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Blue Spring (manga)
Manga by Taiyō Matsumoto
Manga by Taiyō Matsumoto
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Blue Spring |
| image | Blue Spring (manga).png |
| caption | Volume cover |
| ja_kanji | 青い春 |
| ja_romaji | Aoi Haru |
| genre | Drama, thriller |
Blue Spring is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. It is an anthology collection of short stories, all revolving around teenage boys at high school and the lives they live. A live action film adaptation was released in 2001. The manga was licensed for English-language release by Viz Media.
Overview
Blue Spring is a collection of short stories centered on a group of disaffected high school students. While spring typically represents renewal, for them it is a time of listlessness and dissatisfaction. They pass their days in idleness, drawn to reckless behavior, including petty delinquency and a perilous rooftop game. Each character embodies the aimlessness and defiance of youth, their lives marked by fleeting distractions and an underlying search for purpose. The stories capture the tension between rebellion and the unspoken desire for meaning.
Release
Blue Spring is written and illustrated by Taiyō Matsumoto. Shogakukan released a ja volume under the Big Spirits Comics imprint on May 1, 1993. Shogakukan re-released it in ja volume on December 19, 1998. Shogakukan re-released it again in a ja edition on January 14, 2012.
In North America, Blue Spring was published in English language by Viz Media on January 4, 2005.
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References
References
- "The Official Website for Blue Spring". [[Viz Media]].
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- link. [[Shogakukan]]. (19 December 1998)
- link. [[Shogakukan]]. (14 January 2012)
- "Blue Spring". [[Viz Media]].
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