Bye Bye, Earth

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Bye Bye, Earth
First novel volume cover (Kadokawa Bunko edition)
ばいばい、アース
(Bai Bai, Āsu)
GenreFantasy[1]
Novel series
Written byTow Ubukata
Illustrated byYoshitaka Amano
Published byKadokawa Shoten
PublishedDecember 25, 2000
Volumes2
Novel series
Written byTow Ubukata
Illustrated byHyung-Tae Kim
Published byKadokawa Shoten
ImprintKadokawa Bunko
Original runSeptember 22, 2007 – February 28, 2008
Volumes4
Manga
Written byTow Ubukata
Illustrated byRyū Asahi
Published byShōnen Gahōsha
ImprintYoung King Comics
MagazineYoung King OURs
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 30, 2020 – July 29, 2022
Volumes4
Anime television series
Directed byYasuto Nishikata
Written byHiroyuki Yoshino
Music byKevin Penkin
StudioLiden Films
Licensed byCrunchyroll
Original networkWOWOW
Original run July 2024 – scheduled

Bye Bye, Earth (ばいばい、アース, Bai Bai, Āsu) is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Tow Ubukata and illustrated by Yoshitaka Amano. Kadokawa Shoten have published two volumes in December 2000. A new edition written by Ubukata and illustrated by Hyung-Tae Kim was published by Kadokawa Shoten in four volumes between September 2007 and February 2008 under their Kadokawa Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation illustrated by Ryū Asahi was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from January 2020 to July 2022, with its chapters collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Liden Films is set to premiere in July 2024.

Plot[edit]

Despite having incredible fighting skills and the strength to wield the enormous sword Runding, Belle Lablac has grown up as an outcast due to being the only human in a world of anthropomorphic animals. Desperate to find a place to belong, she goes on quest to find others like her.

Characters[edit]

Belle Lablac (ラブラック=ベル, Raburakku Beru)
Voiced by: Fairouz Ai[2]
Adonis Kuestion (クエスティオン=アドニス, Kuesution Adonisu)
Voiced by: Koki Uchiyama[3]
Sian Lablac (ラブラック=シアン, Raburakku Shian)
Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe[3]
Kitty the All (キティ=ザ・オール, Kiti za Ōru)
Voiced by: Natsuki Hanae[3]
Gaf Shandy (シャンディ=ガフ, Shandi Gafu)
Voiced by: Satoshi Hino[3]
Shelly (シェリー, Sherī)
Voiced by: Saori Hayami[3]
Guinness (ギネス, Ginesu)
Voiced by: Junya Enoki[3]
Benedictine (ベネディクティン, Benedikutin)
Voiced by: Ami Koshimizu[3]

Media[edit]

Novels[edit]

2000 edition[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 December 25, 2000[4]4-04-873245-5
2 December 25, 2000[5]4-04-873246-3

2007 edition[edit]

No. Release date ISBN
1 September 22, 2007[6]978-4-04-472903-5
2 October 25, 2007[7]978-4-04-472904-2
3 November 22, 2007[8]978-4-04-472906-6
4 February 23, 2008[9]978-4-04-472907-3

Manga[edit]

A manga adaptation illustrated by Ryū Asahi was serialized in Shōnen Gahōsha's seinen manga magazine Young King OURs from January 30, 2020,[10] to July 29, 2022.[11] Shōnen Gahōsha collected its chapters into four tankōbon volumes, published from January 2021 to September 2022.[12][13]

No. Release date ISBN
1 January 16, 2021[12]978-4-7859-6842-7
2 January 16, 2021[14]978-4-7859-6843-4
3 September 30, 2021[15]978-4-7859-7002-4
4 September 30, 2022[13]978-4-7859-7241-7

Anime[edit]

An anime television series adaptation co-produced by WOWOW, Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll was announced on November 17, 2022.[1] It will be produced by Liden Films and directed by Yasuto Nishikata, with assistant direction by Sōta Yokote, scripts written by Hiroyuki Yoshino, character designs handled by Yūki Hino, and music composed by Kevin Penkin.[2] The series is set to premiere in July 2024 on the television channel WOWOW and stream worldwide on Crunchyroll.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Tow Ubukata's 'Bye Bye, Earth' Fantasy Novel Gets Anime". Anime News Network. November 17, 2022. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime's Trailer Unveils Lead Voice Actress, Staff, 2024 Debut". Anime News Network. October 14, 2023. Archived from the original on October 14, 2023. Retrieved October 14, 2023.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "'Bye Bye, Earth' Anime Reveals 7 Cast Members, July Premiere". Anime News Network. March 14, 2024. Retrieved March 15, 2024.
  4. ^ ばいばい、アース（上） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on August 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  5. ^ ばいばい、アース（下） (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  6. ^ ばいばい、アースＩ 理由の少女 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on December 29, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  7. ^ ばいばい、アースＩＩ 懐疑者と鍵 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on September 30, 2021. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  8. ^ ばいばい、アースＩＩＩ 爪先立ちて望みしは (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on May 16, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  9. ^ ばいばい、アースＩＶ 今ここに在る者 (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  10. ^ "Tow Ubukata's Bye-Bye, Earth Novel Gets Manga in January". Anime News Network. December 29, 2019. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  11. ^ "Manga of Tow Ubukata's 'Bye-Bye, Earth' Novel Ends". Anime News Network. August 15, 2022. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  12. ^ a b ばいばい、アース 第１巻（ 作 冲方丁 画 麻日隆 ） (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  13. ^ a b ばいばい、アース 第4巻（ 冲方丁/麻日隆 ） (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Archived from the original on October 5, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  14. ^ ばいばい、アース 第２巻（ 作 冲方丁 画 麻日隆 ） (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
  15. ^ ばいばい、アース 第3巻（ 冲方丁/麻日隆 ） (in Japanese). Shōnen Gahōsha. Archived from the original on November 18, 2022. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

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