{{Short description|Japanese manga series}} {{Infobox animanga/Header | image = Slow Loop volume 1 cover.jpg | caption = Cover of ''Slow Loop'' volume 1 by Houbunsha, featuring Hiyori (left) and Koharu (right) | ja_kanji = スローループ | ja_romaji = Surō Rūpu | genre = Sports (recreational fishing)<!-- Note: Use and cite reliable sources to identify genre/s, not personal interpretation. Please don't include more than three genres (per MOS:A&M). --> | creator = }} {{Infobox animanga/Print | type = manga | author = Maiko Uchino | publisher = Houbunsha | magazine = Manga Time Kirara Forward (2018-2025)<br>Comic Fuz (2025-present) | first = September 22, 2018 | last = present | volumes = 10 | volume_list = #Volume list }} {{Infobox animanga/Video | type = TV series | director = Noriaki Akitaya | producer = {{ubl|Shousei Itou|Shinpei Yamashita|Soujirou Arimizu|Kakeru Miura|Riko Nakagome|Shuka Nishimae}} | writer = Yuka Yamada | music = Takurō Iga | studio = Connect | licensee = Crunchyroll | network = AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, TVA, BS11 | first = January 7, 2022 | last = March 25, 2022 | episodes = 12 | episode_list = #Episode list }} {{Infobox animanga/Footer}} {{nihongo|'''''Slow Loop'''''|スローループ|Surō Rūpu}} is a Japanese recreational fishing manga series by Maiko Uchino, which was serialized in Houbunsha's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' from September 2018 to February 2025 before moving to the Manga app ''Comic Fuz'' in February 2025. It has been collected in eight {{Transliteration|ja|tankōbon}} volumes. On February 21, 2025, it was announced the manga will be on a hiatus as author Maiko Uchino is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer.<ref>{{cite web | title=Slow Loop Manga Goes on Hiatus While Creator Maiko Uchino Undergoes Breast Cancer Treatment | url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-02-21/slow-loop-manga-goes-on-hiatus-while-creator-maiko-uchino-undergoes-breast-cancer-treatment/.221490 }}</ref> An anime television series adaptation by Connect aired from January to March 2022.
==Plot== Hiyori Yamakawa is a girl who has always felt an attachment to the ocean, a feeling that grew thanks to her late father. After her mother announces she is remarrying, Hiyori becomes nervous about having a new family and heads to the sea to process her thoughts. There, she encounters Koharu Minagi, another girl whom she teaches how to fish. Later that night, it turns out that Koharu is her stepfather's daughter, meaning she is Koharu's new stepsister. Despite Hiyori's earlier hesitation about having a new family, the two quickly become close, developing bonds through their shared experiences, such as losing a parent when they were young, and becoming closer through their interest in fishing.
==Characters== ;{{Nihongo|Hiyori Minagi|海凪 ひより|Minagi Hiyori}}/{{Nihongo|Hiyori Yamakawa|山川 ひより|Yamakawa Hiyori}} :{{Voiced by|Rin Kusumi}}<ref name="cast"/> :The series' protagonist. Her father died three years prior to the events of the series. After her mother remarries, Koharu becomes her stepsister and lives with her. She developed an interest in fishing. ;{{Nihongo|Koharu Minagi|海凪 小春|Minagi Koharu}} :{{Voiced by|Natsumi Hioka}}<ref name="cast"/> :Hiyori's stepsister. Her biological mother and brother died in an accident when she was young. Because she lived far from the ocean, she developed a fascination for the sea. ;{{Nihongo|Koi Yoshinaga|吉永 恋|Yoshinaga Koi}} :{{Voiced by|Tomomi Mineuchi}}<ref name="cast"/> :Hiyori's childhood friend, whose father runs a fishing supplies store. ;{{Nihongo|Ichika Fukumoto|福元 一花|Fukumoto Ichika}} :{{Voiced by|Kaori Nazuka}}<ref name="cast2"/> ;{{Nihongo|Futaba Fukumoto|福元 二葉|Fukumoto Futaba}} :{{Voiced by|Natsumi Murakami}}<ref name="cast2"/> ;{{Nihongo|Aiko Ninomiya|二宮 藍子|Ninomiya Aiko}} :{{Voiced by|Honoka Inoue}}<ref name="cast2"/> ;{{Nihongo|Kaede Miyano|宮野 楓|Miyano Kaede}} :{{Voiced by|Yoko Hikasa}}<ref name="cast2"/> ;{{Nihongo|Niji Yoshinaga|吉永 虹|Yoshinaga Niji}} :{{Voiced by|Nao Tōyama}}<ref name="cast3">{{cite web|last1=Hodgkins|first1=Crystalyn|title=Nao Tōyama, Kiyono Yasuno Join Cast of Slow Loop Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-11/nao-toyama-kiyono-yasuno-join-cast-of-slow-loop-anime/.180536|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 11, 2021|date=December 11, 2021}}</ref> ;{{Nihongo|Tora Yoshinaga|吉永 虎|Yoshinaga Tora}} :{{Voiced by|Kiyono Yasuno}}<ref name="cast3"/>
==Media== ===Manga=== ''Slow Loop'' is written and illustrated by Maiko Uchino. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's ''Manga Time Kirara Forward'' magazine on September 22, 2018.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「スローループ」フォワードで連載開始、釣りと家族のガールズストーリー|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/300775|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=September 22, 2018|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref>
