| Channel wa Sonomama! | |
 Firsttankōbon volume cover | |
| チャンネルはそのまま! | |
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| Genre | Comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Noriko Sasaki |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | Weekly Big Comic Spirits |
| Original run | 7 April 2008 –27 April 2013 |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Television drama | |
| Directed by | Katsuyuki Motohiro |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Hayashi Mori |
| Music by | Akimitsu Honma |
| Studio | Production I.G. |
| Original network | |
| Original run | 18 March 2019 – 22 March 2019 |
| Episodes | 5 |
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Channel wa Sonomama! (チャンネルはそのまま!; "Stay Tuned!") is a Japanesemanga byNoriko Sasaki serialized in the seinen manga magazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits, published byShogakukan between 2008 and 2013.[2][3]
The main character is Hanako Yukimaru, a rookie, clumsy journalist at fictional Hokkaido Hoshi (Star) Television (HHTV) inSapporo.
Written and illustrated byNoriko Sasaki,Channel wa Sonomama! was serialized inShogakukan'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Big Comic Spirits from 7 April 2008[4] to 27 April 2013.[1] Shogakukan collected its chapters in sixtankōbon volumes, released from 30 January 2009[5] to 30 July 2013.[6]
| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 30 January 2009[5] | 978-4-09-182450-9 |
| 2 | 29 January 2010[7] | 978-4-09-183105-7 |
| 3 | 30 November 2010[8] | 978-4-09-183580-2 |
| 4 | 30 November 2011[9] | 978-4-09-184095-0 |
| 5 | 30 July 2012[10] | 978-4-09-184588-7 |
| 6 | 30 July 2013[6] | 978-4-09-185446-9 |
AJapanese television drama adaptation starringKyoko Yoshine[2] was produced byProduction I.G.[11] andTV Asahi affiliateHTB, where it was broadcast during the week from 18 to 22 March 2019. The series was launched to celebrate HTB's 50th anniversary.
The drama series has been available globally onNetflix,[3] with the English titleStay Tuned!, since 21 March 2019.[12] It has been available on Netflix Japan since 11 March 2019.[12]
After its premiere broadcast on Hokkaido, the drama series has beensyndicated to other stations all over Japan.[13]
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【ビッグコミックスピリッツ】ビッグコミックスピリッツ 19号 発売！ ★巻頭カラー40P!!!! 月イチ新連載発信!! 『チャンネルはそのまま！』佐々木倫子
