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REAL (manga)

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Alternative title:
リアル (Japanese)
리얼 (Korean)
Genres: drama, psychological
Plot Summary: Nomiya Tomomi, a high school drop-out who wants to devote his life to helping Natsumi, a girl he sentenced to a life of immobility after a tragic bike ride he invited her on, tries to change his life around, from a trouble making delinquent into a reliable man. The problem is, both Natsumi and her sister dont seem to care at all for Nomiya, rightfuly blaming him for the accident. Plus, the only notable talent Nomiya posseses is the talent for basketball. Everything changes for him when he meets up with Togawa Kiyoharu, a wheelchair basketball player.
User Ratings: 77 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: 37 votes (Eng:22, sub:8, dub:2, ?:1, raw:1, others:3
1 Italian dubbed
1 French
1 Spanish
)
 Excellent: 20 votes (Eng:14, sub:2, dub:1, others:3
2 French
1 +
)
 Very good: 16 votes (Eng:11, dub:2, sub:2, others:1
1 Spanish
)
 Good: 3 votes (Eng:3)
 Decent: 1 vote (Eng:1)
 So-so: -
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 166 users, rank: #527 (of 6876)
Median rating: Excellent
Arithmetic mean: 9.156 (Excellent), std. dev.: 0.9679, rank: #82 (of 7723)
Weighted mean: 8.903 (Excellent), rank: #288 (of 7723) (seen all: 9.14 / seen some: 8.82 / won't finish: 7.00)
Bayesian estimate: 8.843 (Excellent), rank: #12 (of 3520)
Number of pages: 216
Vintage: 2001-03-19
Release dates: We have 58
Review:
Real GN 9 (Dec 15, 2010)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 19-25 (Dec 21, 2021)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 25-May 1 (Apr 27, 2021)
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Takehiko Inoue Resumes 'REAL' Sports Manga in February (Nov 29, 2019)
Takehiko Inoue's 'REAL' Sports Manga Continues in November (Aug 30, 2019)
Takehiko Inoue Resumes 'REAL' Sports Manga on August 29 (Aug 22, 2019)
Takehiko Inoue Resumes 'REAL' Sports Manga on May 23 (Updated) (May 8, 2019)
TV5 to Air Norn9 Anime on April 20 (Apr 11, 2017)
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North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 13-19 (Mar 15, 2016)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 13-19 (Dec 15, 2015)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2015 (Nov 29, 2015)
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha: 2014-2015 (Jun 6, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 5-11 (Jan 14, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 29-January 4 (Jan 7, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 22-28 (Jan 5, 2015)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 15-21 (Dec 24, 2014)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 16-22 (Nov 19, 2014)
Manga With Biggest 1st Printings from Kodansha, Shogakukan, Shueisha (Apr 8, 2014)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 9-15 (Dec 18, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 2-8 (Dec 11, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 25-December 1 (Dec 4, 2013)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013 (Dec 1, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 18-24 (Nov 27, 2013)
Inoue's REAL Manga Has 14 Million Copies in Circulation (Nov 3, 2013)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 13-19 (Oct 15, 2013)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2013 (First Half) (Jun 2, 2013)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 10-16 (Dec 19, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 3-9 (Dec 13, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 26-December 2 (Dec 5, 2012)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 19-25 (Nov 28, 2012)
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 18-24 (Nov 20, 2012)
Vagabond #34, Real #12 Manga Slated for Fall in Japan (Jun 21, 2012)
AnoHana Director Nagai Receives Media Arts Award (Mar 13, 2012)
Vagabond's Takehiko Inoue to Resume Manga Next Month (Feb 8, 2012)
U.S. Librarians Rank Wandering Son, Bride's Story in Teens' Top 10 (Jan 24, 2012)
Madoka Magica, Saturn Apartments Win Media Arts Awards (Dec 15, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 28-December 4 (Dec 7, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (Nov 30, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 14-20 (Nov 23, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 7-13 (Nov 16, 2011)