====Volume list==== {{Graphic novel list/header | OneLanguage = yes | Width = 67% }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 1 | OriginalRelDate = March 12, 2019<ref name="ja-volumes">{{cite web|url=http://houbunsha.co.jp/comics/detail.php?p=%A5%B9%A5%ED%A1%BC%A5%EB%A1%BC%A5%D7|title=スローループ|publisher=Houbunsha|access-date=December 23, 2020|language=Japanese}}</ref> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7076-3 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 2 | OriginalRelDate = October 11, 2019<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7125-8 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 3 | OriginalRelDate = June 12, 2020<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7197-5 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 4 | OriginalRelDate = January 12, 2021<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7241-5 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 5 | OriginalRelDate = December 10, 2021<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7329-0 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 6 | OriginalRelDate = March 10, 2022<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7354-2 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 7 | OriginalRelDate = November 10, 2022<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7416-7 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 8 | OriginalRelDate = August 9, 2023<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-7475-4 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list | VolumeNumber = 9 | OriginalRelDate = May 11, 2024<ref name="ja-volumes"/> | OriginalISBN = 978-4-8322-9547-6 | ChapterList = | Summary = }} {{Graphic novel list/footer}}
===Anime=== On December 24, 2020, an anime television series adaptation was announced.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Loo|first1=Egan|title=Slow Loop Fishing Manga's TV Anime Confirmed|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-12-23/slow-loop-fishing-manga-tv-anime-confirmed/.167778|website=Anime News Network|access-date=December 23, 2020|date=December 23, 2020}}</ref> The series was animated by Connect, and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with scripts by Yuka Yamada, characters designed by Shoko Takimoto, who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Takurō Iga.<ref name="cast">{{cite web|last1=Mateo|first1=Alex|title=Slow Loop Fishing Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, More Staff|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-08-23/slow-loop-fishing-anime-1st-promo-video-reveals-cast-more-staff/.176565|website=Anime News Network|access-date=August 23, 2021|date=August 23, 2021}}</ref> The series aired from January 7 to March 25, 2022, on AT-X and other networks.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Pineda|first1=Rafael Antonio|title=Slow Loop Anime Reveals Main Staff, Visual, January 2022 Debut|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-05-21/slow-loop-anime-reveals-main-staff-visual-january-2022-debut/.173047|website=Anime News Network|access-date=May 21, 2021|date=May 21, 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:「スローループ」新ビジュアル＆PV公開、名塚佳織・村上奈津実・井上ほの花も出演|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/454576|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc.|language=ja|date=November 22, 2021|access-date=November 22, 2021}}</ref> Pokapoka Ion, composed of Nao Tōyama and Kiyono Yasuno, performed the opening theme song "Yajirushi." Three ∞ Loop, composed of Rin Kusumi, Natsumi Hioka, and Tomomi Mineuchi, performed the ending theme song "Shuwa Shuwa."<ref name="cast2">{{cite web|last1=Hodgkins|first1=Crystalyn|title=Slow Loop Anime Reveals Promo Video, Theme Song Artists, Visual, More Cast, January 7 Premiere|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-11-22/slow-loop-anime-reveals-promo-video-theme-song-artists-visual-more-cast-january-7-premiere/.179864|website=Anime News Network|access-date=November 22, 2021|date=November 22, 2021}}</ref> Funimation streamed the series outside of Asia.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mateo|first=Alex|title=Funimation Streams Police in a Pod, Girls' Frontline, Slow Loop Anime|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-05/funimation-streams-police-in-a-pod-girls-frontline-slow-loop-anime/.181242|website=Anime News Network|access-date=January 5, 2022|date=January 5, 2022}}</ref>
====Episode list==== {{Episode table |overall= |title= |titleR=<ref name="story">{{cite web|url=https://slowlooptv.com/story.html|title=Sutōrī {{!}} Terebi Anime "Surō Rūpu" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:ストーリー {{!}} TVアニメ「スローループ」公式サイト|trans-title=Story {{!}} TV Anime "Slow Loop" Official Website|website=slowlooptv.com|access-date=January 6, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220106054445/https://slowlooptv.com/story.html|archive-date=January 6, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>{{efn|All English titles are taken from Funimation.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.funimation.com/shows/slow-loop|title=Slow Loop {{!}} Watch on Funimation|website=Funimation|access-date=January 7, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220107143302/https://www.funimation.com/shows/slow-loop|archive-date=January 7, 2022|url-status=live}}</ref>}} |director= |directorR=<ref name="story"/> |writer= |writerR=<ref name="story"/> |aux2= |aux2T=Storyboarded by |aux2R=<ref name="story"/> |airdate= |airdateR=<ref>{{cite web|url=https://slowlooptv.com/onair.html|title=On'ea {{!