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| Dive!! | |
 Cover of the first novel published by Kodansha | |
| Genre | Comedy,sports[1] |
|---|---|
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Eto Mori |
| Published by | |
| Original run | April 20, 2000 –August 8, 2002 |
| Volumes | 4 |
| Manga | |
| Written by |
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| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Imprint | Shōnen Sunday Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
| Original run | June 13, 2007 –June 4, 2008 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| Live-action film | |
| Directed by | Naoto Kumazawa |
| Studio | Kadokawa Pictures |
| Released | June 14, 2008 (2008-06-14) |
| Runtime | 115 minutes |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Eto Mori |
| Illustrated by | Ruzuru Akashiba |
| Published by | Kadokawa Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Magazine | Young Ace |
| Original run | June 2, 2017 –September 4, 2018 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kaoru Suzuki |
| Written by | Touko Machida |
| Music by | |
| Studio | Zero-G |
| Licensed by | |
| Original network | Fuji TV (Noitamina) |
| Original run | July 6, 2017 – September 21, 2017 |
| Episodes | 12(List of episodes) |
Dive! (stylized asDIVE!!) is a Japanesenovel series written byEto Mori and published in four volumes byKodansha between August 2000 and August 2002. Amanga adaptation, in collaboration with Masahiro Ikeno, was serialized inShogakukan'sWeekly Shōnen Sunday between June 2007 and June 2008. Alive-action film premiered in June 2008. Another manga adaptation, in collaboration with Ruzuru Akashiba, was serialized inKadokawa Shoten'sYoung Ace between June 2017 and August 2018. Ananime television series byZero-G aired onFuji TV'sNoitamina programming block from July to September 2017.
The story centers on the MizukiDiving Club (MDC) member Tomoki Sakai. The MDC has fallen on hard times, and their sponsors are preparing to pull their support. They promise to give the club another year of support if the new coach, Kayoko Asaki, can get one of the members into theOlympics in a year's time.
Dive!! is a series of novels written by Eto Mori. Fourtankōbon were published byKadokawa between April 20, 2000, and August 8, 2002.[5][6]Kodansha released the series in twobunkobon on May 26, 2006. A combined version of the two bunkobon was also released on June 18, 2016, as an e-book.[7]
Amanga adaptation, in collaboration with Masahiro Ikeno, ran inShogakukan'sWeekly Shōnen Sunday between June 13, 2007, and June 4, 2008.[8][9][a] Shogakukan collected its chapters in fivetankōbon volumes, released from October 18, 2007, to July 18, 2008.[11][12]
Another manga adaptation, illustrated by Ruzuru Akashiba, was serialized inKadokawa Shoten'sYoung Ace between June 2, 2017, and September 4, 2018.[13][14]Yen Press announced at Anime Expo 2018 that they had licensed the new manga adaptation.[15]
A film based on the novels was released in 2008. Directed by Naoto Kumazawa, starringKento Hayashi.
An anime television series aired from July 6 to September 21, 2017, onFuji TV'sNoitamina block. Kaoru Suzuki directed it atZero-G,Touko Machida in charge of scripts and Yuki Hayashi in charge of music composition.[16] The opening theme is "Taiyō mo Hitoribocchi" (The Sun Is Also Lonely) performed by Kyoto-based bandQyoto.[4] The ending theme is "New World" performed by solo artist Yūta Hashimoto.[17] It was streamed by Amazon on itsAnime Strike.[18]Sentai Filmworks acquired the license for the North American rights and gave the series a Blu-ray release in December 2018.[19][20]
| No. | Title[b] | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Dive to Blue" | July 6, 2017 (2017-07-06) |
| 2 | "Concentration Dragon" | July 13, 2017 (2017-07-13) |
| 3 | "Enter Shibuki" | July 20, 2017 (2017-07-20) |
| 4 | "The Strong Men" | July 27, 2017 (2017-07-27) |
| 5 | "The Days of Gray" | August 3, 2017 (2017-08-03) |
| 6 | "Diamond Eyes" | August 10, 2017 (2017-08-10) |
| 7 | "Dear Friends" | August 17, 2017 (2017-08-17) |
| 8 | "So I Envy You!" | August 24, 2017 (2017-08-24) |
| 9 | "Next Stage Coming" | August 31, 2017 (2017-08-31) |
| 10 | "Meet the Monster" | September 7, 2017 (2017-09-07) |
| 11 | "Final Stage" | September 14, 2017 (2017-09-14) |
| 12 | "Concrete Dragon" | September 21, 2017 (2017-09-21) |
In April 2021, a live action drama series began airing in Japan. Three main actors are part of theidol group Hihi Jets.
Anime News Network had five editors review the first episode of the anime:[21] Theron Martin said that despite the animation not being eye-catching, he commended it for having likable characters with heart and setting up an intriguing story from the start; Paul Jensen was critical of both the male cast having dissimilar personalities and the art of diving only being half explained but said that a couple of episodes can help the series' narrative be more focused and capture the attention of genre viewers; James Beckett found the cast of male characters unappealing in terms of design and the diving scenes lacking in excitement but was optimistic of the Olympic plotline being able to put the series in the right direction; Rebecca Silverman felt that both plotlines involving the Mizuki Diving Club and Tomoki's arc weren't particularly interesting and the lack of characterization for Yoichi beyond his physique and being the sport's motivational spokesman. The fifth reviewer, Nick Creamer, criticized it for making the sport of diving sound boring, lacking any directional hook for both the story and its characters and being unimpressive in its animation, concluding that it "isn't necessarily the worst show I've watched this season, it probably does the most to squander its potential. Maybe check it out if you're really intrigued by the concept, but both the writing and visual problems here seem pretty insurmountable."[21]
Silverman reviewed the first two volumes of the 2017 manga adaptation in 2019.[22] Despite finding criticism in the characterization of Asaki and the story being too angst-ridden and poorly paced in places, she praised the focus on the characters' insecurities away from the sport (highlighting Tomoki's personal life) and the art for capturing the difficulties of diving, concluding that: "It certainly deserves to stand on its own merits rather than suffer from comparisons, and if you're looking for something a little less intense on the sports manga front than some of the other offerings out there, this is an interesting story."[22]
【週刊少年サンデー】週刊少年サンデー２８号 発売中■新感覚スポ魂!!
飛び込め青春！
目覚めろ自分！ 原作：森 絵都 まんが：池野雅博
『DIVE!』
中高生に圧倒的人気を誇る森絵都先生の大人気小説、衝撃の漫画化!!
