Japanese: オレンジ (高野苺)
English: Orange
Synonyms: Orenji (TAKANO Ichigo), Haru-iro Astronaut, Haruiro Astronaut, Spring-Colored Astronaut
Type: Manga
Volumes: 5
Chapters: 27
Status: Finished
Published: Mar 13, 2012 to Aug 25, 2015
Genres: Drama, Romance, School, Sci-Fi, Shoujo
Mangaka: Takano, Ichigo (Story & Art)
Serialization: Monthly Action
Synopsis: One morning, Naho Takamiya receives a letter in the mail claiming to be from herself 10 years in the future. The letter reveals a series of events that are supposed to take place that day. At first, Naho thinks it's just a prank; but when the letter mentions a transfer student named Kakeru Naruse, who really ends up transferring into her class later that day, she is forced to believe in its contents.
As Naho continues to read the letter, her future self mentions several regrets, urging Naho to take the right decisions now. Somehow these regrets all seem to be connected to Kakeru, and with the burden of the knowledge that the boy wouldn't be with her and her friends in the future, will Naho be able to make the perfect choices that will alter what seems to be fate?
Background
After chapter 9 ran in Bessatsu Margaret in November 2012, Orange went on hiatus for over a year. In 2013, the series switched publishers from Shueisha to Futabasha, which re-published the first two volumes. Starting from chapter 10, serialization moved to Monthly Action in December (2014-02 issue).
The series has sold a total of 1.6 million copies since it was serialized, with the fourth volume ranking 25 on Oricon's weekly manga rankings chart. Orange also ranked 15th among male readers in the 2015 Kono Manga ga Sugoi! magazine. It was nominated for the 20th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2016.
A live-action film adaptation was released in Japan on December 12, 2015.
Seven Seas Entertainment will publish Orange in English in 2 omnibus volumes, each containing 2 and a half of original volumes, starting from January 26, 2016. Crunchyroll has been publishing digitally the manga since January 24, 2014. It is also published in Spanish by Tomodomo Ediciones and in Polish by Waneko.
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Characters
Kakeru Naruse (成瀬 翔)
Birthday: September 14
Naho's classmate, Kakeru is the boy that she likes. He has several issues regarding his family and he was apparently lonely until he joined Naho's group of friends. It is revealed in the first chapter that he will die in an accident, but there is a possibility to change his future and the only one who can save him is Naho.
Hiroto Suwa (須和 弘人)
Birthday: November 27
Suwa is Naho and Kakeru's classmate and friend. He is very energetic and outgoing and he loves to hang out with his friends. He likes Naho but knows she likes Kakeru, so he supports them both. Suwa will become a very important person to her in her future, but 16-year-old Naho doesn't know yet.
Naho Takamiya (高宮 菜穂)
Naho is a kind, shy girl that has a crush on her classmate Kakeru. She receives a letter from her future self telling her that to watch over Kakeru closely as he is going to die. To avoid a lifetime of regret, Naho has to change her reserved disposition—but this is much easier said than done.
Source: MAL, Images Zerochan
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