is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by Makoto Ojiro. It has been serialized in

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's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' since May 2019. An

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television series adaptation by

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is set to premiere in April 2023. A

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film adaptation is also set to premiere in June 2023.

Plot

In the small city of Nanao, insomniac Ganta Nakami tries to catch a nap in his school's abandoned astronomical observatory. There he stumbles upon a sociable and carefree girl named Isaki Magari who has the same problem. The two form an awkward friendship and reestablish their school's defunct astronomy club.

Characters

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Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , ''Insomniacs After School'' started in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Weekly Big Comic Spirits'' on May 20, 2019. Shogakukan collected its chapters into individual ''

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'' volumes. The first volume was released on September 12, 2019. As of January 12, 2023, eleven volumes have been released. In June 2022,

Viz Media VIZ Media LLC is an American manga publisher, anime distributor and entertainment company headquartered in San Francisco, California. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ M ...

announced that they licensed the series for English publication. In France, the manga has been licensed by .

Volume list

Anime

In January 2022, an

television series adaptation was announced. The series is produced by

and directed by Yūki Ikeda, with scripts written by Rintarō Ikeda, character designs handled by Yuki Fukuda, and music composed by Yuki Hayashi. It is set to premiere in April 2023 on

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and other channels.

Film

In January 2022, a

film adaptation was announced. The film is directed by Chihiro Ikeda, produced by United Productions through

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, and distributed by

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. The film will premiere in June 2023.

Other media

The Japanese band released a music video for their single , which featured art from the manga, on November 21, 2019.

References

External links

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