Neighborhood Story

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Neighborhood Story
ご近所物語 (Gokinjo Monogatari)
Genre	Romance, Shoujo, Comedy, Drama
Manga
Authored by	Ai Yazawa
Publisher	Shueisha
Serialized in	Ribon
Original run	February 1995 – October 1997
No. of volumes	7
TV anime
Directed by	Atsutoshi Umezawa
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	TV Asahi
Original run	September 10, 1995 – September 1, 1996
No. of episodes	50
Movie
Directed by	Atsuji Shimizu
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	March 2, 1996
Runtime	30

Neighborhood Story (ご近所物語, Gokinjo Monogatari^?) is the prelude to Paradise Kiss, a manga by Ai Yazawa. It was published from 1995 to 1998 in Ribon, a manga magazine for young girls published by Shueisha. It was later made into a 50-episode anime series from Toei Animation which aired on TV Asahi from September 10, 1995 to September 1, 1996. There was also a movie made in 1996 and starting on September 19, 2005, Gokinjo Monogatari began being republished in a deluxe edition.

Contents 1 Main characters 2 Anime 2.1 The Music 2.2 The Movie 3 Resources

[edit] Main characters

Mikako Kouda (幸田実果子, Kōda Mikako^?)

A high school girl who goes to Yazawa Gakuen (or Yazagaku), a special school of art. She dreams of becoming a fashion designer.

Voiced by: Rumi Shishido

Tsutomu Yamaguchi (山口ツトム, Yamaguchi Tsutomu^?), her friend from early childhood who lives next door, also goes to Yazagaku. He is in love with Mikako for a long time but she doesn't know.

Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi

[edit] Anime

The Gokinjo Monogatari anime, produced by Toei Animation, ran for 50 episodes from September 10, 1995 through September 1, 1996. Recently, a boxset was released containing all 50 episodes which sells for around $500USD. It has not been picked up by any English licensing company yet.

[edit] The Music

Opening Theme

"He.Ro.I.N" by Rumi Shishido

Ending Theme

"Don't You Know?!" by Rumi Shishido (eps 1-28)

"NG!" by Rumi Shishido (eps 29-50)

[edit] The Movie

The Gokinjo Monogatari movie had a 30-minute runtime and was released on March 2, 1996. It is an alternate telling of the beginning of the manga and the anime series.

[edit] Resources

• Gokinjo @ Animeclick - Screenshots from the anime
• Gokinjo @ Toei Animation - The official anime website for Gokinjo Monogtatari
• Yazagaku.Net - A general Ai Yazawa site with information on Gokinjo
• Determination - Another Ai Yazawa site with a lot of information on Gokinjo (the manga & anime) as well as scans from Gokinjo World
• Midori & Sudô - Website about Yuu Watase (Fushigi Yugi...), Ai Yazawa (Tenshi Nanka Ja Nai, Gokinjo, Nana...), Mayumi Yokoyama, Mihona Fujii...