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City

First tankōbon volume cover, featuring (from left to right) Midori Nagumo, Mimineko, and Ayumu Niikura

Genre
Manga
Written byKeiichi Arawi
Published byKodansha
English publisher
ImprintMorning KC
MagazineMorning
Original runSeptember 29, 2016 – October 16, 2025
Volumes15
Anime television series
City the Animation
Directed byTaichi Ishidate
Music byPiranhans
StudioKyoto Animation
Licensed byAmazon Prime Video
Original networkTokyo MX, ABC, TV Aichi, AT-X, BS11
Original run July 7, 2025 – September 29, 2025
Episodes13
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City (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. It was serialized from September 2016 to October 2025 in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning. It has been published in 15 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the series is licensed by Vertical.

An anime television series adaptation titled City the Animation, produced by Kyoto Animation, aired from July to September 2025 on Tokyo MX. It is the studio's first non-sequel anime in six years, and the studio's second anime adapted from a manga series by Arawi after the 2011 adaptation of Nichijou, with both series set in the same universe.

The story follows the Mont Blanc Trio, consisting of university sophomores Midori Nagumo and Wako Izumi and freshman Ayumu Niikura, as they navigate their lives alongside a populace filled with not-quite-ordinary people in the city aptly called City.

Midori Nagumo (南雲 美鳥, Nagumo Midori)
Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu[3] (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck[4] (English)
A 20-year-old university sophomore at Mont Blanc University. She works as a waitress at the Makabe's Western Bistro, and she is a resident of the Mokumesei Manor. Although she often acts as the story's main trickster, she is a gifted athlete and a kind girl in general.
Ayumu Niikura (新倉 (にーくら), Niikura)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki[3] (Japanese); Cat Protano[4] (English)
An 18-year-old freshman at the same university as Nagumo and Wako, who dreams of becoming a photographer. She is also a resident of the Mokumesei Manor. She had been friends with Nagumo since their school days, when she had inspired her to take up photography and even kept a photo of Nagumo from that time in a locket.
Wako Izumi (泉 わこ, Izumi Wako)
Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa[3] (Japanese); Brenna Larsen[4] (English)
Similar to Nagumo, she is a university sophomore at the same university as Nagumo and Niikura and is also a resident of the Mokumesei Manor. She has a very spontaneous personality and often finds herself in strange situations due to her unusual behavior and outlook on the world around her.
Tsurubishi Makabe (真壁 鶴菱, Makabe Tsurubishi)
Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara [ja][5] (Japanese); Brent Mukai[4] (English)
The owner and head chef of their family restaurant that specializes in Western-style cuisine. He is married to his wife, who is an archaeologist, and father to their children, Tatewaku and Matsuri. Although he is a responsible caregiver to the children and the family business, he also has a quirky side.
Tatewaku Makabe (真壁 立涌, Makabe Tatewaku)
Voiced by: Miyu Irino[5] (Japanese); Kevin Andrew Rivera[4] (English)
A second-year high school student and a substitute player on his school's soccer team. He is the older brother to Matsuri. He has a crush on Riko.
Matsuri Makabe (真壁 まつり, Makabe Matsuri)
Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase[5] (Japanese); Sarah Miller-Crews[4] (English)
A middle school student who spends her free time with Ecchan, her best friend. She is the younger sister to Tatewaku.
Obaba (御婆)
Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto[6] (Japanese); Kaitlyn Robrock[7] (English)
Tsurubishi's mother-in-law and Tatewaku and Matsuri's grandmother. She is the owner of Mokumesei Manor, an apartment complex where the Mont Blanc Trio resides.
Professor Makabe (真壁教授, Makabe Kyōju)
Tsurubishi's wife and Tatewaku and Matsuri's mother. She is an archaeological professor at Mont Blanc University who travels the world and often sends her family the artifacts she finds.
