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{{Nihongo|'''''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'''''|ご愁傷さま二ノ宮くん|Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun|''My condolences, Ninomiya-kun''<ref name="ep12">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 12</ref> or ''My heartfelt sympathy, Ninomiya-kun''<ref name="them"/>}} is a Japanese light novel series by Daisuke Suzuki, with illustrations by Kyōrin Takanae. The light novel started serialization in ''Monthly Dragon Magazine'' in April 2005, published by Fujimi Shobo. A manga adaptation was being serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age''. An anime adaptation by AIC Spirits first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007. Two radio dramas for the series have been broadcast. | {{Nihongo|'''''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'''''|ご愁傷さま二ノ宮くん|Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun|''My condolences, Ninomiya-kun''<ref name="ep12">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 12</ref> or ''My heartfelt sympathy, Ninomiya-kun''<ref name="them"/>}} is a Japanese light novel series by Daisuke Suzuki, with illustrations by Kyōrin Takanae. The light novel started serialization in ''Monthly Dragon Magazine'' in April 2005, published by Fujimi Shobo. A manga adaptation was being serialized in the shōnen manga magazine ''Monthly Dragon Age''. An anime adaptation by AIC Spirits first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007. Two radio dramas for the series have been broadcast. | ||
In this series the character Mayu Tsukimura is a Succubus and her older brother Mikihiro Tsukimura is an incubus. | |||
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[[Image:Glogo2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun CD Cover]] | [[Image:Glogo2.jpg|thumb|250px|right|Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun CD Cover]] | ||
[[Image: Mikihiro1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The succubus | [[Image: Mikihiro1.jpg|thumb|250px|right|The succubus Mayu Tsukimura from the anime series Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun]] | ||
==Characters== | ==Characters== | ||
;{{Nihongo|Shungo Ninomiya|二ノ宮峻護|Ninomiya Shungo}} | ;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Shungo Ninomiya}}|二ノ宮峻護|Ninomiya Shungo}} | ||
: | :{{anime voices|Junji Majima}}, Ayahi Takagaki (young), Takuma Terashima (first radio drama) | ||
:Shungo, the | :Shungo, the title character, is a high school guy who trains in the martial arts.<ref name="them"/> He often shows self-restraint from his female schoolmates, who enjoy flirting with and teasing him. He and Reika are childhood friends, but he is put in a situation where he must host and live together with Mayu.<ref name="ep1">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 1</ref> | ||
;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Mayu Tsukimura}}|月村真由|Tsukimura Mayu}} | |||
:{{anime voices|Mai Kadowaki}}, Umeka Shouji (young), Yuko Goto (first radio drama) | |||
:Mayu is a [[Succubus (Traditional)|succubus]] who is sent to live with Shungo to practice getting over her fear of men. Because she cannot control her powers, she naturally attracts men as if they were zombies, and knocks them out with her power when they get too close. Her clumsiness and ditzy personality often gets her in embarrassing situations such as spraying herself with water while wearing a tight white shirt, or frequently falling on top of Shungo.<ref name="ep1"/><ref name="ep2"/> However, she is sometimes lucky in getting out of dangerous situations, as demonstrated in the remote island storyline.<ref name="ep6">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 6</ref> She wears bat wing hair clips. It is later revealed that she, Reika, and Shungo have known each other as childhood friends.<ref name="ep10"/> | |||
;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Reika Houjou|Reika Hōjō}}|北条麗華|Hōjō Reika}} <!-- Houjou spelling is used in the Crunchyroll anime subtitles, Hōjō is used on Japanese website --> | |||
:{{anime voices|Miyuki Sawashiro}}, Yuki Matsuoka (first radio drama) | |||
