Green Green (anime)

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Green Green
グリーングリーン
(Gurīn Gurīn)
Genre Comedy, Romance, Slice of life, ecchi
Light novel
Author Noboru Yamaguchi
TV anime
Director Chisaku Matsumoto, Yuji Muto
Studio Flag of Japan Studio Matrix
Licensor Flag of the United States Media Blasters
Network Flag of Japan TV Kanagawa
Original run July 12, 2003 – September 29, 2003
Episodes 13

Green Green (グリーングリーン Gurīn Gurīn?) is a Japanese, 13-episode anime adaptation of the H-game of the same name. Green Green is adapted from a pornographic/eroge video game, of which 3 volumes have been published. While there are no sexually explicit scenes in the first 12 episodes, the series is known for its liberal use of fan service. Episode 13 contains graphic explicit sex but was left out of the US release.

Media Blasters has licensed Green Green for distribution in North America, and the first volume was released on May 16, 2006.

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[edit] Story

Green Green takes place in the countryside of Japan, at the isolated all-male boarding school of Kanenone Gakuen (translated literally in English as "Sound of the Bell Academy"). Since there are no females for miles, the school is advertised as the "last remaining paradise for men on Earth". The Kanenone school board has begun talks to merge with an all-girl boarding school, in hopes of becoming a co-ed boarding school. This has the hormone-driven, girl-deprived male body of Kanenone thrilled.

Both schools decide to have a test run of sorts, having the girls from the all-girls school stay at Kanenone for a few weeks, in order to see how the boys and girls get along. Yuusuke Takazaki, the main character, has his hands full with his "perverted" roommates, nicknamed the Baka ("Idiot") Trio. The Baka Trio - which consists of Bacchi-Gū, a fat pervert, Ichiban-Boshi, a self-proclaimed ladies man, and Tenjin, a gentle giant who has a "little sister" fetish - are incredibly excited that there will be girls around.

When the buses containing the girls arrive, one girl named Midori Chitose excitedly disembarks first, leaping at and happily hugging a confused Yuusuke. Who is Midori and how does she know Yuusuke? The series focuses on answering this question and the antics of the Baka Trio.