Dr. Adatara (安達太良博士, Adatara-hakase)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[8] (Japanese); Brook Chalmers[9] (English)
The patriarch of the family and a retired scientist.
Mr. Adatara (安達太良父, Adatara-chichi)
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu[8] (Japanese); Brian Hull[10] (English)
The owner of their liquor store. He and Mrs. Adatara have five children.
Mrs. Adatara (安達太良母, Adatara-haha)
Voiced by: Mayumi Asano[8] (Japanese); Shelby Young[11] (English)
Wife of Mr. Adatara and mother to their five children.
Tatsuta Adatara (安達太良 達太, Adatara Tatsuta)
Voiced by: KENN[8] (Japanese); Ryan Colt Levy[12] (English)
The eldest son of the family. A former soccer player and the current heir to the family-owned liquor store.
Kamome Adatara (安達太良 かもめ, Adatara Kamome)
Voiced by: Coco Hayashi[8] (Japanese); Erica Lindbeck[13] (English)
The eldest daughter of the family. She served as a manager to Shia Azumaya.
Ryōta Adatara (安達太良 良太, Adatara Ryōta)
Voiced by: Satoshi Inomata [ja][8] (Japanese); Brian Hull[10] (English)
The second son and middle child of the family and classmate of Tatewaku and Riko. He is called the "modern-day William Tell" by his peers.
Umi Adatara (安達太良 うみ, Adatara Umi)
Voiced by: Haruna Fukushima [ja][8] (Japanese); Kaitlyn Robrock[7] (English)
The eldest of the twins.
Sora Adatara (安達太良 そら, Adatara Sora)
Voiced by: Yuuki Temma[8] (Japanese); Kaitlyn Robrock[7] (English)
The youngest of the twins.
Riko Izumi (泉 りこ, Izumi Riko)
Voiced by: Yū Wakui[5] (Japanese); Shelby Young[14] (English)
The younger sister of Wako who is a student at City South High School and is constantly drowsy, prompting her friends to try and wake her up during important events. She has the ability to make many people fall in love with her, just by simply smiling at them.
Eri Amakazari (雨飾 えり, Amakazari Eri) / Ecchan (えっちゃん)
Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro[5] (Japanese); Cristina Vee[4] (English)
A student from City South Junior High School who is best friends with Matsuri. She has a hard time trying to tell her that she and her family will move to England over the summer. After Matsuri finds out, the two decide to spend their remaining time together.
Kamaboko Oni (鬼 カマボコ, Oni Kamaboko)
Voiced by: Yu Miyazaki[15] (Japanese); Max Mittelman[4] (English)
An author and neighbor of the Mont Blanc Trio at the Mokumesei Manor, who writes and illustrates the manga Mr. Bummer (落胆くん, Rakutan-kun) for Weekly City.
Todoroki (轟)
Voiced by: Ryōta Suzuki[15] (Japanese); Andrew Russell[4] (English)
An editor working for Weekly City who idolizes Kamaboko and serializes his manga as editor-in-charge.
Daisuke Naganohara (長野原 大介, Naganohara Daisuke)
Voiced by: Mai Aizawa[16]
An author who was going to replace Kamaboko Oni until she injured her hand after an accident. She is referred as a very famous and talented manga artist. In actuality, she is Mio Naganohara, a character from Keiichi Arawi's previous work, Nichijou.
Nice Man (いい人, Ii Hito)
Voiced by: Kiyomitsu Mizuuchi[6]
A stoic and self-described good person.
Sumire Sakurakomi Tanabe (タナベ 菫 桜子美, Tanabe Sumire Sakurakomi)
Voiced by: Yūko Gotō[17] (Japanese); Kaitlyn Robrock[7] (English)
A retired police officer and well-mannered woman who often rewards the citizens of City for their good actions.
Hotaka (穂高)
Voiced by: Jin Domon [ja][17] (Japanese); Brian Hull[10] (English)
The butler of Tanabe. He often acts on Tanabe's behalf in expressing gratitude to the citizens of City through capturing them using his chain.
Rindō Obina (帯那 林道, Obina Rindō)
Voiced by: Makoto Kaneko [ja][18] (Japanese); Max Mittelman[4] (English)
The captain of the City South High School soccer team, which Tatewaku serves as a substitute player.
Yamato Kurogane (黒金 大和, Kurogane Yamato)
Voiced by: Atsushi Kousaka [ja][18] (Japanese); Brian Hull[10] (English)
A member of the City South High School soccer team.
Tekaridake Nobuteru (光岳 伸晃, Nobuteru Tekaridake)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[19] (Japanese); A.J. LoCascio[4] (English)
The leader of Mont Blanc University's Tekaridake Troupe, whose members are animals.

