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Skip & Loafer Manga Gets Musical
posted on by Alex Mateo
A new official website opened on Thursday to announce that Misaki Takamatsu's Skip and Loafer (Skip to Loafer) manga is getting a musical adaptation in March 2026 in Tokyo and Osaka.
The musical stars Miisha Shimizu and Sion Yoshitaka.
Ako Takahashi is writing the script and lyrics. TETSUHARU is directing the musical and choreography. Shū Kanematsu is composing the music.
Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga digitally and in print in English, and it describes the story:
Excellent student Iwakura Mitsumi has always dreamt about leaving her small town, going to a prestigious university, and making positive change in the world. But she's so focused on reaching her goals that she's not prepared for the very different (and overwhelming) city life that awaits her in a Tokyo high school. Luckily, she makes fast friends with Shima Sousuke, a handsome classmate who's as laid-back as she is over-prepared. Can this naive country girl make it big in Tokyo with Sousuke by her side?
The first television anime series premiered in April 2023. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan.
The anime is getting a second season.
Takamatsu launched the manga in Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine in August 2018.
The manga ranked #7 in manga for male readers in the 2020 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook. It was nominated in the 13th Manga Taisho awards in 2020, and was also nominated in the Best General Manga category of Kodansha's 44th annual Manga Awards in 2020.
Sources: Skip & Loafer musical's website, Comic Natalie
