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Someday's Dreamers

Someday's Dreamers(Japanese:Ma pháp khiển いに đại thiết なこと,Hepburn:Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto,lit. "Things That Are Precious to a Mage" )is a Japanesemangaseries written by Norie Yamada and illustrated by Kumichi Yoshizuki. It was serialized inFujimi Shobo'sComic Dragonmagazine from May 2002 to January 2003 and was later collected in twobound volumes.In 2006,Tokyopopreleased the manga in the United States under the nameSomeday's Dreamers.

Someday's Dreamers
Japanese volume one cover
Ma pháp khiển いに đại thiết なこと
(Things That Are Precious to a Mage)
GenreComing-of-age[1]
Manga
Written byNorie Yamada
Illustrated byKumichi Yoshizuki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
English publisher
MagazineComic Dragon
DemographicShōnen
Original runMay 2002–January 2003
Volumes2
Anime television series
Directed byMasami Shimoda
Produced by
  • Akio Matsuda
  • Satoshi Fujita
  • Shun Shimizu
  • Masaru Kōno
Written byNorie Yamada
Music byTakefumi Haketa
Studio
Licensed by
Original networkTV Asahi,All-Nippon News Network
Original runJanuary 9, 2003–March 27, 2003
Episodes12
Manga
Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound
Written byNorie Yamada
Illustrated byKumichi Yoshizuki
Published byFujimi Shobo
English publisher
MagazineMonthly Dragon Age
DemographicShōnen
Original runDecember 2003–February 2006
Volumes5
Manga
Someday's Dreamers: Summer Skies
Written byNorie Yamada
Illustrated byKumichi Yoshizuki
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Ace
DemographicShōnen
Original runFebruary 26, 2008–2009
Anime television series
Someday's Dreamers II: Sora
Directed byOsamu Kobayashi
Produced by
  • Akio Matsuda
  • Naomi Sudō
  • Noboru Sugiyama
  • Kazuo Ōnuki
Written byNorie Yamada
Music byTakefumi Haketa
StudioHal Film Maker
Licensed by
Original networkTV Asahi
Original runJuly 2, 2008–September 24, 2008
Episodes12
Live-action film
Directed byShun Nakahara
Written byNorie Yamada (original concept and screenplay)
StudioNikkatsu
ReleasedDecember 20, 2008
Runtime100 minutes

Someday's Dreamerswas also adapted into ananimetelevision series that was animated byJ.C.Staffunder 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 onTV Asahiand was later licensed byGeneon Entertainment USA.After the closure of Geneon USA, the series was relicensed bySentai Filmworks.[2]

Another story set in the same universe,Someday's Dreamers: Spellbound(Ma pháp khiển いに đại thiết なこと thái dương と phong の bản đạo,Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Taiyō to Kaze no Sakamichi),written and drawn by the same author and illustrator, was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten'sComic Dragon Age.It ran from December 2003 to February 2006 and was later released in five bound volumes. In 2006,Tokyopopreleased the manga in the United States.

In 2007, Norie Yamada and Kumichi Yoshizuki began work on a third title in theSomeday's Dreamersuniverse, titledSummer Skies(Ma pháp khiển いに đại thiết なこと 〜 hạ のソラ〜,Mahōtsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora).It was serialized in Kadokawa Shoten'sMonthly Shōnen Aceand began its run in the April issue, released on February 26, 2008.Summer Skieswas 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 byOsamu Kobayashiand is animated byHal Film Maker.It aired on TV Asahi from July 2, 2008 to September 24, 2008.[4]

Plot

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The story is set in present-dayTokyo.Much of the setting is based upon real areas, the more obvious ones being the Shibuya Crossing and theTokyo Tower.The main backdrop of the series where all the characters reside isShimokitazawa,roughly six minutes west ofShibuyaon 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(Cúc trì ユメ,Kikuchi Yume),a second-year senior high school student fromTonoinIwate prefecture.In order to train as a magic user, she travels toTokyoduring her summer break to apprentice under the charming Masami Oyamada(Tiểu sơn điền nhã mỹ,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

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Sora Suzuki is a cheerful girl with magical abilities who lives with her mother in the small town ofBiei, 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

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Mahō Tsukai ni Taisetsu na Koto: Natsu no Sora

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Music

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The composer of theanimesoundtrack,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 EuropeanMiddle 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 byMiki Taoka.The CD of the soundtrack was released in the U.S. in 2003 by Pioneer Anime LDC, Inc.

Songs

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  • Opening theme: "Fly Away" byThyme
  • Ending theme: "Kawaita Hana" ( càn いた hoa ) by micc

Media

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Manga

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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

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Episode list

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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

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Someday's Dreamers II: Sora

Episode # Episode name
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

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  1. ^Ressler, Karen (February 6, 2015)."Viz OffersSomeday's Dreamers,More Clamp Manga from Tokyopop Digitally ".Anime News Network.RetrievedJuly 28,2018.
  2. ^"Sentai Filmworks LicensesSomeday's DreamersAnime ".Anime News Network.Retrieved4 January2012.
  3. ^"Someday's Dreamersto be Made into Live-Action Film ".Anime News Network.2007-10-23.Retrieved2008-03-26.
  4. ^ab"Someday's DreamersAdapted into New Anime This Summer ".Anime News Network.2008-03-26.Retrieved2008-03-26.
  5. ^abcdefg"Manga+Comics: Book Catalog".Tokyopop.Archived fromthe originalon February 14, 2010.Retrieved24 August2009.

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