[edit] Characters

Yuusuke Takazaki (高崎 祐介 Takazaki Yuusuke?)
  • Voiced by: Ken Takeuchi
The main male lead, Yuusuke is perhaps the most "normal" of the boys at Kanenone. He is friends with the Baka Trio, but does not share their more perverted interests. Despite this, the Baka Trio consider Yuusuke to be a member of their group, and he usually finds himself forced or dragged along into involvement with their less-than-wholesome activities.
Yuusuke is implied to be the reincarnation of the boy from the tale of ill-fated lovers mentioned at the start of every episode, with Midori his partner. However, Yuusuke appears to have no recollection of his past, and initially responds to Midori's affectionate advances by either pushing her away or treating her harshly. Only after recovering his past memories does he fall in love with her. Yuusuke also finds himself liking the tomboyish Futaba Kutsuki, creating a love triangle between the three main characters.
Tadatomo Ijuuin (伊集院 忠知 Ijuuin Tadatomo?) aka Bacchi-Gū (バッチグー?)
The apparent leader of the Baka Trio, Bacchi-Gū is an overweight, bespectacled pervert who has no shame. The arrival of beautiful girls to Kanenone seems to send him out of control. He does things such as drinking the bath water the girls recently bathed in, to making a nipple print of his own nipples so he can imagine they belong to a girl. Bacchi-Gū is considered to be the lead comic relief of the series (although the series is mostly comedy) and is the male mascot of Green Green. In episode nine, he has a run-in with the scarred male bear from a previous episode. During the episode, he gets lost in the forest, after getting separated from Midori. He sees the bear, and mistakenly hugs it from behind, thinking it is Taizo Tenjin. The bear thus misunderstands him, and begins to rape with Bacchi-Gū. The episode finishes with the scene of the bear raping Bacchi-Gū, although the act is hidden by a bush.
Hikaru Ichiban-Boshi (一番星光 Ichibanboshi Hikaru?)
Literally translated in English as "number one shining star," Ichiban-Boshi believes himself to be a suave ladies man. He has a book of pick-up lines to use on his new female classmates, but he always fails and makes a fool of himself. He is perhaps the least perverted of the Baka Trio, but he is still a pervert nonetheless.
Taizo Tenjin (天神 泰三 Tenjin Taizou?)
Tenjin has an odd fetish. He dreams of having Sanae consider him a big brother, and then she will sleep next to him... while he smells her and eats rice at the same time (a joke referring to the word okazu, which means both "meal" and "porn"). Sanae's young appearance makes him instantly attracted to her, but Sanae wants nothing to do with Tenjin.
Midori Chitose (千歳 みどり Chitose Midori?)
The main female lead, Midori is an outgoing and cheerful girl who seems to know Yuusuke and is in love with him. She seems willing to do anything for him, even filling out a form of perverted questions the Baka Trio gave her, hoping it will please Yuusuke. In the opening scene of the series, Midori narrates a tale about two people who were in love, but their love was forbidden at the time and they could not stay together. They promised each other to meet again in another life, hinting that Midori is the girl from the tale and somehow retained her memories, while Yuusuke is the boy from the tale, but he has not retained the memories of his past life. She seemingly has no grasp at the effects some of her antics have wrought, such as climbing on top of a bedridden Yuusuke in the nurses' office while in lingerie, and hanging on to his arm after class ended. Her given name means "green" in Japanese, probably in reference to the name "Green Green".
Futaba Kutsuki (朽木 双葉 Kutsuki Futaba?)
Futaba plays the role of the tough, boy-hating tsundere. She is less than enthusiastic about the co-ed trial run of the schools, and acts as the self-appointed protector of the girls against the boys of Kanenone. She is particularly disgusted by the antics of the Baka Trio, and does not hesitate to resort to physical violence against them as punishment for their indiscretions. After the Baka Trio pulls a humiliating prank on her, she decides to leave Kanenone immediately on her own. She gets lost and injured in the surrounding woods but is rescued by Yuusuke, who carries her back to Kanenone. This act of kindness, along with an earlier display of chivalry by Yuusuke to protect her modesty, sparks feelings inside her for the boy, and Futaba soon finds herself falling in love with Yuusuke.
Futaba has a younger sister, Wakaba. She is also the main character in the H-game's second sequel, Green Green 3.
Reika Morimura (森村 麗花 Morimura Reika?)
Reika is a mysterious person seems to know about the connection between Midori and Yuusuke. She seems to be intent on keeping the two apart, trying to put Yuusuke and Futaba together instead. Reika's motives are explained near the end of the series. Her given name in Japanese means "lovely flower".
Unlike the other characters, Reika was not in the H-game of Green Green. She was created as a new character for the television series.
Wakaba Kutsuki (朽木 若葉 Kutsuki Wakaba?)
  • Voiced by: Yukiko Mannaka
Wakaba is Futaba's younger sister. She shows a deep amount of respect for Futaba, referring to her as onee-sama ("honored elder sister").
Wakaba is almost always seen carrying around her potted cactus, whom she named Togemura (literally translated as "thorn village"). Like some devoted plant lovers, Wakaba talks to Togemura as if it was a person; what is unusual is that Togemura appears to be able to communicate with Wakaba as well. Wakaba also uses Togemura as a fortune-telling device and as a weapon to defend herself and her friends, magical girl-style.
Sanae Minami (美南 早苗 Minami Sanae?)
  • Voiced by: Saori Suzuki
A friend of Wakaba, Sanae is a weak and shy girl who joins the trip to Kanenone because her doctors believe that the fresh country air will be beneficial to her health. Her need to take medication on a regular basis is highlighted in several episodes.
Sanae has a much younger appearance than the rest of the major female characters. This draws the attention of Tenjin, who has a fetish for "little sister" types. Unfortunately for Tenjin, his unusual and over-enthusiastic advances only manage to frighten Sanae away from him.
Chigusa Iino (飯野 千種 Iino Chigusa?)
Chigusa is the nurse at the all-girls boarding school. She came along on the trip as the girls' supervisor. The Baka Trio, especially Bacchi-Gū, are enamored by Chigusa's beauty and her E-cup breasts. Although she should be keeping the girls in order, Chigusa is very easy-going and actually encourages the girls to flirt with the boys.
Arisa Haruno (春乃 亜里紗 Haruno Arisa?)
  • Voiced by: Noriko Yoshitake
A brash, bespectacled girl with braided hair who has rather vivid bishōnen sexual fantasies. Her apparent role in the anime is to provide comic relief from the side of the girls. Although her physical attributes manage to attract the attentions of the Baka Trio every now and then, the sight of her face is enough to put an end to any perverted thoughts they may have.

[edit] OVAs

In 2002, an OVA of Green Green was released. It had no relation to the television series. It starts off with the same plot, but instead of girls visiting Kanenone, it had a group of boys from Kanenone (Yuusuke, the Baka Trio, and some others) visiting the all-girl boarding school. The OVA was not well received, some suggesting that the animation was rough, choppy, and outdated.

Three Character OVA DVDs were also released in Japan under the title Green Green Character DVDs [1] ; Green Green Character DVD "Sanae & Wakaba" was released 11/19/2003 , Green Green Character DVD "Futaba & Chigusa" was released 12/17/2003 , and Green Green Character DVD "Midori & Reika" was released 1/21/2004. Each Green Green Character DVD included a short 8-10 minute Yuri story all of which include a sex or nude scene involving the two female title characters, a music video for each of the title characters, and other extras with a total running time of 33-38 minutes each. In the North American Media Blaster's release most of the contents of the Character DVDs can be found as extras on each DVD with the short stories labeled as untranslated E-cup breasts episodes .

An OVA entitled Green Green: Erolutions (グリーングリーンエロリューションズ) was released in 2004 as the thirteenth and concluding episode of the television series. Erolutions is considered hentai for its two explicit sex scenes between Yuusuke and Midori, and then Yuusuke and Futaba. The Episode was not included in the United States release.

