Sola (manga)
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Sola manga volume 1 released in English by Broccoli Books featuring Matsuri (left) and Aono (right).
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| Genre | Drama, Fantasy, Romance, Tragedy |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Naoki Hisaya |
| Illustrated by | Chako Abeno |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Magazine | Dengeki Daioh |
| Original run | December 21, 2006 – February 21, 2008 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Tomoki Kobayashi |
| Studio | Nomad |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Aichi, Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Osaka, TV Saitama |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 7, 2007 – June 30, 2007 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Tomoki Kobayashi |
| Studio | Nomad |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | September 25, 2007 – October 26, 2007 |
| Runtime | 24 minutes each |
| Episodes | 2 |
Sola is a Japanese work originally conceived by Naoki Hisaya (main writer of Kanon) with original character design by Naru Nanao (designer of D.C.: Da Capo).Sola is a mixed media project, first unveiled through the prologue of the manga featured in the Japanese manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on December 21, 2006, published by MediaWorks. The manga, which is illustrated by Chako Abeno, ended serialization on February 21, 2008. The manga has been licensed for distribution in North America by Broccoli Books with the first volume being released in June 2008. A short drama CD which also served as a prologue to the series was released at Comiket 71 in December 2006, and a second drama CD was released in May 2008. An anime version aired in Japan between April and June 2007; the anime contained thirteen episodes, and two additional DVD-exclusive episodes followed. The anime was licensed by Bandai Entertainment for distribution in North America in a subtitle-only box set of all fifteen episodes. The title, Sola, is close in pronunciation to the Japanese word sora (空?, lit. "sky"). At the end of 2007, Japanese anime fans voted Sola as the best anime of the year.
Sola's story revolves around Yorito Morimiya, the main protagonist, who is a young boy attending high school. He loves taking pictures of the sky at any time of day and any time of the year. One day, Yorito decides to take a picture of the sunrise overlooking the bay, but is deterred when he meets a strange girl trying to force a vending machine that stole her money to give her what she tried to buy—a can of tomato juice. Yorito helps her with forcing the machine while attempting to strike up conversation with her, despite it being four in the morning. Yorito tells her why he is here, but by the time he has forced the can out of the machine, the girl has mysteriously vanished.
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