Sweet Poolside

{{Short description|Japanese manga}}

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| image = Sweet_Poolside,_Volume_1.jpg

| caption = Cover of the first volume of manga.

| ja_kanji = スイートプールサイド

| ja_romaji = Suīto Pūrusaido

| genre =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| title =

| author = Shūzō Oshimi

| illustrator =

| publisher = Kodansha

| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Kodansha USA}}

| demographic = Seinen, shōnen

| imprint =

| magazine = Weekly Young Magazine
(2004)
Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine
(2011){{sp}}

| magazine_en =

| published =

| first = 2004 (original)
May 2011

| last = August 2011 (re-serialized)

| volumes = 1

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = live film

| director = Daigo Matsui

| producer = Toshihiro Takahashi

| writer = Daigo Matsui

| music =

| studio =

| licensee =

| released = {{Start date|2014|06|14}}

| runtime = 103 minutes

}}

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{{Nihongo|Sweet Poolside|スイートプールサイド|Suīto Pūrusaido}} is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Shūzō Oshimi. It was first serialized in Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine in 2004, and later re-serialized in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine from May to August 2011.

It was adapted into a live action film that premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014.{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-12/sweet-poolside-film-by-flowers-of-evil-creator-slated-for-june|title= Sweet Poolside Film by Flowers of Evil Creator Slated for June|date=2014-01-12|accessdate= 2014-01-13|work= Anime News Network}}{{cite web |url= http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-01/sweet-poolside-manga-by-flower-of-evil-oshimi-gets-live-action-film|title= Sweet Poolside Manga by Flowers of Evil's Oshimi Gets Live-Action Film|date=2013-09-01|accessdate= 2014-01-13|work= Anime News Network}}{{cite web |url= http://eiga.com/movie/79148/|script-title=ja:スイートプールサイド|accessdate= 2014-01-13|work= eiga.com|language= Japanese}}{{cite web |url= http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/wa-brings-japan-to-florence-and-milan|title= Wa! brings Japan to Florence and Milan|author= Stephen Cremin|date= 8 May 2014|accessdate= 12 May 2014|work= Film Business Asia}} In March 2022, Kodansha USA announced they licensed the series for English publication,{{cite web|title=Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-23/kodansha-usa-licenses-kyoko-okazaki-river-edge-manga-the-dawn-of-the-witch-novels/.183931|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=March 23, 2022|access-date=March 24, 2022}} with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023.{{cite web|title=Sweet Poolside|url=https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719694/sweet-poolside-by-shuzo-oshimi/|publisher=Penguin Random House|access-date=July 7, 2022}}

Plot

Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides in Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair.

Characters

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