is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

's manga magazine ''

Monthly Ikki was a monthly manga magazine published by Shogakukan. It tended to specialize in Underground comix, underground or alternative manga, but it had its share of major hits as well. The magazine started in 2000 as a spin-off (media), spin-off to S ...

'' from December 2002 to August 2009, with its chapters collected in eight volumes. A 24-episode

anime is a Traditional animation, hand-drawn and computer animation, computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, , in Japan and in Ja ...

television series produced by

TMS Entertainment , formerly known as the is a Japanese animation studio owned by Sega Corporation. TMS is one of the oldest and most renowned animation studios in Japan, known for its numerous anime franchises such as '' Detective Conan'', '' Lupin the Third ...

aired for two seasons from January to December 2008.

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , ''Noramimi'' was serialized in

's ''

'' from December 25, 2002, to August 25, 2009. An additional chapter was published on October 24, 2009. Shogakukan collected its chapters in eight volumes, released from November 29, 2003, to October 30, 2009.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced by ''Monthly Ikki'' in July 2007. It was produced by

and the first season was broadcast for 12 episodes on

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, TBS and

Tokyo MX JOMX-DTV (channel 9), branded as Tokyo MX (officially stylized as TOKYO MX), is an independent station, independent television station in Tokyo, Japan, owned by the . It is the only television station that exclusively serves the city and parts ...

from January 9 to March 26, 2008. The second season was broadcast for 12 episodes from October 1 to December 17, 2008.

Reception

The anime series adaptation was one of the Jury Recommended Works at the 12th

Japan Media Arts Festival The Japan Media Arts Festival was an annual festival held since 1997 by Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs. The festival begins with an open competition and culminates with the awarding of several prizes and an exhibition. Based on judging by ...

in 2008.

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