Arakawa Under the Bridge

Arakawa Under the Bridge (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ Arakawa Andā za Burijji?) is a Japanese manga series created by Hikaru Nakamura, and published by Square Enix. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magazine Young GanGan starting December 3, 2004. An anime adaptation by Shaft was broadcast in Japan between April 4, 2010 and June 27, 2010 on TV Tokyo. A second season, titled Arakawa Under the Bridge*2, aired in Japan between October 3, 2010 and December 26, 2010.

Metal Gear Solid: Peace Walker, in the Japanese versions, included DLCs relating to the manga on June 2010, shortly after release. The DLCs included 6 UB T-shirts featuring the characters Riku Nakamura, Nino Nakamura, Star Light, Sister, Mayor, and Maria, as well as two exclusive magazine items (called Comic Mag) that depicted the covers of Volumes 6 and 8 of the Manga. In addition, Tomokazu Sugita, the Japanese voice for Kazuhira Miller in the game, had previously voiced the character Hoshi in the anime adaptation of the manga.