Kyo no Gononi
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| Kyo no Gononi | |
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| 今日の5の2 (Today in Class 5-2) |
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| Genre | Comedy, school, Ecchi, Seinen |
| Manga | |
| Authored by | Coharu Sakuraba |
| Publisher |  Kodansha |
| Serialized in | 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 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.
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[edit] Characters
- Ryota Sato (佐藤リョータ Ryōta Satō?)
- The main character. Voiced by: Houko Kuwashima
- Chika Koizumi (小泉チカ Koizumi 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 Yūki?)
- 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 Megumi?)
- Wears glasses and worries about her weight. Voiced by: Kana Ueda
- Koji Imai (今井コウジ Imai Kōji?)
- Ryota's friend and possibly Yuki's boyfriend. Voiced by: Yu Asakawa
- Tsubasa Kawai (河合ツバサ Kawai Tsubasa?)
- A nice guy who often plays the role of mediator. Voiced by: Minori Chihara
[edit] Chapters[1]
- 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 interrupted. 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. 1st period in 3rd OVA.
- 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. 2nd period in 3rd OVA.
- 14th Period - "Sweet"
- Ryota gets tricked into eating chalk on Valentine's Day. 3rd period in 3rd OVA.
- 15th Period - "Flip"
- Yuki and Chika ask the other on their opinions about skirt flipping. 4th period in 3rd OVA.
- 16th Period - "Cat's Paw"
- The girls try to convince the boys that cats are better than dogs. 5th period in 3rd OVA.
- 17th Period - "Nodding Off"
- Ryota keeps falling asleep.
- 18th Period - "Bum Rap"
- 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" | ||
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| 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
- "Baby Love" Seiyū Version (「Baby Love」声優Ver.)
- "Yakusoku" Seiyū Version (「約束」声優Ver.)
- "Baby Love" Sweet Kiss Version (「Baby Love」Sweet Kiss Ver.)
- "Yakusoku" Sweet Kiss Version (「約束」Sweet Kiss Ver.)
- "Baby Love" Karaoke Version (「Baby Love」カラオケ)
- "Yakusoku" Karaoke Version (「約束」カラオケ)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ The English titles of these chapters are unofficial. In order to prevent clutter, the Japanese titles are not given.
[edit] External links
- (Japanese) Official website for the OVA series
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