Thursday, April 26, 2012

Medaka Box

An anime adaptation of the manga produced by Gainax was announced by the series' creator in late 2011, and premiered on April 5, 2012. The anime has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks who will release the anime in both digital and home video formats later.

     At her first year in Hakoniwa Academy, Medaka Kurokami is elected Student Council President and institutes a suggestion box, dubbed the "Medaka Box" for her fellow academy students to make suggestions and requests. Together with her childhood friend Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, Medaka is determined to adress any kind of request by the students, from finding lost dogs to cleaning up club buildings and even fixing personalities. During the course of the series, Kouki Akune and Mogana Kikaijima are also recruited by Medaka to become part of the Student Council.

Medaka Kurokami (黒神 めだか Kurokami Medaka)
Voiced by: Aki Toyosaki
She is the female protagonist of the series and 98th Student Council President of Hakoniwa Academy. Beautiful and well-endowed, which she has no shame in showing off whenever possible, Medaka excels academically, placing first in the national test. In addition to her academic achievements, she has excelled in various other areas, such as calligraphy and sports, and obtained seemingly inhuman results. When the series begins, she has just been elected the new student council president by an unheard-of margin of 98% of the total votes, even though she is still only a first-year student. Medaka institutes a suggestion box in which students can drop suggestions for various tasks that the students feel would improve the academy.
Zenkichi Hitoyoshi (人吉 善吉 Hitoyoshi Zenkichi) 
Voiced by: Yūki Ono
He is the male protagonist, childhood friend of Medaka, and the Student Council General Affairs Manager. He reluctantly joined for the sake of protecting Medaka. In the pilot chapter, Medaka assigns him to become the Vice President. Zenkichi always shows enthusiasm toward Medaka's cause for helping others, and he will punish anyone who opposes that cause. It is later revealed that he is the one who reformed Medaka into her current personality. It is implied he has feelings for her.
Hansode Shiranui (不知火 半袖 Shiranui Hansode)
Minus Name: Real Eater (正喰者 Riaru Ītā)
Voiced by: Emiri Katō
She is the granddaughter of the Headmaster of Hakoniwa Academy. Zenkichi regards her as his best friend; he is apparently the only person who can get along with her and somewhat control her. Even though she is the smallest of the main characters, Shiranui has a very large appetite and is constantly seen eating. She has a knack for finding clandestine information with ease, knowing about most things that would seem to be vague details, and is unusually perceptive. Normally, she is a very cheerful girl but she is shown to have a dark side and is brutally tactless.
Kouki Akune (阿久根 高貴 Akune Kouki)
Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa
The Student Council Secretary and the oldest member of the Student Council, Akune is a second year student in contrast to Medaka, Zenkichi, and Kikaijima, who are in their first year. Originally part of the judo club, Akune has been infatuated with Medaka since middle school and hates Zenkichi for being able to spend so much time with her.
Mogana Kikaijima (喜界島 もがな Kikaijima Mogana)
Voiced by: Ai Kayano
Originally the ace of the swim team, Kikaijima serves as the treasurer of the Student Council. She has an incredible obsession with money for personal reasons and want to gain enough money to fill a pool and swim in it.

Theme Song:
Medaka Box OP Single - HAPPY CRAZY BOX [2012.04.25]
Artist: Minami Kuribayashi
Tracklist:
1. HAPPY CRAZY BOX 
2. approach completion 
3. HAPPY CRAZY BOX (off vocal) 
4. approach completion (off vocal) 

Manga:
Medaka Box (めだかボックス Medaka Bokkusu?) is a Japanese shonen manga written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki. The series follows the student council, originally Medaka Kurokami and Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, during their various adventures to honor suggestions, presented by academy members, in order to better the academy.

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