Magical Somera-chan
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2015}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Magical Somera-chan
| image = Fushigi na Somera-chan volume 1.jpg
| caption = Cover of Magical Somera-chan volume one.
| ja_kanji = 不思議なソメラちゃん
| ja_romaji = Fushigi na Somera-chan
| genre = Comedy{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/07/18/fushigina-somera-chan-anime-slated-for-october-2015 |title="Fushigina Somera-chan" Anime Slated for October 2015 |last=Chapman |first=Paul |date=18 July 2015 |website=Crunchyroll |access-date=21 August 2015}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title =
| author = Choborau Nyopomi
| illustrator =
| publisher = Ichijinsha
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint =
| magazine = Manga Palette Lite
| magazine_en =
| first = 2009
| last = April 2011
| volumes = 2
| volume_list = #Volume list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| title = Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture
| author = Choborau Nyopomi
| illustrator =
| publisher = Ichijinsha
| publisher_en =
| demographic = Seinen
| imprint =
| magazine = Manga 4-koma Palette
| magazine_en =
| first = 22 April 2015
| last = 22 May 2018
| volumes = 7
| volume_list = #Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title =
| director = Itsuki Imazaki
| producer =
| writer = Itsuki Imazaki
| music = Fūga Hatori
| studio = Seven
| licensee =
| network = AT-X, TV Saitama, KBS, TVK, Sun TV
| first = 7 October 2015
| last = 23 December 2015
| episodes = 12{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/07/23/main-visual-staff-for-fushigina-somera-chan-tv-anime-revealed |title=Main Visual, Staff for "Fushigina Somera-chan" TV Anime Revealed |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=23 July 2015 |website=Crunchyroll |access-date=21 August 2015}}
| episode_list = #Episode list
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{Nihongo|Magical Somera-chan|不思議なソメラちゃん|Fushigi na Somera-chan|"Mysterious Somera-chan"}} is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by {{Nihongo|Choborau Nyopomi|ちょぼらうにょぽみ|Choboraunyopomi}}, author of Ai Mai Mi. It ran in Ichijinsha's Manga Palette Lite magazine until the magazine was cancelled in 2011, and was relaunched as {{Nihongo|Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture|不思議なソメラちゃんオートクチュール|Fushigi na Somera-chan Ōtokuchūru}} in Manga 4-koma Palette in 2015, where it ran until 2018. An anime television series adaptation began airing in October 2015.
Characters
;Somera Nonomoto
:{{voiced by|Sayaka Nakaya}}{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-07-31/sayaka-nakaya-stars-in-magical-somera-chan-anime-from-ai-mai-mi-creators/.91136 |title=Sayaka Nakaya Stars in Magical Somera-chan Anime From Ai Mai Mi Creators |date=31 July 2015 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=21 August 2015}}
:{{Nihongo|Somera Nonomoto|野々本ソメラ|Nonomoto Somera}}{{cite web |url=http://online.ichijinsha.co.jp/palette/comic/somera |script-title=ja:不思議なソメラちゃん |website=Ichijinsha |language=Japanese |access-date=21 August 2015}} or Somera-chan is a girl who can wield the mysterious and invincible "Nonomoto Mahou-ken" form of magical kenpō, which she inherited from her late mother.
;Kukuru Nonomoto
:{{voiced by|Kaede Hondo}}
:{{Nihongo|Kukuru Nonomoto|野々本ククル|Nonomoto Kukuru}} is Somera-chan's younger sister.
;Shizuku Tendō
:{{Nihongo|Shizuku Tendō|天童 雫|Tendō Shigeku}} is Somera-chan's friend and neighbor.
;Ai Matsushima
:{{voiced by|Maria Naganawa}}
:{{Nihongo|Ai Matsushima|松嶋あい|Matsushima Ai}} is a girl who is looking for her missing sister.
Media
=Manga=
Choborau Nyopomi published the Fushigi na Somera-chan manga in Ichijinsha's Manga Palette Lite magazine beginning in its 6th issue and ending in its 38th issue in April 2011, when the magazine ceased publication.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-04-01/magical-somera-chan-manga-by-ai-mai-mi-choboraunyopomi-gets-anime/.86626 |title=Magical Somera-chan Manga by Ai Mai Mi's Choboraunyopomi Gets Anime |date=1 April 2015 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=21 August 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/02-1/anime-adaptation-of-choborau-nyopomis-fushigina-somera-chan-manga-confirmed |title=Anime Adaptation of Choborau Nyopomi's "Fushigina Somera-chan" Manga Confirmed |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=2 April 2015 |website=Crunchyroll |access-date=21 August 2015}}{{cite web |url=http://www.crunchyroll.com/anime-news/2015/04/22/fushigina-somera-chan-manga-relaunches-thanks-to-tv-anime-adaptation |title="Fushigina Somera-chan" Manga Relaunches Thanks to TV Anime Adaptation |last=Komatsu |first=Mikikazu |date=22 April 2015 |website=Crunchyroll |access-date=21 August 2015}} The series was compiled into two tankōbon volumes, both of which are out of print and only available on Amazon Kindle.