:Reika is the student council president at Shungo's school, and an heiress to a large conglomerate called the Houjou Concern.<ref name="them">{{cite web|url=http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1044|title=Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun|first=Stig|last=Høgset|publisher=THEM Anime Reviews|accessdate=April 10, 2014}}</ref> She acts proud and haughty,<ref name="them"/> and bothers Shungo regularly. However, after being filmed in an embarrassing video where she fails to seduce Shungo, she agrees to become Shungo's maid and lives with him.<ref name="ep2">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 2</ref> It is later revealed that she is a succubus who harbors a dark and serious alternate personality that occasionally manifests, as well as a childhood past relationship with Shungo.<ref name="ep5">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 5</ref><ref name="them"/> In the anime, she is involved in many of the Houjou Concern's businesses including influencing national policies, meeting with dignitaries<ref name="ep7">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 7</ref> and creating corporate products.<ref name="ep8"/> In the anime, her alternate personality tries to take Shungo for her own.<ref name="ep11">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 11</ref> | |||
;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Ryoko Ninomiya|Ryōko Ninomiya}}|二ノ宮涼子|Ninomiya Ryōko}} | |||
:{{anime voices|Michiko Neya}}, Naomi Shindou (first radio drama) | |||
:Shungo's older sister who works as a mercenary.<ref name="ep1"/> In the anime, she joins the school staff as a nurse.<ref name="ep2"/><ref name="ep7"/> She carries a camcorder and director's megaphone where she films and directs Mayu in roleplaying situations where she has to romantically interact with Shungo.<ref name="ep2"/> | |||
;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Mikihiro Tsukimura}}|月村美樹彦|Tsukimura Mikihiro}} | |||
:{{anime voices|Ken Narita}}, Daisuke Hirakawa (first radio drama) | |||
:Mikihiro is Mayu's older brother. He is an [[incubus]], the male counterpart of a [[Succubus (Traditional)|succubus]].<ref name="ep1"/> He enjoys manipulating Reika and others to do what he wants. He and Ryōko are long-time friends, as they are often seen working together,<ref name="ep6"/> even in flashbacks. In the anime episode where Shungo searches for ramen ingredients, Mikihiro happens to own the related businesses: a wheat farm, an animal ranch, and a fishing boat.<ref name="ep8">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 8</ref> | |||
;{{Nihongo| | ;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Mitsuru Hosaka}}|保坂光流|Hosaka Mitsuru}} | ||
: | :{{anime voices|Kouki Miyata}}, Yuka Inokuchi (first radio drama) | ||
: | :Mitsuru is a senior student to Shungo, and Reika's main assistant both at school and at home.<ref name="ep2"/> He has martial arts abilities that rival Shungo's.<ref name="ep6"/><ref name="ep12"/> | ||
;{{Nihongo| | ;{{Nihongo|{{vanchor|Shinobu Kirishima}}|霧島 しのぶ|Kirishima Shinobu}} | ||
: | :{{anime voices|Saeko Chiba}} | ||
: | :Kirishima is the head maid for Reika's family. She carries a wakizashi sword, ready to execute Shungo, whom she thinks is not worthy of Reika. She uses Japanese honorifics towards Reika, but quickly reverts back to blunt speech towards Shungo. In the anime, she joins the cast after the gang spend a vacation on a private island.<ref name="ep6"/> | ||
; | ; Hinako Ayakawa | ||
: Hinako is Shungo's classmate with the short hair. She likes to tease Shungo, and later befriends Mayu.<ref name="ep3">''Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun'', episode 3</ref> | |||
: | |||
; | ; Irori Okushiro | ||
: | : Shungo's classmate with the long green hair and glasses. She flirts with Shungo, and is later revealed to be a succubus when she kisses him and drains his energy during the class field trip. However, she later reveals it was a ploy to win the affections of a jealous Tasuku, whom she really loves.<ref name="ep10">''Good Luck! Ninomiya kun'', episode 10</ref> | ||
; | ; Tasuku Okushiro | ||
: | : Shungo's schoolmate with short green hair. He tries to interfere in Shungo and Mayu's relationship in order to get revenge from a fight many years ago, and is jealous because Irori kissed Shungo.<ref name="ep10"/> | ||
==Media== | ==Media== | ||
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Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun (ご愁傷さま二ノ宮くん Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun, My condolences, Ninomiya-kun[1] or My heartfelt sympathy, Ninomiya-kun[2]) is a Japanese light novel series by Daisuke Suzuki, with illustrations by Kyōrin Takanae. The light novel started serialization in Monthly Dragon Magazine in April 2005, published by Fujimi Shobo. A manga adaptation was being serialized in the shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age. An anime adaptation by AIC Spirits first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007. Two radio dramas for the series have been broadcast.
