The manga How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Raise? by Yabako Sandrovich and SAAM, which was on hiatus since October 2023, resumed on August 5. The manga is off hiatus for the primary time in 10 months and is again in Japan’s Manga ONE app.

Sandrovich and MAAM launched the ST✰R manga on Shogakukan’s Ura Sunday and Manga ONE app in 2016. The nineteenth compiled e book quantity was revealed in September 2023, with the twentieth quantity set to be launched on August 19. Doga Kobo tailored the manga right into a tv anime, which premiered in July 2019. The manga was first revealed in Manga ONE in April 2023, adopted by the second quantity on March 19 and the third quantity on August 19.

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Studio Doga Kobo, Crunchyroll)

The manga might be finest recognized due to the anime adaptation, which hit screens again in 2019. It’s additionally being launched in English by Seven Seas, who describe it like this:

“Hibiki is a teenage lady who likes to eat, however when she notices her waistline increasing, she decides to take a look at the native gymnasium. The gymnasium is stuffed with buff dudes, and Akemi, the scholar council president?! When Akemi tries to persuade Hibiki to take up weight coaching, Hibiki resists—till she meets fairly boy coach Machio. Now, Hibiki is keen to do no matter it takes to get match!”

In 2019, the manga was nominated for the sixty fifth Shogakukan Manga Award for the shōnen class. Gadget Tsūshin listed strains from the opening theme and the coaching video of their 2019 anime buzzwords record. The anime collection was nominated for Finest Boy for Naruzo Machio and Finest Comedy on the 4th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, however misplaced to Tanjiro Kamado from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and Kaguya-sama: Love Is Warfare, respectively.

How Heavy Are The Dumbbells You Raise is a extra grownup anime that thrives on fan service and distinctly anime feel-good humor; it will not be to everybody’s style. However, for anybody who has been within the pursuit of bodybuilding or common health, the comedic stylings of How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Raise? are sufficient to entertain. The central character of the collection is gluttonous excessive schooler Hibiki Sakura. When her increasing waistline begins to concern her, she decides to show her life round and be a part of a gymnasium, however she should conquer insurmountable and sometimes hilarious odds to stay to her health journey.

How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? (Studio Doga Kobo, Crunchyroll)

Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into particular person tankōbon volumes. The primary quantity was revealed on December 19, 2016. As of September 19, 2023, nineteen volumes have been revealed. In North America, Seven Seas Leisure introduced the acquisition of the manga for an English launch in April 2019. The primary quantity was revealed on November 26, 2019

An anime tv collection adaptation was introduced on January 15, 2019.The collection was produced by Doga Kobo and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki, with Fumihiko Shimo dealing with the collection composition, Ai Kikuchi designing the characters, and Yukari Hashimoto composing the music. It aired from July 3 to September 18, 2019 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS, SUN, and different channels. It ran for 12 episodes.The opening theme is Onegai Muscle, carried out by Hibiki Sakura (Fairouz Ai) and Naruzo Machio (Kaito Ishikawa), whereas the ending theme is Macho A Identify?, carried out by Machio (Ishikawa).

Funimation had licensed the collection exterior Asia. Following Sony’s acquisition of Crunchyroll, the collection was moved to Crunchyroll. Medialink holds the license for the collection in Southeast Asia.

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