Hareluya II Boy (stylized as HARELUYA II BØY), also known simply as Bøy, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruto Umezawa. It is a sequel to Umezawa's Hareluya, serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1992. Hareluya II Boy was serialized in the same magazine from November 1992 to February 1999, with its chapters collected in 33 tankōbon volumes. A 25-episode anime television series adaptation by Triangle Staff was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 1997. The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.
| Hareluya II Boy | |
 First tankōbon volume cover | |
| Genre | Comedy,[1] yankī[2] |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Hareluya | |
| Written by | Haruto Umezawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | June 15, 1992 – August 17, 1992 |
| Volumes | 1 |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Haruto Umezawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Jump |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | November 30, 1992 – February 8, 1999 |
| Volumes | 33 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kiyoshi Egami |
| Written by | Yasuhiro Imagawa |
| Music by | Shingo Kobayashi |
| Studio | Triangle Staff |
| Licensed by | Sentai Filmworks |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 8, 1997 – September 30, 1997 |
| Episodes | 25 |
Characters
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editManga
editWritten and illustrated by Haruto Umezawa, the first series, Hareluya, was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from June 15 to August 17, 1992.[3][4] Shueisha collected the chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on January 7, 1993.[5] Hareluya II Boy was serialized in the same magazine from November 30, 1992,[6] to February 8, 1999.[7] Shueisha collected its chapters in thirty-three tankōbon volumes, released from May 1, 1993,[8] to April 7, 1999.[9]
Anime
editA twenty-five episodes anime television series by Triangle Staff was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 8 to September 30, 1997.[10][2] The Japanese band Spyke performed the opening theme "Tight-Break" and the ending themes "Words of Free" and "Closet Freak" (クロゼットフリーク, Kurozetto Furīku).[11]
In November 2021, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had licensed the series. It is set to be streamed worldwide in select digital outlets and it will be also released on home video.[12]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Sentai Acquires "HARELUYA II BOY"". Sentai Filmworks. November 8, 2021. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ a b 梅澤春人原作のヤンキーアニメ「HARELUYA II BOY」の映像配信がスタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1992年26. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1992年35. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "HARELUYA". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 28, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1992年50. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1999年9. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "BOY 1". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ "BOY 33". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
- ^ HARELUYA II BØY. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ 「HARELUYA II BOY」 初のデジタル映像配信決定！ 痛快無比なヤンキーアニメ. animeanime.jp (in Japanese). February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
- ^ Mateo, Alex (November 8, 2021). "Sentai Filmworks Acquires Hareluya II Boy Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
Further reading
edit- Horvath, George J. (March 14, 2022). "The Apocrypha of Hareluya II BØY & Why It's Worth Watching". Anime News Network.
External links
edit- Hareluya II Boy anime at King Records at the Wayback Machine (archived 2006-05-15)
- Hareluya II Boy (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia