A Channel (manga)

A Channel (Aチャンネル), is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by bb Kuroda. It was first serialized in the seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat on October 28, 2008, published by Houbunsha. An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011 and June 24, 2011.

Main characters

 * Tooru (トオル)
 * A short first year student who often has overly long sleeves. Due to her short and skinny stature, she often has trouble finding clothes that fit her. She has been friends with Run since kindergarten, often getting lonely when separated from her and threatening anyone who tries to make a move on her. She disliked Yūko at first, since her first impression of her was seeing her in a compromising situation with Run, and since then constantly teases her at every opportunity. She has a pet cat named Tansan (炭酸).
 * A short first year student who often has overly long sleeves. Due to her short and skinny stature, she often has trouble finding clothes that fit her. She has been friends with Run since kindergarten, often getting lonely when separated from her and threatening anyone who tries to make a move on her. She disliked Yūko at first, since her first impression of her was seeing her in a compromising situation with Run, and since then constantly teases her at every opportunity. She has a pet cat named Tansan (炭酸).


 * Run (るん)
 * A blonde second year student with a parakeet like hairstyle and Tooru's best friend. She is incredibly ditsy to the point that her friends often have to stop her from hurting herself in the process.
 * A blonde second year student with a parakeet like hairstyle and Tooru's best friend. She is incredibly ditsy to the point that her friends often have to stop her from hurting herself in the process.


 * Yūko (ユー子)
 * A long haired second year student and Run's classmate. She is something of a scaredy-cat who often finds herself at the mercy of Tooru's teasing, usually because she is envious of her tall and well endowed figure.
 * A long haired second year student and Run's classmate. She is something of a scaredy-cat who often finds herself at the mercy of Tooru's teasing, usually because she is envious of her tall and well endowed figure.


 * Nagi (ナギ)
 * A second year student and Run's classmate who sports pig-tails and glasses. She is pretty intelligent and often makes quip remarks to her friends. She is sometimes conscious about her weight and hates hot weather. She looks completely different when she lets her hair down and removes her glasses.
 * A second year student and Run's classmate who sports pig-tails and glasses. She is pretty intelligent and often makes quip remarks to her friends. She is sometimes conscious about her weight and hates hot weather. She looks completely different when she lets her hair down and removes her glasses.

Other characters

 * Yutaka (ユタカ)
 * A first year student and Tooru's classmate. She is a fan of Tooru and constantly tries to get friendly with her, much to Tooru's despair.
 * A first year student and Tooru's classmate. She is a fan of Tooru and constantly tries to get friendly with her, much to Tooru's despair.


 * Miho (ミホ)
 * A first year student and Yutaka's friend and classmate, who she affectionally calls Miporin. She is also a fan of Tooru, though not quite to the extremes of Yutaka.
 * A first year student and Yutaka's friend and classmate, who she affectionally calls Miporin. She is also a fan of Tooru, though not quite to the extremes of Yutaka.


 * Mr. Satō (佐藤先生)
 * The school's health teacher, who is actually rather weak himself. He appears to have a crush on Run and has an infatuation with her forehead.
 * The school's health teacher, who is actually rather weak himself. He appears to have a crush on Run and has an infatuation with her forehead.


 * Ms. Kitō (鬼頭先生)
 * Tooru's homeroom teacher, who is obsessed with poetry. She is often quite motivated in the mornings, much to the dismay of the students.
 * Tooru's homeroom teacher, who is obsessed with poetry. She is often quite motivated in the mornings, much to the dismay of the students.


 * Ms. Kamate (鎌手先生)
 * Run, Yuko and Nagi's homeroom teacher, who has a rather laid back attitude.
 * Run, Yuko and Nagi's homeroom teacher, who has a rather laid back attitude.

Manga
The manga by bb Kuroda began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carat from October 28, 2008. Two tankōbon volumes have been released as of March 26, 2011. An anthology comic featuring guest authors will be released on June 27, 2011.

Anime
An anime adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011 and June 24, 2011. The series began release on Bluray Disc and DVD from May 25, 2011, with each volume containing two short +A Channel mini-episodes. The opening theme is "Morning Arch" by Marina Kawano while the ending theme is "Humming Girl" (ハミングガール) by Aoi Yuki, Kaori Fukuhara, Minako Kotobuki and Yumi Uchiyama. Each episode also contains an insert song performed by the voice actors.

Episode list

 * Mini Episodes