Someday's Dreamers (Japanese: 魔法遣いに大切なこと, Hepburn: Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto, lit. "Things That Are Precious to a Mage") is a Japanese manga series written by Norie Yamada and illustrated by Kumichi Yoshizuki. It was serialized in Fujimi Shobo's Comic Dragon magazine from May 2002 to January 2003 and was later collected in two bound volumes. In 2006, Tokyopop released the manga in the United States under the name Someday's Dreamers.
| Someday's Dreamers | |
 Japanese volume one cover | |
| 魔法遣いに大切なこと (Things That Are Precious to a Mage) | |
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| Genre | Coming-of-age[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Norie Yamada |
| Illustrated by | Kumichi Yoshizuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Comic Dragon |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | May 2002 – January 2003 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masami Shimoda |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Norie Yamada |
| Music by | Takefumi Haketa |
| Studio |
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| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Asahi, All-Nippon News Network |
| Original run | January 9, 2003 – March 27, 2003 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Manga | |
| Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound | |
| Written by | Norie Yamada |
| Illustrated by | Kumichi Yoshizuki |
| Published by | Fujimi Shobo |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Monthly Dragon Age |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 2003 – February 2006 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Manga | |
| Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies | |
| Written by | Norie Yamada |
| Illustrated by | Kumichi Yoshizuki |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| Magazine | Monthly Shōnen Ace |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | February 26, 2008 – 2009 |
| Anime television series | |
| Someday's Dreamers II: Sora | |
| Directed by | Osamu Kobayashi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Norie Yamada |
| Music by | Takefumi Haketa |
| Studio | Hal Film Maker |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | July 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008 |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Shun Nakahara |
| Written by | Norie Yamada (original concept and screenplay) |
| Studio | Nikkatsu |
| Released | December 20, 2008 |
| Runtime | 100 minutes |
Someday's Dreamers was also adapted into an anime television series that was animated by J.C.Staff under the direction of Masami Shimoda. It is loosely based on the storyline of the first manga series, with new characters added to the story. It ran for a total of 12 episodes on TV Asahi and was later licensed by Geneon Entertainment USA. After the closure of Geneon USA, the series was relicensed by Sentai Filmworks.[2]
Another story set in the same universe, Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound (魔法遣いに大切なこと 太陽と風の坂道, Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Taiyō to Kaze no Sakamichi), written and drawn by the same author and illustrator, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Comic Dragon Age. It ran from December 2003 to February 2006 and was later released in five bound volumes. In 2006, Tokyopop released the manga in the United States.
In 2007, Norie Yamada and Kumichi Yoshizuki began work on a third title in the Someday's Dreamers universe, titled Summer Skies (魔法遣いに大切なこと 〜夏のソラ〜, Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora). It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten's Monthly Shōnen Ace and began its run in the April issue, released on February 26, 2008. Summer Skies was scheduled to have a live action movie adaptation released on December 20, 2008, though it was originally scheduled for a summer 2008 premiere.[3][4] The story was also adapted into an anime television series, following the new main character, Sora. The series is directed by Osamu Kobayashi and is animated by Hal Film Maker. It aired on TV Asahi from July 2, 2008 to September 24, 2008.[4]
Plot
editSomeday's Dreamers
editThe story is set in present-day Tokyo. Much of the setting is based upon real areas, the more obvious ones being the Shibuya Crossing and the Tokyo Tower. The main backdrop of the series where all the characters reside is Shimokitazawa, roughly six minutes west of Shibuya on the Keio Inokashira Line. The Bureau of Magic is in Tokyo, which employs Mage Labor for certain special requests by everyday people. However, the mages must only use their magic with special permission, and any unlicensed use results in a penalty. The story is very gentle and centers around the protagonist, a witch named Yume Kikuchi (菊池 ユメ, Kikuchi Yume), a second-year senior high school student from Tono in Iwate prefecture. In order to train as a magic user, she travels to Tokyo during her summer break to apprentice under the charming Masami Oyamada (小山田 雅美, Oyamada Masami). The story tells of Yume's trials and tribulations as she works toward her eventual graduation as a full-fledged magic user licensed by the Bureau of Magic. There is a strong undercurrent of romance which is never resolved.
Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora
editSora Suzuki is a cheerful girl with magical abilities who lives with her mother in the small town of Biei, Hokkaido. With the intention to honour a promise made to her late father, she successfully applies for a magic internship in Tokyo and temporarily moves into a boarding house in the city. Over the course of a summer month, she meets other teenagers studying to become accredited mages, including an initially aloof boy who appears to lack magic abilities. Under the guidance of their mentors, the apprentices learn more about magic, each other, and life in general as they attend formal classes and work to fulfil contractual assignments for clients.
In the manga, Sora has a strange trait to her magic that manifests itself despite her ire; whenever Sora casts a spell, the result always involves sunflowers, though otherwise almost always how Sora intended it. This is absent in the anime.