North American Anime, Manga Releases: November 13 -19 (Nov 15, 2011)
Takehiko Inoue Now Drafting Return of Vagabond Manga (Nov 4, 2011)
Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2011 (First Half) (May 31, 2011)
U.S. Librarians Rank Saturn Apartments in Teens' Top 10 (Jan 13, 2011)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 6-12 (Dec 15, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 29-December 5 (Dec 8, 2010)
Vagabond Manga Remains on Indefinite Hiatus (Dec 7, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 22-28 (Dec 1, 2010)
Cardfight Vanguard, May'n, Real Promos Streamed (Nov 18, 2010)
North American Anime, Manga Releases: November 14-20 (Nov 16, 2010)
Takehiko Inoue Delays Vagabond Manga's Return & Finale (Sep 7, 2010)
Summer Wars' Hosoda Wins Japanese Government Prize (Mar 12, 2010)
Inoue Confirms End of Vagabond Manga by Year's End (Jan 4, 2010)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 23-29 (Dec 2, 2009)
Takehiko Inoue: Vagabond Manga Will End in 1-2 Years (Apr 24, 2009)
Slam Dunk's Inoue Wins Japanese Government Prize (Mar 8, 2009)
Librarians Honor Sand Chronicles, Real, Uzumaki, Japan Ai (Jan 28, 2009)
2008's Top-Selling Manga in Japan, #26-50 (Dec 21, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11-17 (Nov 19, 2008)
Joost to Stream Kaiji, Buzzer Beater Anime in December (Nov 19, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 4-10 (Nov 12, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 28-November 3 (Nov 6, 2008)
Viz to Ship Anniversary Shonen Jump, Naruto Kids' Novels (Jun 2, 2008)
Viz to Print Cat Eyed Boy, Black Lagoon, Tanemura Works (Jan 24, 2008)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 11–17 (Dec 19, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 4–10 (Dec 12, 2007)
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 27–December 3 (Dec 5, 2007)
Viz to Print REAL B-Ball Manga from Slam Dunk Creator (Nov 19, 2007)
Slam Dunk, Vagabond's Inoue to Visit NYC in November (Oct 12, 2007)
Switch Manga, Rin Yoshii Accused of Plagiarism (Feb 7, 2007)
10th Osamu Tezuka Cultural Award Finalists Announced (Apr 8, 2006)
Slam Dunk Plagiarism Scandal (Dec 22, 2005)
Yuki Suetsugu Copies Art From Other Manga (Oct 19, 2005)
Tezuka Cultural Awards (May 6, 2005)
Tokyopop Aquires Vision of Escaflowne and Confidential Confessions (Apr 28, 2003)
New Tenshi Muyo GXP Trailer (Feb 14, 2002)
Ghost in the Shell 2 (Feb 24, 2001)
Animate Store Opens (Jan 16, 2001)
Interest:
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Graphic novel
    REAL (GN 1) 2008-07-15 (from $12.18)
    REAL (GN 2) 2008-10-21 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 3) 2009-01-20 (from $10.89)
    REAL (GN 4) 2009-04-21 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 5) 2009-07-21 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 6) 2009-10-20 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 7) 2010-01-19 (from $10.99)
    REAL (GN 8) 2010-04-20 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 9) 2010-11-16 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 10) 2011-11-15
    REAL (GN 11) 2012-11-20 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 12) 2013-10-15 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 13) 2014-11-18 (from $10.39)
    REAL (GN 14) 2016-03-15 (from $10.39)

Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Story & Art: Takehiko Inoue
Producer: Hikaru Fuji
(none)
Japanese companies
Publisher: Shueisha
English staff
English cast
Cover Design: Yukiko Kamematsu Whitley
Editing: Andy Nakatani
Graphic Design: Yukiko Kamematsu Whitley
Lettering: Walden Wong
Touch-up Art: Walden Wong
(none)
English companies
Licensed by: Viz Media
French staff
French cast
Translation: Thibaud Desbief

Graphic Adaptation: Eric Montésinos
(none)
French companies
Graphic Concept: Les Travaux d'Hercule
Publisher: Kana
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Translation: Pablo Tschopp
(none)
Spanish companies
Publisher: Editorial Ivréa (España)
Italian staff
Italian companies
(none)
Publisher:
Panini 
Planet Manga
Italian cast
(none)
Portuguese staff
Portuguese cast
Translation: Sandra Fujishiro
(none)
Portuguese companies
Publisher: Planet Manga (Brazil)
Chinese (Taiwan) staff
Chinese (Taiwan) companies
(none)
Licensed by: Sharp Point Press
Chinese (Taiwan) cast
(none)

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