[edit] List of Episodes

# Title Original Air Date
01 "Excitement in the Woods!, Hearts Race in the Mountain"
(山奥でどっきどき) 		 July 12, 2003
The episode starts of with the Baka Trio looking out for the bus containing girls from an all-girls school who are staying for a month at Kanenone Gakuen to see if it is a good idea for the school to mix into a mixed school. Chitose jumps out the coach and knocks out Yuusuke out of excitement of meeting him, but how does Chitose know Yuusuke? 
02 "A Fall into the Bath, Slip and trip in the Outdoor Bath"
(露天風呂ですってんころりん) 		 July 19, 2003
Everyone is introduced with a welcome party for the girls. The baka trio hunts for girls they want. After a while, they plan to get the nipple prints of Futaba. 
03 "Hard Times in the Forest, Tought in the Forest"
(森の中でどっこいしょ) 		 July 26, 2003
Futaba is outraged by the incident in the previous episode and tries to go to the bus station but gets lost in the forest and injures her ankle. The Baka Trio, Yuusuke and Chitose looks for her. Yuusuke finally finds Futuba and carries her back, this sparks Futuba's feelings for Yuusuke. 
04 "Trouble at the Girl's Dorm, Trouble! A dance in the girl's dorm"
(女子寮でてんてこまい) 		 August 02, 2003
The baka trio and Yuusuke try to intrude in the girls dormitry, which fails. 
05 "Fall Down in the Infirmary"
(保健室でばったんきゅー) 		 August 09, 2003
Sanae collapses after the confrontation of Tenjin who made a bear for her, Chitose who was looking for Yuusuke and Yuusuke who receives a love letter who was told to meet where Sanae was. 
06 "Hot Hot in the PE Preparation Room"
(体育倉庫であっちっち) 		 August 16, 2003
The Baka Trio are locked in the P.E room and begin to have hallucinations with the girls they desire and they start to do all sorts of explicit acts towards each other, meanwhile, Yuusuke and Chitose try to find spots so the girls and boys get get aloong but end up falling out. They find a hot spring pool but do they make up? 
07 "Soaking Wet by the Pool"
(プールサイドでびっしょびしょ) 		 August 23, 2003
Chitose decides to give advice to the Baka Trio to help them get the girls they desire. Their last plan was to be in a position of a girl and they, Yuusuke who was unconcious, cross-dress. Futuba still questions her feelings when Yuusuke trips over and falls on top of her. 
08 "Morning Bath Fuss"
(朝風呂ですったもんだ) 		 August 30, 2003
This episode is like a recap episode but with more discussion between the girls. The Baka Trio are well camouflaged on a stone yet they can't seen the girls as the didn't paint their faces, Unlucky.. 
09 "Walking Right Ahead in the Kimodameshi"
(肝試しですたこらさっさ) 		 September 06, 2003
Everyone has to go get charms from the sensei in the forest, pairs were picked randomly so a girl and boy would form a pair. Yuusuke is paired with Futuba whilst the rest were paired with the person they weren't thinking of, Futuba becomes scared and sticks close to Yuusuke. Chitose sets off leaving her partner behind to go look for Yuusuke after she realises that he and Futuba are alone. The emo dude suffers quite a lot after his partner carries him around everywhere. 
10 "Stumbling Around in the Library"
(図書室でどったんばったん) 		 September 13, 2003
Everyone is studying hard as a rumour goes around which was you get whatever you want from the one you love if you get an above average grade. Chitose accidentally kisses Yuusuke and triggers his memory. 
11 "Weakened to Destiny"
(運命にふにゃふにゃ) 		 September 20, 2003
After Yuusuke remembers the past and his promise to Chitose, He eventually shows that he loves her but is still confused whether they should be together or not. 
12 "Goodbye to Kanenone"
(鐘ノ音にサヨウナラ) 		 September 27, 2003
Yuusuke decides that it is better for Chitose to go back to the 31st century, She leads Yuusuke to a empty building where Chitose tells Yuusuke her true feelings. Chitose runs out being upset whilst Yuusuke chases her but falls and tumbles down a hill. Yuusuke falls unconcoius with the risk of dying as the ambulance will take till morning to get to the school. Chitose uses her power to recover Yuusuke but Chitose has to return to the future to recover but she cannot go back to the past. 
13 "Green Green Thirteen Erolutions"   N/A
A hentai episode featuring 2 sex scenes and plenty of nudity! A few of the main girls return for two days and Yuusuke expresses his feelings with Futuba and has sex. He has a dream of Chitose having sex with him but wakes up having a wet dream. The Baka Trio still can't get the ones they love. 

[edit] Music

Opening Theme:

  • "Guri Guri"
    Lyrics by: milktub
    Composition by: milktub
    Arrangement by: Takehiro Wakabe
    Song by: Hiromi Satou

Ending Theme:

  • "Blue Sky" (青空 Aozora?)
    Lyrics by: milktub
    Composition by: milktub
    Arrangement by: Hitoshi Fujima (Elements Garden)
    Song by: YURIA

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