Kare Kano
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 Kare Kano manga, volume 1 (English version) |
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| 彼氏彼女の事情 (Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō) |
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| Genre | Comedy-drama, Romance | ||
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| Author | Masami Tsuda | ||
| Publisher |  Hakusensha |
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| English publisher |    TOKYOPOP |
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| Demographic | Shōjo | ||
| Serialized in | LaLa Magazine Daisuki Magnolia |
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| Original run | December 1995 – April 2005 | ||
| Volumes | 21 | ||
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| Director | Hideaki Anno, Kazuya Tsurumaki | ||
| Studio | Gainax | ||
| Network | TV Tokyo |
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| Original run | October 2, 1998 – March 23, 1999 | ||
| Episodes | 26 | ||
His and Her Circumstances (彼氏彼女の事情 Kareshi Kanojo no Jijō?), commonly abbreviated Kare Kano (カレカノ?), is a manga series by Masami Tsuda. It was published by Hakusensha in LaLa from 1995 to 2005 and collected in 21 tankobon volumes. The series was adapted as a 26-episode anime television series by Gainax, directed by Hideaki Anno.
The English translation of the manga, published by Tokyopop, is titled Kare Kano. The English version of the anime, distributed by Right Stuf International, is titled His and Her Circumstances. The series is licensed by Enoki Films USA under the title Tales at North Hills High.
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[edit] Plot
The main character is Yukino Miyazawa, a Japanese high school freshman who is the envy of her classmates because of her good grades and immaculate appearance. However, this is just a charade she maintains to win praise—at home and in private, she is spoiled, stubborn, and a slob, and studies relentlessly instead of spending time with her sisters. Her position is threatened by Soichiro Arima, a handsome young man who also gets top grades. Yukino considers his very existence to be a challenge to her class leadership positions and a threat to the praise on which she thrives, and so she vows to destroy him. But after some misunderstandings, they see past each other's facades and fall in love. The series follows their relationship as they are tested by school, family problems, and friends.
The anime ends right before the school's annual cultural festival which occurs in the seventh volume of the manga. The manga goes on to cover the festival (including a play written by Aya and performed by Yukino and friends), the revelation of the Arima family's past secrets, and the backstories of many other characters. The 21st and last volume of the manga ends in the future when the protagonists (and their family) are in their 30s, just like how Yukino's parents start out in the story.
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[edit] Production
The anime was notable in being the first anime from Gainax that was adapted from manga. As with other anime directed by Hideaki Anno, the style is vivid, original, and at times unpredictable. For example, the animation style of the characters changes frequently to reflect their mood. In one episode, paper cut-outs replace the usual animation. At the end of each episode, the "next episode" preview is a live-action segment of two of the voice actors reading the script in the recording studio. Several episodes contain lengthy recap sequences to sum up the plotline of previous episodes. Due to a dispute with Tsuda, who reportedly wanted the anime to be more traditional teen romance and less comedy, Anno left Gainax roughly halfway through the completion of this anime series.
Many seiyū made their voice acting debut in TV anime with this series. This includes Yukino herself (Atsuko Enomoto), and characters who have close relationships with Yukino: her sisters, most of her clique of friends (Tsubasa, Tsubaki, Aya, and Rika) and Soichiro.
[edit] Reception
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[edit] Manga
Consist of 21 Volumes
Volume 1 (188 pages)
- Act 1: Her Circumstances
- Act 2: The Secret
- Act 3: His Circumstances
- Extra: The Tiger and the Chameleon: A Promise For One Week
Volume 2 (190 pages)
- Act 4: The Day I Fell In Love
- Act 5: School Maze
- Act 6: His Ambition
- Act 7: Crazy For You
Volume 3 (188 pages)
- Act 8: Rising Thunder Part 1
- Act 9: Rising Thunder Part 2
- Act 10: Rising Thunder Part 3
- Act 11: That Day, Yukino was...
