Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o!
| Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku o! | |
 This is the logo from the anime series | |
| Genre | Comedy, Romance, Shōnen |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Hiroki Iwata |
| Published by |  Dengeki Bunko |
| Anime | |
| Directed by | Itsuro Kawasaki |
| Studio | ZEXCS |
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! (護くんに女神の祝福を！, lit. To Mamoru-kun, the Blessings of the Goddess!) is the title of a Japanese light novel series written by Japanese novelist Hiroki Iwata and illustrated by Toshiyuki Satō following Mamoru Yoshimura and his far-from-normal high school life with girlfriend Ayako Takasu, who possesses magical powers called "Beatrice". The series was first published on September 25 2003 by MediaWorks and is still currently running in Japan. Later, the series was adapted into an anime series, which broadcasted on WOWOW on October 6 2006. It contained 24 episodes, with the last airing on March 30 2007.
Plot
Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! is a story centering around Mamoru Yoshimura, a young high school boy who gets accepted into a prestigious school for students endowed with the power of Beatrice due to his high intellect. Right after first entering the school on his first day, he meets the mysterious Ayako Takasu, also known as the Beatrice's Angel of Death, who is a pretty and popular female student whose Beatrice powers exceed most others. Moments later, Ayako, who has been known to never show a smile, suddenly confesses her strong feelings for Mamoru, despite having never met him before. That same day, he is brought in as a member of the student council as Ayako's aid as he becomes involved with the dangers and mysteries related to the power of Beatrice.
Characters
Student council members
- Mamoru Yoshimura (吉村護, Yoshimura Mamoru) , Seiyū - Akiko Kimura
- Mamoru is a short high school student, who just transferred to a new and prestigious school due to his high intellect. On his first day at school, he not only becomes a member of the student council, but also the boyfriend of fellow student council member, Ayako Takasu, who confessed her love for him earlier that day. He often comes off as a soft spoken character who is unsure of himself as to why Ayako would like him. He later learns that he too has the power to use Beatrice.
- Ayako Takasu (鷹栖絢子, Takasu Ayako) , Seiyū - Mikako Takahashi
- Ayako is a pretty, yet very strong high school girl and girlfriend to Mamoru. She is very well-endowed when it comes to the power of Beatrice, and is considered one of the most powerful Beatrice users in the world, which is why she is sometimes targeted by assassins. Usually, Ayako is a very serious girl, who has been known to never smile around others, however, whenever around Mamoru, she can't help but blush and smile a bit, as she becomes much more shy, and stutters often as well.
- Maya Sudō (周藤摩耶, Sudō Maya) , Seiyū - Daisuke Ono
- Maya is the student council president, who has a strong character, which compliments his status. He often does things that irritate Ayako to the point of earning a heavy punch from her. While browsing through Maya's picture album, Mamoru realizes that all of Maya's ex-girlfriends have long hair, though Mamoru did not realize that Maya has a crush on Ayako, who also has long hair.
- Shione Sudō (周藤汐音, Sudō Shione) , Seiyū - Mamiko Noto
- Shione is the vice-president of the student council, and Maya's younger sister. She often has a very extravagant hairstyle, which changes everyday, that even her own brother calls "complicated". Everyone became so used to her wacky hairstyles that they could not recognize her when she had her hair down, though Maya was overjoyed to realize that he had such a cute little sister.
- Mitsuki Fujita (藤田美月, Fujita Mitsuki) , Seiyū - Saeko Chiba
- Mitsuki is the public relations officer of the student council. She likes to take pictures all the time, often taking pictures of Ayako, then selling them for outrageous prices in order to make a profit.
- Anna Hase (長谷杏奈, Hase Ann)) , Seiyū - Yuka Inokuchi
- Anna is the secretary of the student council. She seems to be the most "normal" of all the student council officers.
- Yōko Kirishima (桐島瑤子, Kirishima Yōko) , Seiyū - Fuyuka Oura
- Yōko is the treasurer of the student council. She is very level-headed and confident, and is the tallest among the girls.
- Yūka Maruyama (丸山友香, Maruyama Yūka) , Seiyū - Kimiko Koyama
- Yūka is the science officer of the student council. She is very shy and soft spoken, and owns a pet dog named Aru.
- Kōsuke Yagi (八木浩介, Yagi Kōsuke) , Seiyū - Shintarou Oohata
- Kōsuke is the executive committee member of the student council. He is very tall and muscular, well versed in using weapons, and has a major quirk of speaking a lot of English (he even sings a tune in english in one episode).
Others
- Emelenzia Beatrix Rudiger (エメレンツェア·ベアトリクス·リューディガー, Emerentsea Beatorikusu Ryūdigā) , Seiyū - Asami Sanada
- Emelenzia is a Beatrice user, and a genius who entered into a university at the age of twelve. She was an orphan until the Rudiger family acknowledged her potential. She now aims to be strong enough to support her older brother, Johan, whom she has the utmost respect for. Emelenzia also admires Ayako since she was able to stand toe-to-toe with her brother in battle.
- Johan Deiter Rudiger (ヨハン·ディエター·リューディガー, Johan Dietā Ryūdigā) , Seiyū - Takehito Koyasu
- A German university student, who is called the Prussian Devil. He is considered to be one of the most powerful Beatrice users in the world; despite his battle with Ayako resulting in a draw, Ayako was the one who ended up being gravely injured, while Johan barely had a scratch on him. Although, because Ayako was capable of fighting against him on equal footing, he aims to have Ayako as his bride, as he considers no one else worthy of her, especially Mamoru. Besides his outstanding Beatrice control, Johan is also very intelligent, and is on an expedition with Ayako's uncle researching the origins of Beatrice.
- Tsuneo Abiko (我孫子恒夫, Abiko Tsuneo) , Seiyū - Taku Kimura
- Tsuneo is a student in Mamoru's school who is Ayako's stalker enthusiast. He tends to be a very loud and imposing person, who would stop at nothing to be close to Ayako, whom he holds in very high regard.
Media
The series first began in the form of light novels which were later adapted into an anime.
Light novels
The Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! light novels written by Hiroki Iwata and illustrated by Toshiyuki Satō were first published on September 25 2003, by MediaWorks. Currently, nine volumes have been released.
Anime
The Mamoru-kun ni Megami no Shukufuku wo! anime series first aired in Japan on October 6 2006 and last aired on March 30 2007. It had a total of 24 episodes.
Episodes
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Theme songs
- Opening theme
- "MA・MO・RU!" by Maho Tomita
- Ending theme
- "Venus Dream" by Hiromi Satou