Orange (manga)

Orange (stylized in lowercase) is a Japanese science fiction manga written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano, aimed at both shōjo and seinen demographics. The series follows high schoolgirl Naho Takamiya, who receives a letter written by herself ten years in the future. She is tasked with keeping an eye on Kakeru Naruse, a transfer student whose mother committed suicide on his first day of school. It was first serialized in 2012 in Bessatsu Margaret manga magazine and later in Monthly Action. Orange has been compiled into seven volumes as of April 2022. A live action film adaptation of the same name was released on December 12, 2015. An anime television adaptation started to air in July 2016. A spin-off to the manga began serialization on March 25, 2016, in the Monthly Action magazine published by Futabasha. An anime theatrical film, titled Orange: Future, premiered in Japan on November 18, 2016.