Sexy Voice and Robo
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| セクシーボイスアンドロボ (Sexy Voice and Robo) |
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| Genre | Seinen, Drama, Mystery, Comedy |
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| Authored by | Iou Kuroda |
| Publisher |  Shogakukan  VIZ Media |
| Serialized in | Ikki |
| Original run | December 30, 2000 – February 1, 2003 (unfinished) |
| No. of volumes | 2 (1 in the US) |
Sexy Voice and Robo (セクシーボイスアンドロボ) is a seinen manga by Iou Kuroda originally serialized in the semi-alternative manga magazine Ikki and is published in the US by Viz Media.
[edit] Plot
The story is about the adventures of a 14 year old girl named Nico Hayashi (林二湖 Hayashi Niko) who uses her talents of changing and altering her voice to manipulate men over the phone who want to participate in Enjo kōsai. Through this she learns a lot about human nature, and gains a keen understanding of peoples through their voices. An aging gangster notices her talents and decides to hire her to solve various cases. While Nico is on her first case, she meets with a geeky man named Iichiro Sudo (須藤威一郎 Sudō I'ichirō), who has an obsession with robot toy models. This obsession that leads Nico to call him "Robo", and the two become an unlikely team. After completing her first case Nico proclaims herself "Sexy Voice" and a variety of short loosely linked character-driven adventures ensue.
The manga won the Excellence prize in 2001 at the Japan Media Arts Festival and has received critical acclaim around the world.
Sexy Voice and Robo is currently unfinished, as there was a rumored falling out between the author and the publisher. Shogakukan claims that the manga's hiatus is due to Kuroda still recovering from an illness, but he's continued to do more manga for different publishers. On his blog, Kuroda claims he intends to write more some day, but is too busy. [1]
[edit] TV drama
On January 24, 2007, it was announced that Sexy Voice and Robo would be turned into a live action TV drama, featuring Kenichi Matsuyama (as Robo) and Suzuka Ohgo. [2]
