Furo Girl!

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Furo Girl!
File:Furo Girl cover.jpg
Cover of the first volume of Furo Girl!, featuring the character Sayoko Oyumino
ふろがーる！
(Furo Gāru!)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byYukio Katayama
Published byShogakukan
MagazineBig Comic Spirits
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 10, 2015 – November 21, 2016
Volumes3
Television drama
Directed byJunichi Ishikawa
Produced byTatsuya Yamaga
Written by
  • Yousuke Masaike
  • Yukari Nakamura
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run July 15, 2020 – August 20, 2020
Episodes6

Furo Girl! (Japanese: ふろがーる！, Hepburn: Furo Gāru!, lit. "Bath Girl!") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama. The manga was serialized in the Shogakukan publication Big Comic Spirits from 2015 to 2016. The series depicts the lifestyle of a 25-year-old office worker and bath lover Sayoko Oyumino.

It was adapted into a live-action drama which was broadcast on TV Tokyo in 2020 starring Hinako Sakurai.[2]

Characters

Sayoko Oyumino (生実野早夜子)
Portrayed by: Hinako Sakurai
A 25-year-old office worker that enjoys hot baths and tries various bathing methods to find the best bath.
Shiro (シロー)
A biker woman that is friends with Sayoko and sometimes travels on motorcycles with Sayoko to visit hot springs and bath houses.
Hachiike (八イケ)
A girl from Germany that befriends Sayoko and is not familiar with Japanese bathing customs.
Aino Hiyama (檜山愛乃)
Portrayed by: Sakurako Konishi[3]
A junior student from Sayako's college days. She has a very "bright and high-tension" personality and described as a shower person. which contrasts with Sayako. She is original to the live-action series.

Media

Manga

Furo Girl!, written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama, was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Big Comic Spirits from August 10, 2015,[4] to November 21, 2016.[5] Its chapters were collected in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 29, 2016,[6] to February 28, 2017.[7]

Volume list

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 February 29, 2016[6]978-4-09-187460-3
  • 001. Sakura Bath (桜風呂, Sakuraburo)
  • 002. Sake Bath (お酒風呂, O sake furo)
  • 003. Planetarium Bath (プラネタリウム風呂, Puranetariumu furo)
  • 004. Baking Soda Bath (重曹風呂, Jūsō furo)
  • 005. Dokudami Bath (ドクダミ風呂, Dokudami furo)
  • 006. "A Fated Reunion" (宿命の再会!, Shukumei no Saikai!)
  • 007. Mud Bath (泥風呂, Doro furo)
2 July 29, 2016[8]978-4-09-187718-5
3 February 28, 2017[7]978-4-09-189380-2

Chapters not released in tankōbon

These two chapters were serialized in the Big Comic Spirits as chapters 3 and 7, but were omitted from the tankōbon releases changing the chapter numbers for the rest of the chapters in them.

  • 003. Holiday Reward (休日のごほうび, Kyūjitsu no go hōbi)[9]
  • 007. You Are Already In (お前はもう入っている, Omae wa mō haitte iru)[10]

Live-action TV series

A live-action TV series is set to premiere on July 15, 2020 starring Hinako Sakurai.

Episode list

No. Title Original airdate
01TBAJuly 15, 2020 (2020-07-15)
Sayoko Oyumino has a daily routine to arranging her own bath. One day, she buys a capsule toy and just before throwing away the empty capsule, she comes up with the idea of making a bath bomb. As soon as she starts making bath bombs, she receives a phone call from her junior, Aino Hiyama.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "TV Tokyo Synopsis". TV Tokyo. July 8, 2020.
  2. ^ "TV Tokyo Announcement". TV Tokyo. June 30, 2020.
  3. ^ "Sakurako Konishi, starring in the drama "Furo Girl!"". ORICON NEWS. 2020-07-08. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
  4. ^ スピにてねむようこら新連載！「じみへん」は完結、豪華メンバー48名寄稿. Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 10, 2015. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  5. ^ 週刊ビッグコミックスピリッツ 2016年52号（2016年11月21日発売）. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on October 25, 2021. Retrieved October 25, 2021.
  6. ^ a b ふろがーる! 第1集 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  7. ^ a b ふろがーる! 第3集 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  8. ^ ふろがーる! 第2集 (in Japanese). Shogakukan. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on April 9, 2021. Retrieved July 3, 2020.
  9. ^ Katayama, Yukio (September 14, 2015). "Holiday Reward". Big Comic Spirits. Furo Girl! (in Japanese). Shogakukan (40): 183–190.
  10. ^ Katayama, Yukio (October 10, 2015). "You Are Already In". Big Comic Spirits. Furo Girl! (in Japanese). Shogakukan (46): 385–392.

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