is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tsukumizu. It was serialized monthly through

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's ''Kurage Bunch'' manga website from February 2014 to January 2018 and collected in six ''

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'' volumes. An English release of the manga is licensed in North America by

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. A 12-episode

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television adaptation produced by

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, mainly covering the manga's first four volumes, aired in Japan from October to December 2017. In 2019, ''Girls' Last Tour'' won the 50th

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for Best Comic category.

Plot

The series follows two girls, Yuuri and Chito, as they navigate the ruins of civilization after an unknown apocalypse. As they travel in their

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, they seek food and supplies while surviving day-to-day, sometimes encountering other survivors during their journey.

Characters

; : :One of the two main protagonists, nicknamed "Chii-chan". She has a wide knowledge of machines and drives the Kettenkrad. She is literate and an avid reader. She is generally calm and composed, but can be riled by Yuuri on occasion. ; : :The other protagonist, nicknamed "Yuu". She is more easy-going than Chito, and cannot read, but is proficient with rifles and is a crack shot. She rides in the back of the Kettenkrad. Yuuri has little fear of the unknown and is quite adventurous. She is driven by her personal desires such as often wanting to eat more food than they have. ; : :A traveler Chito and Yuuri meet while trying to find a path to the upper stratum of the city. He is a cartographer who wants to map the entire city. He gifts his camera to Yuuri and Chito when he leaves them to continue his mapping project. ; : :A scientist who lives in an abandoned airbase who is building an airplane based on old records so that she can fly to another city. She helps fix Chito and Yuuri's Kettenkrad and enlists their help to finish the airplane. She gives Yuuri and Chito potatoes and tells them where to find more. ; : :Named Ket in the English manga translation. A mysterious small creature that is long and white, resembling a cat which Chito and Yuuri pick up on their journey. It communicates with the girls via radio signals. Nuko can shape-shift to activate mechanisms and likes eating bullets. It is later revealed to be part of a species which consumes weapons and power sources to stabilize them. After being discovered by more of its own kind, it leaves with them.

Media

Manga

''Girls' Last Tour'' was written and illustrated by Tsukumizu and serialized in

's ''Kurage Bunch'' online magazine between February 21, 2014, and January 12, 2018, and collected in six volumes.

released the series in North America. A manga anthology illustrated by various artists was released on October 13, 2017.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation by

was announced by

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2017, with Takaharu Ozaki as director,

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in charge of series composition, and Mai Toda adapting the character designs for animation. The series aired in Japan between October 6 and December 22, 2017, on AT-X and other stations. The voice actresses of the protagonists,

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and

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, perform the opening and ending themes, and "More One Night".

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have licensed the series and streamed the series on

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has licensed the series in the UK.

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has licensed the series in Asia-Pacific. Each episode consists of two to three short interconnecting stories.

Reception

Manga

''Girls' Last Tour'' won the 50th

for Best Comic category in 2019. The English release of the first two volumes were included on the

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's list of 2018 Great Graphic Novels for Teens.

Anime

The anime series won the "Best Slice of Life" category in the 2nd Crunchyroll Anime Awards in 2018.

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also listed ''Girls' Last Tour'' as one of the best anime of the 2010s, describing it as a "morose anime" which is "made brighter through hito and Yuuri'sperspective on a barren world".

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