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''''' | '''''GO-ON!''''' (''ゴー・オン！''), or '''''Youth Heat GO-ON!''''' (''青春热浪GO-ON!''), is a Japanese manga series created by [[Manabu Akishige]]. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
The story of ''Go-On!'' revolves heavily around a high schooler named Rika Nagano gifting the main character, Ryo Katase, a signed copy of [[Weezer|Weezer's]] [[Weezer (The Blue Album)|''The Blue Album'']], prompting them to become closer romantically. Other Weezer-related material appears in the series, such as ''Blue Deluxe'', ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]'', and the songs "[[Undone - The Sweater Song]]" and "[[The Greatest Man That Ever Lived (Variations on a Shaker Hymn)]]". | |||
The story of ''Go-On!'' revolves heavily around a high schooler named Rika Nagano gifting the main character, Ryo Katase, a signed copy of [[Weezer (The Blue Album)| | |||
The manga was serialized from [[December 20]], [[2007]] to [[January 24]], [[2009]] on the weekly manga magazine ''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weekly_Young_Sunday Weekly Young Sunday]'', and has a total of 4 volumes and 30 chapters. Each volume received physical releases as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank%C5%8Dbon tankōbon] in Japan between [[2008]] and [[2009]] by the publisher [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shogakukan Shogakukan].<ref name ="pubdates">''GO-ON! (manga)''. Anime News Network. https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=16220&page=28.</ref> A Taiwanese edition of the manga with unique cover art, Chinese translations of the text, and the new name "Youth Heat GO-ON!" received tankōbon releases between [[2009]] and [[2011]] by the publisher [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharp_Point_Press Sharp Point Press].<ref>''青春热浪GO-ON!''. 百度百科. https://baike.baidu.com/item/%E9%9D%92%E6%98%A5%E7%83%AD%E6%B5%AAGO-ON!</ref><ref name="pubdates"></ref> | |||
Reportedly, [[Rivers Cuomo]] has read the manga and enjoyed it.<ref name="barks1">June 1, 2008. ''ウィーザー、人気ロック漫画とコラボ]''. barks.jp. https://www.barks.jp/news/?id=1000040493</ref> | |||
==Marketing for ''Weezer (The Red Album)''== | ==Marketing for ''Weezer (The Red Album)''== | ||
[[Image:Go On! Volume 2 OBI.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Volume 2 OBI advertising ''[[The Red Album]]'s'' release]] | [[Image:Go On! Volume 2 OBI.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Volume 2 OBI advertising ''[[The Red Album]]'s'' release]] | ||
The story's serialization started shortly prior to the release of the [[2008]] Weezer album, ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)]]''. The manga helped market | The story's serialization started shortly prior to the release of the [[2008]] Weezer album, ''[[Weezer (The Red Album)|The Red Album]]''. The manga helped market its release in Japan, with posters featuring Ryo Katase and Rika Nagano listening to the album's CD,<ref name="barks1"></ref>, and OBIs on some physical releases showing the album off. | ||
Akishige would work with the band further for the promotional EP ''[[Troublemaker Remixes]]'' and the Mexican release of ''[[Six Hits]]'', both of which included the Japanese art for "[[Troublemaker]]" (also drawn by Akishige) on their covers, as well as the poster art of characters listening to ''Red'' on their back inserts. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
====Japanese release==== | |||
<gallery> | <gallery> | ||
Image:Go-On! Volume 1 Cover.jpg|Volume 1 cover | Image:Go-On! Volume 1 Cover.jpg|Volume 1 cover (Japan) | ||
Image:Go-On! Volume 2 Cover.jpg|Volume 2 Cover | Image:Go-On! Volume 2 Cover.jpg|Volume 2 cover (Japan) | ||
Image:Go-On! Volume 3 Cover.jpg|Volume 3 | Image:Go-On! Volume 3 Cover.jpg|Volume 3 cover (Japan) | ||
Image:Go-On! Volume 4 Cover.jpg|Volume 4 | Image:Go-On! Volume 4 Cover.jpg|Volume 4 cover (Japan) | ||
Image:Go-On! Volume 1 Cover TAIWAN.jpg|Volume 1 cover (Taiwan) | |||
Image:Go-On! Volume 2 Cover TAIWAN.jpg|Volume 2 cover (Taiwan) | |||
Image:Go-On! Volume 3 Cover TAIWAN.jpg|Volume 3 cover (Taiwan) | |||
Image:Go-On! Volume 4 Cover TAIWAN.jpg|Volume 4 cover (Taiwan) | |||
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 which includes an illustration of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' | Image:Go-On! Panel.png|Panel from chapter 1 which includes an illustration of ''[[Weezer (The Blue Album)]]'' | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
*[[Manabu Akishige]] | *[[Manabu Akishige]] | ||