Re-Kan!
| Re-Kan! | |
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Cover of Re-Kan! volume 1 by Houbunsha | |
| レーカン! (Rēkan!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Hinako Seta |
| Published by | Houbunsha |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Manga Time Jumbo |
| Original run | February 2010 – ongoing |
| Volumes | 6 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Masashi Kudo |
| Written by | Takahashi Aoshima |
| Studio | Pierrot+ |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TBS, CBC, TUT, SUN, BS-TBS |
| English network | |
| Original run | April 2, 2015 – ongoing |
| Episodes | 13 |
Re-Kan! (Japanese: レーカン! Hepburn: Rēkan!) is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Hinako Seta, serialized in Houbunsha's Manga Time Jumbo magazine. Re-Kan! was first published as a one-shot in Manga Time Jumbo 's December 2009 issue, and it later began serialization with the February 2010 issue. It has been collected into four tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot+ is scheduled to air from April 2, 2015.
Characters
- Hibiki Amami (天海 響 Amami Hibiki)
- Voiced by: Ibuki Kido (anime), Aya Endō (drama CD)
- The main protagonist. A girl who can see, talk, and interact with ghosts, she is also capable of understanding what cats are saying. She's kind but a bit air-headed and treats both the living and dead equally.
- Narumi Inoue (井上 成美 Inoue Narumi)
- Voiced by: Miku Itō (anime), Haruka Tomatsu (drama CD)
- Hibiki's classmate, who hates everything related to the occult and tends to be in conflict with Amami's ghostly antics. She's a granny's girl and the spirit of her grandmother tends to be nearby.
- Kana Uehara (上原 佳菜 Uehara Kana)
- Voiced by: Riho Iida (anime), Kana Hanazawa (drama CD)
- Amami's classmate and Kyoko's childhood friend. She has a blog where she publishes pictures involving the supernatural (since ghosts appear in pictures).
- Kyōko Esumi (江角 京子 Esumi Kyōko)
- Voiced by: Mao Ichimichi (anime), Eri Kitamura (drama CD)
- Amami's classmate and Kana's childhood friend. She used to be a delinquent who defended people from other delinquents, earning the nickname Flame-Haired Messiah, but she hates being called like that.
- Makoto Ogawa (小川 真琴 Ogawa Makoto)
- Voiced by: Erii Yamazaki (anime), Ayana Taketatsu (drama CD)
- Amami's classmate, who likes making zombie dolls.
- Kenta Yamada (山田 健太 Yamada Kenta)
- Voiced by: Yoshitaka Yamaya (anime), Yusuke Shirai (drama CD)
- Hibiki's classmate, who tends to be injured. His brother is a police officer.
- Asahi Amami (天海 朝陽 Amami Asahi)
- Voiced by: Shin-ichiro Miki (drama CD), Wataru Hatano (anime)
- Hibiki's father. Like Narumi, he doesn't like ghosts, and the relationship with his wife made his hair turn prematurely white.
- Yūhi Amami (天海 夕陽 Amami Yūhi)
- Voiced by: Kyōko Hikami (drama CD)
- Hibiki's late mother. Her sixth sense was apparently stronger than her daughter's, and occasionally made prophecies.
- Yūki Inoue (井上 勇希 Inoue Yūki)
- Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka (drama CD)
- Daihenzamurai (代返侍)
- Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara (anime), Kenyu Horiuchi (drama CD)
- The ghost of a samurai who died of hunger and after Hibiki gave him food, he started to protect her in any way he can.
- Eroneko (エロ猫)
- Voiced by: Kujira (anime), Norio Wakamoto (drama CD)
- A cute but perverted cat that is constantly trying to peek on girls(specially Hibiki). The ghosts always frustrate his attempts at perversion.
- Kōen no Jibakurei (公園の地縛霊)
- Voiced by: Nobuo Tobita (drama CD)
- Merry-san (メリーさん Merīsan)
- Voiced by: Eriko Matsui (anime)
- Kogyaru-rei (コギャル霊)
- Voiced by: Aya Uchida (anime), Aimi Terakawa (drama CD)
Media
Anime
An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot+ is scheduled to air from April 2, 2015.[1][2] The opening theme, "Colorful Story" and the ending theme, "Kesaran Pasaran" are both performed by every♥ing, a unit composed of the voice actresses Ibuki Kido and Erii Yamazaki.[3]Crunchyroll announced that it will stream the anime, beginning on April 3, 2015.[4] Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime for digital and home video release in North America.[5]
Episode list
| No. | Title | Original air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I Can See Them" "Watashi, shi mieru ndesu" (わたし、視(み)えるんです) | April 2, 2015 |
| 2 | "This Is My Friend" "Watashi no, o tomodachidesu" (わたしの、お友達です) | April 9, 2015 |
| 3 | "Delicious Fried Eggs" "Oishī, tamagoyakidesu" (美味しい、卵焼きです) | April 16, 2015 |
| 4 | "Summer Means the Beach" "Natsutoieba, umidesu" (夏といえば、海です) | April 23, 2015 |
| 5 | "The Legendary Culture Festival" "Densetsu no, Bunkasaidesu" (伝説の、文化祭です) | April 30, 2015 |
| 6 | "Choberiguna, seiyadesu" (チョベリグな、聖夜です) |
References
- ↑ "Re-Kan! 4-Panel School Horror Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. August 9, 2014. Retrieved August 9, 2014.
- ↑ "Ibuki Kido, Miku Ito Lead Re-Kan! Horror Comedy Anime Cast". Anime News Network. December 12, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
- ↑ "Re-Kan! Horror Comedy Anime's Promo Video Previews Theme Song". Anime News Network. March 14, 2015. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ↑ "Crunchyroll to Stream Re-Kan! Comedy Horror Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Pleiades, Re-Kan, SNAFU Too, Hello! KinMoza, UtaPri Season 3, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon and Food Wars". Anime News Network. 2015-04-04.
External links
- Official Re-Kan! anime website (Japanese)