We Were There (manga)
A teenage romance tested by loss and trust.
Yuki Obata is the creator of the manga "We Were There," handling both writing and illustration.[1]
Quick Facts
- Genre
- Drama
- Romance
- Slice of life
Facts from the source article.
How it changed
The anime premiered in Japan on July 3, 2006, and aired for 26 episodes until December 25, 2006.[2] A live-action film adaptation was announced in May 2011.[3] Following the January 2008 issue, the manga paused for 18 months, then resumed with the July 2009 issue.[1] October 26, 2002 saw the release of the first volume, while the final volume came out on March 26, 2012.[4]
An anime television adaptation was produced by Artland, with Akitaro Daichi serving as director.[2] Geneon Entertainment put out two CD soundtracks from the anime on February 7, 2007.[5] Shogakukan released a fan book on November 25, 2005.[6]
What the maker and period sources say
The Kotobank digital dictionary describes the series as a love story about a boy and girl who meet in high school and are torn apart by fate.[7] It states the manga was serialized in Betsucomi from the May 2002 issue to the March 2012 issue.[7] It records that a live-action film was released in two parts in 2012.[7] The Kotobank entry states the anime was broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from July to December 2006.[7]
References
- Wikipedia, "We Were There (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: eBookJapan; Kotobank; Loo, "Obata to Resume We Were There Romance Manga in June", Anime News Network, April 14, 2009; First, "Bokura ga Ita/We Were There Manga's End Slated for February", Anime News Network, December 12, 2011; mantan-web.jp (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "We Were There (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Death Note, Bokura ga Ita Anime in Production", Anime News Network, May 15, 2006; Kotobank (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "We Were There (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Ikuta Toma, Yoshitaka Yuriko star in 2-part movie adaptation of Bokura ga Ita", Sports Hochi, Mantan Web, Eiga.com, May 1, 2011; Loo, "We Were There to Be 2 Films with Toma Ikuta, Yuriko Yoshitaka", Anime News Network, May 2, 2011; Hodgkins, "Bokura ga Ita/We Were There s Film Trailer Streamed", Anime News Network, May 2, 2011 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "We Were There (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shogakukan, August 2025; Shogakukan, 26 March 2012 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "We Were There (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Shogakukan (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Wikipedia, "We Were There (manga)" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Loo, "Obata to Resume We Were There Romance Manga in June", Anime News Network, April 14, 2009; Shogakukan, August 2025 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
- Kotobank. facts only, no text reused. kotobank.jp
Each numbered sentence above was checked against the source it cites before publication. Sentences citing Wikipedia adapt text from the English Wikipedia article We Were There (manga) (contributors), used under CC BY-SA 4.0; this entry is available under the same licence. Other sources were used for facts only; no text or images are copied from them.
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