In this series the character Mayu Tsukimura is a Succubus and her older brother Mikihiro Tsukimura is an incubus.
Plot
Shungo Ninomiya, a high school guy, lives in a large house with his older sister Ryōko, who works as a mercenary. One day, Ryōko sends siblings Mayu and Mikihiro Tsukimura to live with them. Mayu's goal is to overcome her fear of men and to control her powers, however, she is a young succubus, a creature that naturally attracts men. Ryōko and Mikihiro have Mayu and Shungo share everything from the same room to the same bed. Making things more awkward, Shungo's jealous childhood friend, student council president Reika Hōjō, joins the household as a maid.
Characters
- Shungo Ninomiya (二ノ宮峻護 Ninomiya Shungo)
- Voiced by: Junji Majima, Ayahi Takagaki (young), Takuma Terashima (first radio drama)
- Shungo, the title character, is a high school guy who trains in the martial arts.[2] He often shows self-restraint from his female schoolmates, who enjoy flirting with and teasing him. He and Reika are childhood friends, but he is put in a situation where he must host and live together with Mayu.[3]
- Mayu Tsukimura (月村真由 Tsukimura Mayu)
- Voiced by: Mai Kadowaki, Umeka Shouji (young), Yuko Goto (first radio drama)
- Mayu is a succubus who is sent to live with Shungo to practice getting over her fear of men. Because she cannot control her powers, she naturally attracts men as if they were zombies, and knocks them out with her power when they get too close. Her clumsiness and ditzy personality often gets her in embarrassing situations such as spraying herself with water while wearing a tight white shirt, or frequently falling on top of Shungo.[3][4] However, she is sometimes lucky in getting out of dangerous situations, as demonstrated in the remote island storyline.[5] She wears bat wing hair clips. It is later revealed that she, Reika, and Shungo have known each other as childhood friends.[6]
- Reika Houjou (北条麗華 Hōjō Reika)
- Voiced by: Miyuki Sawashiro, Yuki Matsuoka (first radio drama)
- Reika is the student council president at Shungo's school, and an heiress to a large conglomerate called the Houjou Concern.[2] She acts proud and haughty,[2] and bothers Shungo regularly. However, after being filmed in an embarrassing video where she fails to seduce Shungo, she agrees to become Shungo's maid and lives with him.[4] It is later revealed that she is a succubus who harbors a dark and serious alternate personality that occasionally manifests, as well as a childhood past relationship with Shungo.[7][2] In the anime, she is involved in many of the Houjou Concern's businesses including influencing national policies, meeting with dignitaries[8] and creating corporate products.[9] In the anime, her alternate personality tries to take Shungo for her own.[10]
- Ryoko Ninomiya (二ノ宮涼子 Ninomiya Ryōko)
- Voiced by: Michiko Neya, Naomi Shindou (first radio drama)
- Shungo's older sister who works as a mercenary.[3] In the anime, she joins the school staff as a nurse.[4][8] She carries a camcorder and director's megaphone where she films and directs Mayu in roleplaying situations where she has to romantically interact with Shungo.[4]
- Mikihiro Tsukimura (月村美樹彦 Tsukimura Mikihiro)
- Voiced by: Ken Narita, Daisuke Hirakawa (first radio drama)
- Mikihiro is Mayu's older brother. He is an incubus, the male counterpart of a succubus.[3] He enjoys manipulating Reika and others to do what he wants. He and Ryōko are long-time friends, as they are often seen working together,[5] even in flashbacks. In the anime episode where Shungo searches for ramen ingredients, Mikihiro happens to own the related businesses: a wheat farm, an animal ranch, and a fishing boat.[9]
- Mitsuru Hosaka (保坂光流 Hosaka Mitsuru)
- Voiced by: Kouki Miyata, Yuka Inokuchi (first radio drama)
- Mitsuru is a senior student to Shungo, and Reika's main assistant both at school and at home.[4] He has martial arts abilities that rival Shungo's.[5][1]
