Double-J (manga)

Double-J is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Nonaka and illustrated by Maru Asakura. It was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2009 to October 2011, with its chapters collected in six volumes. A four-minute-long 11-episode anime adaptation, produced by DLE, was broadcast on Nippon TV as part of their program from June and September 2011.

Plot

In a school where after-school activities are mandatory for all students, Hajime and her friend Sayo come across a club that they have never seen before: the Cultural Activity Preservation Club. Members make handicrafts, such as mats and toothpicks, using traditional methods.

Characters

Traditional Art Inheritance Club

;Hajime Usami
;Sayo Arima
;Aya Chōsokabe
;Maria Sassa
;Ema Hōjō
;Ichirō Toba
;Shizuma Sanada

Manzai Study Group

;Françoise Sakai

Members' Family

;Hajime's Mother
;Ichirō's Father
;Yutaka Toba

Media

Manga

Written by Eiji Nonaka and illustrated by Maru Asakura, Double-J was serialized in Kodansha's manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 22, 2009, to October 26, 2011. Kodansha collected its chapters in six volumes, released from January 15, 2010, to December 16, 2011.

Anime

A four-minute-long 11-episode anime adaptation, produced by DLE and directed by Azuma Tani, was broadcast on Nippon TV's animated shorts program from June 29 to September 14, 2011. The ending theme is "Wani to Shampoo" by Momoiro Clover Z. An insert song, titled "Kyō no Hi wa Sayōnara", performed by the voice actors of Hajime Usami, Sayo Arima, Aya Chōsokabe, Maria Sassa, Ema Hōjō, Shizuma Sanada, Françoise Sakai, and Yutaka Toba, played in the final episode.