The series is written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi and began serialization in Kodansha's Morning magazine on September 29, 2016.[20][21] The series concluded on February 4, 2021.[22][23] Kodansha published the series in 13 volumes.[24] An online autograph contest was held to celebrate the final volume's release.[25] The series returned in Morning on December 12, 2024, three years after its original conclusion, before concluding again on October 16, 2025.[26] The second run was collected in two additional volumes.

At Anime Expo 2017, Vertical announced they licensed the series for English publication.[27]

No. Original release date Original ISBN English release date English ISBN
1March 23, 2017[28]978-4-06-388708-2March 27, 2018[2]978-1-94-505478-5
2April 21, 2017[29]978-4-06-388719-8June 12, 2018[30]978-1-94-505479-2
3September 22, 2017[31]978-4-06-510229-9September 18, 2018[32]978-1-94-719418-2
4March 23, 2018[33]978-4-06-511157-4December 11, 2018[34]978-1-94-719426-7
5July 23, 2018[35]978-4-06-512026-2April 30, 2019[36]978-1-94-719473-1
6November 22, 2018[37]978-4-06-513610-2October 22, 2019[38]978-1-94-719498-4
7March 22, 2019[39]978-4-06-514954-6January 21, 2020[40]978-1-94-719499-1
8July 23, 2019[41]978-4-06-516295-8May 12, 2020[42]978-1-94-998019-6
9November 21, 2019[43]978-4-06-517782-2October 13, 2020[44]978-1-94-998045-5
10March 23, 2020[45]978-4-06-518933-7January 5, 2021[46]978-1-94-998067-7
11August 20, 2020[47]978-4-06-520306-4May 25, 2021[48]978-1-64-729006-1
12November 20, 2020[49]978-4-06-520307-1July 27, 2021[50]978-1-64-729049-8
13April 23, 2021[51]978-4-06-522116-7January 25, 2022[52]978-1-64-729062-7
14July 23, 2025[53]978-4-06-540019-7——
15December 23, 2025[54]978-4-06-541354-8——

An anime television series adaptation, titled City the Animation, was announced on September 21, 2024. It was produced by Kyoto Animation as the studio's first non-sequel anime since the arson attack in 2019 and directed by Taichi Ishidate, with character designs and chief animation direction handled by Tamami Tokuyama, color designs by Kana Miyata, art direction by Shiori Yamazaki, 3D direction by Tatsunori Kase, sound direction by Yōta Tsuruoka, and music by the Piranhans.[3] The series aired from July 7 to September 29, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks, running for a single cour of 13 episodes, with most containing multiple short segments per episode, with there being 80 segments in total. The opening theme is "Hello", performed by Riho Furui, while the ending theme is "Lucky", performed by Tomoo.[5][8][a] Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide.[56]

At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Rob McMonigal picked the series as the best continuing series for grown-ups.[60]

The series has been praised by most critics. Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment gave the series praise, saying it "made him smile".[61] Ian Wolf from Anime UK News stated that he liked the series, stating that fans of Arawi's style in Nichijou will also like this series.[1] Ross Locksley from UK Anime Network felt similarly about the manga, rating it a seven and saying the rating is a nine for fans of Nichijou and a five for anyone else.[62] However, Katherine Dacey from The Manga Critic was more critical, calling the series' jokes "tired slapstick [humor]" and the characters "strenuously unpleasant".[63]

  1. ^ a b Tokyo MX listed the series premiere on July 6, 2025, at 24:00, which is effectively July 7 at midnight JST.[55]
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