Mono (stylized in all lowercase as "mono") is a Japanese four-panel manga series written and illustrated by Afro. It began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine in May 2017, and was later transferred to the Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine in December 2017. An anime television series adaptation produced by Soigne aired from April to June 2025.
Plot
The Photography Club and the Cinema Club are in danger of being closed down, but Satsuki, An, and Sakurako decide to join forces and form the Cinephoto Club! Together, they explore the natural beauty of Japan, try out various high-tech gadgets beyond photography and film equipment, and enjoy delicious local cuisine along the way.
Characters
- Satsuki Amamiya (雨宮 さつき)
- The president of the Cinephoto Club, who uses a 360 camera. Initially having no interest with photography, she was inspired to take it up after joining the Photography Club and following its former club president Makinohara, whom she highly regarded.
- An Kiriyama (霧山 アン)
- The overzealous best friend of Satsuki and another member of the Cinephoto Club, who uses an action camera. She joined the club to support Satsuki, despite also initially having no interest in photography.
- Sakurako Shikishima (敷島 桜子)
- The lackadaisical member of the Cinephoto Club. She was formerly the president of the Cinema Club, who eagerly joined Satsuki's Photography Club and led the effort to merge their clubs to avoid their dissolution.
- Haruno Akiyama (秋山 春乃)
- A manga artist who becomes acquainted with the Cinephoto Club as its sponsor and uses their experiences as inspiration for her manga. She lives with her grandmother and owns a cat named Taishou, who often roams around various places in Yamanashi.
- Kako Komada (駒田 華子)
- Haruno's friend from high school who has been working as a motovlogger, often visiting her former classmates to shoot videos with them.
- Torayo Kurokuma (玄熊虎代) / Kurokuma-sensei (クロクマ先生)
- A friend of Haruno who works as a horror manga artist. She also specializes in communicating with the supernatural.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Afro, Mono began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Miracle! magazine on May 16, 2017.[9] After the final issue of Manga Time Kirara Miracle! was published on October 16, 2017, the series was transferred to the Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine on December 28 that same year.[10][11] The series' chapters have been collected into five volumes as of June 2025.
In June 2024, Yen Press announced that they licensed the series for English publication beginning in November 2024.[12]
Afro mentioned that this work is related to their other series Laid-Back Camp,[13] and its characters and scenes occasionally appear in this work.[14] A collaboration chapter with Laid-Back Camp was published in the March 2021 issue of Manga Time Kirara Carat on January 28, 2021.[15]
Anime
An anime television series adaptation was announced on March 22, 2024. It is produced by Aniplex, animated by Soigne and directed by Ryota Aikei, with Yoko Yonaiyama writing series scripts, Takuya Miyahara designing the characters, and Hajime Hyakkoku composing the music.[21] The series aired from April 13 to June 29, 2025, on Tokyo MX and other networks.[22][6] The opening theme song is "Many Merry Memories!" (メニメリ・メモリーズ！), performed by Cinephoto-bu (a group consisting of Haruna Mikawa, Aoi Koga, and Hikaru Tono as their respective characters), while the ending theme song is "Weekend Roll" (ウィークエンドロール), performed by Halca.[23] Aniplex of America licensed the series and streams it on Crunchyroll.[24][25] Plus Media Networks Asia licensed the series in Southeast Asia and broadcasts it on Aniplus Asia.[26]
Episodes
Episodes
External links
References
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