Cast
editSomeday's Dreamers
edit- Yume Kikuchi – Voiced by: Aoi Miyazaki (Japanese); Kari Wahlgren (English)
- Masami Oyamada – Voiced by: Jun'ichi Suwabe (Japanese); Erik Davies (English)
- Angela Charon Brooks – Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe (Japanese); Shereen Hickman (English)
- Melinda Iwashita – Voiced by: Akiko Hiramatsu (Japanese); Dina Sherman (English)
- Go Kato – Voiced by: Hiroshi Iida (Japanese); Bryce Papenbrook (English)
- Gin Pun – Voiced by: Kouji Tsujitani (Japanese); Dan Lorge (English)
Mahō Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora
edit- Sora Suzuki – Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (anime), Performed by: Rio Yamashita (live action)
- Seiichirou Hara – Voiced by: Rikiya Koyama (anime), Performed by: Tetsushi Tanaka (live action)
- Gouta Midorikawa – Voiced by: Tomoaki Maeno (anime), Performed by: Masaki Okada (live action)
- Hiyori Yamabuki – Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (anime)
- Honomi Asagi – Voiced by: Marina Inoue (anime), Performed by: Yurie Midori (live action)
- Saori Shiraishi – Voiced by: Urara Takano (anime), Performed by: Hana Kino (live action)
- Kouji Kuroda – Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (anime), Performed by: Taiga (live action)
Music
editThe composer of the anime soundtrack, Takefumi Haketa, hoped that girls would identify with the lead role and created music which had a nostalgic feel to it, evoking both English and Irish suburbs, but also memories of the European Middle Ages. Using traditional instruments such as Irish whistles, he created tracks based on jigs, reels and a real salsa track. For two themes, he employed the voices of a 10-member-strong choir of schoolchildren. The vocal songs were also arranged by Haketa and sung by Miki Taoka. The CD of the soundtrack was released in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer Anime LDC, Inc.
Songs
editSomeday's Dreamers
edit- Opening theme: "Kaze no Hana" by Hana Hana
- Ending theme: "Under the Blue Sky" by The Indigo
Mahō Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora
edit- Opening theme: "Fly Away" by Thyme
- Ending theme: "Kawaita Hana" (乾いた花) by micc
Media
editManga
edit| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | — | — | March 7, 2006[5] | 978-1-59816-178-6 |
| 02 | — | — | July 11, 2006[5] | 978-1-59816-179-3 |
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | North American release date | North American ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | — | — | December 12, 2006[5] | 978-1-59816-642-2 |
| 02 | — | — | April 10, 2007[5] | 978-1-59816-643-9 |
| 03 | — | — | August 7, 2007[5] | 978-1-59816-644-6 |
| 04 | — | — | December 11, 2007[5] | 978-1-59816-645-3 |
| 05 | — | — | March 11, 2008[5] | 978-1-4278-0201-9 |
Anime
editEpisode list
editSomeday's Dreamers
| Episode # | Episode name |
|---|---|
| 01 | Sunset of a Steel Frame Part One |
| 02 | Sunset of a Steel Frame Part Two |
| 03 | The Greatest News |
| 04 | A Summer Night and a Mage |
| 05 | An Apron and Champagne |
| 06 | I Want to Become a Mage |
| 07 | A Mage Who Couldn't Become a Mage |
| 08 | Enormous Power in the Name of Love |
| 09 | Yume, the Girl and a Seed of Summer |
| 10 | Magic's Whereabouts |
| 11 | A Broken Rainbow |
| 12 | Things Important to a Mage |
Episode list
editSomeday's Dreamers II: Sora
| Episode # | Episode name |
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| 01 | From Biei |
| 02 | Tokyo |
| 03 | Sora |
| 04 | Gouta |
| 05 | Shimokitazawa |
| 06 | Friend |
| 07 | Crossroad |
| 08 | Mage |
| 09 | First Love |
| 10 | Life |
| 11 | Graduation |
| 12 | The Summer Sky |
References
edit- ^ Ressler, Karen (February 6, 2015). "Viz Offers Someday's Dreamers, More Clamp Manga from Tokyopop Digitally". Anime News Network. Retrieved July 28, 2018.
- ^ "Sentai Filmworks Licenses Someday's Dreamers Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 4 January 2012.
- ^ "Someday's Dreamers to be Made into Live-Action Film". Anime News Network. 2007-10-23. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b "Someday's Dreamers Adapted into New Anime This Summer". Anime News Network. 2008-03-26. Retrieved 2008-03-26.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Manga+Comics: Book Catalog". Tokyopop. Archived from the original on February 14, 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
Further reading
edit- Santos, Carlo (4 April 2006). "Cat's Cradle - RTO". Anime News Network.
External links
edit- Someday's Dreamers at Viz Media
- Someday's Dreamers (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia