Good Night World
| Good Night World | |
| First tankōbon volume cover | |
| グッド・ナイト・ワールド (Guddo Naito Wārudo) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Uru Okabe [ja] |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Ura Sunday Comics |
| Magazine |
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| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | December 28, 2015 – January 8, 2017 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Manga | |
| Good Night World End | |
| Written by | Uru Okabe |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Ura Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | MangaOne |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | August 1, 2023 – May 21, 2024 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Original net animation | |
| Directed by | Katsuya Kikuchi |
| Written by | Michiko Yokote |
| Music by | Takatsugu Wakabayashi [ja] |
| Studio | NAZ |
| Licensed by | Netflix |
| Released | October 12, 2023 |
| Runtime | 24–30 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
Good Night World (Japanese: グッド・ナイト・ワールド, Hepburn: Guddo Naito Wārudo) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Uru Okabe [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday [ja] website and MangaOne [ja] service from December 2015 to January 2017, with its chapters collected into five tankōbon volumes.
An original net animation (ONA) series adaptation by NAZ premiered in October 2023 on Netflix.
Synopsis
[edit ]A dysfunctional family of four (consisting of shut-in gaming addict Taichiro Arima, his overachieving younger brother Asuma, their estranged and disregarded father Kojiro, and their disorganized and neglectful mother Sayaka) all cope with their real-world struggles by playing Planet, a virtual reality MMORPG that involves socializing with other players, forming teams, clashing with other guilds, having adventures, and fighting monsters all under the same end goal of being the first to overpower a final boss monster called the "Black Bird of Happiness". In doing so, the Arimas unknowingly form a simulated happy family unit in a team they call "The Akabane Family" with each other, a far more stable simulated family than their real-world counterparts for as long as they follow their one "family rule": no prying information on each other's offline lives. However, the borderline between online and reality begins to merge as the game eventually becomes part of the real world, the Arimas learn about each other's true identities could make or break their family bond in both realities as well as determine the fate and survival of themselves and others.
Characters
[edit ]- Taichirō Arima (有間 太一郎, Arima Taichirō) / Ichi (イチ)
- Voiced by: Daisuke Hirose [ja][1] (Japanese); Nicolas Roye (English)
- Asuma Arima (有間 明日真, Arima Asuma) / AAAAA (あああああ)
- Voiced by: Nobunaga Shimazaki [1] (Japanese); Kieran Regan (English)
- Kojirō Arima (有間 小次郎, Arima Kojirō) / Shirō (士郎, Shirō)
- Voiced by: Akio Otsuka [1] (Japanese); Christopher Swindle (English)
- Sayaka Arima (有間 雅, Arima Sayaka) / May (メイ, Mei)
- Voiced by: Aya Endō [1] (Japanese); Erin Yvette (English)
- Pico (ピコ, Piko)
- Voiced by: Aoi Yūki [1] (Japanese); Jeannie Tirado (English)
- Leon (レオン, Reon)
- Voiced by: Ryōhei Kimura [1] (Japanese); Todd Haberkorn (English)
- Sasumata (サスマタ)
- Voiced by: Hiroki Nanami [1] (Japanese); Benjamin Diskin (English)
- Shigatera (シガテラ)
- Voiced by: Kenjiro Tsuda [1] (Japanese); Ray Chase (English)
- Hana Kamuro (神室 花, Kamuro Hana)
- Voiced by: Rie Takahashi [1] (Japanese); Carrie Keranen (English)
- Aya Arima (有間 綾, Arima Aya)
- Voiced by: Inori Minase [1] (Japanese); Anne Yatco (English)
Media
[edit ]Manga
[edit ]Written and illustrated by Uru Okabe [ja], Good Night World was serialized in Shogakukan's Ura Sunday [ja] website and MangaOne [ja] service from December 28, 2015, to January 8, 2017. Five tankōbon volumes were published from April 2016 to March 2017.[2] [3]
A prequel series, titled Good Night World End (グッドナイト・ワールドエンド), was serialized on the MangaOne service from August 1, 2023,[1] to May 21, 2024.[4] The prequel's chapters have been collected into three tankōbon volumes published from October 2023 to August 2024.[5] [6]
Volumes
[edit ]| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12, 2016[2] | 978-4-09-127226-3 |
| 2 | July 12, 2016[7] | 978-4-09-127356-7 |
| 3 | October 12, 2016[8] | 978-4-09-127390-1 |
| 4 | February 10, 2017[9] | 978-4-09-127529-5 |
| 5 | March 17, 2017[3] | 978-4-09-127552-3 |
Good Night World End
[edit ]| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | October 12, 2023[5] | 978-4-09-852873-8 |
| 2 | March 19, 2024[10] | 978-4-09-853170-7 |
| 3 | August 8, 2024[6] | 978-4-09-853384-8 |
Anime
[edit ]An original net animation adaptation was announced on July 31, 2023.[11] It is produced by NAZ and directed by Katsuya Kikuchi, with scripts written by Michiko Yokote, character designs handled by Rena Okuyama, and music composed by Takatsugu Wakabayashi [ja]. The series premiered on Netflix on October 12, 2023. The opening theme song is "Black Crack" by VTuber Kuzuha [ja] of Nijisanji, while the ending theme song is "Salvia" by Nornis, a vocal unit composed of Nijisanji members Machita Chima and Inui Toko.[1] [12]
Episodes
[edit ]| No. | Title [a] | Directed by [b] | Storyboarded by [b] | Original release date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Log In" | Katsuya Kikuchi | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 2 | "Error" | Nana Fujiwara | Nana Fujiwara | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 3 | "Install" | Takayuki Kuriyama | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 4 | "Upgrade" | Takahiro Ono | Keiji Gotoh | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 5 | "Virus" | Yūki Nagasawa | Ryūhei Aoyagi | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 6 | "Remove" | Katsuya Kikuchi | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 7 | "Ban" | Masaharu Tomoda & Yūki Nagasawa | Michio Fukuda & Hiroyuki Shimazu | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 8 | "Reload" | Nana Fujiwara | Toshinori Watanabe | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 9 | "AR" | Takayuki Kuriyama | Hiroyuki Shimazu | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 10 | "Registry" | Takayuki Kuriyama & Yūki Nagasawa | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 11 | "Debug" | Nana Fujiwara | Susumu Nishizawa | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
| 12 | "Hello, World" | Katsuya Kikuchi | Katsuya Kikuchi | October 12, 2023 (2023年10月12日) |
See also
[edit ]- Belle , a 2021 animated science fantasy film with a similar plot written and directed by Mamoru Hosoda
- Summer Wars , a 2009 Japanese animated science fiction film with a similar plot directed by Mamoru Hosoda
- Wonder.land , a 2015 musical with a similar theme inspired by Lewis Carroll's novels Alice's Adventures in Wonderland (1865) and Through the Looking-Glass (1871)
Notes
[edit ]References
[edit ]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l Cayanan, Joanna (July 31, 2023). "Uru Okabe's Good Night World Manga Gets Netflix Anime Adaptation on October 12". Anime News Network . Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ a b 【4月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. April 12, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ a b 【3月17日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 17, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ Cayanan, Joanna (May 7, 2024). "Uru Okabe's Good Night World End Prequel Manga Ends on May 21". Anime News Network . Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ a b 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2023. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ a b 【8月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 8, 2024. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ 【7月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ 【10月12日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. October 12, 2016. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ 【2月10日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 10, 2017. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ 【3月19日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. March 19, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2024.
- ^ Dempsey, Liam (July 31, 2023). "Good Night World Manga Logs onto Netflix for Anime Adaptation". Crunchyroll . Retrieved July 31, 2023.
- ^ 漫画『グッド・ナイト・ワールド』がアニメ化! 廣瀬大介さん、島﨑信長さん、大塚明夫さんら声優陣発表│主題歌は「にじさんじ」所属の葛葉さんとNornisが担当. Animate Times (in Japanese). July 31, 2023. Retrieved July 31, 2023.
External links
[edit ]- Official manga website at Ura Sunday (in Japanese)
- Official anime website (in Japanese)
- Good Night World (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 2015 manga
- 2023 manga
- 2023 anime ONAs
- 2023 webcomic debuts
- Animated television series about dysfunctional families
- Anime series based on manga
- Fiction about virtual reality
- Japanese webcomics
- Massively multiplayer online role-playing games in fiction
- Naz (studio)
- Netflix original anime
- Shōnen manga
- Shogakukan manga
- Webcomics in print