Hareluya II Boy (stylized as HARELUYA II BØY), also known simply as Bøy, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Haruto Umezawa. It is a sequel to Umezawa's Hareluya, serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump in 1992. Hareluya II Boy was serialized in the same magazine from November 1992 to February 1999, with its chapters collected in 33 tankōbon volumes. A 25-episode anime television series adaptation by Triangle Staff was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April to September 1997. The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks.

Hareluya II Boy
First tankōbon volume cover
GenreComedy,[1] yankī[2]
Manga
Hareluya
Written byHaruto Umezawa
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runJune 15, 1992August 17, 1992
Volumes1
Manga
Written byHaruto Umezawa
Published byShueisha
ImprintJump Comics
MagazineWeekly Shōnen Jump
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 30, 1992February 8, 1999
Volumes33
Anime television series
Directed byKiyoshi Egami
Written byYasuhiro Imagawa
Music byShingo Kobayashi
StudioTriangle Staff
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run April 8, 1997 September 30, 1997
Episodes25

Characters

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Hareluya Hibino (日々野 晴矢, Hibino Hareruya)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki[1]
Makoto Ichijo (一条 誠, Ichijō Makoto)
Voiced by: Yūsei Oda[1]
Michiru Yamana (山奈 みちる, Yamana Michiru)
Voiced by: Naoko Miura[1]
Kiyoshiro Okamoto (岡本 清志郎, Okamoto Kiyoshirō)
Voiced by: Yūji Ueda[1]

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Manga

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Written and illustrated by Haruto Umezawa, the first series, Hareluya [ja], was serialized in Shueisha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump from June 15 to August 17, 1992.[3][4] Shueisha collected the chapters in a single tankōbon volume, released on January 7, 1993.[5] Hareluya II Boy was serialized in the same magazine from November 30, 1992,[6] to February 8, 1999.[7] Shueisha collected its chapters in thirty-three tankōbon volumes, released from May 1, 1993,[8] to April 7, 1999.[9]

Anime

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A twenty-five episodes anime television series by Triangle Staff was broadcast on TV Tokyo from April 8 to September 30, 1997.[10][2] The Japanese band Spyke performed the opening theme "Tight-Break [ja]" and the ending themes "Words of Free" and "Closet Freak" (クロゼットフリーク, Kurozetto Furīku).[11]

In November 2021, Sentai Filmworks announced that they had licensed the series. It is set to be streamed worldwide in select digital outlets and it will be also released on home video.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Sentai Acquires "HARELUYA II BOY"". Sentai Filmworks. November 8, 2021. Archived from the original on November 8, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  2. ^ a b 梅澤春人原作のヤンキーアニメ「HARELUYA II BOY」の映像配信がスタート. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  3. ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1992年26. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  4. ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1992年35. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  5. ^ "HARELUYA". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on May 28, 2003. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  6. ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1992年50. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  7. ^ 週刊少年ジャンプ1999年9. Media Arts Database. Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  8. ^ "BOY 1". s-book.com (in Japanese). Shueisha. Archived from the original on November 23, 2004. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  9. ^ "BOY 33". Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 9, 2022.
  10. ^ HARELUYA II BØY. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  11. ^ 「HARELUYA II BOY」 初のデジタル映像配信決定! 痛快無比なヤンキーアニメ. animeanime.jp (in Japanese). February 2, 2020. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.
  12. ^ Mateo, Alex (November 8, 2021). "Sentai Filmworks Acquires Hareluya II Boy Anime". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 9, 2021. Retrieved November 9, 2021.

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