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Japanese: ソラニン
English: Solanin
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Type: Manga
Volumes: 2
Chapters: 28
Status: Finished
Published: Jun 30, 2005 to Apr 6, 2006
Genres: Drama Drama, Slice of Life Slice of Life
Demographic: Seinen Seinen
Serialization: Young Sunday (Weekly)
Authors: Asano, Inio (Story & Art)

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Score: 8.211 (scored by 4933549,335 users)
1 indicates a weighted score.
Ranked: #4112
2 based on the top manga page. Please note that 'R18+' titles are excluded.
Popularity: #106
Members: 120,280
Favorites: 5,492

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Synopsis

Ever since graduating college, 23-year-old Meiko Inoue has believed in one thing: there is a demon lurking in Tokyo. This evil's presence has made her bored, aimless, and missing the excitement of her youth, leading her to contemplate what she truly seeks from life. Surprisingly enough, when Meiko proposes the idea of quitting her job to her boyfriend, Naruo Taneda, he groggily agrees.

Deeply inspired by his half-asleep words of encouragement, Meiko hastily leaves her old life behind, looking to begin anew, with Taneda soon following suit. Together, they look toward their dreams from their college days and decide to revive Rotti, Taneda's old band. As the two stand confidently alongside their old friends with instruments in hand, life throws the most unexpected curveball their way, leaving Meiko and her friends to pick up the pieces of what was shattered.

Solanin tells an intimate story about the trials and tribulations of love, loss, and grief centered around people in their twenties who often slip between the cracks of society.

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Solanin was nominated for the 2009 Eisner Award for Best U.S. Edition of International Material Japan. The series also received a live-action adaptation directed by Takahiro Miki which was released on April 3rd, 2010.

The manga was published in English by VIZ Media under the VIZ Signature imprint in an omnibus on October 21, 2008; in Brazilian Portuguese by L&PM Pocket from November 2011 to December 2011; and in Polish by Hanami since October 2009 to February 2010.
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Characters

Inoue, Meiko
Inoue, Meiko
Main
Taneda, Naruo
Taneda, Naruo
Main
Yamada, Jirou
Yamada, Jirou
Supporting
Katou, Kenichi
Katou, Kenichi
Supporting
Ohashi
Ohashi
Supporting
Ayukawa, Ritsuko
Ayukawa, Ritsuko
Supporting
Saeki, Ryuutarou
Saeki, Ryuutarou
Supporting
Taneda
Taneda
Supporting
Yamada
Yamada
Supporting
Kotani, Ai
Kotani, Ai
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38 Recommended
3 Mixed Feelings
3 Not Recommended
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May 31, 2024
NapoTheGuy
Recommended
The following review is in Spanish and English (translated with the support of DeepL)
The version read is the Spanish translation by Reboot belonging to "IndieScans".

Framed in a context and thematic already explored by Asano, deepening as he hadn’t done, about teenagers having to be adults without knowing how. More than a choral narration, the protagonist is "The Band", hence a couple of chapters may be narrated by the "secondary" characters, maintaining the purpose of writing about the experiences of those who make up The Band, but the rest and most of the episodes are by the protagonist couple.

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Jul 4, 2022
ZangBang
Mixed Feelings
Solanin is a little window overlooking the uncertainty of life. A gentle whisper of that bitter sense of aimlessness that silently permeates everyday life, an ennui shared by all humans as they enjoy the tiny precious moments that link memories together.
The characters of Solanin quietly struggle to find their footing, a sense of purpose to keep them occupied as they timidly enter adulthood, with an honest realism that gives the story enough dramatic weight without being overhwelmingly negative, balanced by the uplifting solace offered by the genuine, believable moments of joy scattered throughout. It is a powerfully touching mood that gets significantly ruined by some ...
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May 2, 2023
PixelB
Not Recommended
Solanin's a seinen coming of age story centered around a couple of now graduated band-mates that aimlessly wander their post-graduation phase in life. To some, this period of time may be difficult to adjust to. The leisurely life you had in college now compels you to work 9 to 5 in a job you don't care about at all, with a degree you just randomly chose after drifting along the first few years of college.

Solanin...captures this to an extent. While I empathize with Meiko and Taneda a little bit, to me, the story wasn't particularly engaging or compelling. The manga is largely slice of ...
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Manga 'Solanin' Gets Epilogue Chapter

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It has been revealed that an epilogue chapter will be included in the new physical release of Inio Asano's Solanin manga, which will be the series' first ...read more

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