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Age 12
Cover of volume 1.
12歳。
(12-Sai.)
GenreRomance, slice of life
Manga
Written byNao Maita
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCiao
DemographicShōjo
Original run2012 – present
Volumes9
Original video animation
Directed bySeiki Taichū
Music byKaori Ohkoshi
StudioSynergySP
Released April 3, 2014 – present
Runtime14 minutes
Episodes12
Game
12-Sai. Honto no Kimochi
DeveloperHappinet
GenreRomance, adventure
PlatformNintendo 3DS
ReleasedDecember 18, 2014
Anime television series
Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding
Directed bySeiki Taichū
Written byFumi Tsubota
Music byMotoyoshi Iwasaki
StudioOLM
Original networkTV Tokyo, AT-X, SUN
Original run April 4, 2016 – present
Episodes24

Age 12 (12歳。, 12-Sai.) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nao Maita.[1] It began serialization in 2012 in Shogakukan's Ciao manga magazine[2] and eight volumes have been published so far.[1] It was adapted into an original video animation that was released in April 2014[2] and it was also adapted into a video game.[3] The anime will be split into two seasons, the first half first aired in April, while the second half will air in October 2016.[4][5][6]

Plot

Hanabi Ayase and her best friend, Yui Aoi, are 6th graders in school. When Hanabi is chosen to work with Yuuto Takao for an upcoming test, she begins to fall in love with him and they both start dating. Yui also falls in love with Kazuma Hiyama, after he protects her from a classmate who talked about Yui behind her back, and they start dating as well. But with physiological changes and more and more obstacles in their love lives, will Hanabi and Yui overcome everything and find true love at the age of 12?

Characters

Main characters

Hanabi Ayase (綾瀬 花日, Ayase Hanabi)[2]
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma (OVA/anime)[7]

Hanabi is one of the two main female characters of the series. She started off as a girl who hated boys. Kokoa originally tried to prevent her from getting closer to Takao because of her unrequited feelings for him. Later on, Takao took an interest in her and the two accidentally kissed on the school's rooftop, leading the class to become shocked and the two officially becoming a couple.

Yuuto Takao (高尾 優斗, Takao Yūto)[7]
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō (OVA/anime)[7]

Yuuto is Hanabi's boyfriend and is very affectionate of her. He took an interest in Hanabi and always teases her.

Yui Aoi (蒼井 結衣, Aoi Yui)
Voiced by: Juri Kimura (anime) Nanami Haruno (OVA)

Yui is one of the two main female characters of the series. After Hanabi started going out with Yuuto, she wanted to find love of her own. Eventually, the boys in her class started playing pranks and lead suspicion to Kazuma Hiyama, a classmate who was usually found to be the source of pranks. After her shower broke down, she has been visiting Hiyama's family bath and lost her late mother's key—in which Hiyama found and Yui started having feelings for him, later becoming his girlfriend.

Kazuma Hiyama (桧山 一翔, Hiyama Kazuma)
Voiced by: Shun Horie (anime) Yūichi Iguchi (OVA)

Kazuma started off as a delinquent-like prankster and is found to be a rash when speaking but after having a crush on Yui, he becomes quite timid and eventually the two start dating after he found the key a crying Yui was looking for.

Supporting characters

Marin Ogura (小倉まりん, Ogura Marin)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi

Hanabi and Yui's best friend. She thinks that boys in her age are immatured. Also, she acts like a love adviser.

Cocoa Hamana (浜名 心愛, Hamana Kokoa)[7]
Voiced by: Sayuri Hara[7]

Cocoa is Hanabi's love rival for Yuuto. She does everything to become his girlfriend. In front of people, she acts sweet and innocent, but acts means to Hanabi.

Ayumu Tsutsumi (堤 歩, Tsutsumi Ayumu)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

Hanabi's childhood friend who has just come back from Tokyo. He also wants to be her boyfriend.

Eikou (エイコー, Eikō)
Voiced by: Takumi Watanabe

Eikou is one of the biggest pranksters in Class 6-2. He teases girls, makes girls' popularity rankings (which winner is usually Cocoa) and collects Yuuto's "golden thoughts".

Tomoya (トモヤ)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata

Tomoya is one of the biggest pranksters in Class 6-2. He teases girls, makes girls' popularity rankings (which winner is usually Cocoa) and collects Yuuto's "golden thoughts".

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Media

Manga

Volumes
  • 1 (March 1, 2013)[8]
  • 2 (July 1, 2013)[9]
  • 3 (November 29, 2013)[10]
  • 4 (July 1, 2014)[11]
  • 5 (October 30, 2014)[12]
  • 6 (February 27, 2015)[13]
  • 7 (July 27, 2015)[14]
  • 8 (December 23, 2015)[15]
  • 9 (April 27, 2016)[16]

Anime

Episode list

OVAs

The ending theme is "12-Year-Old's Love" (恋の12歳, Koi no 12-Sai) by "Singing Cat's Song Company" (うたたねこ歌劇団, Utata Neko Uta Gekidan).

First season
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Second season
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TV series

The opening theme is "Sweet Sensation" by Rie Murakawa, while the ending theme is "Cotona MODE" by AOP (A応P).

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Reception

Volume 3 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart[17] and, as of December 8, 2013, has sold 36,632 copies;[18] volume 4 reached the 20th place[19] and, as of July 13, 2014, has sold 53,162 copies;[20] volume 5 reached the 38th place[21] and, as of November 9, 2014, has sold 50,161 copies.[22]

It was nominated for Best Children's Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards.[23]

References

  1. ^ a b "12 Sai - Boyfriend vo". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c "Nao Maita's Shōjo Manga 'Age 12' Gets Anime on DVD". Anime News Network. February 22, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  3. ^ "'Age 12' Shōjo Manga Gets 3DS Game This Winter". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Age 12 Shōjo Manga About Girl's Coming of Age Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 26, 2016.
  5. ^ "Age 12 Shōjo TV Anime's Title, April Debut, Main Visual Unveiled". Anime News Network. February 3, 2016. Retrieved February 3, 2016.
  6. ^ "Age 12 Anime to premiere 2nd split season in October". Anime News Network. June 9, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Ai Kakuma, Sōma Saitō, Sayuri Hara Star in 'Age 12' Anime on DVD". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  8. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.1". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  9. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.2". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  10. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.3". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  11. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.4". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  12. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.5". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  13. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.6". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  14. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.7". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved September 6, 2015.
  15. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.8". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 10, 2016.
  16. ^ "12 Sai - Boyfriend jp Vol.9". manga-news.com (in French). Retrieved March 16, 2016.
  17. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 25-December 1". Anime News Network. December 4, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  18. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, December 2–8". Anime News Network. December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  19. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, June 30-July 6". Anime News Network. July 9, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  20. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, July 7–13". Anime News Network. July 16, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  21. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, October 27-November 2". Anime News Network. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  22. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 3–9". Anime News Network. November 12, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.
  23. ^ "38th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards' Nominees Announced". Anime News Network. April 3, 2014. Retrieved December 11, 2014.

External links

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