Shy (manga)
| Shy | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Teru Momijiyama as Shy | |
| Genre | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Bukimi Miki |
| Published by | Akita Shoten |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Shōnen Champion Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Champion |
| Demographic | Shōnen |
| Original run | August 1, 2019 – present |
| Volumes | 29 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masaomi Andō |
| Written by | Yasuhiro Nakanishi |
| Music by | Hinako Tsubakiyama |
| Studio | Eight Bit |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo), BS NTV, NST, AT-X |
| Original run | October 3, 2023 – September 24, 2024 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Shy (stylized in all caps) is a Japanese superhero manga series written and illustrated by Bukimi Miki. The series has been serialized in Akita Shoten's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Champion since August 2019. As of May 2025, it has been collected into twenty-nine tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation produced by Eight Bit aired from October to December 2023. A second season aired from July to September 2024.
Set in a world where each country has its own superhero, the story follows Teru Momijiyama as the Japanese hero Shy as she fights alongside the heroes of Earth to ward off evil and keep world peace, all while learning to control her severe shyness and to deal with the fears and uncertainties that come with being a hero. The main threat is the supervillain group Amarariruku, led by its leader, Stigma.