Skip and Loafer

Skip and Loafer (Japanese: スキップとローファー, Hepburn: Sukippu to Rōfā) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Misaki Takamatsu. It has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since August 2018. It has been licensed in North America for English release by Seven Seas Entertainment. An anime television series adaptation produced by P.A. Works premiered in April 2023.

Skip and Loafer
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Mitsumi Iwakura (left) and Sōsuke Shima (right)
スキップとローファー
(Sukippu to Rōfā)
Genre
Manga
Written byMisaki Takamatsu
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintAfternoon KC
MagazineMonthly Afternoon
DemographicSeinen
Original runAugust 25, 2018 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byKotomi Deai
Written byKotomi Deai
Music byTakatsugu Wakabayashi
StudioP.A. Works
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkTokyo MX, AT-X, HAB, BS Asahi, Kansai TV
Original run April 4, 2023 – present
Episodes7

By January 2023, the manga had over 1 million copies in circulation. In 2023, Skip and Loafer won the 47th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

Mitsumi Iwakura is a sparkling high school student who moved from Hashikko in Ishikawa Prefecture to high school in Tokyo after graduating from junior high school. Mitsumi grew up in a depopulated area in Hashikko, with only eight students in her class. However, on the day of her entrance ceremony, she gets caught in the commuter rush and gets lost, and her life plan is quickly frustrated. Then, a tall and handsome boy with golden retriever energy who was worried about Mitsumi called out to her and decided to go to school together everyday.

Characters
Mitsumi Iwakura (岩倉 美津未, Iwakura Mitsumi)
Voiced by: Tomoyo Kurosawa[3]
Sōsuke Shima (志摩 聡介, Shima Sōsuke)
Voiced by: Akinori Egoshi[3]
Mika Egashira (江頭 ミカ, Egashira Mika)
Voiced by: Yuka Terasaki[4]
Yuzuki Murashige (村重 結月, Murashige Yuzuki)
Voiced by: Maaya Uchida[4]
Makoto Kurume (久留米 誠, Kurume Makoto)
Voiced by: Megumi Han[4]
Nao (ナオ)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga[5]
Tsukasa Mukai (迎井 司, Mukai Tsukasa)
Voiced by: Hikaru Tanaka[5]
Kento Yamada (山田 健斗, Yamada Kento)
Voiced by: Ayumu Murase[5]
Narumi Kanechika (兼近 鳴海, Kanechika Narumi)
Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura[5]
Tokiko Takamine (高嶺 十貴子, Takamine Tokiko)
Voiced by: Minami Tsuda[5]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Misaki Takamatsu, Skip and Loafer has been serialized in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon since August 25, 2018.[6][7] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on January 23, 2019.[8] As of January 23, 2023, eight volumes have been released.[9]

In North America, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in February 2021.[10] The first volume was released on August 10, 2021.[11]

Volume list
No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1 January 23, 2019[8]978-4-06-514209-7August 10, 2021[11]978-1-64-827588-3
2 July 23, 2019[12]978-4-06-516300-9November 2, 2021[13]978-1-64-827621-7
3 February 21, 2020[14]978-4-06-518471-4February 8, 2022[15]978-1-63858-116-1
4 August 21, 2020[16]978-4-06-520539-6April 12, 2022[17]978-1-63858-203-8
5 March 23, 2021[18]978-4-06-522497-7July 26, 2022[19]978-1-63858-371-4
6 November 22, 2021[20]978-4-06-525779-1November 29, 2022[21]978-1-63858-789-7
7 June 22, 2022[22]978-4-06-528147-5May 9, 2023[23]978-1-68579-495-8
8 January 23, 2023[9]978-4-06-530267-5October 24, 2023[24]979-8-88843-031-6

Anime

In November 2021, it was announced that the series would receive an anime television series adaptation.[25] It will be animated by P.A. Works and written and directed by Kotomi Deai, with character designs handled by Manami Umeshita, who will also serve as chief animation director, and music composed by Takatsugu Wakabayashi.[26][3] The series premiered on April 4, 2023, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[4][27] The opening theme song is "Mellow" (メロウ) by Keina Suda, while the ending theme song is "Hanauta to Mawari Michi" (ハナウタとまわり道, "Humming and Detour") by Rikako Aida.[28] Crunchyroll has licensed the series.[29] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia, and it is set to premiere on Aniplus Asia.[30]

Episode list
No.Title [31][32]Directed by [31]Written by [31]Storyboarded by [31]Original air date [33]
1"Sparkling-Fresh"
Transcription: "Pikapika" (Japanese: ピカピカ)		Kotomi DeaiYōko YonaiyamaKotomi DeaiApril 4, 2023 (2023-04-04)
2"Fidgeting and Wandering"
Transcription: "Sowasowa Urouro" (Japanese: そわそわ うろうろ)		Yuriko AbeTomoko ShinozukaYuriko AbeApril 11, 2023 (2023-04-11)
3"Dreamy and Sparky"
Transcription: "Fuwafuwa Bachibachi" (Japanese: フワフワ バチバチ)		Akira TakamuraKatsurō HidakaJong HeoApril 18, 2023 (2023-04-18)
4"Tingling and Scraping"
Transcription: "Piripiri Katsukatsu" (Japanese: ピリピリ カツカツ)		Ken SanumaTomoko ShinozukaKen SanumaApril 25, 2023 (2023-04-25)
5"Prickly and Giddy"
Transcription: "Chikuchiku Isoiso" (Japanese: チクチク いそいそ)		Yōhei FukuiKatsurō HidakaNorihiro NaganumaMay 2, 2023 (2023-05-02)
6"Drizzling and Flickering"
Transcription: "Shitoshito Chikachika" (Japanese: シトシト チカチカ)		Tomoko HiramukiYōko YonaiyamaToshiya ShinoharaMay 9, 2023 (2023-05-09)
7"Hectic and Hot Stuff"
Transcription: "Patapata Motemote" (Japanese: パタパタ モテモテ)		Mitsuyo YokonoKatsurō HidakaYuriko AbeMay 16, 2023 (2023-05-16)

Reception

By January 2023, Skip and Loafer had over 1 million copies in circulation.[34]

Alongside Ranking of Kings, Skip and Loafer ranked seventh on Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! list of best manga of 2020 for male readers.[35] The series ranked 46th on the 2021 "Book of the Year" list by Da Vinci magazine.[36] In 2020, the series was nominated for the 13th Manga Taishō and placed third with 58 points.[37][38] It was nominated for the 44th Kodansha Manga Award in the general category in 2020;[39] it was nominated for the 46th edition in the same category in 2022;[40] it won the 47th edition in the same category in 2023.[41][42] The manga was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 23rd Japan Media Arts Festival in 2020.[43]

Rebecca Silverman of Anime News Network gave the first two volumes an A−. Silverman wrote: "Skip and Loafer may not have fabulous art and it may not have an innovative story. But it does have a firm grasp of its storytelling and characters and a not inconsiderable sense of humor. It's light without being frothy and real without being a drag, and if you're looking for a story that verges on the humorous slice-of-life genre, I can't recommend this enough. Treats characters like individual people, balances humor and seriousness well".[44] The anime series was received positively. Alex Henderson of Anime Feminist reviewed the first episode, calling it "cute as a button", with naturalistic animation and well-done backdrops, with a female protagonist who is "endearing", said there is still room for the show to "wobble", and argued that the episode was "thoroughly charming".[45]

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