Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru

Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru (じいさんばあさん若返る, "Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kagiri Araido. It began serialization on the author's Twitter and Pixiv accounts in October 2019. It later received parallel serialization on Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alunna magazine in July 2022. An anime television series adaptation has been announced.

Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru
Cover of the first volume
じいさんばあさん若返る
GenreRomantic comedy[1]
Manga
Written byKagiri Araido
Published byMedia Factory
ImprintMF Comics
Magazine
  • Monthly Comic Alunna
  • (July 13, 2022–present)
DemographicSeinen
Original runOctober 26, 2019 – present
Volumes7
Anime television series

Characters
Shozo (正蔵, Shōzō)
Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (vomic)[2]
Ine (イネ)
Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (vomic)[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Kagiri Araido, Jii-san Baa-san Wakagaeru began serialization on Araido's Twitter and Pixiv accounts on October 26, 2019.[3] It later began parallel serialization on Media Factory's Monthly Comic Alunna magazine on July 13, 2022.[4]

Media Factory released the first tankōbon volume on June 22, 2020.[5] Its chapters have been compiled into seven tankōbon volumes as of August 16, 2023.[6] The series will end with the release of its eighth volume.[7]

No. Japanese release date Japanese ISBN
1 June 22, 2020[8]978-4-04-064532-2
2 November 21, 2020[9]978-4-04-065981-7
3 April 23, 2021[10]978-4-04-680353-5
4 October 22, 2021[11]978-4-04-680727-4
5 April 22, 2022[12]978-4-04-681336-7
6 October 21, 2022[13]978-4-04-681799-0
7 August 16, 2023[6]978-4-04-682378-6

Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced on August 9, 2023.[14]

Reception

In 2020, the manga was ranked sixth in the Next Manga Awards in the web category.[15]

The series has 1 million copies in circulation as of October 21, 2022.[16]

References
  1. じいさんばあさん若返る. ComicWalker (in Japanese). Kadokawa Corporation. Retrieved August 5, 2023.
  2. 「じいさんばあさん若返る」2巻発売で三木眞一郎がじいさん、能登麻美子がばあさんに. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 21, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  3. Kagiri Araido [@araidokagiri] (October 26, 2019). おじいさんとおばあさんが若返った話。 (Tweet). Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Twitter.
  4. 我々だ！・まいシス・ひろゆきらネットクリエイターが大集合、新雑誌コミックアルナ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. July 13, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. 「じいさんばあさん若返る」1巻、美男美女になった老夫婦がほんわかイチャコラ. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. June 22, 2020. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  6. じいさんばあさん若返る　７ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  7. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 18, 2023). "Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Comedy Manga Ends With 8th Volume". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
  8. じいさんばあさん若返る　（１） (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  9. じいさんばあさん若返る　（２） (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  10. じいさんばあさん若返る　（３） (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  11. じいさんばあさん若返る　４ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  12. じいさんばあさん若返る　５ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  13. じいさんばあさん若返る　６ (in Japanese). Media Factory. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  14. Pineda, Rafael Antonio (August 9, 2023). "Jiisan Baasan Wakagaeru Comedy Manga About Old Couple Turned Young Again Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
  15. Loveridge, Lynzee (August 19, 2020). "Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart Wins Tsugi ni Kuru Web Manga 2020 Awards". Anime News Network. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  16. 同郷のタレント・王林も応援中！　ついにシリーズ累計100万部突破の若返りコメディ『じいさんばあさん若返る』コミックス最新⑥巻発売！. PR TIMES (in Japanese). October 21, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
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