- Shinobu Kirishima (霧島 しのぶ Kirishima Shinobu)
- Voiced by: Saeko Chiba
- Kirishima is the head maid for Reika's family. She carries a wakizashi sword, ready to execute Shungo, whom she thinks is not worthy of Reika. She uses Japanese honorifics towards Reika, but quickly reverts back to blunt speech towards Shungo. In the anime, she joins the cast after the gang spend a vacation on a private island.[5]
- Hinako Ayakawa
- Hinako is Shungo's classmate with the short hair. She likes to tease Shungo, and later befriends Mayu.[11]
- Irori Okushiro
- Shungo's classmate with the long green hair and glasses. She flirts with Shungo, and is later revealed to be a succubus when she kisses him and drains his energy during the class field trip. However, she later reveals it was a ploy to win the affections of a jealous Tasuku, whom she really loves.[6]
- Tasuku Okushiro
- Shungo's schoolmate with short green hair. He tries to interfere in Shungo and Mayu's relationship in order to get revenge from a fight many years ago, and is jealous because Irori kissed Shungo.[6]
Media
Light Novels
The series began as a light novel originally serialized in the Japanese shōnen light novel magazine Monthly Dragon Magazine in April 2005, published by Fujimi Shobo. As of September 2008, ten normal volumes under the title Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun, and six smaller volumes under the title Oainiku-sama Ninomiya-kun have been published. The novels are written by Daisuke Suzuki with illustrations by Kyōrin Takanae. The series won second prize in Fujimi Shobo's Long Fantasy Novel Contest.
Radio Dramas
There have been two radio dramas for the series. The first, containing five broadcasts, aired between June 25, 2006 and July 23, 2006 and was a part of the Fujimi TeenAge Fun Club. These broadcasts were later compiled into a drama CD in December 2006. The second radio drama began on October 7, 2007 on the same station. The voices in the second radio drama are from the voice actors from the anime version, but the voices in the first broadcast were from different voice actors.
Manga
A manga adaptation, illustrated by Haiji Suzuro and Reiji Hamada, began serialization in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Monthly Dragon Age in early 2007. The first bound volume was released in October 2007, and the second was released in January 2008.
Anime
An anime adaptation by the animation studio AIC Spirits first aired in Japan on October 4, 2007, and ended on December 20, 2007, containing twelve episodes. The anime was licensed for release in English by Kadokawa USA,[12] but its Kadokawa Pictures USA subsidiary later closed down, therefore canceling the release.[13] The opening theme is "Yubikiri" (ユビキリ, lit. "pinky promise"), and the ending theme is "Fure Fure Pon Pon!" (ふれふれっぽんぽん!, lit. "Go Go Pom Pom!"); both songs are sung as duets by Mai Kadowaki and Miyuki Sawashiro, who voiced Mayu and Reika respectively. Starting December 15, 2010, Crunchyroll released English subtitled episodes of the series under the title Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun. Episodes were released weekly in sets of three to the public, with the final three episodes being released on January 5, 2011.[14]
Episodes
| # | English Title | Japanese Title | Air Date | Episode Summary |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "I'm Going to Kiss You!" | "Kisu Shichae yo" (キスしちゃえよ) | October 4, 2007 | Shungo meets Mayu at his school, and learns that she has an uncanny ability to attract men. After rescuing her from their classmates, he learns that she is a succubus who has yet to control her powers; she and her brother will be living at Shungo's house so she can train to interact with men. Not only that, but Shungo and Mayu must sleep in the same bed. |
