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Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Anime Streams on Muse India
posted on by Adriana Hazra
The anime premiered in Japan in January 2018. The novel series ended in its 14th volume on Friday.
Kenji Yasuda (Arata The Legend, Croisée in a Foreign Labyrinth - The Animation) directed the anime at Satelight. Shogo Yasukawa (Terraformars, Alderamin on the Sky) handled the series composition, Hidenori Inoue designed the characters, and Kotaro Nakagawa (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion, Hayate the Combat Butler) composed the music. Yoshikazu Iwanami (Fate/Zero, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure) was the sound director.
Kishida Kyōdan & THE AKEBOSHI ROCKETS performed the opening theme song "Stray." TRI4TH, a five-member male jazz band that formed in 2006, performed the ending theme song "Dirty Bullet."
The story of the novels takes place in Fukuoka. At first glance, the city seems like a peaceful one, but under the surface, crime is running rampant. The city's Hakata ward is home to the professionals of the underworld: professional killers, detectives, informants, professional revenge seekers, those skilled in torture, and more. And according to urban legend, even a "killer of professional killers" exists in the city.
The novel series won the first prize for the 20th Dengeki Novel Awards. Kisaki and Ichiiro launched the novel series in 2014. The novel series also has a collaboration novel with Ryohgo Narita's Durarara!! novel series.
Kisara Akino launched the first manga adaptation in Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine in July 2016, and ended it in May 2017. Square Enix published the manga's second and final compiled book volume in July 2017. Chiaki Nagaoka launched Hakata Tonkotsu Ramens Dai 2-Maku, the second manga adaptation, in G Fantasy in August 2017, and ended it in October 2018.
Source: Muse India's channel
