Penguin Revolution (manga)

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Penguin Revolution

Penguin Revolution Volume 3 Cover
ペンギン 革命
(Pengin Kakumei)
Genre Romantic comedy, Gender bender
Manga
Author Sakura Tsukuba
Publisher Flag of Japan Hakusensha
Flag of the United States CMX Manga
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Flag of Japan LaLa
Original run 2005 – 2007
Volumes 7

Penguin Revolution (ペンギン 革命 Pengin Kakumei?) is a shōjo fantasy manga by Sakura Tsukuba. It was published by Hakusensha in the mangazine LaLa and collected in 7 tankoubon volumes. It is licensed in North America by CMX Manga. It is about a high school girl who disguises herself as a young man to become the manager of an actor classmate.

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Yukari Fujimaru is the only daughter of a quite unreliable father, and she dreams of a more reliable future, as a public official. She has a gift: she can see the potential of a person in the form of wings on their back, and by chance she sees wings on the back of one of her schoolmates, Ryoko, who is actually Ryo, one of the male actors of the famous entertainment company PEACOCK, in disguise. When Yukari's father loses his work and flees, Ryo introduces her to PEACOCK as his manager, and a totally unexpected career starts for Yukari. Through a series of twists and turns, both Ryo and Yuka are forced to put their teamwork and trust to the test.

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Yukari Fujimaru
A young girl who has a special gift of seeing star-potential of people through wings. She usually stays home alone with her father out working and her mother left when Yukari was a child. Yukari's dream is to be a public officer due to her father's negligence in having a stable job. She is a good student, a talented cook, and a black belt in Aikido. Her life changed after encountering Ryo dressed up as the student council vice president in her school. Ryo suggests she work as his manager and live with him when her father abandons her due to bankruptcy. She becomes his manager after passing various tests, however she must disguise herself as a boy. Yukari is very dedicated to her work, and gets angry when someone insults her friends(namely Ryo and Aya). She and Ryo have a very close relationship. Yukari seems to have romantic feeling towards Ryo and vice-versa.
Ryo Katsuragi
Ryo is a "penguin," the lowest rank, at the talent agency PEACOCK. His mission is to maintain a public image as a normal school girl (named "Ryoko") without being caught to prove that he truly is an actor. He met Yukari at the backyard when a guy forced a confession upon Ryo (not knowing that he really is a guy). Yukari interrupted the scene and Ryo protected her when the guy attacked Yukari and soon fled after that. They become good friends, even after Yukari discovers his secret. After receiving a call from her dad that he has fled, Yukari is homeless, until Ryo suggests she live with him as a manager. He lives with Yukari and Ayaori (the #1 at PEACOCK agency). He seems to have romantic feelings towards Yukari; in one chapter he can't stop thinking about an accidental kiss with her. Ryo is actually the son of Torii Hidemitsu and Yoko Oka. Ryo also has a lot of potential as an actor, although his wings are usually very small, there have been times when his wings become huge; usually after he is angry or hurt.
Ayaori Mashiba
Top-ranked(Number 1) in the PEACOCK agency, disguised as the president at the high school with glasses and ruffled hair. Behind the disguise is a boy with good looks, impeccable talent and ability with thorough professionalism. Fortunately, he has extremely bad eyesight, so he still believes Yukari is a male after walking in on her in the bathroom. He lives with Ryo and Yukari. He really likes Yukari's cooking. Unbelievably, he is lazy and always drowsy but dedicated to his acting career. As a matter of fact he is president because of his top score. He has an amazing ability to control his breathing for acting and can also memorize scripts easily and quickly. He truly cares for both Ryo and Yukari, indirectly looking after them with elderly brother concern. His stage name is Ayaori Makoto. He is in fact, the adopted son of Torii Hidemitsu, after his parents died in a car accident. Ayaori's past is closely linked with Ryo, as Aya's dad was Ryo's mother's driver, and they got in a car accident in which Aya's dad died, and Ryo's mother went into a coma.
Torii Hidemitsu
Torii Hidemitsu is the CEO of PEACOCK. He's referred to as 'Boss'. He's usually always found with a cigarette and he's also Ryo and Ayaori's father. There surnames are different because, Ayaori's real parents died in a car accident so he took him in and when Ryo was born Hidemitsu had his wifes surname, but changed it later on.
Yuzuru Narazaki
Number 10 at PEACOCK. He has a traditional Japanese style and often plays the roles in Historical Japanese dramas. He eventually develops feelings for Fujimaru, even though he doesn't know she's really girl. He is a good swordsman who likes to carry a wooden sword all the time, and he enjoys camping out.In later chapters, he told Yukari that he loved her and kissed her on the lips.
Fukatsu Shougo
Number 8 from PEACOCK, he is a cruel person who destroys anyone who gets in the way. He tried to sabotage Ryo's career but he failed.

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