Hiatari Ryōkō!

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Hiatari Ryōkō!
Cover from DVD release of Hiatari Ryōkō! anime.
陽あたり良好!
(Hiatari Ryōkō!)
Genre Romance, Sports
Manga
Authored by Mitsuru Adachi
Publisher Shogakukan
Serialized in Shōjo Comic
Original run 1980 – 1981
No. of volumes 5
TV drama
Directed by
Studio
Network NTV
Original run March 21, 1982 – September 19, 1982
No. of episodes 19
TV anime
Directed by
Studio
Network Fuji TV
Original run March 22, 1987 – March 20, 1988
No. of episodes 48

Hiatari Ryōkō! (陽あたり良好!?) is a manga by Mitsuru Adachi serialized from 1980-1981 in the Japanese manga magazine Shōjo Comic. It was later adapted into a live action TV drama series and an anime TV series. The title translates roughly as Sunlight All Around!

The series concerns one Kasumi Kishimoto, who moves in with her aunt upon entering high school. Rooming in the same house are several boys attending the high school. The story revolves around high school life and sports.

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[edit] Live action drama

The live action TV drama series ran on NTV from March 21, 1982 through September 19, 1982 for a total of 19 one-hour episodes. The role of Kasumi Kishimoto was at first scheduled to be played by a different female idol (Minako Sawamura). However, due to trouble during the shooting of the first episode, the role was given to Sayaka Itō and principal photography with Itō began the following day. The various theories as to why Sawamura really left include a refusal to do a bath scene and possible schedule conflicts with another TV show in which she was appearing.

Competing against it in the same time slot were two popular shows: NHK's Taiga drama Tōge no Gunzō and TV Asahi's drama Seibu Keisatsu Part II. Due to this kind of competition, the ratings were not very high for Hiatari. As this was Adachi's first work adapted for TV, this was disappointing. In the 8pm Sunday time slot, NTV traditionally ran a school drama of some sort, but after the disappointing rating for Hiatari, they switched to variety programs in the vein of Kume Hiroshi no TV Scramble and Tensai Takeshi no Tenki ga Deru Terebi!!.

The main character, Yūsaku, is from Nagasaki (the same city from which Takayuki Takemoto, the actor who plays him, is from).

[edit] Cast

  • Kasumi Kishimoto: Sayaka Itō
  • Yūsaku Takasugi: Takayuki Takemoto
  • Chigusa Mizusawa: Midori Kiuchi
  • Ittoku Kishibe
  • Hiroshi Yagyū

[edit] Video releases

A DVD box set containing the full series was released by VAP on February 22, 2006.

[edit] Anime

The anime TV series consisted of 48 half-hour episodes made for Fuji TV, airing from March 22, 1987 through March 20, 1988. There was also a theatrical movie which served as a sequel to the TV series titled Kasumi, Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita (Kasumi, You Were in a Dream). The movie ran theatrically as a double feature with the first Kimagure Orange Road film and included all three of KOR's opening theme songs as background music. The movie was released on VHS and LD but has not yet been released on DVD.

[edit] Cast

[edit] Songs

Theme songs for Hiatari were performed by Aki Asakura, Yumekojo, Hiroaki Serizawa, and Ami Ozaki.

[edit] Video releases

The anime series has been released on LD by Toho, and a DVD box set was released in January 2006. The anime movie has been released on VHS and LD by Toho but not DVD.

[edit] External links

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