After the Rain (manga)

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits magazine from June 2014 to November 2015, and later in Weekly Big Comic Spirits from January 2016 to March 2018. Its chapters were collected in ten volumes.

A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by Wit Studio aired from January to March 2018 on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block. A live-action film adaptation was released in May 2018.

In North America, Vertical licensed the manga and published it in five omnibus volumes from September 2018 to September 2019. The anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for home video and digital release.

By April 2018, the manga had over two million copies in circulation. In 2018, After the Rain won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category.

Plot

After the Rain tells the story of Akira Tachibana, a high school student working part-time at a family restaurant, who starts falling in love with the manager, Masami Kondo, a forty-five-year-old divorcÃÂ© with a young son. Akira struggles to determine why she is falling for Masami, and whether or not to reveal her feelings to him.

Characters

A high school student with a piercing expression that makes many people slightly wary of her. She used to be part of the track team, before a leg injury forced her to give up running. Having fallen into a depression, she met Masami who acted in a kind and friendly manner, offering her a free coffee when she took shelter at the restaurant in the rain; his act of kindness began her infatuation with him. Despite her cold and inapproachable demeanor, she is actually rather timid and shy, especially when it comes to Masami.

A 45-year-old manager of a family restaurant. A kind, timid man, he is often criticized by his employees for being too weak. He is divorced and has a young son named Yuto. He is initially rather intimidated by Akira, whom he assumes actually hates him, while she, in fact, is merely staring at him in love. He is a fan of "Pure Literature" and loves reading books. Prior to becoming a restaurant manager, he wrote novels alongside his former college buddy and now-renowned writer Chihiro Kujo.

Akira's buddy on the track team, who remains steadfast in maintaining their friendship after Akira's injury.

Akira's coworker at the restaurant who has blonde hair and a cheerful personality. She has a crush on Takashi.

A chef at the restaurant who had a sexual interest in Akira. When he learns about Akira's infatuation with Masami, he blackmails her by forcing her to date him in order to keep her secret intact.

Akira's classmate who had a crush on her. He also works at the restaurant with Akira as kitchen staff.

An older, brusque, and more seasoned waitress at the restaurant where Akira works. She is constantly disparaging towards Masami, and acts as a sort of class prefect among the younger staff.

Masami's young son who attends elementary school.

Masami's friend from college who is a renowned writer.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Jun Mayuzuki, After the Rain was first serialized in Shogakukan's Monthly Big Comic Spirits from June 27, 2014, to November 27, 2015. It was then transferred to Weekly Big Comic Spirits, where it ran from January 18, 2016, to March 19, 2018. Shogakukan collected its chapters in ten volumes, published from January 9, 2015, to April 27, 2018. Shueisha began releasing new edition volumes of the series on April 17, 2025.

In March 2018, it was announced that Vertical licensed the manga for an English language release in North America. The manga was released into five omnibus edition volumes from September 25, 2018, to September 17, 2019.

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in March 2017. Produced by Fuji Television, Aniplex, DMM pictures, Dentsu and Wit Studio; the series is directed by Ayumu Watanabe, with Deko Akao handling series composition, Yuka Shibata designing the characters and RyÃÂ Yoshimata composing the music. The opening theme song is "Nostalgic Rainfall" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks, while the ending theme song is "Ref:rain" by Aimer. It ran for 12 episodes from January 12 to March 30, 2018, on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block.

Amazon streamed the series worldwide on their Amazon Video service. In March 2020, Sentai Filmworks announced the acquisition of the series for home video and digital release in North America. In the United Kingdom, the series is licensed by MVM Films and it was released on Blu-ray on October 26, 2020.

Episodes

Live-action film

A live-action film adaptation of the manga was announced in November 2017. It stars Nana Komatsu as Akira Tachibana and Yo Oizumi as the manager Masami Kondo. The film is distributed by Toho and premiered on May 25, 2018.

Reception

By April 2018, After the Rain had over two million copies in circulation.

In 2018, alongside KÃÂ«bo Ibuki, After the Rain won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the general category. The manga was ranked fourth in the 2016 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! guidebook. In 2016, the manga was nominated for the ninth Manga TaishÃÂ Awards, and ranked seventh with 42 points. After the Rain ranked fourth on the "Nationwide Bookstore Employees' Recommended Comics" in 2016.