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For the given name, see Haruchika (given name).
Haruchika
Cover of Taishutsu Game, the first novel in the Haruchika series
ハルチカ
GenreMystery
Novel series
Written bySei Hatsuno
Published byKadokawa Shoten
Original runOctober 29, 2008 – present
Volumes5
Manga
Written bySei Hatsuno
Illustrated byBūta
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 2015 – present
Volumes1
Anime television series
Haruchika: Haruta & Chika
Directed byMasakazu Hashimoto
Written byReiko Yoshida
Music byShirō Hamaguchi
StudioP.A.Works
Licensed by
Original networkTokyo MX, SUN, SBS, KNB, TVS, CTC, tvk, GBS, BS11, MTV, TVQ
English network
Original run January 7, 2016 – present
Episodes12

Haruchika (ハルチカ), also called Haruta & Chika, is a Japanese mystery novel series by Sei Hatsuno. Kadokawa Shoten has published five novels since October 2008. A manga adaptation published by Kadokawa Shoten in Monthly Shōnen Ace began serialization in December 2015. An anime television series adaptation titled Haruchika: Haruta & Chika by P.A.Works premiered on January 7, 2016.

Plot

Haruta and Chika are members of their high school wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shutdown because there are only four members. The two are childhood friends that got split up, but reunited nine years later and they spend their days studying and also trying to recruit new members. When a mysterious event occurs within their school, they band together in order to solve the mystery.

Characters

Chika Homura (穂村 千夏, Homura Chika)
Voiced by: Sarah Emi Bridcutt
The lead female and a first year student. She was a tomboy girl who wants to changes her image to be a girly girl by joining the Brass Club and plays flute.
Haruta Kamijō (上条 春太, Kamijō Haruta)
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō
The lead male and a first year student. Chika's childhood friend. He lives alone in an small apartment. He plays the French horn.
Shinjirō Kusakabe (草壁 信二郎, Kusakabe Shinjirō)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae
The school's music teacher and club supervisor.
Keisuke Katagiri (片桐 圭介, Katagiri Keisuke)
Voiced by: Seiichirō Yamashita
Brass Club's president. Plays the trumpet.
Miyoko Narushima (成島 美代子, Narushima Miyoko)
Voiced by: Haruka Chisuga
A second year student. She plays the oboe. Ever since the death of her younger brother, she had stopped playing the oboe until Haruta told her that she needed to keep on living.
Maren Sei (マレン・セイ)
Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki
A first year student. He plays the alto saxophone. He is a Chinese-American and was born in China, but due to the country's one-child policy, his parents put him up for adoption with the intent of giving him a better life elsewhere.
Naoko Serizawa (芹澤 直子, Serizawa Naoko)
Voiced by: Asami Seto
A first-year student. She is a clarinet player who dreams of playing professionally, until she started losing her hearing.
Sakaiyū Hiyama (檜山 界雄, Hiyama Sakaiyū)
Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Akari Gotō (後藤 朱里, Gotō Akari)
Voiced by: Yuki Yamada
She is a lively girl who leads the first-year members. She plays the bass trombone. She first met the brass club in order to solve a mystery involving her grandfather.
Sae Asahina (朝比奈 紗恵, Asahina Sae)
Voiced by: Emi Miyajima
A second-year high school student and Kae's younger twin sister. She plays the bass tuba.
Kae Asahina (朝比奈 香恵, Asahina Kae)
Voiced by: Chiaki Omigawa
A second-year high school student and Sae's older twin sister. She plays the clarinet.

Media

Print

The Haruchika series of mystery novels are written by Sei Hatsuno. The first novel in the series was published by Kadokawa Shoten on October 29, 2008 in a tankōbon format; five volumes have been published in this format as of September 30, 2015. Kadokawa Shoten has also released the series in bunkobon format starting on July 24, 2010 featuring cover illustrations by Yoko Tanji for the first three volumes, and Hiko Yamanaka for the subsequent volumes.

A manga adaptation[1] illustrated by Būta, with character designs by Namaniku ATK, began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace with the December 2015 issue.[2] The first tankōbon was released on December 26, 2015.[3]

Novel list

No. Title Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1Exit Game
Taishutsu Gēmu (退出ゲーム)		October 29, 2008[4]978-4-04-873898-9
2First Love Sommelier
Hatsukoi Somurie (初恋ソムリエ)		October 1, 2009[5]978-4-04-873998-6
3Fantasy Organ
Kūsō Orugan (空想オルガン)		August 31, 2010[6]978-4-04-874097-5
4Thousand-year Juliet
Sennen Jurietto (千年ジュリエット)		March 26, 2012[7]978-4-04-874227-6
5Planet Charon
Wakusei Karon (惑星カロン)		September 30, 2015[8]978-4-04-110476-7

Anime

An anime television series adaptation titled Haruchika: Haruta & Chika (ハルチカ 〜ハルタとチカは青春する〜, Haruchika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru, lit. Haruta and Chika Enjoy Their Youth), produced by P.A.Works and directed by Masakazu Hashimoto, premiered on January 7, 2016 on Tokyo MX.[9] The opening theme song is "Niji o Ametara" (虹を編めたら, "If We Could Weave Rainbows") by Fhána, and the ending theme is "Kūsō Triangle" (空想トライアングル, "Imaginary Triangle") by ChouCho.[9] The series is licensed by Funimation in North America, and is simulcast on their website. Madman Entertainment licensed the series in Australia and New Zealand, and the series is simulcasting on AnimeLab.

Episode list

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No. Official English title[10]
Original Japanese title[11] 		Original air date

References

  1. ^ "HaruChika Mystery Novel Series Gets Manga Adaptation". Anime News Network. August 30, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  2. ^ "TVアニメ化決定の吹奏楽ミステリ「ハルチカ」など、エース新連載4本" (in Japanese). Natalie. October 26, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  3. ^ "ハルチカ (1)" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved January 7, 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ 退出ゲーム (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ 初恋ソムリエ (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ 空想オルガン (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ 千年ジュリエット (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ 惑星カロン (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Retrieved 15 January 2016. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  9. ^ a b "HaruChika Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals January 6 Premiere". Anime News Network. December 10, 2015. Retrieved December 28, 2015.
  10. ^ "Haruchika: Haruta & Chika". Funimation. Retrieved January 18, 2016.
  11. ^ "Story" (in Japanese). P.A.Works. Retrieved January 6, 2016.


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