Whistle! Explained

Ja Kanji:ホイッスル!
Ja Romaji:Hoissuru!
Genre:Sports
Type:manga
Author:Daisuke Higuchi
Publisher:Shueisha
Imprint:Jump Comics
Magazine:Weekly Shōnen Jump
First:February 24, 1998
Last:October 8, 2002
Volumes:24
Volume List:List of Whistle! chapters
Type:tv series
Director:Hiroshi Fukutomi
Music:Toshihiko Sahashi
Studio:Studio Comet
Network:Animax
First:May 5, 2002
Last:February 3, 2003
Episodes:39
Whistle!: Fuki Nukeru Kaze
Genre:Sports
Platforms:PlayStation
Released:January 3, 2003
Whistle!: Dai 37-kai Tokyo-to Chuugakkou Sougou Taiiku Soccer Taikai
Developer:Intense
Publisher:Konami
Genre:Sports
Platforms:Game Boy Advance
Released:February 27, 2003
Type:manga
Whistle! W
Author:Daisuke Higuchi
Publisher:Shogakukan
Imprint:Ura Sunday Comics
First:September 26, 2016
Last:April 5, 2021
Volumes:5
Volume List:List of Whistle! chapters#Whistle! W

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi. The series was published in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 1998 to October 2002. The series was adapted into a 39-episode anime television series broadcast exclusively by Animax across Japan. In North America, the series was licensed for English language release by Viz Media. A sequel, titled Whistle! W, ran in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday and MangaONE web platforms from September 2016 to April 2021.

Plot

Whistle! is about a middle school boy named Shō Kazamatsuri. He transfers from Musashinomori School to Sakura Jōsui Junior High School for better hopes to make the soccer team, since he never got a game at his old school due to his small stature. Yūko Katori, his teacher, introduces him as a former star of the famed Musashinomori team, causing his classmates to be wrongly ecstatic. Right after that, one of the players, Tatsuya Mizuno, reveals that he was never a regular. In other words, since he never got the chance to play, Shō is a poor player. Shō struggles to improve his skill so he can make the team at his new school and to ignore the drastic disadvantage he has due to his height.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Daisuke Higuchi, Whistle! was serialized in Shueisha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from February 24, 1998, to October 8, 2002. Shueisha collected its 212 chapters in 24 volumes, released between July 3, 1998, and March 4, 2003.[1] [2]

In North America, the series was licensed for English release by Viz Media. The 24 volumes were released from October 12, 2004, to January 5, 2010.[3] [4]

A sequel manga, title, started in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday manga website on September 26, 2016.[5] [6] The manga went on hiatus in April 2019 due to Higuchi's health issues.[7] The series resumed publication after nearly two years on February 8, 2021,[8] and finished on April 5, 2021.[9] Shogakukan collected its chapters in five volumes, released from to May 19, 2017, to May 19, 2021.[10] [11]

Anime

A 39-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan on Animax from May 5, 2002, to February 3, 2003.[12] [13] [14] [15] The opening and ending themes are "Double Wind" and "Sweet Days" respectively, both performed by Minako Komukai. In 2016, a new Japanese audio track for the anime was aired.[16]

Video games

Games include: Game Boy Advance and PlayStation versions.

Stage adaptation

A stage play adaptation was announced in February 2016 for a late August to early September release.[17]

Reception

The Whistle! series has received good reception. A review by Greg McElhatton of Read About Comics stated that the Whistle! manga had good drawings that showed the characters move around with the soccer ball during matches.[18] David Welsh of Precocious Curmudgeon said the series is very interesting that those who do not have soccer background will enjoy reading the manga, as well as with the realistic illustration used.[19]

