Nerawareta Gakuen

Nerawareta Gakuen
ねらわれた学園
Genre	Science fiction
Novel
Written by	Taku Mayumura
Published by	Kodansha
Published	1973
Manga
Written by	Taku Mayumura
Illustrated by	Tatsuru Ishikawa
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Newtype Ace
Original run	September 2012 – March 2013
Volumes	2
Anime film
Directed by	Ryosuke Nakamura
Studio	Sunrise
Licensed by	Madman Entertainment
Released	October 2012 (Scotland Loves Animation) 10 November 2012 (Japan)

Nerawareta Gakuen (ねらわれた学園) is a 1973 science fiction novel by Taku Mayumura. It has been adapted into four television dramas in 1977, 1982, 1987 and 1997. Two live-action films were produced in 1981 and 1997. A 2012 anime film directed by Ryosuke Nakamura was produced by Sunrise.^[1]

Characters

Main characters

Kenji Seki (戚 ケンジ, Seki Kenji)

Voiced by: Yūtaro Hōnjō,^[2] Takuto Yoshinaga (young)

Kenji is a seemingly average boy who lives with his grandfather and baby sister. His constant tardiness suggests he is lazy and his habits suggest he is absent minded, but his room is littered with inventions and construction plans, which indicates intelligence belies his general appearance. He and Natsuki have lived as neighbors since they were young children and are good friends despite their frequent fighting and incessant teasing. Kenji has an unexplained crush on Kahori Harukawa, which Natsuki exploits through teasing. Though Kenji is generally straightforward, he has difficulty putting his emotions into words, which makes it difficult for him to convey his feelings to Kahori and understand Natsuki's jealousy. Unknown to even him, Kenji is a powerful psychic whose powers were sealed by his grandfather.

Natsuki Suzuura (両裏 ナツキ, Suzuura Natsuki)

Voiced by: Mayu Watanabe,^[2] Mai Hōdo (young)

Natsuki is an athletic girl who is devoted to running track. Her vivacious nature is demonstrated through her gymnastic movements. She and Kenji have lived next to one another since they were young children and are good friends. Natsuki has held a one-sided love for Kenji and is often confused by her own feelings. On the one hand, she wishes to support Kenji, but on the other, she wishes her feelings would reach him. As a result, she often says and does things to Kenji she does not mean. At some point, Kenji was in a life threatening coma and she traded her psychic powers for his safe recovery, which leaves her powerless.

Kahori Harukawa (カホリ　春川, Kahori Harukawa)

Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa

Kahori is an outwardly perfect girl. She is dedicated to practicing the piano and surfs because it reminds her of her deceased father. She falls in love with Ryōichi from the moment she lays eyes on him and after listening to Ryōichi play Claire de Lune wants to become closer to him. Despite her good relationship with Kenji, she is unaware that he has a crush on her. She is friends with Natsuki, who frequently asks if she likes anyone. Kahori lacks psychic powers.

Ryōichi Kyōgoku (京極　亮一, Ryōichi Kyōgoku)

Voiced by: Daisuke Ono

Ryōichi is an ostensible transfer student who actually is a time traveler from a future where humanity has abandoned Earth to live on the moon. Ryōichi is calm, collected, and pragmatic. He has ample charisma and is well-liked by the student body following his transfer. He is taken by the beauty of the Earth and finds it easy to empathize with the people living there. He views Kenji as both a friend and an enemy with which he will eventually fight. As time progresses he falls in love with Kahori. He possesses the ability to awaken individuals psychic powers.

Others

Yuriko Yamagiwa (山際 ゆりこ, Yamagiwa Yuriko)

Voiced by: Haruka Tomatsu

Kyōgoku's familiar (京極の使い魔, Kyōgoku no tsukaima)

Voiced by: Hiroaki Hirata

Yū Jinno (神野 ゆう, Jinno Yū)

Voiced by: Ryohei Kimura

References

External links

• Anime film official website (Japanese)
• Nerawareta Gakuen (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Nerawareta Gakuen at the Internet Movie Database