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Those Snow White Notes
Ja Kanji:ましろのおと
Ja Romaji:Mashiro no Oto
Genre:Coming-of-age, drama
Type:manga
Author:Marimo Ragawa
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōnen
Magazine:Monthly Shōnen Magazine
First:December 5, 2009
Last:August 5, 2022
Volumes:31
Volume List:
  1. Volume list
Type:tv series
Director:Hiroaki Akagi
Studio:Shin-Ei Animation
Network:JNN (MBS, TBS, BS-TBS)
First:April 3, 2021
Last:June 19, 2021
Episodes:12
Episode List:
  1. Episode list
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is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 2009 to August 2022, and has been collected in thirty-one tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Shin-Ei Animation aired from April 3 to June 19, 2021, on the Animeism programming block.

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  • Media

    Manga

    The manga is written and illustrated by Marimo Ragawa. The series was serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine from December 5, 2009,[4] [5] to August 5, 2022.[6] Kodansha has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on October 15, 2010. As of December 16, 2021, twenty-nine volumes have been released. An omnibus edition with the first three volumes released in Japan on March 17, 2021.[7]

    Kodansha USA is publishing the manga digitally in North America.[8]

    Volume list

    Anime

    An anime television series adaptation was announced in the September issue of Monthly Shōnen Magazine on August 6, 2020.[9] The series is animated by Shin-Ei Animation and directed by Hiroaki Akagi, with Kan'ichi Katō handling series composition, and Jiro Mashima designing the characters. The Yoshida Brothers will supervise the music in the anime. The two opening theme songs "Blizzard" and "Ginsekai" (Silver World) was performed by Burnout Syndromes, while the ending theme song "Kono Yume ga Sameru Made" (Until I Wake From Dreaming) was performed by Miliyah Kato and the Yoshida Brothers.[2] The series aired from April 3 to June 19, 2021, on the Animeism programming block on MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS.[10] [2] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Southeast Asia.[11] Mighty Media has licensed the series in Southeast Asian territories.[12]

    Episode list

    Reception

    Those Snow White Notes was nominated for the 4th Manga Taishō,[13] and it was ranked third in the 2012 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Top 20 Manga for Male Readers survey.[14] It also won the 36th Kodansha Manga Award in the shōnen category[15] and an Excellence Award at the 16th Japan Media Arts Festival Awards.[16] The series was nominated for the 23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2019.[17] Volume 9 has sold 70,223 copies as of October 20, 2013.[18]

    Notes and References

    1. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Mashiro no Oto Anime Unveils New Video, Cast Members. Anime News Network. November 5, 2020. November 5, 2020. November 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201105054044/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-11-05/mashiro-no-oto-anime-unveils-new-video-cast-members/.165983. live.
    2. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Mateo. Alex. Those Snow White Notes Anime Reveals More Cast, Song Artists, April 2 Premiere. Anime News Network. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021. February 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210204200014/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-04/those-snow-white-notes-anime-reveals-more-cast-song-artists-april-2-premiere/.169134. live.
    3. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Those Snow White Notes Anime Reveals 7 More Cast Members in 2nd Video. Anime News Network. March 4, 2021. March 4, 2021. March 4, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210304152710/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-04/those-snow-white-notes-anime-reveals-7-more-cast-members-in-2nd-video/.170232. live.
    4. Web site: Baby & Me's Ragawa to Launch Mashiro no Oto Manga. Loo. Egan. November 6, 2009. October 30, 2013. Anime News Network. January 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210125203846/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-11-06/baby-and-me-ragawa-to-launch-mashiro-no-oto-manga. live.
    5. Web site: ja:「赤ちゃんと僕」の羅川真里茂、月マガで少年誌初連載. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/23454. Natalie. August 5, 2020. ja. November 6, 2009. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126140452/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/23454. live.
    6. Web site: ja:羅川真里茂「ましろのおと」約12年の連載に幕、津軽三味線奏者を描く青春ストーリー. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488323. Natalie. August 5, 2022. ja. August 5, 2022. August 5, 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220805090127/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/488323. live.
    7. Web site: ましろのおと 1巻~3巻お買い得パック. ja. Kodansha. March 12, 2021. February 25, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210225002254/https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000350501. live.
    8. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Kodansha Licenses 7 New Manga by Jet Kusamura, Marimo Ragawa, Fly, More. Anime News Network. January 26, 2021. January 26, 2021. January 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210126122439/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-01-26/kodansha-licenses-7-new-manga-by-jet-kusamura-marimo-ragawa-fly-more/.168808. live.
    9. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Marimo Ragawa's Mashiro no Oto Manga Listed with TV Anime in April 2021. Anime News Network. August 3, 2020. August 3, 2020. September 26, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200926094725/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-03/marimo-ragawa-mashiro-no-oto-manga-listed-with-tv-anime-in-april-2021/.162522. live.
    10. Web site: Loo. Egan. Mashiro no Oto TV Anime's Teaser Video Unveils Main Cast Member, Staff. Anime News Network. August 4, 2020. August 4, 2020. August 5, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200805165017/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-08-04/mashiro-no-oto-tv-anime-teaser-video-unveils-main-cast-member-staff/.162561. live.
    11. Web site: Mateo. Alex. Crunchyroll to Stream The Slime Diaries, 'Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro,' Those Snow White Notes, Fairy Ranmaru, More Anime. Anime News Network. March 24, 2021. March 24, 2021. March 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210326204214/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-24/crunchyroll-to-stream-the-slime-diaries-dont-toy-with-me-miss-nagatoro-those-snow-white-notes-fairy-ranmaru-more-anime/.171048. live.
    12. Web site: 曼迪4月代理新番登場. Facebook. zh. March 26, 2021. March 26, 2021. April 10, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410044932/https://www.facebook.com/mightymedia.com.tw/photos/a.127208373957243/4491216397556397. live.
    13. Web site: 13 Titles Nominated for 4th Manga Taisho Awards. Loo. Egan. January 16, 2011. October 30, 2013. Anime News Network. January 18, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110118022740/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-01-16/13-titles-nominated-for-4th-manga-taisho-awards. live.
    14. Web site: Top Manga Ranked by Kono Manga ga Sugoi 2012 Voters. Loo. Egan. December 8, 2011. September 9, 2013. Anime News Network. January 4, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140104182338/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-12-08/top-manga-ranked-by-kono-manga-ga-sugoi-2012-voters. live.
    15. Web site: 36th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards Announced. Sherman. Jennifer. May 10, 2012. October 30, 2013. Anime News Network. November 6, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131106030008/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-05-10/36th-annual-kodansha-manga-awards-announced. live.
    16. Web site: Otomo's 'Combustible' Anime Short Wins Media Arts Award. Loo. Egan. December 3, 2012. October 30, 2013. Anime News Network. November 9, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131109223031/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-12-13/otomo-combustible-anime-short-wins-media-arts-award. live.
    17. Web site: Loo. Egan. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. 23rd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize Nominees Announced. Anime News Network. February 25, 2019. April 24, 2021. November 7, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201107230706/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-02-25/23rd-tezuka-osamu-cultural-prize-nominees-announced/.143854. live.
    18. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, October 14–20. Hodgkins. Crystalyn. October 23, 2013. October 30, 2013. Anime News Network. October 27, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131027210849/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-10-23/japanese-comic-ranking-october-14-20. live.