Age 12

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Age 12 (12歳。 12-Sai.?) is an ongoing Japanese slice of life romance shōjo manga series written and illustrated by Nao Maita.[1] It began serialization in 2012 in Shogakukan's Ciao manga magazine[2] and eight volumes have been published so far.[1] It was adapted into an original video animation that was released in April 2014[2] and it was also adapted into a video game.[3] An anime television series adaptation started airing in April 4, 2016.[4][5]

Plot

Hanabi is a sixth-grade girl who is neither an adult nor a child. She deals with issues such as accidentally witnessing her homeroom teacher kissing, and worrying about experiencing physiological changes before her friends.

Characters

Main characters

Hanabi Ayase (綾瀬 花日 Ayase Hanabi?)[2]
Voiced by: Ai Kakuma[6]

Hanabi is one of the two main female characters of the series. She started off as a girl who hated boys. Kokoa originally tried to prevent her from getting closer to Takao because of her unrequited feelings for him. Later on, Takao took an interest in her and the two accidentally kissed on the school's rooftop, leading the class to become shocked and the two officially becoming a couple.

Yuuto Takao (高尾 優斗 Takao Yūto?)[6]
Voiced by: Sōma Saitō[6]

Yuuto is Hanabi's boyfriend and is very affectionate of her.

Yui Aoi (蒼井 結衣 Aoi Yui?)
Voiced by: Juri Kimura

Yui is one of the two main female characters of the series. After Hanabi started going out with Yuuto, she wanted to find love of her own. Eventually, the boys in her class started playing pranks and lead suspicion to Kazuma Hiyama, a classmate who was usually found to be the source of pranks. After her shower broke down, she has been visiting Hiyama's family bath and lost her late mother's key—in which Hiyama found and Yui started having feelings for him, later becoming his girlfriend.

Kazuma Hiyama (桧山 一翔 Hiyama Kazuma?)
Voiced by: Shun Horie

Kazuma started off as a delinquent-like prankster and is found to be a rash when speaking but after having a crush on Yui, he becomes quite timid and eventually the two start dating after he found the key a crying Yui was looking for.

Supporting characters

Marin Ogura (小倉まりん Ogura Marin?)
Voiced by: Mayuki Makiguchi

Hanabi and Yui's best friend. She thinks that boys in her age are immatured. Also, she acts like a love adviser.

Kokoa Hamana (浜名 心愛 Hamana Kokoa?)[6]
Voiced by: Sayuri Hara[6]

Kokoa is Hanabi's love rival for Yuuto. She does everything to become his girlfriend.

Ayumu Tsutsumi (堤 歩 Tsutsumi Ayumu?)
Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara

Hanabi's childhood friend who has just come back from Tokyo. He also wants to be her boyfriend.

Eikou (エイコー Eikō?)
Voiced by: Takumi Watanabe

Eikou is one of the biggest pranksters in Class 6-2. He teases girls, makes girls' popularity rankings (which winner is usually Kokoa) and collects Yuuto's "golden thoughts".

Tomoya (トモヤ?)
Voiced by: Taishi Murata

Tomoya is one of the biggest pranksters in Class 6-2. He teases girls, makes girls' popularity rankings (which winner is usually Kokoa) and collects Yuuto's "golden thoughts".

Media

Manga

Volumes
  • 1 (March 1, 2013)[7]
  • 2 (July 1, 2013)[8]
  • 3 (November 29, 2013)[9]
  • 4 (July 1, 2014)[10]
  • 5 (October 30, 2014)[11]
  • 6 (February 27, 2015)[12]
  • 7 (July 27, 2015)[13]
  • 8 (December 23, 2015)[14]
  • 9 (April 27, 2016)[15]

Anime

Episode list

OVAs

The ending theme is "12-Year-Old's Love" (恋の12歳 Koi no 12-Sai?) by "Singing Cat's Song Company" (うたたねこ歌劇団 Utata Neko Uta Gekidan?).