A sequel, titled Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture, began publication in the June issue of Ichijinsha's Manga 4-koma Palette on 22 April 2015 after the announcement of the anime television prompted a number of readers to request the return of the series. The series ended on 22 May 2018.{{cite web |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-05-17/magical-somera-chan-sequel-manga-listed-as-ending-on-may-22/.131699 |title=Magical Somera-chan Sequel Manga Listed as Ending on May 22 |last=Ressler |first=Karen |date=17 May 2018 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=17 May 2018}}
==Volume list==
{{Graphic novel list/header
| OneLanguage = yes
| Language = Japanese
| Width = 75%
| LineColor = FF69B4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = 22 July 2010{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4758080933/ |script-title=ja:不思議なソメラちゃん 1 |via=Amazon.co.jp |date=22 July 2010 |publisher=一迅社 |isbn=9784758080934 |language=Japanese |access-date=21 August 2015}}
| ISBN = 978-4-75-808093-4|ISBN_note=
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = 22 June 2011{{cite book |url=https://www.amazon.co.jp/gp/product/4758081263/ |script-title=ja:不思議なソメラちゃん (2) |via=Amazon.co.jp |date=22 June 2011 |publisher=一迅社 |isbn=9784758081269 |language=Japanese |access-date=21 August 2015}}
| ISBN = 978-4-75-808126-9|ISBN_note=
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
;{{Visible anchor|Fushigi na Somera-chan Haute Couture}}
{{Graphic novel list/header
| OneLanguage = yes
| Language = Japanese
| Width = 75%
| LineColor = FF69B4
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 1
| RelDate = 22 December 2015{{cite book |script-title=ja:不思議なソメラちゃんオートクチュール(1): IDコミックス/4コマKINGSぱれっとコミックス |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4758082553|country=jp}}}}
| ISBN = 978-4758082556|ISBN_note=
}}
{{Graphic novel list
| VolumeNumber = 2
| RelDate = 22 February 2017{{cite book |script-title=ja:不思議なソメラちゃんオートクチュール(2): IDコミックス/4コマKINGSぱれっとコミックス |language=Japanese |id={{ASIN|4758082812|country=jp}}}}
| ISBN = 978-4758082815|ISBN_note=
}}
{{Graphic novel list/footer}}
=Anime=
An anime adaptation, directed by Itsuki Imazaki, was originally teased as an April Fools' Day joke, but Imazaki later confirmed that production had begun and he was working on storyboards for the series. It was later revealed that the anime, a television series, would be animated by animation studio Seven and produced by Dream Creation. Imazaki was also confirmed to be writing, producing, and creating character designs for the series.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-04-20/seven-to-produce-magical-somera-chan-tv-anime/.87300 |title=Seven to Produce Magical Somera-chan TV Anime |date=20 April 2015 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=21 August 2015}} Masakatsu Oomuro serves as the show's sound director, and Fūga Hatori produces the music. Sound production for the series is provided by DAX Production. The anime adapted material both from the original manga and the sequel.
The anime is the third installment in the "Choborau Nyopomi Theater", after the Ai Mai Mi and Choboraunyopomi Gekijō Dainimaku Ai Mai Mi: Mōsō Catastrophe television series, both of which were also directed by Imazaki.
The series began airing on 7 October 2015 on AT-X, TV Saitama, KBS, TVK, and Sun TV.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-08-21/fushigi-na-somera-chan-tv-anime-premieres-on-october-9/.91896 |title=Fushigi na Somera-chan TV Anime Premieres on October 9 (Update) |date=21 August 2015 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=29 September 2015}} It is streamed worldwide by Crunchyroll.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2015-10-07/crunchyroll-to-stream-magical-somera-chan-anime/.93903 |title=Crunchyroll to Stream Magical Somera-chan Anime |date=7 October 2015 |website=Anime News Network |access-date=7 October 2015}}
==Episode list==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Here We Go! Say Hello to the Nonomoto Magic Fist | AltTitle = Hajimatteru yo! Kore ga Nono hon Mahō ken! | RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|始まってるよ！これが野乃本魔法拳！}}) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|7|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = Here We Go! New Character Auditions | AltTitle = Hajimatteru yo! Daiichikai Shin Kyaraōdishon! | RAltTitle = ({{Nihongo2|始まってるよ！第一回新キャラオーディション！}}) | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|14|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Here We Go! An Alien Invader! | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|21|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Here We Go! Matsushima the Popular | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|10|28|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Here We Go! Dr. Wommy's Human Catastrophe Project | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|5|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Here We Go! Kukuru and the Female Pakkun | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|12|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Here We Go! Somera vs. Matsushima | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|19|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = Here We Go! Domunperg the Creator | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|11|26|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Here We Go! Goodbye Matsushima | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|3|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Here We Go! Christmas Invader | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|10|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Here We Go! Human Massacre Project | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|17|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Here We Go! Final Episode | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2015|12|24|df=y}} | ShortSummary = }} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|http://online.ichijinsha.co.jp/palette/comic/somera|Magical Somera-chan}} at Ichijinsha {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|http://dreamcreation.co.jp/somera/|Magical Somera-chan anime official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ANN|manga|16974}}
{{Seven (animation studio)}}
Category:2015 Japanese television series endings
Category:Anime series based on manga
Category:Comedy anime and manga