Break of Dawn (manga)

Break of Dawn (ぼくらのよあけ) is a Japanese manga series by Tetsuya Imai. It was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from January to October 2011, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes. An anime film adaptation by Zero-G premiered in Japan in October 2022.

Characters

 * Yūma Sawatari (沢渡悠真)


 * Nanako (ナナコ)


 * Shingo Kishi (岸真悟)


 * Ginnosuke Tadokoro (田所銀之介)


 * Kaori Kawai (河合花香)


 * Wako Kishi (岸わこ)


 * The February Dawn (二月の黎明号)


 * Haruka Sawatari (沢渡はるか)


 * Ryō Sawatari (沢渡遼)


 * Yoshitatsu Kawai (河合義達)


 * Mifuyu Kishi (岸みふゆ)

Manga
Written and illustrated by Tetsuya Imai, Break of Dawn was serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon from January 25 to October 25, 2011. Kodansha collected its chapters in two tankōbon volumes, released respectively on June 23 and November 22, 2011.

In July 2022, Kodansha USA announced that they licensed the series for an English print release.

Anime film
In March 2022, it was announced that an anime film adaptation was in production. The film was produced by Zero-G and directed by Tomoyuki Kurokawa, with Dai Satō writing the scripts, Pomodorosa designing the characters, and Masaru Yokoyama composing the music. It premiered in Japan on October 21, 2022. The film's theme song, "Itsushika" (Before You Know It), is performed by Daichi Miura.