}} Terebi Anime "Surō Rūpu" Kōshiki Saito|language=ja|script-title=ja:オンエア {{!}} TVアニメ「スローループ」公式サイト|trans-title=On Air {{!}} TV Anime "Slow Loop" Official Website|website=slowlooptv.com|access-date=November 22, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211122094014/https://slowlooptv.com/onair.html|archive-date=November 22, 2021|url-status=live}}</ref> |episodes= {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = A Very Unique Girl | TranslitTitle = Totemo Kawatta Onna no Ko | NativeTitle = とても変わった女の子 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Noriaki Akitaya | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Noriaki Akitaya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|07}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = If You Can Just Smile | TranslitTitle = Egao ni Naretara | NativeTitle = 笑顔になれたら | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Geisei Morita | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Geisei Morita | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|14}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Thank You | TranslitTitle = Arigatō | NativeTitle = ありがとう | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Sōta Yokote | WrittenBy = Keiichirō Ōchi | Aux2 = Takumi Shibata | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|21}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = Aren't You Embarrassed? | TranslitTitle = Hazukashi Kunain Desu ka? | NativeTitle = はずかしくないんですか？ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Ryūta Yamamoto | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Kazuhisa Takenouchi | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|01|28}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Together Again | TranslitTitle = Mata Issho ni | NativeTitle = また一緒に | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Yūya Horiuchi | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Yūya Horiuchi | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|04}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Difficult Is Fun | TranslitTitle = 'Muzukashii' ga Tanoshii | NativeTitle = 「難しい」が楽しい | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Masato Uchibori | WrittenBy = Keiichirō Ōchi | Aux2 = Takumi Shibata | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|11}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Wedding | TranslitTitle = Kekkonshiki | NativeTitle = 結婚式 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Naoki Horiuchi | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Kazuhisa Takenouchi | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|18}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = I'm Fine Right Here | TranslitTitle = Koko ga Ii | NativeTitle = ここがいい | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Yūsuke Tomita | WrittenBy = Keiichirō Ōchi | Aux2 = Royden B | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|02|25}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = I Wanna Go on a Fishing and Camping Trip!! | TranslitTitle = Tsuri Kyanpu Shitai!! | NativeTitle = 釣りキャンプしたい！！ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Kōsaku Taniguchi | WrittenBy = Keiichirō Ōchi | Aux2 = Kazuhisa Takenouchi | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|04}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = I'll Do My Best, Too | TranslitTitle = Watashi mo Ganbarimasu ne | NativeTitle = 私もがんばりますねっ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Geisei Morita | WrittenBy = Keiichirō Ōchi | Aux2 = Royden B | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|11}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Those Important to Me | TranslitTitle = Taisetsu na Mono | NativeTitle = 大切なもの | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Yoshinobu Kasai | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Takumi Shibata | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|18}} | ShortSummary = }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Let's Pick Some Out Together | TranslitTitle = Futari de Erabō | NativeTitle = 二人で選ぼうっ | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | DirectedBy = Yūsuke Tomita, Geisei Morita,<br>Noriaki Akitaya | WrittenBy = Yuka Yamada | Aux2 = Noriaki Akitaya | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2022|03|25}} | ShortSummary = }} }}
==Reception== In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category.<ref>{{cite web|script-title=ja:コミックス部門 結果発表 - 次にくるマンガ大賞 2020|url=https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/|website=Tsugi Manga|language=ja|access-date=June 15, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200820203029/https://tsugimanga.jp/winner2020-comics/|archive-date=August 20, 2020}}</ref>
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==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *{{Official website|https://slowlooptv.com/|Official anime website}} {{in lang|ja}} *{{Anime News Network|manga|23891}} *{{Anime News Network|anime|23892}}
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