7 Seeds

pring group

The Spring group emerges from cryonic preservation a few months after Summer group B near an island off the coast of the Kantō region of central Honshu, and travel to Ogino Fuji in Kanagawa Prefecture, where they find a note from Natsu of Summer group B. Later, Hana invites Takahiro, the surviving member of Winter group, to join the Spring group.

*: The 17-year-old girlfriend of Arashi Aota, and the main character of the chapters about Spring group. She is depicted as beautiful and strong-willed; she is described as a tomboy by Arashi and energetic by Fujiko and Haru. Hana learned wilderness survival from her father and was on her school swim team. When she realizes that she may never meet Arashi again, she contemplates suicide, but when she learns that Arashi has survived in Summer group B she becomes determined reunite with the love of her life. "Hana" means "flower" and "suguruno" means "burning fields to make way for new crops". anime voices|Satsuki Yukino
*: A young man with a strong body, aged 18. Mansaku is a skilled archer. He is depicted as laid-back person who enjoys meditation and Tang Dynasty poetry. "Mansaku" means "witch hazel" and "tsunomata" means "red algae". anime voices|Ryōtarō Okiayu
*: A 17-year-old girl who wishes to become a doctor. She served as an overseas volunteer before she was put in cryonic preservation. Fujiko gets along well with Hana. "Fuji" means "wisteria" and "amaciya" is a variety of hydrangea. anime voices|Miho Yamada
*: A 16-year-old child-prodigy pianist, who can play other instruments such as ocarina. He is depicted as intelligent but cool and reserved. When he realizes the world he knew is gone, he tells Hana he is relieved to be rid of the pressures of competitions and performances. "Haru" means "spring" and "yukima" means "break in snowfall". anime voices|Sōichirō Hoshi
*: A 12-year-old genius from Sendai. "Momo" means "peach", "taro" means "oldest/first son", and "nobi" means "wildfire". anime voices|Yumiko Kobayashi
*: A young woman from a well-respected family, aged 18, who is a skilled potter. She is depicted as polite and obedient, using respectful language (see "Honorific speech in Japanese"), and is always drawn with her eyes mostly closed. "Chisa" means "lettuce", "tai" means "sea bream", and "ami" means "net". anime voices|Chiaki Ōsawa
*: A 12-year-old girl who remains in a coma after being revived. She is cared for by Chisa. "Hibari" means "skylark".
*: The guide for the Spring group, age unknown. Before being put in cryonic preservation, Yanagi was a member of the Japan Self-Defense Forces. He is depicted as an arrogant disciplinarian and a misogynist. He dies saving the others by setting himself on fire after giant praying mantis eggs that were laid inside his body hatch. "To" means "to step on", "sei" means "green", and "yanagi" means "willow". Written with different kanji, "tousei" can also mean "strength of a party". anime voices|Taiten Kusunoki

Winter group

The Winter group emerges from cryonic preservation in the Pacific Ocean off the southern coast of Hokkaidō about fifteen years before the start of the series. Three members die during the thawing process; on the way to the cache at Mt. Meakandake, they are attacked by a sabertoothed tiger, killing their guide and Mutsuki. The remaining three, Mitsuru, Fubuki, and Takahiro, form a close relationship as they fight for survival.

*: The main character of the chapters about Winter group. Takahiro was a high-school baseball player, described as the best pitcher for 50 years, who led his team to victory at Kōshien. He is attracked to Mitsuru, but when he realizes she prefers Fubuki, helps the two get together. After Fubuki and Mitsuru's deaths, Takahiro survives on his own with two wolves named after them, which he raised from puppies, until he meets Arashi, Natsu, and Semimaru of Summer group B in the ruins of Tokyo. Later, he meets Hana of Spring group, who invites him to join them. "Taka" means "hawk". anime voices|Nozomu Sasaki
*: A high-school baseball player who, like Takahiro, played at Kōshien, and was described as the shortstop of the century. He gets together with Mitsuru shortly before being killed by a tiger while saving Mitsuru and Takahiro. "Fubuki" means "snowstorm". anime voices|Nobuyuki Hiyama
*: A high-school student who studied traditional Japanese dance. She initially pretends to disdain Fubuki, but later admits to being a fan of both Fubuki and Takahiro. Unable to bear Fukubi's death, she dances in the snow and freezes to death. "Tsuru" means "crane". anime voices|Aya Hisakawa
*: A first-year university student majoring in journalism. He jumps off a cliff after being mortally wounded by the tiger that kills Kumakawa. "Mutsuki" is the first month of the former Japanese lunisolar calendar. anime voices|Yoshikazu Nagano
*: The guide for the Winter group. He is killed by a sabertoothed tiger soon after being revived. "Sayuru" means "freezing". anime voices|Kayato Oohashi

Fall group

The Fall group emerges from cryonic preservation about three years before the start of the series in the Sea of Japan off the coast of the Kansai region of western Honshu, and travel to Kobe Fuji in Hyogo Prefecture. They are led by Akio, who keeps the others enslaved raising corn and tending their sheep and other animals. After they meet Arashi, Natsu, and Semimaru from Summer group B, the Fall group sets out to visit each Fuji.

*: The leader of Fall group. In the present day, he was a young but successful Internet businessman, who had studied abroad in America and became fluent in English and Spanish. He and Ran dominate the rest of Fall group, forcing them to work to quotas. "Aki" means "fall", and "haza" is a covering of rice straw used during harvest.
*: A strong woman who used to work as a designer for Akio's company. She acts as Akio's enforcer. "Ran" means "orchid" and "shishigaki" means "boar fence", which keeps vermin out of fields.
*: A former Olympic competitor in judo. "Hazuki" is the eighth month of the former Japanese lunisolar calendar, corresponding roughly to September.
*: A kind, gentle woman who is pregnant when the Fall and Summer B groups meet. "Kurumi" means "walnut".
*: A young man. "Ryuusei" means "meteor".
*: A woman who is a good diver, depicted as having a strong intuition. She and Kurumi are good friends. "Akane" means "madder".
*: A fomer law student with eidetic memory. "Yamaki" literally means "eighth volume" and is another name for the Lotus Sutra.
*: A former fireman and the irresolute guide for the Fall group. When he meets Natsu, Arashi, and Semimaru of Summer group B, he attempts to poison them all but is prevented by Semimaru. "Ryoya" is another name for the Mid-Autumn Festival and "izayoi" means "waning moon".

ummer group A

The members of Summer group A were specially chosen for the Seven Seeds Project by the Japanese government. This project raised more than 100 babies on an island and taught wilderness survival until they reached the age of 17, at which time seven of them were put in cryonic preservation. "Failures" from this project were said to have left the island to join the rest of society, but many of the children believe that the failures never left. Each child was instructed in seven classes of technologies: water, fire, wind, earth, vegetation, animal, and medical, and at age 13, they chose to specialize in two classes; one survivor was selected to represent each class. None of the members of Summer group A have a family name. They emerge from cryonic preservation in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of southern Kyūshū.

*: A specialist in fire and water classes, and the main character of the chapters about Summer group A. He was the top student of the project, and a Ryou's rival. He and Ryou reluctantly respect each other. Ango is attracted to Ayu and friends with Koruri, Mayu, Nobara, and Shigeru.
*: A specialist in wind and medical classes. He has naturally curly hair, and is a good hang-glider. "Koruri" is a kind of robin.
*: A specialist in fire and water classes. Ryou is a top student and Ango's rival. He is depicted as rebellious with a cold demeanor, capable of evaluating situations dispassionately, but he shows glimpses of compassion at times. Although he is dating Nijiko, he may be attracted to Koruri for always showing him kindness. "Ryou" means "cool".
*: Also known as Madonna for her beauty, Ayu is the best specialist in the plant class. She is sometimes bullied by other girls for her appearance. "Ayu" means "sweetfish".
*: A specialist in animal and plant classes. Gengorou is depicted as a kind person who acts as Ango's senpai. "Gengorou" is a kind of beetle.
*: A specialist in animal and medical class. Ban is depicted as seeming slow and easygoing, but he works quickly when treating an injured person. "Ban" means "moorhen".
*: A specialist in earth and medical classes, Nijiko is depicted as always calm and collected. She is dating Ryou, but appears to not truly care for him. "Niji" means "rainbow".
*: The guide of Summer group A. After their revival, he becomes the target of revenge by Summer group A and is killed by Ango.

Setting

"7 Seeds" takes place an unknown number of years after the collision of a large meteorite with Earth. As a result of the impact, the climate of Japan has greatly changed: in the Kansai region there are only two seasons, a dry season and a longer, heavier rainy season than the characters knew from the present day, [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 3] and Takahiro of Winter group describes the winters in the northern island of Hokkaidō as being as mild as in Kanagawa Prefecture where he grew up. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 4 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138016-6 | chapter=Winter Chapter 4] In addition, sea levels have risen greatly: downtown Yokohama is completely underwater, [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 3 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2003 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138015-9 | chapter=East Wind Chapter 1] only the top hand of the statue in Nagasaki Peace Park is above the surface of the ocean. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 3 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2003 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138015-9 | chapter=Beginning of Summer Chapter 1] The geography of Japan has changed as well: after an erruption of Mount Aso, Kyūshū has been split into two islands, [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 3 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2003 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138015-9 | chapter=Beginning of Summer Chapter 2] and the Kansai region is separated from central Honshū by a wide strait. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 3] The series depicts a Japan in which, as a result of the new environment and mass extinctions, ecosystems have changed and several new species of animals and plants have evolved.

For example, on the island where Summer group B first lands, off the coast of Nagasaki Prefecture, Botan notes how few of the ecological niches are filled, including no birds or flying insects, and that the limited number of species are still radiating to fill empty niches. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 1 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2002 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138013-5 | chapter=Island Chapter 3] In particular, a local rodent resembling a rabbit is the process of speciation into herbivorous and ravenously carnivorous versions, which are still visually similar. Other dangers new to the characters include swarms of carnivorous white cockroaches and gigantic venus flytraps, sundews, and nepenthes. Species that are unchanged but were previously unknown in Japan include banana trees and crocodiles. Semimaru notes that neither on the island nor on the Kyūshū mainland do they see any ants, bees, or similar insects. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 1]

In the Kansai region, Fall group domesticates sheep that have grown to resemble llamas, which can be ridden, milked, and shorn for wool, and flightless birds about the size of a chicken. Izayoi tells Natsu that a local wasp is deadly, killing with a single sting, and another species has a sting that sickens the victim for a day. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 2] According to Akio, corn is the only crop from their seed cache that grows in the area's soils, but Fall group also cultivates a variety of tobacco with a narcotic effect when smoked. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 3]

In the southern part of central Honshū, Natsu, Arashi, and Semimaru of Summer group B cross a desert with cactus scrub. Throughout the region they find remains of large reptiles, which remind Natsu of velociraptors from "Jurassic Park", that revive from estivation during the rainy season. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 4] These "dinosaurs", as the characters call them, have grassland and woodland varieties, and during the rainy season are the dominant predator from the south coast to at least as far north as as Tokyo.

On the island where the Spring group first lands, off the coast of the Kantō region, Hana notes that there are no vertebrates on land or in the sea, and Momotaro describes the ecology as similar to that of the Carboniferous Era. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 2 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2002 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138014-2 | chapter=Early Spring Chapter 2] On land, there are giant insects the characters call "boat beetles" and swarms of bees with stings that are painful but not deadly, which force the group to live on rafts off-shore. In the island's swamps are giant praying mantis and giant dragonflies. While at the island, the group lives off shellfish and shallow-water nautiluses (which are mesopelagic in the present day), but see no bony fish. The characters find the climate changed as well, as it is too overcast to see the stars for the first two weeks after they are awake, even though it is spring, a season that in the present day is noted for clear weather.

On the mainland of the Kantō region, Spring group meets large aquatic lizards living among the submerged ruins of Yokohama, which hunt in groups. Nearby, in the ruins of central Tokyo, the party from Summer group B is attacked a giant preditory fish, which Takahiro of Winter group identifies as descended from a deep-sea fish, the only kind of bony fishes to have survived. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 6] They also meet a fungus-like growth Takahiro calls "blue mucus," which infects Hana's skin when she touches it. This growth goes dormant in the dry season, and Takahiro realizes it is intolerant of salt and uses it to cure her. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 5 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138017-3 | chapter=Pampas Grass Seed Chapter 7]

In southern Hokkaidō, Winter group encounters grasslands populated by many mammals they do not know, including small-eared rodents, herds of unknown ruminants, and tigers with saber-teeth. They also meet wolves with the ability to project illusions—normally used to help hunt, but one whose injuries are tended by Takahiro pretends to be Fubuki to help him reach the seed cache at Mt. Meakandake alone. [cite book | title=7 Seeds, volume 4 | first=Yumi | last=Tamura | authorlink=Yumi Tamura | year=2004 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | isbn=978-4-09-138016-6 | chapter=Winter Chapter 4]

Development

In an author's note, Tamura says that " 7 Seeds" was inspired by news reports that near-Earth object (89959) 2002 NT₇ might potentially collide with Earth.

Reception

"7 Seeds" won the 2007 Shogakukan Manga Award for shōjo manga. [cite web | url=http://comics.shogakukan.co.jp/mangasho/rist.html | title=小学館漫画賞：歴代受賞者 | publisher=Shogakukan | language=Japanese | accessdate=2007-08-19] The series is among the best-selling manga in Japan, having sold more than 10 million copies as of September 2008;cite web | url=http://www.manga-news.com/index.php/serie/7-Seeds | title=7 Seeds ( TAMURA Yumi TAMURA Yumi ) Pika | publisher=Manga News | language=French | accessdate=2008-09-15] volume 12 reached number 7 on the Tohan best-seller list and volume 13 reached number 10.cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-02-06/japanese-comic-ranking-january-29-february-4 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, January 29–February 4 | date=2008-02-06 | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=2008-09-12] cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-18/japanese-comic-ranking-july-8-14 | title=Japanese Comic Ranking, July 8–14 | date=2008-07-18 | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=2008-09-12]

Media

Manga

"7 Seeds" is written and illustrated by Yumi Tamura and published by Shogakukan. It began serialization in the November 2001 issue of the monthly shōjo (aimed at teenaged women) manga magazine "Betsucomi"; in March 2002, it moved to the monthly josei (aimed at younger adult women) manga magazine "Flowers". Serial numbers have been collected in 13 bound volumes as of July 2008, printed under the "Flower Comics" imprint.cite web | url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4531 | title=7SEEDS (manga) | publisher=Anime News Network | accessdate=2008-09-12] When collected, these serial numbers are grouped in unnumbered parts called "chapters", each focusing on a different group of survivors, with part titles containing a kigo (seasonal word) appropriate for the group name.

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ISBN = 978-4-09-138013-5
ChapterList = ; nihongo|Island Chapter|島の章

1. Slow Awakening
2. White Sound
3. Quiet Step
4. Tender Beast

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ISBN = 978-4-09-138014-2
ChapterList = ; Island Chapter

5. The First Day

; nihongo|Early Spring Chapter|早春の章

1. Hana
2. Water
3. Stars

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ISBN = 978-4-09-138015-9
ChapterList = ; Early Spring Chapter

4. Life

; nihongo|Beginning of Summer Chapter|立夏の章

1. Arashi
2. Castle

; nihongo|East Wind Chapter|東風の章

1. Way Home
2. Spirit of Sound

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ISBN = 978-4-09-138016-6
ChapterList = ; East Wind Chapter

3. Sea of Trees
4. Aim and Object

; nihongo|Winter Chapter|冬の章

1. Howling
2. Rain at Night
3. The Other Side of the Rainbow
4. Journey

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ISBN = 978-4-09-138017-3
ChapterList = ; nihongo|Pampas Grass Seeds Chapter|芒種の章

1. Ants and Potatoes
2. Earthworms and Corn
3. Tobacco and Moon
4. Milk and Grave
5. Burning Wind and Cherry Blossoms
6. June and October

; nihongo|Rainwater Chapter|雨水の章

1. Awakening

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ISBN = 978-4-09-138018-0
ChapterList = ; Rainwater Chapter

6. Morphing Butterfly
8. The Sakura Blooms

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ISBN = 978-4-09-130599-2
ChapterList = ; Rain Grain Chapter ; nihongo|Ash Chapter|灰の章
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OneLanguage = yes
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ISBN = 978-4-09-131003-3
ChapterList = ; Ash Chapter
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VolumeNumber = 11
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ISBN = 978-4-09-131193-1
ChapterList = ; Ash Chapter
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OneLanguage = yes
VolumeNumber = 12
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ISBN = 978-4-09-131690-5
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Radio drama

"7 Seeds" was adapted as a radio drama that was broadcast from 2003-12-09 to 2004-02-06. The nine episodes were collected on three drama CDs:cite web | url=http://www.bestack.co.jp/fmd/2-7seeds.html | title=7SEEDS | publisher= | | language=Japanese | accessdate=2008-09-15]

* "7 Seeds 1", released on 2004-03-26, focuses on Summer group B and dramatizes the events of volume 1 of the manga.
* "7 Seeds 2", released on 2004-04-23, focuses on Winter group and dramatizes events of volume 4 of the manga.
* "7 Seeds 3", released on 2004-05-21, focuses on Spring group and dramatizes events of volumes 2 and 3 of the manga.

References

External links

* [http://www.bestack.co.jp/fmd/2-7seeds.html Official drama CD site] ja icon
* [http://flowers.shogakukan.co.jp/interviwe/interviwe_12.html Interview with Yumi Tamura about "7 Seeds"] ja icon
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