Pan de Peace! (パンでPeace!, Pan de Pīsu, lit. "Peace Through Bread!") was a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Emily (styled as "emily"), a Japanese manga artist who mainly draws adult comics. It had been printed in Media Factory's Comic Cune magazine since August 2014 and the chapters have collected into five tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Asahi Production aired in Japan from April to June 2016.
| Pan de Peace! | |
 Cover of the first volume featuring Minami Tani | |
| パンでPeace! (Pan de Pīsu) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy, slice of life |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Emily |
| Published by | Media Factory |
| Magazine | Comic Cune |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | August 27, 2014 – November 27, 2017[1] |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hatsuki Tsuji |
| Written by | Momoko Murakami |
| Studio | Asahi Production |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Animax |
| Original run | April 4, 2016 – June 27, 2016 |
| Episodes | 13 |
Characters
edit- Minami Tani (谷 みなみ, Tani Minami)
- Voiced by: Ibuki Kido[2]
- The main protagonist of the story. She is outgoing, happy, and is extremely fond of egg sandwiches.
- Yū Aizawa (逢沢 ゆう, Aizawa Yū)
- Voiced by: Erii Yamazaki[2]
- A fellow student and friend of Minami. She is shy and likes to draw (but is very insecure about showing off her work). The first friend Minami made at school after admiring Yū's bread keychains on her bag. She likes curry bread.
- Fuyumi Fukagawa (深川 ふゆみ, Fukagawa Fuyumi)
- Voiced by: Moe Toyota[2]
- A fellow student and friend of Minami. Her family owns a bakery called "Fuwa Fuyu" (Fluffy Winter).
- Noa Sakura (佐倉 のあ, Sakura Noa)
- Voiced by: Nichika Ōmori[2]
- A fellow student and friend of Minami. Her favorite kind of bread are baguettes, which she occasionally uses as weapon to defend herself from physical contact. She is often mistaken to be a grade schooler, due to her petite body and young looks, despite being the same age as her friends.
- Ami Sakura (佐倉 あみ, Sakura Ami)
- Voiced by: Natsuko Hara
- Noa's little sister.
- Mai Kawai (河合 まい, Kawai Mai)
- Voiced by: Madoka Asahina
- A girl who works at the Guillame French Bakery and befriends Noa.
- Mana Kawai (河合 まな, Kawai Mana)
- Mai's older sister.
Media
editManga
editPan de Peace! began in Comic Cune's October 2014 issue released on August 27, 2014. At first, Comic Cune was a "magazine in magazine" placed in Monthly Comic Alive,[3] later it became independent of Comic Alive and changed to a formal magazine on August 27, 2015.[4][5] Pan de Peace! is also available on Kadokawa Corporation's ComicWalker website. It ended on November 27, 2017 in the January issue.[1] Five tankōbon volumes of the manga were released as of December 2017 in Japan.[6]
Anime
editAn anime television series produced by Asahi Production aired in Japan between April 4, 2016 and June 27, 2016.[7][8] Hatsuki Tsuji directed the series at Asahi Production. Momoko Murakami is in charge of series composition, and Shizue Kaneko designed the characters. It was simulcast by Crunchyroll.[9] The opening theme is "Seishun wa Tabemono desu" (青春は食べ物です, Youth is Food) by Petit Milady.[10]
Episode list
edit| No. | Title[11] | Original airdate | |
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| 1 | "I Made Bread Buddies" "Pan-tomo ga Dekimashita" (パン友ができました) | April 4, 2016 | |
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On her first day of school, Minami Tani, a girl who is obsessed with bread, befriends her classmates Yuu Aizawa and Fuyumi Fukagawa. | |||
| 2 | "This is a Weapon" "Kore wa Buki" (これは武器) | April 11, 2016 | |
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Fuyumi introduces her friend, Noa Sakura, who looks and acts childlike despite being the same age. | |||
| 3 | "Fuwa Fuyu Bakery" "Fuwa Fuyu Bēkarī" (ふわふゆベーカリー) | April 18, 2016 | |
