Ao Haru Ride Manga Vol 1 Pdf Free Download
Anja Schofield
SORRY this is just my rant. I geninuely wanted to know what other people think though. Ao Haru Ride is one of the best-selling shoujo mangas, so I thought maybe I was being too critical since it did do so well and females seemed to have loved Fubata's growth (which I did too). Ao Haru Ride was GOOD, but I liked other manga so much more like Daytime Shooting Star, Kimi ni Todoke, Love so Life, Fruits Basket, etc, etc.
In a lot of ways, Ao Haru Ride is a very standard shoujo manga. There are rivals, a bit of a mystery surrounding what has caused Kou to change so much and, of course, plenty of inter-personal drama. That said, there are a few elements that allow this series to rise above the average teen romance.
Ao Haru Ride (Japanese: アオハライド, Hepburn: Aoharaido, alternatively titled Blue Spring Ride internationally[2]) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Io Sakisaka. It began serialization in the February 2011 issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret and ended in February 2015.
Ao Haru Ride was critically acclaimed in Japan and was consistently named one of the best series of 2014 by several manga industry professionals. The series achieved popularity among readers who strongly identified with Futaba's personal growth. The series was also one of the best-selling manga in 2013 and 2014.
The title consisted of individual readings for the characters used for the word "youth" (青春, seishun), which were "blue" (青, ao) and "spring" (春, haru).[12] The phrase was then followed by the word "ride" because Sakisaka envisioned the image of "riding on youth."[12] Sakisaka had decided to have the title read "Aoharide" instead of "Ao Haru Ride" because the sounds flowed better.[12] The logo was designed by Yasuhisa Kawatani.[13] The bottom of the original Japanese logo contained the English text, "The scent of air after the rain. I heard your pulse. I saw the light." Kawatani drew inspiration from the song "I Saw the Light" by Todd Rundgren while designing the logo.[14] In Viz Media's English translation, the subtitle was reworded into, "The scent of air after the rain... In the light around us, I felt your heartbeat."[15]
Out of all the characters, Sakisaka felt that Shuko was the most "manga-like."[11] She also wrote Yui as a contrast to Futaba's personality, where Yui is able to be honest about her thoughts.[11] Speculations of Sakisaka basing Toma's image on South Korean singer Taemin became a trending topic in South Korea, especially as Sakisaka was a fan of his; she responded by denying Toma had a specific model.[16]
Viz Media announced during their Anime Boston 2018 panel that they were publishing the manga in English under the manga's original title, Ao Haru Ride.[22] The manga has also been released in German (Tokyopop),[23] French (Kana),[24] Italian (Panini Comics),[25] Chinese (Tong Li),[26] and Polish (Waneko).[27]
The anime series later premiered in Japan on 7 July 2014, with weekly broadcasts at 12 AM on Tokyo MX.[53][54] The opening theme for the series is "Sekai wa Koi ni Ochiteiru", a collaboration song between Vocaloid producers CHiCO and HoneyWorks, while the ending theme is "Blue" by Fujifabric. In addition, the insert song "I Will" was performed by Chelsy.[55] Episode 0 was released as an original anime DVD bundled with the limited edition of volume 11 of the manga.[20] A second original anime DVD containing episode 14 was bundled with the limited edition of volume 12 of the manga.[17] Sentai Filmworks licensed the series in English under the title Blue Spring Ride,[56] and the series was streamed on Crunchyroll.[57] Several exclusive comics drawn by Sakisaka were also released in the limited editions of the anime's home releases in Japan.[58]
The film opened at #1 at box office during its opening weekend, selling 210,000 tickets and earning 241 million.[64] By the end of 2015, the film grossed 1.90 billion at the Japanese box office.[65] In her review of the film, Yuri Horibe from Asahi Shimbun praised Higashide's performance, stating that she was "swayed" by his speech and actions just like Futaba, and felt that "Kirari", the theme song, highlighted the story's overall theme of "struggling with youth" and "moving forward."[66] She also noted that while she had expected that the film would portray some of the manga's iconic scenes, such as Futaba sleeping on her desk and when Futaba and Kou hold hands through a window, she felt it was "not just a romance film" in regards to the second half, where the characters help Kou overcome his past trauma.[66] On the other hand, Melanie Leung from South China Morning Post gave the film three out of five stars, claiming that the acting and Higashide weren't "charming", while praising the cinematography, the supporting characters, the film's conclusion, and the friendship theme.[67]
Ao Haru Ride was a best-selling manga series in Japan, achieving popularity within teenagers and women between 20 and 30 years old, most of them who identified with Futaba's struggles.[68] The magazine Da Vinci ranked Ao Haru Ride as one of the top 5 best female-oriented comics in 2013.[69] The 2014 edition Kono Manga ga Sugoi! published a survey from 400 industry professionals, who listed Ao Haru Ride as one of the top 20 female-oriented manga of the year.[70] Kono Manga ga Sugoi! also listed Ao Haru Ride as one of the top 10 manga series with the best kabedon when the trope was at the height of its popularity in 2014.[71] Ao Haru Ride was also featured in a kabedon-themed Cup Noodle commercial, along with other manga series.[72] The series was included in the 2019 list of Great Graphic Novels for Teens produced by American Library Association's Young Adult Library Services Association.[73]
Since 2014, the manga sold over 5.84 million copies.[20] Overall, Ao Haru Ride was the 21st best-selling manga in 2013.[74] Volume 6 was the 31st top-selling volume during that year.[75] In 2014, Ao Haru Ride was one of the most-printed comics of the year, with 660,000 copies printed.[76]
Matt is a broke law student by day, broke law student by night, and one of the co-founders of Taykobon in his dwindling spare time. Although his favourite series tend to be shonen adventure series, he also has a soft spot for slice-of-life shojo romances. He enjoys following the manga industry, and is a fan of the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Toronto Blue Jays in other nonexistent spare time.
04/01/2019Gr 7 Up-Futaba Yoshioka has always disliked boys, finding them rough and loud. But Kou Tanaka had a gentle side that she could not ignore, and by the end of the school year her feelings for him grew into love. They were supposed to meet before going to a summer festival together, but Tanaka never showed up, and later Futaba learned that he moved away. Over the next few years, Futaba reinvents herself, becoming the kind of girl that other girls like, even though it means that her new friends are shallow. When the boy she once loved suddenly moves back to her neighborhood, they must decide if their feelings can be rekindled. But over the years, they both made choices about how they wanted to appear to other people. If Futaba and Kou do want to form a connection, they will have to take down the walls they put up around themselves. The soft, ethereal artwork complements this sweet and moving story about the innocence of first love. VERDICT For fans of thoughtful and romantic manga, and readers who enjoy stories about characters learning to trust each other and themselves.-Andrea Lipinski, New York Public Library
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