# Sweet Poolside

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Japanese manga

Sweet Poolside Cover of the first volume of manga. スイートプールサイド (Suīto Pūrusaido) Manga Written by Shūzō Oshimi Published by Kodansha English publisher NA: Kodansha USA Magazine Weekly Young Magazine (2004) Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine (2011) Original run 2004 (original) May 2011 – August 2011 (re-serialized) Volumes 1 Live-action film Directed by Daigo Matsui Produced by Toshihiro Takahashi Written by Daigo Matsui Released June 14, 2014 (2014-06-14) Runtime 103 minutes

***Sweet Poolside*** (スイートプールサイド, *Suīto Pūrusaido*) is a Japanese [manga](/source/Manga) written and illustrated by [Shūzō Oshimi](/source/Sh%C5%ABz%C5%8D_Oshimi). It was first serialized in [Kodansha](/source/Kodansha)'s *[Weekly Young Magazine](/source/Weekly_Young_Magazine)* in 2004, and later re-serialized in *[Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine](/source/Bessatsu_Sh%C5%8Dnen_Magazine)* from May to August 2011.[1]

It was adapted into a [live action](/source/Live_action) film that premiered theatrically in Japan on June 14, 2014.[1][2][3][4] In March 2022, [Kodansha USA](/source/Kodansha_USA) announced they licensed the series for English publication,[5] with the one compiled volume releasing on January 17, 2023.[6]

## Plot

Toshihiko Ota (Kenta Suga) is a first year junior high school student. He is a member of the school's swimming club. He also suffers from not having enough body hair. Meanwhile, Ayako Goto (Yuiko Kariya) is also a fellow first year junior high student and member of the same swimming club. She suffers from having too much hair. She confides in Toshihiko Ota about her "hairy" problem. A relationship soon develops as Toshihiko begins to shave her arm and leg hair.

## Characters

- Toshihiko Ōta - [Kenta Suga](/source/Kenta_Suga)

- Ayako Gotō - [Yuiko Kariya](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yuiko_Kariya&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Mitsuhiko Ota (Toshihiko's older brother) - [Shota Matsuda](/source/Shota_Matsuda)

- Satoko Hokuyu (Mitsuhiko's girlfriend) - [Mitsuki Tanimura](/source/Mitsuki_Tanimura)

- Teacher Takakura - Takayuki Kinoshita

- Shigeo Goto - [Go Riju](/source/Go_Riju)

- Senior Ninomiya - [Motoki Ochiai](/source/Motoki_Ochiai)

- Mai Sakashita - [Moe Arai](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Moe_Arai&action=edit&redlink=1)

- Taka Mimura - Taiga

- Senior Nakayama - [Kai Inowaki](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kai_Inowaki&action=edit&redlink=1)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-liveaction_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-liveaction_1-1) ["Sweet Poolside Film by Flowers of Evil Creator Slated for June"](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2014-01-12/sweet-poolside-film-by-flowers-of-evil-creator-slated-for-june). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. 2014-01-12. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Sweet Poolside Manga by Flowers of Evil's Oshimi Gets Live-Action Film"](http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-09-01/sweet-poolside-manga-by-flower-of-evil-oshimi-gets-live-action-film). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. 2013-09-01. Retrieved 2014-01-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** [スイートプールサイド](http://eiga.com/movie/79148/). *eiga.com* (in Japanese). Retrieved 2014-01-13.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** Stephen Cremin (8 May 2014). ["Wa! brings Japan to Florence and Milan"](http://www.filmbiz.asia/news/wa-brings-japan-to-florence-and-milan). *[Film Business Asia](/source/Film_Business_Asia)*. Retrieved 12 May 2014.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Pineda, Rafael (March 23, 2022). ["Kodansha USA Licenses Kyoko Okazaki's River's Edge Manga, The Dawn of the Witch Novels"](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-03-23/kodansha-usa-licenses-kyoko-okazaki-river-edge-manga-the-dawn-of-the-witch-novels/.183931). *[Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)*. Retrieved March 24, 2022.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Sweet Poolside"](https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/719694/sweet-poolside-by-shuzo-oshimi/). [Penguin Random House](/source/Penguin_Random_House). Retrieved July 7, 2022.

## External links

- [*Sweet Poolside*](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt3158218/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

- [*Sweet Poolside*](https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=15595) (manga) at [Anime News Network](/source/Anime_News_Network)'s encyclopedia

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v t e Works by Shūzō Oshimi Sweet Poolside (2004) Drifting Net Cafe (2008–2011) The Flowers of Evil (2009–2014) Inside Mari (2012–2016) Happiness (2015–2019) Blood on the Tracks (2017–2023) Welcome Back, Alice (2020–2023) Toxic Daughter: Chi-chan (2024)

v t e Films directed by Daigo Matsui Afro Tanaka (2012) Daily Lives of High School Boys (2013) Sweet Poolside (2014) Wonderful World End (2014) Japanese Girls Never Die (2016) Ice Cream and the Sound of Raindrops (2017) You, Your, Yours (2018)

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