Aozakura

Aozakura
	First tankōbon volume cover
あおざくら防衛大学校物語
Genre	Coming-of-age; Military;
Manga
Written by	Hikaru Nikaidō [ja]
Published by	Shogakukan
Imprint	Shōnen Sunday Comics
Magazine	Weekly Shōnen Sunday
Original run	April 27, 2016 – present
Volumes	36
Television drama
Directed by	Katsuri Hirabayashi
Written by	Erika Yoshida; Takeshi Miyamoto;
Original network	MBS
Original run	October 31, 2019 – November 28, 2019
Episodes	5
	Anime and manga portal

Aozakura: Bōei Daigakukō Monogatari (あおざくら防衛大学校物語; lit. 'Aozakura: The Story of National Defense Academy') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hikaru Nikaidō [ja]. It has been serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday since April 2016, with its chapters collected in 36 tankōbon volumes as of April 2025. It was adapted into a five-episode Japanese television drama broadcast on MBS from October to November 2019.

Plot

Isami Kondo (近藤勇美, Kondō Isami), a high-achieving high school senior, faces financial hardship when his family's diner nears bankruptcy, forcing him to reconsider his future. Learning that the National Defense Academy offers full tuition coverage and a monthly stipend, he decides to enroll, seeking both stability and purpose. The series chronicles Isami's evolution from an uncertain freshman to a disciplined leader, shaped by camaraderie, adversity, and self-discovery within the academy's demanding environment.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Hikaru Nikaidō [ja], Aozakura: Bōei Daigakukō Monogatari started in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday on April 27, 2016.^[1] Shogakukan has compiled its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published on September 16, 2016.^[3] As of April 18, 2025, 36 volumes have been released.^[4]

Volumes

No.	Japanese release date	Japanese ISBN
1	September 16, 2016^[5]	978-4-09-127340-6
2	December 16, 2016^[6]	978-4-09-127425-0
3	March 17, 2017^[7]	978-4-09-127508-0
4	June 16, 2017^[8]	978-4-09-127574-5
5	September 15, 2017^[9]	978-4-09-127684-1
6	December 18, 2017^[10]	978-4-09-127877-7
7	March 16, 2018^[11]	978-4-09-128093-0
8	June 18, 2018^[12]	978-4-09-128256-9
9	September 18, 2018^[13]	978-4-09-128395-5
10	December 18, 2018^[14]	978-4-09-128593-5
11	March 18, 2019^[15]	978-4-09-128803-5
12	June 18, 2019^[16]	978-4-09-129167-7
13	September 18, 2019^[17]	978-4-09-129330-5
14	November 18, 2019^[18]	978-4-09-129445-6
15	February 18, 2020^[19]	978-4-09-129560-6
16	April 16, 2020^[20]	978-4-09-850066-6
17	July 17, 2020^[21]	978-4-09-850164-9
18	October 16, 2020^[22]	978-4-09-850271-4
19	January 18, 2021^[23]	978-4-09-850380-3
20	April 16, 2021^[24]	978-4-09-850518-0
21	July 16, 2021^[25]	978-4-09-850633-0
22	October 18, 2021^[26]	978-4-09-850722-1
23	January 18, 2022^[27]	978-4-09-850863-1
23	April 18, 2022^[28]	978-4-09-851057-3
25	July 15, 2022^[29]	978-4-09-851184-6
26	October 18, 2022^[30]	978-4-09-851348-2
27	January 18, 2023^[31]	978-4-09-851531-8
28	April 18, 2023^[32]	978-4-09-852028-2
29	July 18, 2023^[33]	978-4-09-852612-3
30	October 18, 2023^[34]	978-4-09-852854-7
31	January 18, 2024^[35]	978-4-09-853074-8
32	April 17, 2024^[36]	978-4-09-853221-6
33	July 18, 2024^[37]	978-4-09-853435-7
34	October 18, 2024^[38]	978-4-09-853636-8
35	January 17, 2025^[39]	978-4-09-853814-0
36	April 18, 2025^[4]	978-4-09-854081-5

Drama

A five-episode television drama was broadcast on MBS from October 31 to November 28, 2019.^[40]^[41]

References

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^ あおざくら防衛大学校物語：最終回第5話同期の原田・結木滉星が脱柵？近藤・本郷奏多が涙の説得. Mantan Web (in Japanese). November 28, 2019. Archived from the original on November 29, 2019. Retrieved October 16, 2020.

External links

Official manga website at Web Sunday (in Japanese)
Official drama website at MBS (in Japanese)
Aozakura (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

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