Kyo no Gononi

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Kyo no Gononi
Cover to volume 1 of Kyo no Gononi.
今日の5の2
(Today in Class 5-2)
Genre Comedy, school, ecchi, lolicon
Manga
Authored by Coharu Sakuraba
Publisher Japan Kodansha
Serialized in Japan Bessatsu Young Magazine
Original run 2002 – 2003
No. of volumes 1
OVA
Directed by Makoto Sokuza
Studio Shinkuukan
No. of episodes 4, consisting of 5 shorts each
Released #1: March 24, 2006
#2: June 23, 2006
#3: January 24, 2007
#4: March 21, 2007
Runtime #1: 27:10
#2: 28:52

Kyo no Gononi (今日の5の2 Kyō no Go no Ni?, lit. Today in Class 5-2) is the first manga series created by Coharu Sakuraba. The manga series is short, consisting of only 23 eight to ten page chapters and collected together in a single tankoban. The manga was also developed into an OVA series. The OVAs are in a format similar to Azumanga Daioh, in that they consist of five mini-episodes based off of chapters from the manga. The OVAs that contain a special audio track in which the female characters' voices are replaced by members of the idol unit Sweet Kiss. There are also 'Special Edit' versions of the OVAs.

Contents

[edit] Characters

Ryota Sato (佐藤リョータ Ryōta Satō?) 
The main character. Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
Chika Koizu (小泉チカ Koizu Chika?) 
Childhood friend of Ryota who also likes him romantically. Voiced by: Mai Kadowaki (normal); Saaya Irie (Sweet Kiss)
Yuki Asano (浅野ユウキ Asano Yuki?) 
Talkative and active. Worries about the size of her breasts. Voiced by: Mikako Takahashi (normal); Jessica (Sweet Kiss)
Kazumi Aihara (相原カズミ Aihara Kazumi?) 
Quiet, mysterious, and has quick reflexes. Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (normal); Runa (Sweet Kiss)
Natsumi Hirakawa (平川ナツミ Hirakawa Natsumi?) 
A tomboy who is into sports. Voiced by: Maria Yamamoto
Megumi Hidaka (日高メグミ Hidaka?) 
Wears glasses and worries about her weight. Voiced by: Kana Ueda
Koji Imai (今井コウジ Imai Koji?) 
Royta's friend and possibly Yuki's boyfriend. Voiced by: Yu Asakawa
Tsubase Kawai (河合ツバサ Kawai Tsubase?) 
A nice guy who often plays the role of mediator. Voiced by: Minori Chihara

[edit] Chapters[I]

Kazumi sneaking up on Ryota in the first chapter of the Kyo no Gononi manga...
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Kazumi sneaking up on Ryota in the first chapter of the Kyo no Gononi manga...
...and the same scene as shown in the Kyo no Gononi OVA.
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...and the same scene as shown in the Kyo no Gononi OVA.
1st Period - "Wiggle, Wiggle" 
Kazumi has a loose baby tooth and uses Ryota to help pull it out. 1st Period in 1st OVA.
2nd Period - "Collarbones" 
Ryota claims that guys care about collarbones and not breasts. 2nd Period in 1st OVA.
3rd Period - "Undefeated" 
Ryota and Natsumi get locked in the P.E. supply closet. 3rd Period in 1st OVA.
4th Period - "Scale" 
Megumi is worried about "gaining" three pounds from an incorrectly balanced scale. 4th Period in 1st OVA.
5th Period - "Sneak Attack" 
Chika tries to trick Ryota into kissing her but is interupted. 5th Period in 1st OVA.
6th Period - "Smile" 
Everyone tries to get Kazumi to smile through various means. 4th Period in 2nd OVA.
7th Period - "Changing Clothes" 
Ryota spills milk and soup on Megumi and Yuki causing them to have to change their clothes with Natsumi. 2nd Period in 2nd OVA.
8th Period - "Observation Period" 
Kazumi is writing in her observation diary. 3rd Period in 2nd OVA.
9th Period - "Rain" 
The boys forget their umbrellas and have to share some with the girls.
10th Period - "Superball" 
Ryota and Tsubasa have a duel to see who can bounce their superball the highest. 1st period in 2nd OVA.
11th Period - "Library" 
Chika get Ryota to let her on his back so that she can reach a book on a high shelf.
12th Period - "Fairytale" 
A rumor around school says that a girl's kiss helps heal pain.
13th Period - "Surprise" 
The girls give each other a surprise physical.
14th Period - "Sweet" 
Ryota gets tricked into eating chalk on Valentine's Day.
15th Period - "Flip" 
Yuki and Chika ask the other on their opinions about skirt flipping.
16th Period - "Cat's Paw" 
The girls try to convince the boys that cats are better than dogs.
17th Period - "Nodding Off" 
Ryota keeps falling asleep.
18th Period - "Bum Ram" 
Megumi misplaces her bloomers. The boys are blamed for theft and are investigated.
19th Period - "Comparing Heights" 
Chika and Ryota bet on who's the tallest.
20th Period - "Three Legged Race" 
A three legged race is held.
21st Period - "Pinky Promise Part 1" 
Ryota is reminded of a pinky promise he and Chika had when they were little to get married when they grew up.
22nd Period - "Pinky Promise Part 2" 
Ryota has to correct a misunderstanding about what he promised Chika.

[edit] Special chapters

Supplementary Lesson - "Today in Tennis Club"
Yuki and upperclassman Matsunaga discuss how tennis is a strange sport. Appears as an omake in the tankoban.
"Invitation" 
Ryota dreams that Chika is making advances on him. When he wakes up, Chika asks him for his old keychain. 5th Period in 2nd OVA.

[edit] Soundtrack

"Baby Love/Yakusoku"
"Baby Love/Yakusoku" cover
Single by Mai Kadowaki, Mamiko Noto, and Mikako Takahashi; a.k.a. Sweet Kiss
Released March 23, 2006
Format CD
Genre Anime soundtrack
Length 28 minutes
Writer(s) Kiyoko Fujibayashi, Funta

Baby Love/Yakusoku (Baby Love/約束? lit. Baby Love/Promise) is a Maxi single that was released containing the OP and ED songs from the OVA.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Baby Love" Seiyū Version (「Baby Love」声優Ver.)
  2. "Yakusoku" Seiyū Version (「約束」声優Ver.)
  3. "Baby Love" Sweet Kiss Version (「Baby Love」Sweet Kiss Ver.)
  4. "Yakusoku" Sweet Kiss Version (「約束」Sweet Kiss Ver.)
  5. "Baby Love" Karaoke Version (「Baby Love」カラオケ)
  6. "Yakusoku" Karaoke Version (「約束」カラオケ)

[edit] Notes

I : The English titles of these chapters are unofficial. In order to prevent clutter, the Japanese titles are not given.

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