is a Japanese

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series by Maiko Uchino, which was serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from September 2018 to February 2025 before moving to the Manga app '' Comic Fuz'' in February 2025. It has been collected in eight ''

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'' volumes. On February 21, 2025, it was announced the manga will be on a hiatus as author Maiko Uchino is currently undergoing treatment for

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. The manga will move from Manga Time Kirara Forward to Comic Fuz. An

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television series adaptation by

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aired from January to March 2022.

Characters

;/ : :The series' protagonist. Her father died three years prior to the events of the series. After her mother remarries, Koharu becomes her stepsister and lives with her. She developed an interest in fishing. ; : :Hiyori's stepsister. Her biological mother and brother died in an accident when she was young. Because she lived far from the ocean, she developed a fascination for the sea. ; : :Hiyori's childhood friend, whose father runs a fishing supplies store. ; : ; : ; : ; : ; : ; :

Media

Manga

''Slow Loop'' is written and illustrated by Maiko Uchino. The series began serialization in

's ''

'' magazine on September 22, 2018.

Volume list

Anime

On December 24, 2020, an

television series adaptation was announced. The series was animated by

, and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with scripts by Yuka Yamada, characters designed by Shoko Takimoto, who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Takurō Iga. The series aired from January 7 to March 25, 2022, on AT-X and other networks. Pokapoka Ion, composed of

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and

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, performed the opening theme song "Yajirushi." Three ∞ Loop, composed of Rin Kusumi, Natsumi Hioka, and Tomomi Mineuchi, performed the ending theme song "Shuwa Shuwa."

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streamed the series outside of Asia.

Episode list

Reception

In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th

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s in the print category.

Notes

References

External links

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