Amanchu!
Amanchu! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano. It was serialized in Mag Garden's Monthly Comic Blade magazine from November 2008 to May 2021, with its chapters collected in 17 volumes. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired between July and September 2016. The second season of the anime series aired between April and June 2018.
Plot
Futaba Ooki, a shy girl who just moved in from the city to the oceanside town of Shizuoka, meets Hikari Kohinata, an erratic girl who loves scuba diving. Together, they join their school's Diving Club and discover the joys of underwater exploration.
Characters
;Hikari Kohinata
;Futaba Ooki
;Ai Ninomiya
;Makoto Ninomiya
;Mato Katori
;Aria Advisor Cha
;Ohime
;Kino Kohinata
;Kokoro Misaki
;Kotori Misaki
;Kodama Kohinata
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Kozue Amano, Amanchu! was serialized in Mag Garden's manga magazine Monthly Comic Blade from 29 November 2008 to 10 May 2021. Mag Garden collected its chapters in seventeen volumes, released from 10 August 2009 to 10 November 2021.
Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation aired between 8 July 2016 and 23 September 2016 and was simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series is directed by Junichi Sato and Kenichi Kasai, and written by Deko Akao. It is produced by animation studio J.C.Staff, with character designs by Yoko Ito. The music was composed by Gontiti and produced by Flying Dog. The opening theme song is "Million Clouds" by Maaya Sakamoto, while the ending song titled "Futari Shōjo" is sung by Tekopikari, a duo consists of Eri Suzuki and Ai Kayano. An original video animation was included in the seventh Blu-ray/DVD volume released on 29 March 2017, later releasing on Crunchyroll on 12 October 2017. The series has been renewed with a second season titled Amachu! Advance. It aired between 7 April 2018 and 23 June 2018. The second season's opening theme is "Crosswalk" by Minori Suzuki and the ending theme is "Hello, Hello" by Maaya Sakamoto, and an insert song "Tieleusha" by Mina Kubota. Most of the staff returned, as Kiyoko Sayama replaced Kenichi Kasai as director. It also ran for 12 episodes. Crunchyroll streamed the second season.