Dagashi Kashi
Appearance
Dagashi Kashi | |
だがしかし | |
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Genre | Comedy, Romance |
Manga | |
Written by | Kotoyama |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Original run | June 2014 – present |
Volumes | 4 |
Light novel | |
Dagashi Kashi: Mō Hitotsu no Natsu Yasumi | |
Written by | Manta Aisora |
Published by | Shogakukan |
Demographic | Male |
Published | December 18, 2015 |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shigehito Takayanagi |
Written by | Shigehito Takayanagi Yasuko Kamo |
Music by | Tomotaka Osumi Nobuaki Nobusawa |
Studio | Feel |
Licensed by | |
Original network | TBS, CBC, SUN, BS-TBS, |
Original run | January 7, 2016 – March 31, 2016 |
Episodes | 12 |
Dagashi Kashi (だがしかし) is a Japanese manga series by Kotoyama. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since June 2014 and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes. A light novel adaptation titled Dagashi Kashi: Mō Hitotsu no Natsu Yasumi, written and illustrated by Manta Aisora, was published in a single volume by Shogakukan on December 18, 2015 under their Gagaga Bunko imprint.[1] An anime television series adaptation by Feel aired in Japan between January 7, 2016 and March 31, 2016.[2][3] "Dagashi Kashi" means "cheap sweets candy", but if read "Daga Shikashi", it also means "however".[4]
Characters
- Kokonotsu Shikada (鹿田 ココノツ, Shikada Kokonotsu)
- Voiced by: Atsushi Abe (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)
- The main protagonist. Kokonotsu and his father Yō live in a countryside town where they run a small sweets store. He aspires to be a manga artist, an ambition that puts him at odds with his father who wants him to inherit the store which has been run by the family for eight generations. He constantly finds himself manning the cash register, more often than not a result of his father's trickery. After Hotaru's arrival, he also has to put up with her antics as well. He is nicknamed "Kokonatsu" ("coconuts") by his friends, while his real name "Kokonotsu" is a pun of Japanese counter word for "nine".
- Hotaru Shidare (枝垂 ほたる, Shidare Hotaru)
- Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu (Japanese); Tabitha Ray (English)
- An eccentric girl who is very passionate about sweets and snacks. Her father owns a famous snacks company and she came to Shikada store to recruit Yō. As Yō will not leave as long as Kokonotsu is unwilling to succeed him as Shikada storekeeper, she quickly strikes a deal with him: she will convince Kokonotsu to take over the store in return for his employment. From then on she tries to persuade Kokonotsu using many different ways such as games, stories, and riddles.
- Saya Endō (遠藤 サヤ, Endō Saya)
- Voiced by: Manami Numakura (Japanese); Sara Ragsdale (English)
- Kokonotsu's classmate and childhood friend who runs a nearby cafe. She has a longstanding crush on Kokonotsu. At first alarmed by Hotaru's presence, she quickly befriends her for their goals are aligned: Hotaru wishes Kokonotsu to run the store while she wants him to keep staying in town. Saya has a hidden talent of toy mastery. At one point she defeats well prepared Hotaru at a Menko game, an event that leads Hotaru to start addressing her with suffix shi (師), an antiquated designation used by disciples to their masters.
- She is the younger twin sister of Tō.
- Tō Endō (遠藤 豆, Endō Tō)
- Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Japanese); Justin Pate (English)
- Older twin brother of Saya and a good friend of Kokonotsu. A laid back person who usually wears Hawaiian shirt and sunglasses. He and Saya run a cafe named "Cafe Endō".
- Yō Shikada (鹿田 ヨウ, Shikada Yō)
- Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara (Japanese); Jeremy Inman (English)
- Kokonotsu's father as well as the current owner of Shikada store. He is desperate to make his son 9th head of the shop so that his legacy will continue. He agrees to Hotaru's bargain that if she can convince his son to be the next head of his shop, he would become part of Hotaru's company. His first name "Yō" is the Kun'yomi method of pronouncing the kanji for eight (八).
Media
Anime
Episode list
No. | Official English title[a] Original Japanese title[5] |
Original air date |
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Notes
- ^ All English titles are taken from Funimation.
References
- ^ "Dagashi Kashi Gets Light Novel Adaptation by Haiyore! Nyaruko-san Creator". Anime News Network. October 22, 2015. Retrieved December 24, 2015.
- ^ "Dagashi Kashi Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. September 19, 2015. Retrieved September 19, 2015.
- ^ "Dagashi Kashi Anime's Staff, January Premiere Revealed". Anime News Network. October 14, 2015. Retrieved October 29, 2015.
- ^ "Dagashi Kashi Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation". Anime News Network. September 9, 2015. Retrieved January 10, 2016.
- ^ "STORY" (in Japanese). Retrieved January 6, 2016.
External links
- Official anime website Template:Ja icon
- Dagashi Kashi (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia