Boys be...
*Boys Be...* is a manga created and written by Masahiro Itabashi and illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. It was adapted into a 13-episode anime series in 2000 by Hal Film Maker. Three different *Boys Be...* manga series were serialized by Kodansha in *Shukan Shōnen Magazine*. In 2009, Kodansha announced a fourth series titled *Boys Be... Next Season*, which began in the November 2009 issue of *Magazine Special*. The second manga series is licensed in North America by Tokyopop. The anime first aired on WOWOW from April to June 2000 and was licensed by The Right Stuf International. The first DVD volume of the series was released in North America on February 28, 2006. Comcast and several other cable providers have offered *Boys Be...* on demand in the United States through the Anime Network. The series was also aired on AXN-Asia before that network handed all anime broadcasting duties to ANIMAX Asia; unlike other AXN anime that transitioned to ANIMAX, *Boys Be...* was not retained. It also aired on Spanish networks Jonu Media and K3.
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- 1.01A Gentle Shower of Cherry BlossomsRate
- 1.02A Smile at the Angel of TearsRate
- 1.03Suggestion of Natural LoveRate
- 1.04Unable to Collect Smiles Around the WorldRate
- 1.05The Moment the Sun Shines AgainRate
- 1.06Fly into the Blue SkyRate
- 1.07The End of SummerRate
- 1.08Dance of Sixteen Moonlit NightsRate
- 1.09The Category of HappinessRate
- 1.10Holding Sleepless NightsRate
- 1.11Before Winter ArrivesRate
- 1.12Promise of a Thousand YearsRate
- 1.13Let it BeRate
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