Solanin

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Inio Asano. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Weekly Young Sunday from 2005 to 2006. In North America, the manga was licensed for English language release by Viz Media.

Key facts

Animanga/Header.image: Solanin vol.1.png
Animanga/Header.caption: First volume cover
Animanga/Header.ja_kanji: ソラニン
Animanga/Header.ja_romaji: Soranin
Animanga/Print.type: manga
Animanga/Print.author: Inio Asano
Animanga/Print.publisher: Shogakukan
Animanga/Print.magazine: Weekly Young Sunday
Animanga/Print.first: 2005
Animanga/Print.last: 2006
Animanga/Print.volumes: 2
Animanga/Video.type: live film
Animanga/Video.director: Takahiro Miki
Animanga/Video.writer: Takahashi Izumi
Animanga/Video.music: Asian Kung-Fu Generation and ent (Atsushi Horie)
Animanga/Video.runtime: 126 minutes
Animanga/Footer.portal: yes

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Wikidata facts

Author: Inio Asano
Country of origin: Japan
Main subject: music

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language of work or name: Japanese
different from: solanine
intended public: seinen
number of parts of this work: 2
start time: 2005-00-00
end time: 2006-00-00
illustrator: Inio Asano
title: ソラニン

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Contents

Plot
Media
Manga
Live-action film
Reception
References
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The manga was adapted into a live-action film directed by Takahiro Miki and starring Aoi Miyazaki as Meiko. It was released in Japan in April 2010. In the same year the band Asian Kung-Fu Generation released the single "Solanin", with lyrics written by Inio Asano, author of the manga. The song was featured in the movie version. The band also provided the ending theme to the movie.

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