web site: Pet Girl of Sakurasou Creator, Sword Art Online: Progressive Manga Artist Work on New Anime. Anime News Network. May 29, 2017. November 6, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053334/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-05-16/pet-girl-of-sakurasou-creator-sword-art-online-progressive-manga-artist-work-on-new-anime/.116165. live.
    4. Web site: ja:【鴨志田一×比村奇石】オリジナルアニメ「Just Because!」の詳細きたぞおおおおおお. http://otakomu.jp/archives/546878.html. オタク.com. May 27, 2017. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20170531213638/http://otakomu.jp/archives/546878.html. May 31, 2017. dead.
    5. Web site: 'Just Because!' Original Anime's October Premiere Revealed. Anime News Network. June 29, 2017. June 29, 2017. June 30, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170630211050/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-06-29/just-because-original-anime-october-premiere-revealed/.118164. live.
    6. Web site: 'Just Because!' Original TV Anime Premieres October 5. Anime News Network. August 18, 2017. August 18, 2017. April 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190427021802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-08-18/just-because-original-tv-anime-premieres-october-5/.120274. live.
    7. Web site: ja:2017年10月放送開始のオリジナルTVアニメ『Just Because!』、OPテーマはやなぎなぎ、EDテーマはヒロインキャラクターたちが歌唱. http://moca-news.net/article/20170805/2017080512000c_/01/. moca news. August 5, 2017. Japanese. May 10, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190510193712/https://moca-news.net/article/20170805/2017080512000c_/01/. dead.
    8. Web site: Just Because! Anime's Trailers Preview Opening, Ending Theme Songs. Anime News Network. October 2, 2017. October 2, 2017. May 14, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190514112454/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-02/just-because-anime-trailers-preview-opening-ending-theme-songs/.122132. live.
    9. Web site: Sentai Filmworks Licenses Just Because! Anime For Anime Strike Stream. September 28, 2017. Anime News Network. September 28, 2017. September 29, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170929000739/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-28/sentai-filmworks-licenses-just-because-anime-for-anime-strike-stream/.121994. live.
    10. News: Sentai Filmworks Official February 2019 Slate. Sentai Filmworks. November 15, 2018. January 16, 2019. March 27, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190327090240/https://www.sentaifilmworks.com/news/sentai-filmworks-official-february-2019-slate. dead.
    11. Web site: 'Just Because!' Original Anime Gets Serialized Novel. Anime News Network. September 7, 2017. September 29, 2017. May 20, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190520000253/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-09-07/just-because-original-anime-gets-serialized-novel/.121035. live.
    12. Web site: 鴨志田一×比村奇石「Just Because！」10月放送决定 「ダ・ヴィンチ」では原作小説連載. Anime Eiga. July 29, 2017. Japanese. July 11, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711032004/http://anime.eiga.com/news/104766/. live.
    13. Web site: ja:雑誌『ダ・ヴィンチ』にて原作小説連載決定！. http://justbecause.jp/news/index00060000.html. Just Because! Official website. July 29, 2017. Japanese. September 25, 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180925142027/http://justbecause.jp/news/index00060000.html. live.
    14. Just Because! Official. 916239326819651585. JustBecause_JP. ja:Just Because！短編スピンオフ応援マンガ第一弾はかまぼこREDさん（@_kamaboko_）にいただきました。毎日更新いたします。お楽しみに！応援マンガ（かまぼこRED①）#応援マンガ #JB. October 6, 2017. August 9, 2024. ja. https://archive.today/20240809124406/https://x.com/JustBecause_JP/status/916239326819651585. August 9, 2024. live.
    15. Just Because! Official. 939872654936428546. JustBecause_JP. ja:JB応援マンガ9篇更新。放送部と写真部統合話が上がったときのお話。放送部部長も本当は仲良くしたいんですね。(3/6) ※都合により本日1P更新とさせていただきます。漫画：matchさん @ninjamatch. December 10, 2017. August 9, 2024. ja. https://archive.today/20240809125524/https://x.com/JustBecause_JP/status/939872654936428546. August 9, 2024. live.
    16. Just Because! Official. 943751376697409537. JustBecause_JP. ja:放送前にもう一つ！コミケ93（12/29-31）のNBCユニバーサル @NBCU_Anime ブースにて、応援イラストとマンガをまとめたアンソロジーブックと鴨志田一さん描き下ろしシナリオのドラマCDセットを販売致します！#JB_anime #C93 #C93告知 http://nbcuni.co.jp/anime/comike/93/. December 21, 2017. August 9, 2024. ja. https://archive.today/20240809130318/https://x.com/JustBecause_JP/status/943751376697409537. August 9, 2024. live.
    17. Web site: ja:【C93】こころぴょんぴょんの「ごちうさ」グッズで大賑わい！ NBCブースレポ. https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/12/31/36399.html. AnimeAnime.jp. August 9, 2024. ja. December 31, 2017. August 9, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240809130603/https://animeanime.jp/article/2017/12/31/36399.html. live.

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