Slow Loop Explained

Ja Kanji:スローループ
Ja Romaji:Surō Rūpu
Genre:Sports (recreational fishing)
Type:manga
Author:Maiko Uchino
Publisher:Houbunsha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Manga Time Kirara Forward
First:September 22, 2018
Volumes:8
Volume List:
  1. Volume list
Type:TV series
Director:Noriaki Akitaya
Music:Takurō Iga
Studio:Connect
Licensee:Crunchyroll
Network:AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11
First:January 7, 2022
Last:March 25, 2022
Episodes:12
Episode List:
  1. Episode list

is a Japanese recreational fishing manga series by Maiko Uchino, serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward since September 2018. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Connect aired from January to March 2022.

Characters

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  • The series' protagonist. Her father died three years prior to the events of the series. After her mother remarries she starts living with Koharu. She developed an interest in fishing.
    Hiyori's stepsister. Her biological mother and brother died in an accident when she was young. Because she lived far from the ocean, she developed a fascination for the sea.
  • Hiyori's childhood friend, whose father runs a fishing supplies store.
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  • Media

    Manga

    Slow Loop is written and illustrated by Maiko Uchino. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine on September 22, 2018.[2]

    Volume list

    Anime

    On December 24, 2020, an anime television series adaptation was announced.[3] The series was animated by Connect, and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with scripts by Yuka Yamada, characters designed by Shoko Takimoto, who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Takurō Iga.[4] The series aired from January 7 to March 25, 2022, on AT-X and other networks.[5] [6] Pokapoka Ion, composed of Nao Tōyama and Kiyono Yasuno, performed the opening theme song "Yajirushi." Three ∞ Loop, composed of Rin Kusumi, Natsumi Hioka, and Tomomi Mineuchi, performed the ending theme song "Shuwa Shuwa."[7] Funimation licensed the series outside of Asia.[8]

    Episode list

    Reception

    In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category.[9]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Nao Tōyama, Kiyono Yasuno Join Cast of Slow Loop Anime. Anime News Network. December 11, 2021. December 11, 2021.
    2. Web site: ja:「スローループ」フォワードで連載開始、釣りと家族のガールズストーリー. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/300775. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. ja. September 22, 2018. November 22, 2021.
    3. Web site: Loo. Egan. Slow Loop Fishing Manga's TV Anime Confirmed. Anime News Network. December 23, 2020. December 23, 2020.
    4. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Slow Loop Fishing Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, More Staff. Anime News Network. August 23, 2021. August 23, 2021.
    5. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Slow Loop Anime Reveals Main Staff, Visual, January 2022 Debut. Anime News Network. May 21, 2021. May 21, 2021.
    6. Web site: ja:「スローループ」新ビジュアル&PV公開、名塚佳織・村上奈津実・井上ほの花も出演. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454576. Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. ja. November 22, 2021. November 22, 2021.
    7. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Slow Loop Anime Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, Visual, More Cast, January 7 Premiere. Anime News Network. November 22, 2021. November 22, 2021.
    8. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Funimation Streams Police in a Pod, Girls' Frontline, Slow Loop Anime. Anime News Network. January 5, 2022. January 5, 2022.
    9. Web site: ja:コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020. https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/. Tsugi Manga. ja. June 15, 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20200820203029/https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/. August 20, 2020.