is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Satoru Noda. The series follows a

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who, after moving to

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following the death of his mother, begins playing

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. The series was originally serialized in

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manga magazine are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long history in earlier Japanese art. The term is used in Japan to refer to both comics an ...

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'' from July 2011 to November 2012. ''Supinamarada!'' was a commercial failure during its initial serialization, though acclaim for Noda's subsequent manga series ''

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'' led to renewed critical recognition for the series. A relaunch of the series, titled '' Dogsred'', began serialization in ''Weekly Young Jump'' in July 2023.

Synopsis

Fifteen year old

Shirakawa Rou's mother dies in a car accident the day before his qualifying performance for the

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, rendering him grief-stricken and unable to compete. Now orphaned, Shirakawa and his twin sister Haruna are forced to relocate from

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to the home of their maternal grandfather in

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. After an encounter with the hockey-loving Genma brothers, Shirakawa decides to join the school's

team. The series follows Shirakawa as he learns to play the sport and competes against the hockey teams of rival schools.

Production

''Supinamarada!'' was creator Satoru Noda's first manga series after nearly a decade as an artist assistant. Noda has stated that the inspiration for ''Supinamarada!'' was a desire to create a story that was both about hockey and set in his home of Hokkaido. While sports manga about hockey have been produced in the past, notably ''

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'' and ''

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'', Noda has remarked that relative to other sports, hockey is not a ubiquitous sport in the medium.

Publication

The series was serialized in the

'' from July 14, 2011, to November 1, 2012. Shueisha collected its chapters in six (bound volumes), released from November 18, 2011, to December 19, 2012 A

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spin-off chapter was later published in the manga magazine ' on February 1, 2013.

Volumes

Reception and legacy

In an interview with ''

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'', Noda stated that ''Supinamarada!'' was a commercial failure during its initial serialization, and was discontinued after 15 months at the recommendation of his editor. Noda has speculated that the series' hard-to-remember title and slow initial chapters may have contributed to its inability to find an audience. The widespread acclaim for Noda's subsequent manga series ''

'' has led to renewed critical recognition for ''Supinamarada!''; the works are linked through the ''Supinamarada!'' character Toshimitsu Nihei, whose name and character design are identical to Tetsuzō Nihei of ''Golden Kamuy''.

Revival

''Weekly Young Jump'' announced plans to relaunch ''Supinamarada!'' on April 28, 2022, with serialization slated to commence on July 27, 2023. On July 20, 2023, ''Weekly Young Jump'' reported that the revival of the series would be titled '' Dogsred''.

Notes

References

External links

* {{Weekly Young Jump - 2010–2019 Ice hockey in anime and manga Seinen manga Shueisha manga