Tokimeki Tonight

Tokimeki Tonight

EP album cover with Ranze (right) and Shun (bottom-left) on the cover
ときめきトゥナイト
(Tokimeki Tunaito)
Genre Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Koi Ikeno
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Ribon
Original run July 1982 – October 1994
Volumes 30
TV anime
Directed by Hiroshi Sasagawa
Studio GROUP TAC, Toei Animation
Network NTV
Original run October 7, 1982 – September 22, 1983
Episodes 34
Manga
Tokimeki Tonight: Hoshi no Yukue
Written by Koi Ikeno
Published by Shueisha
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Ribon Bikkuri
Original run 1999 – 1999
Volumes 1
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Tokimeki Tonight (ときめきトゥナイト Tokimeki Tunaito?, lit. Exciting Tonight) is a manga series by Koi Ikeno, which ran in the Japanese manga magazine, Ribon, from July 1982 to October 1994. A TV anime series (directed by Speed Racer's Hiroshi Sasagawa) was adapted from the manga and was broadcasted on NTV from October 7, 1982 to September 22, 1983.

Contents

Plot

Ranze Eto lives in an isolated castle in Japan with her werewolf mother, vampire father, and younger brother, Rinze. Despite her lineage, she has yet to demonstrate any special powers of her own, and her parents are worried she might be a normal girl. One day, Ranze's innate power finally manifests itself when she, quite by accident, discovers that she can change herself into a carbon copy of any object she bites, whether it be a person or an inanimate object like a piece of bread, and can return to her normal self only by sneezing. Her parents are overjoyed, but Ranze's new powers make it difficult to continue living life as a normal teenage girl.

On Ranze's first day at her new school, she meets and falls in love with the brash yet handsome young athlete, Shun Makabe. The chief problem with this is that Ranze's parents will not allow her to date a human - although there may be much more to Shun than meets the eye. On top of this, she also has a bitter rival in the pretty but spiteful Yoko Kamiya (the daughter of a yakuza boss) who also likes Shun and doesn't take kindly to Ranze's intruding on her turf.

Final Anime Episode

Since anime series ended years before the manga, the writers had to create an original ending. This leaves the story open-ended. In the last episode, it had Shun being discovered of a star birthmark, proving he that is actually the long lost prince of the Demon World. Ranze is thrilled by the news, meaning she'll be able to marry him. However when confronted by the King, Shun denies being the long-lost-prince and claiming the star as a bruise. The King bans the Eto Family from the Demon World, until they can bring back his long-lost-son. When Shun returns home, his mother reveals that the star is actually a birthmark. The following morning, Shun tries to talk to Ranze on the way to school, but Yoko ends up interrupting the conversation. The series closed with a special ending, with not only Ranze but the main cast dancing (in cloaks) to the ending, "Super Love Lotion".

List of Characters & Seiyū

Media

Episode list

  1. Ranze Eto's Secret
  2. Door to The Demon World
  3. Bathroom Crisis
  4. A Small Friendship
  5. Ranze goes to the Demon World
  6. Foggy Night Romance
  7. Beware the Cultural Festival
  8. Love, Camera, Action
  9. Tamasaburo's Love
  10. The Invisible Girl, Miel
  11. Birthday of the Full Moon
  12. Eh?? Ranze's Wish
  13. White Sweethearts
  14. I saw it!! Ranze is a Tanuki!
  15. Sorry for the Nudity
  16. Love of The Young Runner
  17. Fickle Magic Teacher
  18. Title Match of Love
  19. The Sentimental Giant
  20. Chaos! Too many Ranzes!
  21. Love Letter from E.T.
  22. Panic! Pajama Game
  23. Sand's Love Story
  24. Ardent Love! Great War in the Demon World
  25. The Transformation is seen! Shun must die
  26. Execution Battleship! Space Wars
  27. Clash! Rocky VS Shun
  28. Stretching Angel, Hunter of Love
  29. Shock! Future Encounter
  30. The Prince's Order of Assassination
  31. The Migratory Bird Returns
  32. Venture! Island of Sweethearts
  33. Tokimeki Folklore Comic
  34. I Love you! I Love you! Love Triangle!

Theme songs

Manga

There are 30 volumes in the original release of the manga series in Japan. In 2006, they sold 26 million copies, making Tokimeki Tonight the sixth best-selling shōjo manga.[1]

Staff

References

  1. ^ "Historic Shōjo Manga Circulation Numbers". ComiPress. 2006-05-24. http://comipress.com/article/2006/05/24/161. Retrieved 2008-01-06. 

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