City (manga)

Mont Blanc Trio

• Midori Nagumo (南雲 美鳥)
• 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))
• 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)
• 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.

Makabe family

• Tsurubishi Makabe (真壁 鶴菱)
• 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)
• 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)
• A middle school student who spends her free time with Ecchan, her best friend. She is the younger sister to Tatewaku.
• Obaba (御婆)
• 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)
• 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.

Adatara family

• Dr. Adatara (安達太良博士)
• The patriarch of the family and a retired scientist.
• Mr. Adatara (安達太良父)
• The owner of their liquor store. He and Mrs. Adatara have five children.
• Mrs. Adatara (安達太良母)
• Wife of Mr. Adatara and mother to their five children.
• Tatsuta Adatara (安達太良 達太)
• 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)
• The eldest daughter of the family. She served as a manager to Shia Azumaya.
• Ryōta Adatara (安達太良 良太)
• 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)
• The eldest of the twins.
• Sora Adatara (安達太良 そら)
• The youngest of the twins.

Other characters

• Riko Izumi (泉 りこ)
• 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) / Ecchan (えっちゃん)
• 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)
• 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) for Weekly City.
• Todoroki (轟)
• An editor working for Weekly City who idolizes Kamaboko and serializes his manga as editor-in-charge.
• Daisuke Naganohara (長野原 大介)
• 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)
• A stoic and self-described good person.
• Sumire Sakurakomi Tanabe (タナベ 菫 桜子美)
• A retired police officer and well-mannered woman who often rewards the citizens of City for their good actions.
• Hotaka (穂高)
• 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)
• The captain of the City South High School soccer team, which Tatewaku serves as a substitute player.
• Yamato Kurogane (黒金 大和)
• A member of the City South High School soccer team.
• Tekaridake Nobuteru (光岳 伸晃)
• The leader of Mont Blanc University's Tekaridake Troupe, whose members are animals.

Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi and began serialization in Kodansha's Morning magazine on September 29, 2016.[15][16] The series concluded on February 4, 2021.[17][18] Kodansha published the series in 13 volumes.[19] An online autograph contest was held to celebrate the final volume's release.[20] The series returned in Morning on December 12, 2024, three years after its original conclusion, before concluding again on October 16, 2025.[21] The second run was collected in two additional volumes.

At Anime Expo 2017, Vertical announced they licensed the series for English publication.[22]

Volumes

Anime

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.[51] 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.[52][53] Amazon Prime Video is streaming the series worldwide.[55]

Episodes