# City (manga)

City (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi. It began serialization in September 2016 in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Morning. It has been published in 13 tankōbon volumes. In North America, the series is licensed by Vertical. An anime television series adaptation, titled City the Animation and produced by Kyoto Animation, is set to premiere in July 2025.

## Plot

The story follows the Mont Blanc Trio, consisting of sophomores Midori Nagumo and Wako Izumi and freshman Ayumu Niikura, as they navigate their lives with the populace in the city called CITY.

## Characters
### Mont Blanc Trio
#### Midori Nagumo (南雲 美鳥, Nagumo Midori)

    Voiced by: Mikako Komatsu
    A 20-year-old university sophomore at Mont Blanc University. She works as a waitress at the Makabe's Western Bistro.

#### Ayumu Niikura (新倉 (にーくら), Niikura)

    Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
    An 18-year-old freshman at the same university as Nagumo and Wako, who dreams of becoming a photographer.

#### Wako Izumi (泉 わこ, Izumi Wako)

    Voiced by: Yui Ishikawa
    Similar to Nagumo, she is a university sophomore at the same university as Nagumo and Niikura. However, she has an airhead personality and likes to stalk Nagumo.

### Makabe family
#### Tsurubishi Makabe (真壁 鶴菱, Makabe Tsurubishi)

    Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara
    The owner and head chef of their family restaurant that specializes in Western-style cuisine. He is married to his wife, who is an archaeologist, and father to their children, Tatewaku and Matsuri.

#### Tatewaku Makabe (真壁 立涌, Makabe Tatewaku)

    Voiced by: Miyu Irino
    The older brother of Matsuri, who is a second-year high school student and a substitute player on his school's soccer team.

#### Matsuri Makabe (真壁 まつり, Makabe Matsuri)

    Voiced by: Ayaka Nanase
    The younger sister of Tatewaku, who is a middle school student. She spends her free time with Ecchan, her best friend.

#### Obaba (御婆, Obaba)

    Tsurubishi's mother-in-law and Tatewaku and Matsuri's grandmother. She is the owner of Mokumesei Manor, an apartment complex where the Mont Blanc Trio resides.

### Adatara family
#### Dr. Adatara (安達太良博士, Adatara-hakase)

    The patriarch of the family and he is a retired scientist.

#### Mr. Adatara (安達太良父, Adatara-chichi)

    The owner of their liquor store. He and Mrs. Adatara have five children.

#### Mrs. Adatara (安達太良母, Adatara-haha)

    Wife of Mr. Adatara and mother to their five children.

#### Tatsuta Adatara (安達太良 達太, Adatara Tatsuta)

    The eldest son of the family. He used to be a former soccer player and the current heir to the family-owned liquor store.

#### Kamome Adatara (安達太良 かもめ, Adatara Kamome)

    The eldest daughter of the family. She served as a manager to Shia Azumaya.

#### Ryōta Adatara (安達太良 良太, Adatara Ryōta)

    The second son of the family and classmate of Tatewaku and Riko. He is called by the class as the "modern-day William Tell".

#### Umi Adatara (安達太良 うみ, Adatara Umi)

    The eldest of the twins.

#### Sora Adatara (安達太良 そら, Adatara Sora)

    The youngest of the twins.

### Other characters
#### Riko Izumi (泉 りこ, Izumi Riko)

    Voiced by: Yū Wakui
    The younger sister of Wako who is a student at Minami High School.

#### Eri Amakazari (雨飾 えり, Amakazari Eri)

    Voiced by: Azusa Tadokoro
    A student from Minami Junior High School who is best friends with Matsuri. Her nickname is Ecchan.

## Media
### Manga

The series is written and illustrated by Keiichi Arawi and began serialization in Kodansha's Morning magazine on September 29, 2016. The series concluded on February 4, 2021. Kodansha published the series in 13 volumes. An online autograph contest was held to celebrate the final volume's release. The series returned in Morning on December 12, 2024, three years after its conclusion.
At Anime Expo 2017, Vertical announced they licensed the series for English publication.

#### Volumes

| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
| 1 | March 23, 2017 | 978-4-06-388708-2 | March 27, 2018 | 978-1-94-505478-5 |
| 2 | April 21, 2017 | 978-4-06-388719-8 | June 12, 2018 | 978-1-94-505479-2 |
| 3 | September 22, 2017 | 978-4-06-510229-9 | September 18, 2018 | 978-1-94-719418-2 |
| 4 | March 23, 2018 | 978-4-06-511157-4 | December 11, 2018 | 978-1-94-719426-7 |
| 5 | July 23, 2018 | 978-4-06-512026-2 | April 30, 2019 | 978-1-94-719473-1 |
| 6 | November 22, 2018 | 978-4-06-513610-2 | October 22, 2019 | 978-1-94-719498-4 |
| 7 | March 22, 2019 | 978-4-06-514954-6 | January 21, 2020 | 978-1-94-719499-1 |
| 8 | July 23, 2019 | 978-4-06-516295-8 | May 12, 2020 | 978-1-94-998019-6 |
| 9 | November 21, 2019 | 978-4-06-517782-2 | October 13, 2020 | 978-1-94-998045-5 |
| 10 | March 23, 2020 | 978-4-06-518933-7 | January 5, 2021 | 978-1-94-998067-7 |
| 11 | August 20, 2020 | 978-4-06-520306-4 | May 25, 2021 | 978-1-64-729006-1 |
| 12 | November 20, 2020 | 978-4-06-520307-1 | July 27, 2021 | 978-1-64-729049-8 |
| 13 | April 23, 2021 | 978-4-06-522116-7 | January 25, 2022 | 978-1-64-729062-7 |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation, titled City the Animation, was announced on September 21, 2024. It is set to be produced by Kyoto Animation as the studio's first non-sequel anime in six years and directed by Taichi Ishidate, with character designs and chief animation direction handled by Tamami Tokuyama, color designs by Kana Miyata, art direction by Shiori Yamazaki, 3D direction by Tatsunori Kase, and sound direction by Yōta Tsuruoka. The series is scheduled to premiere in July 2025.

## Reception

At San Diego Comic-Con 2019, Rob McMonigal picked the series as the best continuing series for grown-ups.
The series has been praised by most critics. Sean Gaffney from A Case Suitable for Treatment gave the series praise, saying it "made him smile". Ian Wolf from Anime UK News stated that he liked the series, stating that fans of Arawi's style in Nichijou will also like this series. Ross Locksley from UK Anime Network felt similarly about the manga, rating it a seven and saying the rating is a nine for fans of Nichijou and a five for anyone else. However, Katherine Dacey from The Manga Critic was more critical, calling the series' jokes "tired slapstick [humor]" and the characters "strenuously unpleasant".