Gokujyo
Gokujyo: Gokurakuin Joshikōryō Monogatari | |
ゴクジョッ。〜極楽院女子校寮物語〜 (Gokujo ~Gokurakuin Joshikōryō Monogatari~) | |
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Manga | |
Written by | Maya Miyazaki |
Published by | Shueisha |
Magazine | Super Jump Grand Jump (November 2011-November 2013) Grand Jump website |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | 2009 – present |
Volumes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Futoshi Higashide |
Written by | Yuuji Hosono |
Studio | LMD |
Original network | Chukyo TV DMM (streaming) |
Original run | January 23, 2012 – March 28, 2012 |
Episodes | 12 |
Gokujyo: Gokurakuin Joshikōryō Monogatari (ゴクジョッ。〜極楽院女子校寮物語〜, lit. "Extreme Woman. The Tales of Gokurakuin Girls School Dorm") is a Japanese manga series by Maya Miyazaki. An anime television series by LMD aired in Japan between January and March, 2012.[1]
Plot
The series follows the exploits of Aya Akabane, a busty and arrogant high school girl who is constantly trying to outdo her classmates in everything (especially anything topic related to sex), only to make a fool of herself in the process.
Characters
- Aya Akabane (赤羽 亜矢, Akabane Aya)
- Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa
- The main protagonist, a loud mouthed girl with an eye for looking sexy and a short fuse.
- Konatsu Toro (土呂 小夏, Toro Konatsu)
- Voiced by: Natsumi Takamori
- Aya's friend, who is often used as an outlet for Aya's rage, most often being grabbed by her ponytail.
- Ai Nanasato (七里 愛, Nanasato Ai)
- Voiced by: Maaya Uchida
- Konatsu's best friend who is pretty normal compared to everyone else.
- Asuka Utsunomiya (宇都宮 飛鳥, Utsunomiya Asuka)
- Voiced by: Nozomi Sasaki
- A mysterious girl who often talks about spiritual phenomenom. She appears to be romantically interested in Aya.
- Madoka Oowada (大和田 円, Oowada Madoka)
- Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka
- A wildly perverted girl who has various fantasies and constant nosebleeds.
- Kaname Oku (尾久 要, Oku Kaname)
- Voiced by: Yukari Kokubun
- A teacher at Aya's school and the head of a biker gang.
- Saya Akabane (赤羽 沙矢, Akabane Saya)
- Voiced by: Mamiko Noto
- Aya's older sister who is a gang member alongside Kaname and is greatly feared by Aya.
- Minami Kurihashi (栗橋 南, Kurihashi Minami)
- Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu
- A transfer student who looks down on others, often calling them 'potato girls'.
Media
Manga
Anime
The manga has been adapted into an anime series by LMD. The series began airing on Chukyo TV from January 23, 2012. Certain episodes containing explicit content were not broadcast and were instead streamed on DMM's website from January 30, 2012. An additional original video animation episode was released on BD/DVD on June 26, 2013.[2][3][4] The opening theme is "Gokujyo. no Jōken?" (ゴクジョッ。のジョーケン?, "Requirements for Being an Extreme Woman?") by Yōko Hikasa, Maaya Uchida, Ayana Taketatsu and Satomi Akesaka, whilst the ending theme is "Goku Jyo Overdrive" (極・女おー・う゛ぁーどらいぶ, Goku Jo Ōvādoraibu, "Extreme Woman Overdrive") by Hisaka, Uchida, Taketatsu and Akesaka.
Episode list
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References
- ^ "Maya Miyazaki's Gokujyo— Manga Gets TV Anime in 2012". Anime News Network. 2011-09-27. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-28/gokujo-anime-3rd-episode-will-not-air
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-16/gokujo-anime-1st-episode-broadcast-cancelled
- ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-17/gokujo-1st-episode-to-be-streamed-on-january-30
External links
- Official manga site Template:Ja icon
- Official anime site Template:Ja icon
- Gokujyo (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Gokujyo (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia