MM!
| MM! | |
|---|---|
| Original title | え む え む っ! |
| transcription | MM! |
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| Logo of the anime | |
| genre | comedy |
| Light novel | |
| country |
 Japan
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| author | Akinari Matsuno |
| illustrator | QP: flapper |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| First publication | February 23, 2007 - September 24, 2010 |
| expenditure | 10 + 2 |
| Manga | |
| country |
Japan
|
| author | Issei Hyoju |
| publishing company | Media Factory |
| magazine | Monthly Comic Alive |
| First publication | September 2008 - April 2012 |
| expenditure | 7th |
| Anime television series | |
| Country of production |
Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 2010 |
| Studio | Xebec |
| length | 24 minutes |
| Episodes | 12 |
| Director | Tsuyoshi Nagasawa |
| First broadcast | October 2, 2010 - December 18, 2010 on AT-X |
MM! ( jap. え む え む っ! , Emu Emu!, M = masochism ) is a light novel series written by Akinari Matsuno and illustrated by QP: flapper . It is about the student Tarō Sado, who has an extreme tendency to masochism and thus repeatedly brings himself into unfamiliar situations, to which his school friends also contribute, as they also have extreme character traits. The series of novels has been published by Media Factory since 2007 , where twelve volumes were published by September 2010. The light novel remained unfinished, however, as Matsuno died unexpectedly on April 18, 2011.
The plot was adapted both as a manga in 2008 and through an anime television series produced by Xebec , which appeared in 2010.
action
The protagonist of MM! is the high school student Tarō Sado ( 砂 戸 太郎 , Sado Tarō ), who tends to masochism since childhood . In school he is confronted with various problems because he is seen as a pervert. However, he is not the only one who suffers from a behavior disorder, as almost all other characters appearing also have serious psychological problems.
The starting point for the plot is Taro's love for a woman he does not know by name, but whom he does not want to face as long as he still feels his tendency towards masochism. In order to do something about it, he asks Mio Isurugi ( 石 動 美 緒 , Isurugi Mio ) for help, who is the head of the 2nd volunteer club ( 第二 ボ ラ ン テ ィ ア 部 , dai-ni borantia bu ), which is supposed to take care of the problems of students. However, Mio herself has a superiority complex and considers herself a goddess. She uses his disposition to live it out particularly intensely, whereby she regularly abuses Tarō and thus shows a tendency to sadism , but sometimes also shows signs of affection for him. Mio receives support from school doctor Michiru Onigawara ( 鬼 瓦 み ち る , Onigawara Michiru ), with whom she has a very close relationship. Like Mio, Michiru has a sadistic streak and enjoys letting other people appear as cosplayers in order to photograph them in embarrassing poses. So both develop different plans together to drive Taro out of his masochism with the use of force, but this has dubious success.
His lover is Tatsukichi Hayama ( 葉 山 辰 吉 , Hayama Tatsukichi ), his best friend and classmate, who secretly disguises himself as a woman. At least Taro's first love falls victim to a crossdresser . Nevertheless, the two friends can get along well later, as Tatsukichi, for his part, supported Tarō for a long time, knowing full well his preferences.
While Tarō visited the club for the first time, he also met Mios assistant Arashiko Yūno ( 結 野 嵐 子 , Yūno Arashiko ). However, Yūno suffers from androphobia , the fear of men. Taro's attempts to get closer to her initially fail completely because her fear is expressed in extreme readiness to use violence. Over time, she partially manages to get rid of this behavior towards Taro, which has its limits with physical contact, although she falls in love with him, but it does not bring him to reveal her feelings. To his bad luck, Arashiko's childhood friend Yumi Mamiya ( 間 宮 由 美 , Mamiya Yumi ) joins , who is initially looking for a lesbian relationship with Arashiko. Accordingly, she is hostile towards Taro. But when she sees Tatsukichi disguised as a woman, she falls in love with him. Not knowing that he is a man, mind you.
In Volume 5 Noa Hiiragi ( 柊 ノ ア , Hiiragi Noa ) joins them, who has an IQ of 200 but suffers from the fact that she looks like an elementary school student. She later falls in love with Taro. Noa runs the invention club with her assistant Yukinojō Himura ( 日 村 雪 之 丞 , Himura Yukinojō ), who is handsome but a lolicon and therefore only interested in Noa.
His sister Shizuka Sado ( 砂 戸 静香 , Sado Shizuka ) and his mother Tomoko Sado ( 砂 戸 智子 , Sado Tomoko ), who are both in love with their brother and son and looking for an incestuous relationship , also join these curious figures . So they react very jealously as soon as Taro is near another girl. But this also applies to their relationships with one another, where they are in constant competition for Taro's favor.
Origin and publications
The light novel series MM! Written by Akinari Matsuno and illustrated by QP: flapper published since 23 February 2007. Media Factory under the imprint MF Bunko J . Ten main and two subsidiary volumes of the novel series have been published. Akinari Matsuno was unable to complete the plot, however. According to Media Factory, he died unexpectedly on April 18, 2011. In an afterword, Yasuji Misaka, the head of MF Bunko J, stated that it was the warm and funny writing style that brought Matsuno many fans.
- MM! ISBN 978-4-8401-1777-7 , February 23, 2007 (February 28, 2007) (a)
- MM! 2 ISBN 978-4-8401-1856-9 , May 25, 2007 (May 30, 2007)
- MM! 3 ISBN 978-4-8401-2057-9 , October 25, 2007 (October 31, 2007)
- MM! 4 ISBN 978-4-8401-2145-3 , February 25, 2008 (February 29, 2008)
- MM! 5 ISBN 978-4-8401-2332-7 , June 25, 2008 (June 30, 2008)
- MM! 6 ISBN 978-4-8401-2452-2 , October 24, 2008 (October 31, 2008)
- MM! 7 ISBN 978-4-8401-2665-6 , February 25, 2009 (February 28, 2009)
- MM! 8 ISBN 978-4-8401-2842-1 , July 24, 2009 (July 31, 2009)
- MM! 8.5 ISBN 978-4-8401-3090-5 , November 25, 2009 (November 30, 2010) (a)
- MM! 9 ISBN 978-4-8401-3248-0 , March 25, 2010 (March 31, 2010)
- MM! 9.5 ISBN 978-4-8401-3425-5 , June 25, 2010 (June 30, 2010)
- MM! 10 ISBN 978-4-8401-3510-8 , September 24, 2010 (September 30, 2010)
Outside of Japan, the book series is published in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing under the title MM Yi Zu (MM 一族).
Manga
Based on the series of novels, Issei Hyoju is drawing a series of manga that has been published since July 26, 2008 in Monthly Comic Alive magazine , which is also published by Media Factory . From the still ongoing manga series (as of October 3, 2010) four summaries of the chapters have been published as Tankōbon .
- Vol. 1: MM! (1) ISBN 978-4-8401-2532-1 , February 23, 2009 (February 28, 2009) (b)
- Vol. 2: MM! (2) ISBN 978-4-8401-2906-0 , August 22, 2009 (August 31, 2009)
- Vol. 3: MM! (3) ISBN 978-4-8401-3301-2 , March 23, 2010 (March 31, 2010)
- Vol. 4: MM! (4) ISBN 978-4-8401-3373-9 , September 22, 2010 (September 30, 2010)
radio play
On March 24, 2010, Edge Records released an adaptation as a radio play.
Anime
The animation studio Xebec took up the plot through a twelve episode anime television series of the same name, which was directed by Tsuyoshi Nagasawa . From October 2, 2010 to December 18, 2010, the series was first broadcast on AT-X . A few days after the first broadcast, the channels Chiba TV , Sun TV , Tokyo MX , TV Aichi , TV Kanagawa and TV Saitama also started broadcasting in parallel.
Since December 22, 2010, two episodes each have been released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc at approximately monthly intervals.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) | |
|---|---|---|
| radio play | Anime | |
| Taro Sado | Chihiro Suzuki | Jun Fukuyama |
| Mio Isurugi | Chihiro Ishiguro | Ayana Taketatsu |
| Arashiko Yuno | Yui Horie | Saori Hayami |
| Tatsukichi Hayama | Rina Sato | |
| Michiru Onigawara | Hoko Kuwashima | Rie Tanaka |
| Noa Hiiragi | Sayuri Yahagi | |
| Yukinojō Himura | Tsubasa Yonaga | |
| Shizuka Sado | Kana Asumi | |
| Tomoko Sado | Sayaka Ohara | |
music
The background music for the series comes from Yukari Hashimoto .
For the opening credits, HELP !! -Hell side- and then HELP !! -Heaven side- used. The interpreter is "Mio Isurugi (Ayana Taketatsu)", for Heaven Side also "Arashiko Yuno (Saori Hayami)". The lyrics are from Saori Kodama and the music from Corin. The credits for the first eleven episodes were More-more LOVERS !! used, sung by Natsuko Asō , texted by Aki Hata and composed by Ken'ichi Maeyamada , while the last episode Happy Birthday, my holy day sung by "Mio Isurugi (Ayana Taketatsu)" was played with the text by Saori Kodama and the Music by Yukari Hashimoto.
In episode 9, Hallelujah Study ( ハ レ ル ヤ ♡ ス タ デ ィ , Hareruya Sutadi ) was recorded, sung by "Mio Isurugi (Ayana Taketatsu), Arashiko Yuno (Saori Hayami)" with the text by Saori Kodama and the music by Kazunori Watanabe.
Individual evidence
- ↑ MM! Light novel author Akinari Matsuno Passes Away. Anime News Network, April 26, 2011, accessed August 1, 2011 .
Web links
- Anime website (Japanese)
- Radio play website (Japanese)
- The Anime at Anime News Network (English)