Happiness!

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Happiness!

はぴねす! (Happiness!)
Genre	Fantasy, Harem, Magical girl, Romance, School life, Seinen
Game: Happiness! (PC, PS2) & Happiness! Re:Lucks (PC)
Developer	Windmill
Publisher	Marvelous Interactive
Genre	ADV, Visual novel
Rating	Ages 18 and up (PC)
Platform	PC, PlayStation 2
Released	October 21, 2005 (PC, Happiness!) July 28, 2006 (PC, Re:Lucks) December 14, 2006 (PS2)
Manga
Authored by	Rino Fujii (art)
Publisher	Media Factory
Serialized in	Monthly Comic Alive
Original run	June 27, 2006 –
No. of volumes
TV anime
Directed by	Hiroshi Hara
Studio	Artland
Network	Chiba TV, Kids Station, Teletama, TV Aichi, TV Kanagawa, TV Osaka
Original run	October 5, 2006 – December 21, 2006
No. of episodes	12

Happiness! (はぴねす!, Hapinesu!^?) is the title of a Japanese adult visual novel video game originally for the PC by Windmill first released on October 21, 2005 and was published by Marvelous Interactive. Later, a manga illustrated by Rino Fujii based on the games was created and first serialized in the first issue of the manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2006. Finally, an anime based on the games began airing in Japan on October 5, 2006, and additionally, all the hentai will be removed. The series has the tagline: It's a happy & heartful school life.

1 Plot
2 Characters
3 Media
4 References
5 External links

[edit] Plot

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Happiness! centers around Yūma Kohinata, who is high school student attending Mizuhosaka Academy's regular section of the school, along with his close friends Jun Watarase and Hachisuke Takamizo. The other section, aptly named the magic section, was founded in order to train mages in the art of using magic.

The story begins with Valentine's Day coming up in just a few days and there's a rush for all the girls to get the chocolate they want in order to give it to the boys they like, in accordance with Japanese custom. Haruhi Kamisaka, a mage in training, is out with her friend Anri Hiiragi, also a mage in training, in order to do just this. While walking outside in the park, after buying the chocolate she wanted to give to a boy she met when she was a child, Haruhi meets Yūma, who stops some younger boys bullying a young girl, and Haruhi thinks that he may be the boy she's been searching for all this time. The next day is Valentine's Day and at school, all the girls are giving their gifts to the boys of their choice. Later that day, Anri challenges Haruhi to a magic battle in order to take the chocolate she has by force for the reason that Haruhi wouldn't tell her who she was going to give it to. Before long, Anri loses control of her magic and it is flown outside, almost falling onto Yūma and his friends. Ultimately, Haruhi gives him the chocolate she had bought, and in turn Anri does the same, which was her plan - to give her chocolate to the same boy as Haruhi and see who would win his favor more. The next day there is a gas explosion at the magic section of the school and all the mages in training must transfer over to the normal section for the time being. Coincidentally, Haruhi and Anri are placed within Yūma's class.

Now Haruhi and her friends must adjust to the transfer into the normal section of Mizuhosaka Academy.

[edit] Characters

Yūma Kohinata (小日向雄真, Kohinata Yūma)^?, (Seiyū - Takashi Ōhara (anime)): Yūma is the main protagonist in the story. He has a nice, helping personality and is not afraid to help girls in need. His two close friends are Hachisuke Takamizo, and Jun Watarase, who seems to have a crush on him. When he was younger he was able to do some magic in order to help Haruhi who was being bullied, but now he professes that he cannot use magic. Additionally, he seems to be put off by the notion of using magic whatsoever, even if it is able to help people.

Haruhi Kamisaka (神坂春姫, Kamisaka Haruhi)^?, (Seiyū - Yui Sakakibara (anime & game)): Haruhi is the main heroine in the story. She is a mage in training and is seen as very skilled amongst her peers, who have been known to think of her as a genius when it comes to using magic. When she was younger, Yūma was able to use some magic in order to help her from some bullies which made her want to become a mage herself. Her magic wand is named soprano (ソプラノ, Soporano^?).

Anri Hiiragi (柊杏璃, Hiiragi Anri)^?, (Seiyū - Mia Naruse (anime & game)): Anri is Haruhi's close friend and also her a fellow mage in training. She tends to have a very strong-willed type of personality which she uses to try to get the things she wants. It can also make her reckless when it comes to her using magic, due to her being overconfident and underskilled compared to Haruhi. She is left handed according to the seventh anime episode. Her magic wand is named Paella (パエリア, Paeria^?).

Eventually, she begins working for Otoha Kohinata in the school's cafeteria.

Koyuki Takamine (高峰小雪, Takamine Koyuki)^?, (Seiyū - Yura Hinata (anime & game)): Koyuki is a friend of Haruhi and Anri who is one year above them and is also in the magic section. Her magic wand is named sphere Tom (スフィアタム, Sufea Tamu^?) though it is also known to be nicknamed "Tama-chan" (タマちゃん, "Tama-chan"^?). She inherited the craft of making "Tama-chan"s and puts a lot of effort not only into their creation but going as far as to remember the order in which she made each one despite them appearing all to be relatively similar in appearance. As this dedication to magic has shown, she seems to be very skilled in her use of magic.

Ibuki Shikimori (式守伊吹, Shikimori Ibuki)^?, (Seiyū - Oma Ichimura (anime)): Her magic wand is named Bisaim (ビサイム, Bisaimu^?).