- Act 12: Fighting Woman Part 1
Volume 4 (194 pages)
- Act 13: Fighting Woman Part 2
- Act 14: Fighting Woman Part 3
- Act 15: Fighting Woman Part 4
- Act 16: At The End of the First Semester
- Extra: Meet Me Again Tomorrow In The Forest
Volume 5 (197 pages)
- Act 17: At The Beginning of Summer Break
- Act 18: Space
- Act 19: Western Boy, Eastern Girl
- Act 20: Telephone Line
- Act 21: From Here to Eternity Part 1
Volume 6 (208 pages)
- Act 22: From Here to Eternity Part 2
- Act 23: Absence
- Act 24: Love
- Act 25: Shinka (Prgress/Deepening)
- Act 26: On a Clear Day, I Can See Forever
Volume 7 (217 pages)
- Act 27: 14 Days: 1
- Act 28: 14 Days: Boy T
- Act 29: 14 Days: Tangled Threads
- Act 30: 14 Days: The Beginning
- Act 31: 14 Days: After School
- Act 32: 14 Days: Sunlight and Moonlight
Volume 8 (209 pages)
- Act 33: 14 Days: I Want To Know
- Act 34: 14 Days: The One I Love
- Act 35: 14 Days: Temperature 31°C
- Act 36: 14 Days: Hurricane
- Extra: The Raging King
Volume 9 (219 pages)
- Act 37: 14 Days: The Culture Festival Begins
- Act 38: The Culture Festival 1
- Act 39: The Culture Festival 2
- Act 40: The Culture Festival 3
- Act 41: The Culture Festival 4
- Act 42: The Wheels of Fate
Volume 10 (213 pages)
- Act 43: A Comfortable Room 1
- Act 44: A comfortable Room 2
- Act 45: Go Go Kyoto 1
- Act 46: Go Go Kyoto 2
- Act 47: Go Go Kyoto 3
- Extra: Act Zero
Volume 11 (216 pages)
- Act 48: Beautiful Days
- Act 49: Rain
- Act 50: Sing A Song
- Act 51: Live
- Act 52: Sleeping Beauty
- Act 53: Love
Volume 12 (201 pages)
- Act 54: Born
- Act 55: Yin and Yang
- Act 56: Tsubasa
- Act 57: You Light Up My Life
- Act 58: Rika's Life
- Extra: Ushio-kun and Atsuya-kun
Volume 13 (188 pages)
- Act 59: And Then, Time Moved On
- Act 60: "1"
- Act 61: Perfect World
- Act 62: Footsteps
- Act 63: Away From You
Volume 14 (188 pages)
- Act 64: Broken
- Act 65: Preface
- Act 66: Crushed
- Act 67: Sudden
- Act 68: Pandora
Volume 15 (186 pages)
- Act 69: His Sonnet
- Act 70: The Sonnet of the Other Him
- Act 71: Her Sonnet
- Act 72: His and Her Sonnet
- Act 73: The End of the Night
Volume 16 (186 pages)
- Act 74: Days Passed in a Dream
- Act 75: Cycle
- Act 76: Path of Light
- Act 77: Mother
- Act 78: Bird that Flies Through the Darkness
Volume 17 (190 pages)
- Act 79: Prelude
- Act 80: Pianist
- Act 81: Concert
- Act 82: Tempest
- Act 83: A Boy and a Man
Volume 18 (190 pages)
- Act 84: La Vie En Rose
- Act 85: Cadenza
- Act 86: Nocturne
- Act 87: Game
- Act 88: The Way We Were
Volume 19 (188 pages)
- Act 89: Brothers
- Act 90: Spiral
- Act 91: Son
- Act 92: Long Journey
- Act 93: Atonement
Volume 20 (188 pages)
- Act 94: Salvation
- Act 95: The End of the Journey
- Act 96: Shizune's Story
- Act 97: Bright Future
- Act 98: Shining Star
Volume 21 (186 pages)
- Act 99: The Story Untold
- Act 100: Graduation Nears
- Act 101: Spring and March
[edit] Anime
[edit] Music
- Opening theme
- Tenshi no Yubikiri by Fukuda Mai
- Ending themes
- Yume no Naka he by Enomoto Atsuko
- Kaze Hiita Your by Yuki Watanabe
[edit] Soundtracks
- His and Her Circumstances ♥ Act 1.0—First volume of the soundtrack.
- His and Her Circumstances ♥ Act 2.0—Second volume of the soundtrack.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Official sites
- Gainax's Kare Kano - anime (Japanese)
- Hakusensha's Kare Kano - manga (Japanese)
- TOKYOPOP's Kare Kano manga site
- Enoki Films USA's Tales at North Hills High website
- Other resources
- His and Her Circumstances (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Kare Kano (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
