Slow Loop

Slow Loop (スローループ, Surō Rūpu) is a Japanese recreational fishing manga series by Maiko Uchino, which was serialized in Houbunsha's seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Forward from September 2018 to February 2025 before moving to the Manga app Comic Fuz in February 2025. It has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. On February 21, 2025, it was announced the manga will be on a hiatus as author Maiko Uchino is currently undergoing treatment for breast cancer. The manga will move from Manga Time Kirara Forward to Comic Fuz. An anime television series adaptation by Connect aired from January to March 2022.

Hiyori Minagi (海凪 ひより, Minagi Hiyori)/Hiyori Yamakawa (山川 ひより, Yamakawa Hiyori)

Voiced by: Rin Kusumi

The series' protagonist. Her father died three years prior to the events of the series. After her mother remarries, Koharu becomes her stepsister and lives with her. She developed an interest in fishing.

Koharu Minagi (海凪 小春, Minagi Koharu)

Voiced by: Natsumi Hioka

Hiyori's stepsister. Her biological mother and brother died in an accident when she was young. Because she lived far from the ocean, she developed a fascination for the sea.

Koi Yoshinaga (吉永 恋, Yoshinaga Koi)

Voiced by: Tomomi Mineuchi

Hiyori's childhood friend, whose father runs a fishing supplies store.

Ichika Fukumoto (福元 一花, Fukumoto Ichika)

Voiced by: Kaori Nazuka

Futaba Fukumoto (福元 二葉, Fukumoto Futaba)

Voiced by: Natsumi Murakami

Aiko Ninomiya (二宮 藍子, Ninomiya Aiko)

Voiced by: Honoka Inoue

Kaede Miyano (宮野 楓, Miyano Kaede)

Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa

Niji Yoshinaga (吉永 虹, Yoshinaga Niji)

Voiced by: Nao Tōyama

Tora Yoshinaga (吉永 虎, Yoshinaga Tora)

Voiced by: Kiyono Yasuno

Slow Loop is written and illustrated by Maiko Uchino. The series began serialization in Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine on September 22, 2018.

On December 24, 2020, an anime television series adaptation was announced. The series was animated by Connect, and directed by Noriaki Akitaya, with scripts by Yuka Yamada, characters designed by Shoko Takimoto, who also served as chief animation director, and music composed by Takurō Iga. The series aired from January 7 to March 25, 2022, on AT-X and other networks. Pokapoka Ion, composed of Nao Tōyama and Kiyono Yasuno, performed the opening theme song "Yajirushi." Three ∞ Loop, composed of Rin Kusumi, Natsumi Hioka, and Tomomi Mineuchi, performed the ending theme song "Shuwa Shuwa." Funimation streamed the series outside of Asia.

In 2020, the manga was one of the 50 nominees for the 6th Next Manga Awards in the print category.

• Official anime website (in Japanese)
• Slow Loop (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
• Slow Loop (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia