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'''Go-On!''' (ゴー・オン！) is a Japanese manga series created by [[Manabu Akishige]]. The story revolves heavily around | '''Go-On!''' (ゴー・オン！) is a Japanese manga series created by [[Manabu Akishige]]. The story revolves heavily around Rika Nagano (A popular high school girl and Weezer fan) gifting the main character, Ryo Katase, a signed copy of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)|The Blue Album]]'', prompting them to become closer romantically, and him and a friend to form a band together. It was published from [[December 20]], [[2007]] to [[January 24]], 2009, and has a total of 4 volumes and 30 chapters. Each of the 4 volumes was released physically on paperback, though the series was originally serialized on the weekly manga magazine ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Young_Sunday Weekly Young Sunday]''. Reportedly, [[Rivers Cuomo]] has read the manga and enjoyed it. | ||
==Plot== | ==Plot Synopsis== | ||
Ryou Katase is a high school student who has always been treated as an errand boy by his juniors on the baseball club. He has always been an unpopular guy and people even often mistake his name for a teacher's. His life however is forever changed when Nagano, a female classmate who happens to be his high school crush, lends him [[Weezer|Weezer's]] first album, and when he meets Yomogida, a wild, insane, and unpredictable guy who asks him to form a band. | Ryou Katase is a high school student who has always been treated as an errand boy by his juniors on the baseball club. He has always been an unpopular guy and people even often mistake his name for a teacher's. His life however is forever changed when Nagano, a female classmate who happens to be his high school crush, lends him [[Weezer|Weezer's]] first album, and when he meets Yomogida, a wild, insane, and unpredictable guy who asks him to form a band. | ||
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==Marketing Campaign For The Red Album== | ==Marketing Campaign For The Red Album== | ||
As this series is focused around Weezer's music, there was collaboration between Aksishige and Weezer to promote the manga as well as Weezer's newly releasing [[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]. There were various posters created using art of the two main characters listening to the album, along with posters featuring a girl toting a Weezer branded purse and bandages. Both illustrations are used on the [[Troublemaker Remixes]] EP, as well as the Mexican release of the [[Six Hits]] EP. | As this series is focused around Weezer's music, there was collaboration between Aksishige and Weezer to promote the manga as well as Weezer's newly releasing ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red Album]]''. There were various posters created using art of the two main characters listening to the album, along with posters featuring a girl toting a Weezer branded purse and bandages. Both illustrations are used on the ''[[Troublemaker Remixes]]'' EP, as well as the Mexican release of the ''[[Six Hits]]'' EP. | ||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Image:Go-On! Volume 3 Cover.jpg|Volume 3 Cover | Image:Go-On! Volume 3 Cover.jpg|Volume 3 Cover | ||
Image:Go-On! Volume 4 Cover.jpg|Volume 4 Cover | Image:Go-On! Volume 4 Cover.jpg|Volume 4 Cover | ||
Image:Go-On! Red Album Illustration.jpeg|Illustration of main characters listening to [[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red]], used on [[Troublemaker Remixes]] and [[Six Hits]] | Image:Go-On! Red Album Illustration.jpeg|Illustration of main characters listening to ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|Red]]'', used on ''[[Troublemaker Remixes]]'' and ''[[Six Hits]]'' | ||
Image:Go-On! Panel.png|Panel from chapter 1 | Image:Go-On! Panel.png|Panel from chapter 1 | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||