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The girls visit Fuyumi's family bakery, where they try some of their special breads before trying their hand at baking their own. | |||
| 4 | "In Pursuit of the Fabled Bread" "Maboroshi no Pan o Motomete" (幻のパンを求めて) | April 25, 2016 | |
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The girls go to the school store to try and obtain a limited ciabatta sandwich. | |||
| 5 | "Yuu-chan's Dream" "Yū-chan no Yume" (ゆうちゃんの夢) | May 2, 2016 | |
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Yuu talks about her dreams of becoming a manga artist. | |||
| 6 | "Fuyumi-chan's Diet" "Fuyumi-chan Daietto" (ふゆみちゃんダイエット) | May 9, 2016 | |
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The girls try to help Fuyumi lose weight by making miniature melon pan. | |||
| 7 | "The Sick Noa-chan!" "Kazehiki! Noa-chan" (風邪ひき!のあちゃん) | May 16, 2016 | |
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The girls visit Noa, who is sick with a cold, and meet her little sister Ami. | |||
| 8 | "The New Bakery" "Atarashī Pan'ya-san" (新しいパン屋さん) | May 23, 2016 | |
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Noa visits the Guillame French bakery, where she befriends a girl named Mai Kawai, prompting some jealousy from Fuyumi. | |||
| 9 | "The Cultural Festival" "Bunkasai" (文化祭) | May 30, 2016 | |
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The girls hold a maid café at their school's culture festival, where Mai pays a visit. | |||
| 10 | "Intriguing Girl" "Kininaru Hito" (気になる人) | June 6, 2016 | |
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Mai visits the FuwaFuyu bakery, where she and Fuyumi find some common interests. | |||
| 11 | "Let's Swim" "Rettsu Suimingu" (レッツスイミング) | June 13, 2016 | |
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The girls go to the pool to teach Noa and Yuu how to swim, unaware that Mai can't swim either. | |||
| 12 | "Slumber Party at the Vacation Home" "Bessō de Otomarikai" (別荘でお泊まり会) | June 20, 2016 | |
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The girls are invited to stay over at Mai's vacation home. | |||
| 13 | "Pan de Peace!" "Pan de Pīsu!" (パンでPeace!) | June 27, 2016 | |
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The girls recall all the memories they made thanks to their love of bread. | |||
References
edit- ^ a b Ressler, Karen (27 November 2022). "Pan de Peace! 4-Panel Manga Ends". Anime News Network. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Ibuki Kido, Erii Yamazaki, Moe Toyota, Nichika Omori Star in Pan de Peace! Anime". Anime News Network. February 27, 2016. Retrieved February 27, 2016.
- ^ "4コマ誌コミックキューン、アライブ内に誕生" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. August 27, 2014. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "コミックアライブの雑誌内4コマ誌が独立創刊、コミックキューン8月誕生" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. June 28, 2015. Retrieved January 31, 2016.
- ^ "4コマ誌キューン創刊、なもりポスター付録＆「パンでPeace！」アニメ化" (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. August 27, 2015. Retrieved March 6, 2016.
- ^ "パンでPeace! 5" [Pan de Peace! Five] (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
the final volume 5!
- ^ "Pan de Peace! 4-Panel Manga About Bread-Loving Girls Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 24, 2015. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Pan de Peace! TV Anime Slated for April". Anime News Network. January 26, 2016. Retrieved January 30, 2016.
- ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Pan de Peace Anime". Anime News Network. April 1, 2016.
- ^ "Pan de Peace! Anime's Promo Video Previews Petit milady's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. April 2, 2016.
- ^ "STORY" (in Japanese). Retrieved 2016-04-10.
External links
edit- Official website (in Japanese)
- Pan de Peace! at ComicWalker (in Japanese)
- Official Anime Website(in Japanese)
- Pan de Peace! (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia