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Inu × Boku SS
Cover from the first volume of the Japanese manga
妖狐×僕SS
(Inu Boku Shīkuretto Sābisu)
GenreComedy, Romance, Supernatural, Drama
Manga
Written byCocoa Fujiwara
Published bySquare Enix
English publisherCanada United States Yen Press
MagazineGangan Joker
DemographicShōnen
Original run2009 – present
Volumes8
Anime television series
Directed byNaokatsu Suda
Music byKōtarō Nakagawa
StudioDavid Production
Original networkMBS, TBS, CBC
English network
Original run January 12, 2012 – March 29, 2012
Episodes12 + OVA (List of episodes)

Inu × Boku SS (妖狐×僕SS, Inu Boku Shīkuretto Sābisu, lit. The Dog and I Secret Service), also known as Youko x Boku, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Cocoa Fujiwara. An anime adaptation by David Production aired in Japan between January and March 2012.[1] The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks for streaming, and home video release in North America.[2]

Plot

The Maison de Ayakashi (メゾン・ド・章樫, Mezon do Ayakashi), better known as the Ayakashikan (妖館), is a high security apartment building where humans with demon ancestors, or youkai, reside, each guarded by their own Secret Service bodyguard. A youkai girl named Ririchiyo Shirakiin moves into the Ayakashikan hoping for some peace and quiet. Instead, she finds herself with the service of the Secret Service agent, Miketsukami Sōshi.

The first four volumes of the manga are a prologue. At the end of volume four, a foe possesses Karuta, leaving her in a coma for several months, and uses other youkai to attack the other residents of Maison de Ayakashi. Due to this, nearly every member of the main cast is killed. Part 2 takes place 23 years later, when those killed are reincarnated.

Characters

Ririchiyo Shirakiin (白鬼院 凜々蝶, Shirakiin Ririchiyo)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka (Japanese); Hilary Haag (English)
A half-human, half-demon high school girl who transferred to Room 4 of the Ayakashi Mansion in order to live alone. She yearns to be independent and constantly worries about not being able to communicate with other people properly, one of her reasons for moving. Her SS agent and servant is Sōshi, a fox spirit. She finds out that it was Sōshi who wrote the letters to her (which were meant to be from her fiancé) in chapter 8. Ririchiyo confesses to Sōshi in chapter 10. Though she has characteristics of a tsundere, she is actually a tsunshun in terms of personality.
Ririchiyo was killed at the age of 16 after trying to stop the enemy youkai raid after they killed Sōshi. In Part 2, she is reincarnated, but has amnesia after the trauma of losing Sōshi after he protected her. Once she does remember, she gains a resolution to protect everyone. As gratitude for everything she makes Sōshi coffee, and then breaks up her contract with him.
Sōshi Miketsukami (御狐神 双熾, Miketsukami Sōshi)
Voiced by: Yuichi Nakamura (Japanese); Chris Patton (English)
The assigned SS Agent to Ririchiyo and her servant, Sōshi is the reincarnation of the evil Nine-Tailed Fox. Ririchiyo helped him when she was little. Later on in the series, it is apparent that Ririchiyo had changed him in a way. Very calm, polite, and gentle to people, he has a soft spot for his mistress, blindly obeying her and protecting her with his life if the situation calls for it. He enters a relationship with her when he reads her letter she meant to put into the time capsule. What he wishes for is a family, which he never had. A notable feature is his Heterochromia: his right eye is blue, while the other is a dark gold.
He was killed in action at the end of Part 1 at age 23, protecting Ririchiyo from a band of evil youkai. He is reincarnated but does not remember his previous life. After learning from Kagerō's mother how important Ririchiyo was for the previous Sōshi, he researches about him and becomes Ririchiyo's SS agent. After Ririchiyo regains her memories, she breaks her contract with him, in an attempt to protect him and also because she realizes he is not the same Sōshi she fell in love with.
Renshō Sorinozuka (反ノ塚 連勝, Sorinozuka Renshō)
Voiced by: Yoshimasa Hosoya (Japanese); David Wald (English)
An Ittan-momen demon with several tattoos on his tanned skin, he is the tenant of Room 3. He develops a brother-sister relationship with Ririchiyo, also earning Sōshi's trust in the process. His SS Agent is Nobara, who although bicker quite a bit have a close relationship. He has a very lazy personality. He has been confessed love to many times by girls, but always rejects them, because he knows he will have to separate from them anyway, and while he can reincarnate, humans cannot.
He was one of the only Maison de Ayakashi members not to die due to the enemy youkai raid. As such, he has aged normally, and is now 41 years old. He is currently living with Nobara, and laments over what she has become: A middle school student. He now has a goatee.
Nobara Yukinokōji (雪小路 野ばら, Yukinokōji Nobara)
Voiced by: Yōko Hikasa (Japanese); Shelley Calene-Black (English)
The SS Agent assigned to Renshō. She is a Yuki-onna and wears glasses in her human form. She is very interested in fashion and cute girls. Although she states she has no interest in men, she hugs Renshō from behind, and can be surprisingly caring for him.
She was killed at the age of 22 by an enemy band of youkai. She was reincarnated, and is currently a middle school student.
Kagerō Shōkiin (青鬼院 蜻蛉, Shōkiin Kagerō)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita (Japanese); David Matranga (English)
Tenant of Room 2; Sōshi, Banri, and Natsume's former master, and Ririchiyo's fiancée. Kagerō is eccentric, straightforward, and a narcissist, calling the other tenants "pigs" or "animals". His SS agent is Karuta, who he keeps on a chain and in a maid outfit. He classes people in two different categories - "Sadist" or "Masochist". Ririchiyo used to write him letters when she was young, however, the letters' responses were in fact written by Sōshi.
He died and reincarnated along with the others, and now lives in Maison de Ayakashi in Room #07.
Karuta Roromiya (髏々宮 カルタ, Roromiya Karuta)
Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Monica Rial (English)
The assigned SS Agent to Kagerō, a Gashadokuro (large skeleton made from the bone of people dead from starvation) whose human form depicts her as a light brown haired (reddish pink in the anime) teenage girl. Though she appears to be "zoned out" most of the time, she's actually very clever, observant, and likes eating. Karuta shows special feelings for Watanuki, who is her childhood friend.
Near the end of Part 1, she was attacked and possessed by enemy youkai who began to use her for their own purposes. She asked Watanuki to kill her, as she could never return to human form. Watanuki yelled to her and told her that he would still be by her side, no matter if she couldn't return to human form. Although she was so happy to hear these sentiments, she was completely taken over by the enemy and was forced to be killed sometime after the raid. In Part 2, she has been reincarnated, and is currently 20-years old. She now has short hair, and her breasts are bigger than in her previous life.
Banri Watanuki (渡狸 卍里, Watanuki Banri)
Voiced by: Takuya Eguchi (Japanese); Greg Ayres (English)
Tenant of Room 1, Banri is a mixed blood Tanuki demon with an impulsive streak and is very outspoken. Labeling himself a "delinquent", he considers Sōshi his rival because he called him cute, causing Banri to resent him. His SS agent is Zange. He has strong feelings for Karuta Roromiya, who was the reason he decided he wanted to become strong. He deeply hates and is afraid of Kagerō because he was bullied by him as kids and the way he treats Karuta.
Near the end of Part 1, he tries to convince a possessed Karuta that he will be by her side, even if she can't turn back into human form. Although she cries in happiness, she is unable to override the enemy's control, and Karuta as a person is completely erased. He chased after her, but was killed in the battle between the Maison de Ayakashi and the enemy youkai at age 16. He has been reincarnated in Part 2 as a middle school student, but has no memories of Part 1, much like Ririchiyo and Sōshi. His SS is Karuta in Part 2, and is the youngest of all the residents.
Zange Natsume (夏目 残夏, Natsume Zange)
Voiced by: Mamoru Miyano (Japanese); Blake Shepard (English)
The assigned SS agent to Banri, Natsume is a half-human, half-demon wearing a set of black rabbit ears on his head. He is a Hyakume, or 100 eyes, capable of "seeing" the past, future, and various other things. He claims to be able to "see" things because of his demon heritage. He is a very cheerful individual. He is childhood friends with Sōshi and is very fond of him, calling him "Sou-tan" because of this. Natsume is somewhat an anemic and meddlesome busybody. His motto is "everyone should get along." But he has shown a more sinister side on occasion.
Natsume died of illness at age 24 after Sōshi was killed in the enemy youkai's raid. He was reincarnated, and is currently 21.

Media

Manga

The manga is titled Youko x Boku SS, and it is serialized in Gangan Joker. Currently, 8 volumes have been published in Japan. At the 2013 Sakura-Con, Yen Press announced that they have licensed this series and will be publishing the first volume in English in October of 2013. [3]

No. Original release date Original ISBN North America release date North America ISBN
01 April 22, 2010 [4]978-4757528512
02 April 22, 2010[5]978-4757528529
03 July 22, 2010[6]978-4757529403
04 February 22, 2011[7]978-4757531468
05 July 22, 2011[8]978-4757532908
06 December 22, 2011[9]978-4757534483
07 June 22, 2012[10]978-4757536302
08 November 22, 2012[11]978-4757537941
09 May 22, 2013[12]978-4757539709

Anime

An anime adaptation by David Production began airing in Japan from January 12, 2012 and is being simulcast on Crunchyroll.[13] An original video animation episode was released with the 7th Blu-ray Disc volume on September 26, 2012.[14] The series has been licensed in North America by Sentai Filmworks, who will release the series on Bluray and DVD in April 2013.[15] MVM Films have licensed the series in the United Kingdom.[16]

Music

Opening Theme
"Nirvana" (ニルヴァーナ, Niruvāna) by Mucc
Ending Themes
1. "Rakuen no Photograph" (楽園のPhotograph) by Yuichi Nakamura
2. "Kimi wa" (君は) by Rina Hidaka
3. "One Way" by Takuya Eguchi and Mamoru Miyano
4. "SM Hantei Forum" (SM判定フォーラム, Esuemu Hantei Fōramu) by Tomokazu Sugita
5. "Sweets Parade" by Kana Hanazawa
6. "Taiyō to Tsuki" (太陽と月) by Yoshimasa Hosoya and Yōko Hikasa

Episode list

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References

  1. ^ "Inu × Boku SS TV Anime Slated for 2012". Anime News Network. 2011-08-23. Retrieved August 23, 2011.
  2. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Inu x Boku S.S. Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  3. ^ "Yen Press Adds Inu × Boku SS, WataMote, Wolf Children, Kingdom Hearts Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. Retrieved April, 13 2013. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |accessdate= (help)
  4. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第1巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  5. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第2巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  6. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第3巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  7. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第4巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  8. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第5巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  9. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第6巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  10. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第7巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  11. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第8巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  12. ^ "妖狐×僕SS 第9巻" (in Japanese). Square Enix. Retrieved April 13, 2013.
  13. ^ "Crunchyroll to Stream Inu x Boku SS TV Anime Series". Anime News Network. 2012-02-09.
  14. ^ http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B007N8OQJI/
  15. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.com.au/press-release/2013-01-11/hanabee-entertainment-licenses-inu-x-boku-secret-service
  16. ^ http://www.animenewsnetwork.co.uk/news/2013-03-22/mvm-to-release-inu-x-boku-ss

External links

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