Special A

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Special A
Original title S ・ A（ス ペ シ ャ ル ・ エ ー）
transcription Supesharu Ē
genre Comedy , drama , romance
Manga
country JapanJapan Japan
author Maki minami
publishing company Hakusensha
magazine Hana to Yume
First publication April 2003 - March 2009
expenditure 17th
Anime television series
title S A - Special A
Original title S ・ A〜 ス ペ シ ャ ル ・ エ ー 〜
transcription S A - Supesharu Ē
Country of production JapanJapan Japan
original language Japanese
year 2008
Studio Gonzo , AIC
length 24 minutes
Episodes 24
Director Yoshikazu Miyao
music Rie Mitsunaga, Shōgo Kaida
First broadcast April 7 - September 15, 2008 on Chiba TV
synchronization

Special A ( jap. S ・ A（ス ペ シ ャ ル ・ エ ー）, Supesharu Ē ) is a manga series by the illustrator Maki Minami . It is the Shōjo assigned genre of and was also known as anime - TV series implemented.

action

In the "Hakusenka-Oberschule" the classes are divided according to grades A (best) to F (worst). There are only three of the A classes, however, in the best of which, known as “Special-A”, or “SA” for short, only seven pupils are admitted and, accordingly, taught apart from the other pupils in a special school building called “Der Lustgarten”.

Hikari Hanazono ( 華園 光 , Hanazono Hikari) is the daughter of an ordinary carpenter. With him she learned wrestling as a hobby and was unbeaten. She is hyper-energetic, but also a real late bloomer. Since she lost to Kei Takishima ( 滝 島 彗 , Takishima Kei) in wrestling when she was six and experienced her first humiliation, she has tried hard and attended the extremely demanding elite school for the wealthy to defeat Kei. However, Kei is the best student at this school, a “perfect superman” who secretly influences his parents' Takishima group. So she is and remains “Number 2”. Again and again hurt by this in her ego, she competes with him at every opportunity, only to end up being narrowly inferior again and again.

Kei, who is usually very dismissive, however, also develops feelings for Hikari, even if he would never admit it publicly. Although there are always situations in which the two could get closer, Hikari is so absorbed in their personal duel that she does not notice his affection.

Supporting characters

  • Jun Yamamoto ( 山 本 純 )
    Megumi's little twin brother is number three of the year. He is almost as taciturn as his sister, has raved about Ryu like Megumi since childhood and is an avid violin player.
  • Megumi Yamamoto ( 山 本 芽 )
    The daughter of a music producer and a talented singer is number four of the year. Instead of talking, she writes everything on a notepad because she wants to save her voice.
  • Tadashi Karino ( 狩 野 宙 )
    The simple-minded boy who does everything at his own pace is number five of the year and the son of the school principal. He loves to eat cakes and other pastries and is in love with Akira Todo.
  • Akira Todo ( 東 堂 明 )
    She is number six of the year and is very fond of Hikari. The daughter of the airline president likes girls talk and tea time. She's the one who comes up with nasty plans to keep Kei Takishima away from Hikari.
  • Ryu Tsuji ( 辻 竜 )
    The animal lover is number seven of the year. Ryu is the son of the president of a sporting goods manufacturer and takes care of Megumi and Jun as their parents are mostly away. The two siblings are very attached to him.

Publications of the manga

In Japan, Special A was published from April 2003 to March 2009 in individual chapters in the manga magazine Hana to Yume of the Hakusensha publishing house. These individual chapters were also published regularly in a total of 17 anthologies ( Tankōbon ). The manga was published in English by Viz Media in the USA.

In Germany, three chapters were presented in the manga magazine Daisuki in 2007 and were published in paperback by Carlsen Comics from August 2007 to November 2011.

Production and publication of the anime

In 2008, was a collaboration Anime Studio AIC and Gonzo an anime - television series produced. It was directed by Yoshikazu Miyao , the character designer was Kiyotaka Nakahara and the artistic director was Ayumi Sugimoto. The series was shown from April 7 to September 15, 2008 after midnight (and thus on the previous television day ) on Japanese television by Chiba TV , and a few days later it began to be broadcast on the programs of AT-X , TV Aichi , TV Kanagawa , TV Osaka and TV Saitama . The music production was taken over by the Pony Canyon company .

synchronization

role Japanese voice actor ( seiyū )
Kei Takishima Jun Fukuyama
Hikari Hanazono Yūko Gotō
Jun Yamamoto Tsubasa Yonaga
Megumi Yamamoto Ayahi Takagaki
Tadashi Karino Hiro Shimono
Akira Todo Hitomi Nabatame
Ryu Tsuji Kazuma Horie

music

The music in the series was composed by Rie Mitsunaga and Shōgo Kaida. The opening title Special Days comes from Yuko Goto, the closing song was Hidamari no Gate ( 陽 だ ま り の ゲ ー ト ) by Jun Fukuyama, Hiro Shimono, Tsubasa Yonaga and Kazuma Horie.

radio play

In February 2007 a radio play CD for Special A was released in Japan . The plot revolves around Valentine's Day .

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