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
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{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
- Toshihiko Ōta - Kenta Suga
- Ayako Gotō - Yuiko Kariya
- Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) - Shota Matsuda
- Satoko Hokuyu (Mitsuhiko's girlfriend) - Mitsuki Tanimura
- Teacher Takakura - Takayuki Kinoshita
- Shigeo Goto - Go Riju
- Senior Ninomiya - Motoki Ochiai
- Mai Sakashita - Moe Arai
- Taka Mimura - Taiga
- Senior Nakayama - Kai Inowaki
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|3158218}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|15595}}
{{Weekly Young Magazine - 2000–2009}}
{{Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine}}
{{Shūzō Oshimi}}
{{Daigo Matsui}}
Category:Films directed by Daigo Matsui
Category:Live-action films based on manga
Category:Manga adapted into films
Category:Vertical (publisher) titles
Category:Japanese romance films
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