The anime "Sayonara Watashi no Cramer", scheduled to air from April 2021, is a work themed on women's soccer. Although it is a work with a rare subject, the author Naoshi Arakawa has also released other memorable works. This time, I would like to introduce those works!
Naoshi Arakawa's work No. 1: Time Stops at the Cold School Building
A comic adaptation of Tsujimura Mizuki's mystery and horror novel, which won the 31st Mephisto Award, in 4 volumes. It is also the author Naoshi Arakawa's serial debut, serialized in Monthly Shonen Magazine. This is a horror and mystery story about eight students trapped in an empty winter school building, who must face their own memories and solve a mystery to escape the closed space.
Synopsis of Cold School Building Time Stops①
On a winter school day for high school seniors preparing for university entrance exams, eight students, Takano Hirotsugu, Tsujimura Mizuki, Sugawara, Saeki Rika, Katase Mitsuru, Kirino Keiko, Fujimoto Akihiko, and Shimizu Ayame, are trapped in an empty school building. They try to force the front door open, but it doesn't budge and they can't contact the outside world. The eight students, who are completely trapped in a closed space, learn from a message left in the school and a voice message from Mizuki's cell phone that a suicide by jumping off a building at the school festival is related to the incident. However, no one can remember who the person who committed suicide was.
Synopsis of Cold School Building Time Stops②
Saeki Rika, one of the eight students, felt something was off when she saw a photo on her homeroom teacher Sakaki's desk in the staff room. She noticed that only seven people were in the photo, even though all eight of them were supposed to have been in the photo. In other words, she deduces that someone in the photo committed suicide, and that this person is binding them to this space, but students who remember that person start disappearing one after another.
Naoshi Arakawa's work No. 2: Your Lie in April
A story about the meeting and growth of a junior high school pianist and violinist. The protagonist, Kousei Arima, who can no longer hear the sound of the piano after his mother's death, regains his passion for playing after meeting the unique violinist Kaori Miyazono, and this work has been made into an anime and a live-action film. The meaningful title is a major foreshadowing.
Your Lie in April Synopsis ①
Once upon a time, the protagonist Arima Kousei, who swept the piano competition with his precision, continues to take long lessons every day under the guidance of his strict mother. Kousei's mother teaches him perfect playing in order to fulfill his dream of becoming a world-class pianist, which she was unable to achieve. Due to his resentment towards his mother, who did not tolerate even the slightest deviation or emotional playing, and the trauma of his mother's death, he developed a condition in which he could not hear the sound of the piano while playing, and stayed away from the piano.
Your Lie in April Synopsis ②
One day, he is introduced to the violinist Miyazono Kaori by his childhood friend Tsubaki. Kaori's performance completely ignores the competition's judging criteria, but it has an impact that captivates the audience. With Kaori's strong push, Kousei regains his passion for music. However, Kaori has a secret that she cannot tell anyone.
Naoshi Arakawa's work No. 3: Goodbye Football
This is the prequel to "Sayonara Watashi no Cramer." The protagonist, Nozomi Onda, who plays soccer with middle school boys, has a rare talent, but as she grows up, she feels the difference in physical strength and stamina between boys and girls. However, this story depicts a girl who, despite being placed in such a situation, sticks to her own playing style and enjoys soccer. This episode will be broadcast as a theatrical anime under the title "Sayonara Watashi no Cramer First Touch."
Goodbye Football Synopsis①
Nozomi Onda, a junior high school student with genius ball technique, practices with the boys' soccer club despite being a girl. However, as she grows up, she witnesses the reality that she is left behind by the boys' physical strength and physicality. Nozomi tries every trick in the book to get the coach, Samejima, to allow her to participate in the rookie tournament, but she is not allowed to do so due to the difference in physical strength and physicality. However, Nozomi has a reason for wanting to participate in the rookie tournament. It was because Namek, also known as Tani, a former subordinate of Egami Nishi Junior High School, told her, "Soccer is physical. What can a girl do to you?"
Goodbye Football Synopsis②
In the end, Nozomi is not selected as a member, and the match against Egami Nishi begins. Namek has become bigger and stronger. The first half of the game was still scoreless, but in the second half, Nozomi kidnapped her younger brother Junpei and took his place, using a bold move to play in the match.
Naoshi Arakawa's work No. 4 Sayonara My Cramer
This work is based on women's soccer, which is familiar to us as Nadeshiko Japan. However, women's soccer is not a familiar sport at all. Many of the players who have been very successful in Nadeshiko Japan are working while playing. This is a story about high school girls' soccer players, taking into account the current situation of women's soccer. It is also a sequel to Goodbye Football.
Synopsis of Goodbye My Cramer Part 1
In her junior high school days, Suo Sumire, who has an incredible sprint, was not blessed with teammates and was unable to demonstrate her talent. However, her opponent Soshizaki Midori, who saw her talent, wanted to play at the same high school as Sumire, and they both went to Warabi Seinan High School. Warabi Seinan was a weak team, but Sumire, who had a strong rebellious spirit, sympathized with her senior, Tase Eriko, who was also crying in a similar situation, and chose Warabi Seinan, so Soshizaki had no choice but to follow her.
Synopsis of Goodbye My Cramer Part 2
Sumire and Midori suddenly stand out in the Warabi Seinan High School girls' soccer team, commonly known as the Wallabies. Naoko Nomi, a former member of Nadeshiko Japan, is brought in as coach, and a new team is started. However, there is another player who was completely unknown in middle school, but whose talent was obvious with just one play. Her name is Nozomi Onda, and even though she played soccer with boys in middle school, her talent was recognized.
【Sayonara Watashi no Cramer】Compilation of works by the author
I have compiled the representative works of Naoshi Arakawa, the author of "Sayonara Watashi no Cramer". His style is easy to understand and stirs the reader's emotions, and all of his works are memorable. Some of his works have been made into anime and live-action movies, so please take a look! They are all interesting!
