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Revision as of 18:01, 7 October 2011

We Were There
The first volume of We Were There, published in Japan by Shogakukan on October 26, 2002
僕等がいた
(Bokura ga Ita)
GenreDrama, Romance, Comedy
Manga
Written byYuki Obata
Published byShogakukan
English publisherUnited States Viz Media
MagazineBetsucomi
DemographicShōjo
Original runOctober 2002 – present
Volumes15
Anime television series
Directed byAkitaro Daichi
StudioArtLand
Original networkChiba TV, KBS, Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, GBS, Kids Station, TrueVisions
Original run July 3, 2006 – December 25, 2006
Episodes26 (List of episodes)

We Were There (僕等がいた, Bokura ga Ita) is an on-going Japanese romance manga by Yuki Obata, centering around the high school life of freshman girl, Nanami Takahashi. It has been serialized in Betsucomi since 2002. The series went on hiatus in early 2008, but resumed publication in June 2009. The series is licensed for an English language release in North America by Viz Media. It was adapted into a 26-episode television anime series which aired from July 3 to December 25, 2006.

In 2005, the manga won the Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo.[1]

Characters

  • Nanami "Nana" Takahashi (高橋 七美, Takahashi Nanami), the series protagonist, is a high school girl who falls in love with the popular Motoharu Yano. They struggle with issues of trusting one another as the shadow of Yano's dead girlfriend, who was with another guy at the time she died, looms over them. In the manga, eventually Yano's inability to let go and her inability to focus on the future rather than the past lead to their breaking up. She eventually begins dating Take, but is unable to forget Yano completely. When Take proposes, she rejects him, then begins searching for Yano after meeting one of his coworkers and learning where he is. In the anime adaptation, she is voiced by Nozomi Sasaki.
  • Motoharu "Moto" Yano (矢野 元晴, Yano Motoharu) is a popular high school boy whose girlfriend was killed in a car crash while out with another guy. He has a hard time trusting Nanami, and displays jealousy and possessiveness, to the point of physically abusing her. As the series progresses, he wrestles with his feelings for his dead girlfriend versus those for the living Nanami, whom he even calls "Nana-chan" at times. Yano moves to Tokyo with his mom, but after half a year he stops contacting Nanami, effectively breaking up with her. Eventually it is revealed that his mother killed herself, after which he disappeared. He reappears four years later, living with Yamamoto but still remembering Nanami. In the anime adaptation, he is voiced by Hiroshi Yazaki.
  • Masafumi "Take" Takeuchi (竹内 匡史, Takeuchi Masafumi) is Yano's close friend and becomes a friend and confidant for Nanami after she begins dating Yano. As the series progresses, he finds himself falling in love with her, leaving him unsure how to proceed. When Yano breaks up with Nanami, they begin dating. He eventually proposes, but she turns him down. In the anime adaptation, he is voiced by Takuji Kawakubo.
  • Yuri Yamamoto (山本 有里, Yamamoto Yuri) is the younger sister of Nana, Yano's late girlfriend. She had a crush on Yano even while he was dating her sister. A week after Nana's death, Yano had sex with her. She originally believed he was simply using her, but later suspects he was pitying her. After Yano begins dating Nanami, she becomes an obstacle for their relationship as Yano continues displaying some closeness with her. In the anime adaptation, she is voiced by Erina Nakayama.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yuki Obata, We Were There has been serialized in Betsucomi since its debut in 2002. The series went on hiatus after the January 2008 issue, and resumed serialization in the July 2009 issue.[2] The individual chapters are collected and published in tankōbon volumes by Shogakukan, with the first volume released on October 26, 2002.[3] As of October 2009, 13 volumes have been released.[4] Scanlations are available up to Chapter 67 of the series.

The series is licensed for English language release in North America by Viz Media, which released the first volume on November 3, 2008 under its "Shojo Beat" imprint.[5] As of May 2009, four volumes have been released in English.[6] It is licensed for regional language releases in France by Soleil Productions, in Germany by Egmont Manga & Anime and in Argentina and Spain by Editorial Ivrea.[7][8]

Volume list

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 October 26, 2002[3]4-0913-8191-XNovember 4, 2008[5]1-4215-2018-4
  • Chapters 1–4
  • Notes
2 February 26, 2003[9]4-0913-81928January 6, 2009[10]1-4215-2019-2
  • Chapters 5–8
3 June 26, 2003[11]4-0913-8193-6March 3, 2009[12]1-4215-2020-6
  • Chapters 9–12
4 November 26, 2003[13]4-0913-8194-4May 5, 2009[6]1-4215-2021-4
  • Chapters 13–16
5 April 26, 2004[14]4-0913-8195-2July 7, 2009[15]1-4215-2022-2
  • Chapters 17-20
6 July 26, 2004[16]4-0913-8196-0September 1, 2009[17]1-4215-2023-0
  • Chapters 21-24
7 December 20, 2004[18]4-0913-8197-9November 3, 2009[19]1-4215-2024-9
  • Chapters 25-28
8 April 25, 2005[20]4-0913-8198-7January 5, 2010[21]1-4215-2025-7
  • Chapters 29-31
9 December 20, 2005[22]4-0913-0280-7March 2, 2010[23]1-4215-2026-5
  • Chapters 32-35
10 April 26, 2006[24]4-0913-0437-0May 4, 2010[25]1-4215-2027-3
  • Chapters 36-39
11 November 24, 2006[26]4-0913-0718-3July 06, 2010[27]1-4215-2028-1
  • Chapters 40-44
12 August 24, 2007[28]978-4-0913-1080-4May 3, 2011[29]1-4215-2160-1
  • Chapters 45-48
13 October 26, 2009[4]978-4-0913-2716-1November 1, 2011[30]1-4215-3673-0
  • Chapters 49-
14 August 26, 2010[31]978-4-0913-3390-2
15 June 24, 2011[32]978-4-0913-3798-6

