Scenes from Awajima
Scenes from Awajima is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Takako Shimura. The series was serialized on Ohta Publishing's PocoPoco website from June 2011 to 2016, and it moved to the Ohta Web Comic website, where it was serialized from July 2016 to March 2024. It was compiled into five volumes from April 2015 to May 2024. An anime television series adaptation produced by Madhouse is set to premiere in April 2026.
Plot
A coming of age story following the stories of girls at the acclaimed Awajima Opera School in Japan, who hope to make their stage debuts. Their school experiences are filled with a mix of admiration, competition, growing friendship, and jealousy of each other's skills.Characters
;Wakana Tabata;Kinue Takehara
;Ryōko Ueda: A former classmate of Kinue, during middle school, who told her to apply to the Awashima Opera School, but decided to enroll elsewhere instead because she is jealous and admires Kinue.
;Emi Okabe: A scholarship student. Other students, such as Katsurako, harass her, causing her to isolate herself from everyone.
;Katsurako Ibuki: A daughter from an elite family in the area of Awajima who is jealous of the talent that Okabe has.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Takako Shimura, Scenes from Awajima was originally serialized on Ohta Publishing's PocoPoco website from June 7, 2011, to 2016. It later moved to the Ohta Web Comic website where it continued from July 29, 2016, to March 15, 2024. Its chapters were collected into five volumes from April 15, 2015, to May 13, 2024.During their panel at Anime Expo 2025, Yen Press announced that they had licensed the series for English publication.