Grand Blue (series)

Grand Blue (ぐらんぶる) is a Japanese manga series written by Inoue Kenji and illustrated by Yoshioka Kimitake.

Plot
A new life begins for Iori Kitahara as he begins his college career near the ocean in Izu city, full of excitement for his new life. He will be moving into his uncle's diving store "Grand Blue." There he finds the beautiful ocean, beautiful women, and men that love diving and alcohol. Will Iori be able to live his dream college life?

Characters
Main Article: List of Grand Blue characters

Iori Kitahara - Main protagonist. First year student at Izu University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Chisa Kotegawa - Iori's cousin. First year student at Izu University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Kouhei Imamura - First year student at Izu University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Shinji Tokita - Third year student at Izu University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Ryuujirou Kotobuki - Third year student at Izu University majoring in Mechanical Engineering.

Azusa Hamaoka - Third year student at Oumi Women's University.

Aina Yoshiwara - First year student at Oumi Women's University.

Manga
It began serialization in the May 2014 issue of Kodansha's good! Afternoon seinen manga magazine. The first bound volume was released in November 2014 in Japan; as of December 2016, seven volumes have been released.