Double-J (manga)

Double-J (だぶるじぇい) is a Japanese manga series written by Eiji Nonaka and illustrated by Maru Asakura. It was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 2009 to October 2011, with its chapters collected in six tankōbon volumes. A four-minute-long 11-episode anime adaptation, produced by DLE, was broadcast on Nippon TV as part of their Yuruani? program from June and September 2011.

Plot
In a school where after-school activities are mandatory for all students, Hajime and her friend Sayo come across a club that they have never seen before: the Cultural Activity Preservation Club. Members make handicrafts, such as mats and toothpicks, using traditional methods.

Traditional Art Inheritance Club

 * Hajime Usami (宇佐美 はじめ)
 * Hajime is a new club member.
 * Hajime is a new club member.


 * Sayo Arima (有馬 小夜)
 * Sayo is Hajime's close friend. However, she has not yet joined the traditional art inheritance club.
 * Sayo is Hajime's close friend. However, she has not yet joined the traditional art inheritance club.


 * Aya Chōsokabe (長宗我部 彩)
 * Aya is the vice-president of the traditional art inheritance club. She has written a text of the omikuji.
 * Aya is the vice-president of the traditional art inheritance club. She has written a text of the omikuji.


 * Maria Sassa (佐々 マリア)
 * Maria, often referred to as 'Tsumayōji-san' by other members, is a senior of the club. She has carved a groove of the toothpick.
 * Maria, often referred to as 'Tsumayōji-san' by other members, is a senior of the club. She has carved a groove of the toothpick.


 * Ema Hōjō (北条 絵馬)
 * Ema is a senior of the club, and is a successor of the rain gutter artisan.
 * Ema is a senior of the club, and is a successor of the rain gutter artisan.


 * Ichirō Toba (鳥羽 一郎)
 * Ichirō is the president of Nagashima High School's traditional art inheritance club. He is Toba Sōjō's descendant, and has succeeded to Chōjū-giga.
 * Ichirō is the president of Nagashima High School's traditional art inheritance club. He is Toba Sōjō's descendant, and has succeeded to Chōjū-giga.


 * Shizuma Sanada (真田 静馬)
 * Shizuma is a trainer of the varied tit.
 * Shizuma is a trainer of the varied tit.

Manzai Study Group

 * Françoise Sakai (フランソワーズ 坂井)
 * Françoise is the president of the manzai study group.
 * Françoise is the president of the manzai study group.

Members' Family

 * Hajime's Mother (はじめの母)
 * Ichirō's Father (一郎の父)
 * Yutaka Toba (鳥羽 ゆたか)
 * Yutaka is Ichirō's younger sister.
 * Yutaka Toba (鳥羽 ゆたか)
 * Yutaka is Ichirō's younger sister.
 * Yutaka Toba (鳥羽 ゆたか)
 * Yutaka is Ichirō's younger sister.
 * Yutaka is Ichirō's younger sister.

Manga
Written by Eiji Nonaka and illustrated by Maru Asakura, Double-J was serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine from July 22, 2009, to October 26, 2011. Kodansha collected its chapters in six tankōbon volumes, released from January 15, 2010, to December 16, 2011.

Anime
A four-minute-long 11-episode anime adaptation, produced by DLE and directed by Azuma Tani, was broadcast on Nippon TV's animated shorts program Yuruani? from June 29 to September 14, 2011. The ending theme is "Wani to Shampoo" (ワニとシャンプー) by Momoiro Clover Z. An insert song, titled "Kyō no Hi wa Sayōnara" (今日の日はさようなら), performed by the voice actors of Hajime Usami, Sayo Arima, Aya Chōsokabe, Maria Sassa, Ema Hōjō, Shizuma Sanada, Françoise Sakai, and Yutaka Toba, played in the final episode.