Anime

See also: List of Bokura ga Ita episodes

We Were There was adapted into an anime series by ArtLand which premiered in Japan on July 23, 2006.[33] It aired for twenty-six episodes until its conclusion on December 25, 2006. The episodes were released to nine Region 2 DVD volumes by Pony Canyon, with each volume containing three episodes, except the final volume which contained two. The first volume was released on October 4, 2006 and the last on June 6, 2007.[34][34]

Film

Main article: Bokura ga Ita (film)

In May 2011, production on a live-action film adaption of the manga was announced and the film will be released in two parts.[35] The film is being directed by Solanin and stars Ikuta Toma and Yoshitaka Yuriko.[35] It is expected to be released in Japanese theaters in the spring of 2012.[35]

Other media

Two CD soundtracks, produced by Marvelous Entertainment, were released by Geneon Entertainment on February 7, 2007 using music from the anime adaptation. Eternity (永遠, Eien) contained twelve tracks, while Locus (軌跡, Kiseki) contained twenty-two.[36]

A fan book, We Were There Official Fan Book (僕等がいた 公式ファンブック, Bokura ga Ita Koushiki Fan Bukku) containing character profiles, a summary of the story, and commentary on the series from Obata was published by Shogakukan on November 25, 2005.[2][37] A 36 page post card book was released December 21, 2007.[38]

References

  1. ^ "小学館漫画賞: 歴代受賞者" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2007-08-19.
  2. ^ a b "Obata to Resume We Were There Romance Manga in June". Anime News Network. April 14, 2009. Retrieved May 15, 2009.
  3. ^ a b "僕等がいた / 1" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  4. ^ a b "僕等がいた / 13" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2010-01-25.
  5. ^ a b "We Were There, Vol. 1". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  6. ^ a b "We Were There, Vol. 4". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  7. ^ "C'était Nous" (in French). Soleil Productions. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  8. ^ "Bokura Ga Ita" (in German). Egmont Manga & Anime. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  9. ^ "僕等がいた / 2" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  10. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 2". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  11. ^ "僕等がいた / 3" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  12. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 3". Viz Media. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  13. ^ "僕等がいた / 4" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  14. ^ "僕等がいた / 5" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  15. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 5". Viz Media. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  16. ^ "僕等がいた / 6" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  17. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 6". Viz Media. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  18. ^ "僕等がいた / 7" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  19. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 7". Viz Media. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  20. ^ "僕等がいた / 8" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  21. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 8". Viz Media. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  22. ^ "僕等がいた / 9" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  23. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 9". Viz Media. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  24. ^ "僕等がいた / 10" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  25. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 10". Viz Media. Retrieved January 7, 2010.
  26. ^ "僕等がいた / 11" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  27. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 11". VIZ Media. Retrieved 2010-05-26.
  28. ^ "僕等がいた / 12" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  29. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 12". VIZ Media. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  30. ^ "We Were There, Vol. 13". VIZ Media. Retrieved 2010-09-25.
  31. ^ "僕等がいた / 14" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2010-11-08.
  32. ^ (in Japanese). Shogakukan / 15 http://http://skygarden.shogakukan.co.jp/skygarden/owa/solc_dtl?isbn=9784091337986 / 15. Retrieved 2011-24-06. {{cite web}}: Check |url= value (help); Check date values in: |accessdate= (help); Missing or empty |title= (help)
  33. ^ "Death Note, Bokura ga Ita Anime in Production". Anime News Network. 2006-05-15. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  34. ^ a b "DVD 第1巻 好評発売中!" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15. Cite error: The named reference "DVD 1" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
  35. ^ a b c "Ikuta Toma, Yoshitaka Yuriko star in 2-part movie adaptation of "Bokura ga Ita"". Sports Hochi, Mantan Web, Eiga.com. tokyograph. May 1, 2011. Retrieved 2011-05-15. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
  36. ^ "僕等がいた CD" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  37. ^ "僕等がいた 公式ファンブック" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
  38. ^ "小畑友紀 ポストカードブック" (in Japanese). Shogakukan. Retrieved 2009-05-15.
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