First season
No. Title Original airdate
1 "~Kiss. Hate. Love~"
"~Kisu. Kirai. Suki~" (〜キス・キライ・スキ〜) 		 May, 2014
2 "~Secret~"
"~Himitsu~" (〜ヒミツ〜) 		 August, 2014
3 "~Confession age1~"
"~Kokuhaku age1~" (〜コクハク age1〜) 		 October, 2014
4 "~Confession age2~"
"~Kokuhaku age2~" (〜コクハク age2〜) 		 November, 2014
5 "~Confession age3~"
"~Kokuhaku age3~" (〜コクハク age3〜) 		 December, 2014
6 "~Christmas~"
"~Kurisumasu~" (〜クリスマス〜) 		 January, 2015
7 "~Beginning~"
"~Hajimari~" (〜ハジマリ〜) 		 February, 2015
8 "~Names~"
"~Namae~" (〜ナマエ〜) 		 February, 2015
Second season
No. Title Original airdate
1 (〜boy friend age1〜)  August, 2015
2 (〜boy friend age2〜)  October, 2015
3 (〜boy friend age1〜)  November, 2015
4 (〜boy friend age1〜)  January, 2016
TV series

The opening theme is "Sweet Sensation" by Rie Murakawa, while the ending theme is "Cotona MODE" by AOP (A応P?).

No. Title Original airdate
1 "Kiss. Hate. Love"
"Kisu. Kirai. Suki" (キス・キライ・スキ) 		 April 4, 2016
Finally, Hanabi, Yui, Marin and the others are 6th graders! One day, the girls are talking about kissing. Later, the teacher announces the recorder playing test. Hanabi ends up paired with Yuuto. But when they see their teacher with another teacher kissing, they accidentally kiss! 
2 "Confession"
"Kokuhaku" (コクハク) 		 April 11, 2016
At Yui's household the bath broke and she has to take bath at Hiyama Bathhouse. Even though she decided not to fall in love, she starts having feelings for Kazuya. At the same time, another boy confesses to her... 
3 "Double Date"
"Daburudēto" (Wデート) 		 April 18, 2016
Yuuto asked Hanabi to go out with him. His girlfriend convinces him to take Yui and Kazuya along with them. The two couples go on a double date... 
4 "Triangle"
"Toraianguru" (トライアングル) 		 April 25, 2016
Class 6-2 has a new student: Hanabi's childhood friend who has just came back from Tokyo. And Ayumu starts having a crush for Hanabi. What's going on? 
5 "Birthday"
"Bāsudē" (バースデー) 		 May 2, 2016
A few days ago there was Yuuto's birthday! But Hanabi didn't forget it. She wants to buy a present for him, but... what will she buy? 
6 "Boyfriend"
"Bōifurendo" (ボーイフレンド) 		 May 9, 2016
Ayumu tries to take Hanabi away from Yuuto. They wind up in a race. Cocoa, who wants to be Yuuto's girlfriend, decides to help Ayumu win. Can Hanabi and Yuuto discover the truth? 
7 "Beginning"
"Hajimari" (ハジマリ) 		 May 16, 2016
After Kazuya asked Yui to walk her home, she thinks what does she like him for. The answer finds it's begin in previous year... 
8 "Names"
"Namae" (ナマエ) 		 May 23, 2016
9 "Friends"
"Tomodachi" (トモダチ) 		 May 30, 2016

Reception

Volume 3 reached the 47th place on the weekly Oricon manga chart[16] and, as of December 8, 2013, has sold 36,632 copies;[17] volume 4 reached the 20th place[18] and, as of July 13, 2014, has sold 53,162 copies;[19] volume 5 reached the 38th place[20] and, as of November 9, 2014, has sold 50,161 copies.[21]

It was nominated for Best Children's Manga at the 38th Kodansha Manga Awards.[22]

References

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