is a Japanese
manga
Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...
series written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama. The manga was serialized in the
Shogakukan publication ''
Big Comic Spirits'' from 2015 to 2016. The series depicts the lifestyle of a 25-year-old office worker and
bath
Bath may refer to:
* Bathing, immersion in a fluid
** Bathtub, a large open container for water, in which a person may wash their body
** Public bathing, a public place where people bathe
* Thermae, ancient Roman public bathing facilities
Plac ...
lover Sayoko Oyumino.
It was adapted into a
live-action drama which was broadcast on
TV Tokyo in 2020 starring
Hinako Sakurai
is a Japanese actress, model and tarento who has appeared in a number of feature films and television programmes. Sakurai is represented with Incent.
Biography
Sakurai's acting debut was in the play ''Soreiyu'' in May 2016. Later in July her ...
.
Characters
;
:
:A 25-year-old office worker that enjoys hot baths and tries various bathing methods to find the best bath.
;
:A biker woman that is friends with Sayoko and sometimes travels on motorcycles with Sayoko to visit
hot springs and
bath houses.
;
:A girl from Germany that befriends Sayoko and is not familiar with
Japanese bathing customs.
;
:
:A junior student from Sayako's college days. She has a very "bright and high-tension" personality and described as a shower person. which contrasts with Sayako. She is original to the live-action series.
Media
Manga
''Furo Girl!'', written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama, was serialized in
Shogakukan's
''seinen'' manga magazine ''
Big Comic Spirits'' from August 10, 2015, to November 21, 2016. Its chapters were collected in three ''
tankōbon'' volumes, released from February 29, 2016,
to February 28, 2017.
Volume list
Chapters not released in ''tankōbon''
These two chapters were serialized in the ''
Big Comic Spirits'' as chapters 3 and 7, but were omitted from the ''
tankōbon'' releases changing the chapter numbers for the rest of the chapters in them.
*003.
*007.
Live-action TV series
A live-action TV series aired from July 15, 2020, to August 20, 2020, starring
Hinako Sakurai
is a Japanese actress, model and tarento who has appeared in a number of feature films and television programmes. Sakurai is represented with Incent.
Biography
Sakurai's acting debut was in the play ''Soreiyu'' in May 2016. Later in July her ...
.
Episode list
See also
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Hanamote Katare
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama, with collaboration of Momoji Higashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine '' Monthly Big Comic Spirits'' (2010–11) and ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' (2012 ...
'', another manga series by the same author
*''
Yoake no Ryodan
is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama. It was serialized in Kodansha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Monthly Morning Two'' from March 2018 to January 2020.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Yukio Katayama, ...
'', another manga series by the same author
References
External links
Official Site (Shogakukan)
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Official Twitter
TV Tokyo
{{Weekly Big Comic Spirits
2015 manga
2016 comics endings
2020 Japanese television series debuts
Bathing in Japan
Manga adapted into television series
Seinen manga
Shogakukan franchises
Shogakukan manga
Slice of life anime and manga
TV Tokyo original programming