Sand Chronicles is a manga by Hinako Ashihara. It completed serialization in Japan in Betsucomi during 2005 and was licenced by Viz Media. It will begin serialization in English in Shojo Beat's August 2007 issue, replacing Yume Kira Dream Shoppe. Sand Chronicles has also been released in Germany under the title Sunadokei - Die Sanduhr and is translated by Burkhard HöFLER. Shōjo (少女 lit. ... Manga )   (pl. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Headquarters of Shogakukan in Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Japan Shogakukan ) is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, nonfiction, childrens DVDs, and other media in Japan. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Viz is a method of introducing a list or a series. ... Image File history File links Flag_of_Japan_(bordered). ... Betsucomi (ベツコミ), formerly known as Bessatsu Shōjo Comic, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan, originally aimed at young girls, but increasingly marketed to older teens and young women. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine published in North America by VIZ Media. ... Tankōbon ) is the Japanese term for a compilation volume of a particular series (such as a manga or a novel series, magazine articles, essays, craft patterns, etc. ... Manga )   (pl. ... Betsucomi (ベツコミ), formerly known as Bessatsu Shōjo Comic, is a monthly Japanese manga magazine published by Shogakukan, originally aimed at young girls, but increasingly marketed to older teens and young women. ... This article deals with the American media company. ... Shojo Beat is a shōjo manga magazine published in North America by VIZ Media. ... Yume Kira Dream Shoppe (Yumeyume-Kirakira-Do) is a manga by Aqua Mizuto. ...

The series has also been adapted as a dorama series in Japan. This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...

Plot

An and her mother move to the small town of Shimane, where An's grandparents live and everyone seems to be familiar with everyone else. An soon becomes friends with Daigo, a young boy who lives in Shimane, as well as Fuji and Shiika, Fuji's younger sister. Shimane Prefecture (島根県 Shimane-ken) is located in the Chugoku region on Honshu island, Japan. ...

When An's mother commits suicide, Daigo helps An cope with the sudden change in her life. They fall in love, but An's life can only become more complicated when her father suddenly arrives from Tokyo. Suicide (Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of intentionally taking ones own life. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

External Links

• Beat
• Sand Chronicles at Anime News Network
• Viz announces the licensing of new shojo titles