Saya Kamijyō (上条沙耶, Kamijyō Saya)^?, (Seiyū - Shizuka Itō (anime)): Saya is a young girl who transfers into Yūma's class along with her twin brother Shinya, who is also a mage. She was initially mistaken for a ghost by Hachisuke after he met up with her one night by chance at school. Her magic wand is named Sanbach (サンバッハ, Sanbāha^?).

Sumomo Kohinata (小日向すもも, Kohinata Sumomo)^?, (Seiyū - Mai Goto (anime)): Sumomo is Yūma's younger sister who seems to have an energetic personality. She has known Haruhi since childhood and they used to play together. Due to family circumstances, Sumomo didn't become Yūma's sister until after she had entered elementary school.

Hachisuke Takamizo (高溝八輔, Takamizo Hachisuke)^?, (Seiyū - Takuo Kawamura (anime)): Hachisuke, otherwise known simply as Hachi, is one of Yūma's close friends and hangs out with him and Jun Watarase constantly. He seems to be desperate for any affection from girls as the closest chance he's got right now at getting a girl is with his friend Jun, who, despite his feminine appearance, is in fact male. He is often very perverted as well.

Jun Watarase (渡良瀬準, Watarase Jun)^?, (Seiyū - Michiru Yuimoto (anime)): Jun is another of Yūma's close friends. Despite his feminine appearance, he is in fact an androgynous okama boy who crossdresses like a girl. He himself says he does this because the female school uniform suits him better and does make him popular among male students. Also, he has the desire to date Yūma himself, but Yūma being entirely heterosexual strongly refuses.

Otoha Kohinata (小日向音羽, Kohinata Otoha)^?, (Seiyū - Chizuko Hoshino (anime)): Otoha is the unorthodox mother of Yūma and Sumomo. She runs the school cafeteria called Oasis.

Suzuri Minagi (御薙鈴莉, Minagi Suzuri)^?, (Seiyū - Hitomi (anime))

Shinya Kamijyō (上条信哉, Kamijyō Shinya)^?, (Seiyū - Kentarō Itō (anime)): He is the twin brother of Saya Kamijyō. His family has served Shikimori for every generations. He has a wooden, katana like magic wand though the name is unknown. One of his defining traits is that he has a horrible sense of direction where he even gets lost walking to school with his sister as they manage to get seperated constantly. However, if Saya is in any danger, he instantly knows where she is and runs to her in seconds.

Spoilers end here.

[edit] Media

The Happiness! series was first created as a video game but was later adapted into a manga and then later an anime.

[edit] Video game

Happiness! began as a visual novel video game for the PC first released on October 21, 2005. Later, a sequel was made entitled Happiness! Re:Lucks first released on July 28, 2006 in Japan also for the PC. Also, a PS2 game is planned to be released on December 14, 2006. All of the games are developed by Windmill and published by Marvelous Interactive.

[edit] Manga

The Happiness! manga illustrated by Rino Fujii was first serialized in Japan in the premiere issue of the manga magazine Monthly Comic Alive on June 27, 2006 published by Media Factory.

[edit] Anime

The Happiness! anime based on the video games that preceded it will first air on Japan television on October 5, 2006 once the fall season begins. It will be made by the animation studio Artland and will contain 12 episodes in total.

[edit] Episodes

Spoiler warning: Plot and/or ending details follow.

Title	Original air date	#

"Valentine" "Barentain" (バレンタイン)	October 5, 2006	01
Haruhi Kamisaka is one of the mages in training at Mizuhosaka Academy who on Valentine's Day, runs into Yūma Kohinata, who she believes may be a boy she's been trying to find for years. After the magic section of the academy suffers from a gas explosion, Haruhi and her friends transfer over to the normal section and Haruhi ends up in Yūma's class.

"Cherry Blossom Viewing" "Ohanami" (お花見)	October 12, 2006	02
A new school year has begun and the upperclassmen prepare for the entrance ceremony. Of the new students, Sumomo, Yūma's sister, is entering as a first year student. Later, Haruhi and Anri are invited by Yūma and his friends to participate in the cherry blossom veiwing with them occurring the following Sunday.

"Oasis" "Oashisu" (オアシス)	October 19, 2006	03
The students aren't coming to the school cafeteria as often as they used to and Anri begins working as a waitress in order to bring in business. However, complications arise.

"The Vanished Tama-chan" "Kieta Tama-chan" (消えたタマちゃん)	October 26, 2006	04
Tama-chan, Koyuki's magical wand, starts to feel that he's not very important compared to the other thousand similar Tama-chan's Koyuki has made. Tama-chan leaves Kyoyuki for a time because he is in doubt of her feelings towards the Tama-chans she has made.

"The Beautiful Girl at Midnight" "Mayonaka no Bishoujo" (真夜中の美少女)	November 2, 2006	05
Hachisuke thinks he has found a beautiful female ghost at school and promises to "send her to heaven." Upon revealing this knowledge to his friends, they all go with him to school at night to find out if what he saw really was a ghost and if there's anything they can do about it.

"The Mysterious Transfer Student" "Nazo no Tenkousei" (謎の転校生)	November 9, 2006	06


"The Plan to Convert Ibuki into a Friend" "Ibuki Tomodachi-ka Keikaku" (伊吹友達化計画)	November 16, 2006	07


"Summer Expectations" "Natsu no Omowaku" (夏の思惑)	November 23, 2006	08


"School Festival" "Gakuen-sai" (学園祭)	November 30, 2006	09


"The Past" "Kako" (過去)	December 7, 2006	10


"The Shikimori Treasure" "Shikimori no Hihou" (式守の秘宝)	December 14, 2006	11


"The Magic of Happiness" "Shiawase no Mahou" (幸せの魔法)	December 21, 2006	12