Scott Campbell and Holly Ellingwood of Active Anime have remarked that the art is clear since all the "line and detail has obvious care and attention given to it, resulting in well-managed visuals for a well-flowing read.",[20] while praising Sho's character development as the readers "see him strive against so much to obtain what he worked for is uplifting."[21] Eduardo M. Chavez's review on Whistle! Volume 1 noted that although it does not look good for characters to run away from their problems, Sho's inner determination to play soccer is the main highlight of the series.[22]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872580-8&mode=1. ja:ホイッスル！ 1. Shueisha. ja. March 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20080123204856/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-872580-8&mode=1. January 23, 2008 .
  2. Web site: http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873396-7&mode=1. ja:ホイッスル！ 24. Shueisha. ja. March 21, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20031121021014/http://books.shueisha.co.jp/CGI/search/syousai_put.cgi?isbn_cd=4-08-873396-7&mode=1. November 21, 2003 .
  3. Web site: Whistle!, Vol. 1. Viz Media. March 21, 2010. February 8, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100208065631/http://viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=2380. live.
  4. Web site: Whistle!, Vol. 24. Viz Media. March 21, 2010. January 22, 2010. https://archive.today/20100122123722/http://www.viz.com/products/products.php?product_id=7823. live.
  5. Web site: Ressler. Karen. New Whistle! Soccer Manga Launches on September 26. Anime News Network. March 8, 2017. August 23, 2016. March 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309080029/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-08-23/new-whistle-soccer-manga-launches-on-september-26/.105654. live.
  6. Web site: ja:樋口大輔の新連載「ホイッスル！W」開幕！2人の主人公が紡ぐ新たなサッカー伝説. https://natalie.mu/comic/news/203085. Comic Natalie. Natasha, Inc.. February 8, 2021. ja. September 26, 2016. September 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926104621/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/203085. live.
  7. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Daisuke Higuchi's Whistle! W Soccer Manga Goes on Hiatus. Anime News Network. February 8, 2021. April 16, 2019. February 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208105802/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-04-16/daisuke-higuchi-whistle-w-soccer-manga-goes-on-hiatus/.145771. live.
  8. Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Daisuke Higuchi's Whistle! W Manga Resumes After Nearly 2 Years. Anime News Network. February 8, 2021. February 8, 2021. February 8, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210208095415/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-02-08/daisuke-higuchi-whistle-w-manga-resumes-after-nearly-2-years/.169279. live.
  9. Web site: Pineda. Rafael Antonio. Daisuke Higuchi's Whistle! W Manga Ends in 5th Volume. Anime News Network. March 18, 2021. March 18, 2021. March 18, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210318050208/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-03-18/daisuke-higuchi-whistle-w-manga-ends-in-5th-volume/.170714. live.
  10. Web site: ja:ホイッスル！Ｗ １. https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091276070. Shogakukan. August 12, 2019. Japanese. https://archive.today/20210121090638/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784091276070. January 21, 2021. live.
  11. Web site: ja:ホイッスル！Ｗ ５. https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784098505821. Shogakukan. May 18, 2021. Japanese. https://archive.today/20210518220101/https://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/book?isbn=9784098505821. May 18, 2021. live.
  12. Web site: Whistle! official episode guide, episodes 1–10. Marvelous Entertainment. March 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070120152846/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/whistle/arasuji/index.html. January 20, 2007. ja.
  13. Web site: Whistle! official episode guide, episodes 11–20. Marvelous Entertainment. March 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070210124504/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/whistle/arasuji/backlist_2.html. February 10, 2007. ja.
  14. Web site: Whistle! official episode guide, episodes 21–30. Marvelous Entertainment. March 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070210124405/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/whistle/arasuji/backlist_3.html. February 10, 2007. ja.
  15. Web site: Whistle! official episode guide, episodes 31–39. Marvelous Entertainment. March 22, 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070125124326/http://www.mmv.co.jp/special/whistle/arasuji/backlist_4.html. January 25, 2007. ja.
  16. Web site: Whistle! Anime's 'Voice Remake' Reveals New Cast Members, December 17 Streaming Debut. Anime News Network. March 8, 2017. December 1, 2016. December 6, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171206151128/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-01/whistle-anime-voice-remake-reveals-new-cast-members-december-17-streaming-debut/.109364. live.
  17. Web site: Whistle! Soccer Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation. Anime News Network. March 8, 2017. February 18, 2016. March 9, 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170309073013/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-02-18/whistle-soccer-manga-gets-stage-play-adaptation/.98812. live.
  18. http://www.readaboutcomics.com/2004/11/10/whistle-vol-1/ Whistle! Vol. 1.
  19. Web site: From the manga stack: WHISTLE!.. June 11, 2008. https://web.archive.org/web/20080207133203/http://precur.blogspot.com/2005/01/from-manga-stack-whistle.html. Precocious Curmudgeon. February 7, 2008 .
  20. Web site: Campbell. Scott. Whistle Vol. 19 (Advanced Review). Active Anime. May 5, 2008. December 5, 2011. December 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206022126/http://activeanime.com/html/2008/05/05/whistle-vol-19-advanced-review/. live.
  21. Web site: Ellingwood. Holly. Whistle! Vol. 15. Active Anime. February 5, 2007. December 5, 2011. December 6, 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111206022223/http://activeanime.com/html/2007/02/05/whistle-vol-15/. live.
  22. http://www.animeondvd.com/reviews2/manga/manga.php?manga_view=542 Anime on DVD, Whistle! Volume 1.

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