| 2 | "I'm Staying Over!" | "Oshikakechae yo" (押しかけちゃえよ) | October 11, 2007 | Reika, the student council president and heiress to the Houjou foundation, greets Shungo, but becomes furious when Mayu unknowingly calls her a rich loser girl. After checking with Shungo and Mayu's siblings, she challenges Mayu to a series of contests. Although Mayu easily wins the first two rounds, Reika asks for them to be nullfied for the last round where she alone has to seduce Shungo. However, she fails to do so, and ends up becoming their live-in maid. |
| 3 | "Let's Hit the Town!" | "Machi e Ikō yo" (街へいこうよ) | October 18, 2007 | Classmate Hinako Ayakawa takes Mayu out to get to know her better, while Reika attempts to get rid of Mayu by exploiting her fear of men. After being distracted by a classmate, Shungo tries to find Mayu, only to get caught in Reika's man traps. |
| 4 | "Let's Stay Home!" | "Rusuban Shiyō yo" (留守番しようよ) | October 25, 2007 | While Shungo is taken away for extra fight training, Mayu attempts to help Reika with the housework, only to make more messes. When she finds a hidden passage, she and Reika explore it, but get lost and trigger a bunch of traps. They finally get out, but Ryōko punishes them for slacking off. |
| 5 | "Let's Go to the Sea!" | "Umi e Ikō yo" (海へいこうよ) | November 1, 2007 | The gang go to a remote island beach for a "vacation", where Mayu starts getting closer to Shungo as Reika tries to upstage her. After witnessing Shungo invite Mayu to watch the stars together, Reika wanders off in a depression. Shungo finds her, but she changes her personality to a more aggressive girl who is also a succubus. A mysterious group of soldiers capture the two as well as Mayu. |
| 6 | "Remember!" | "Omoidashite yo" (思い出してよ) | November 8, 2007 | Shungo, Mayu and Reika are captured by soldiers. Hosaka frees them, but as they try to escape, he is shot. Shungo grabs the two girls and sends them to hide. When he returns to fight the troops, he is knocked out by a mysterious woman in a Tiki mask. Reika exploits Mayu's clumsiness to trigger the various traps in the forest, spreading chaos among the enemy. She reaches Shungo and frees him, which allows him to confront the masked woman again. |
| 7 | "Cheer Up!" | "Genkidashite yo" (元気だしてよ) | November 15, 2007 | Shungo falls ill after "losing his fighting spirit" and Mayu tries to nurse him back to health, with disastrous results. |
| 8 | "Let Me Eat It!" | "Tabesasete yo" (食べさせてよ) | November 22, 2007 | Ryōko orders Shungo to make some ramen for her. He and Mayu spend hours trying to create the perfect ramen, only to realize that Ryōko will settle for a simple cup of ramen. |
| 9 | "Take It!" | "Ubacchae yo" (奪っちゃえよ) | November 29, 2007 | The class is at Kyoto on a field trip. Some of the boys try to climb the cliffside to peep at the girls baths. They later try to sneak into the girl's room but are hunted down by the various faculty members. After being taunted by Tasuku, Shungo tries to force his way in to see Mayu, only to be intercepted by Irori. |
| 10 | "Let's Go Play!" | "Asobi ni Ikō yo" (遊びにいこうよ) | December 6, 2007 | Following Irori's kiss, Shungo feels lethargic, but is pressured to go with Irori until Mayu steals Shungo away and takes Reika along. The three spend the last day in Kyoto having fun together, like they did back when they were children. Tasuku tries to break them up by using his family's ninja clan to attack them. Tasuku and Shungo fight, but Irori stops them and tells Tasuku that she only loves him. Later, Shungo is surprised to see Ryoko and Mikihiro in the news; he is then arrested, while Mayu has disappeared. |
| 11 | "Don't Run Away!" | "Nigenaide yo" (逃げないでよ) | December 13, 2007 | Reika's inner self has taken over, using her corporate muscle to capture Shungo. She takes him to their childhood home to have him remember his past and the promise for them to be together. When Reika drugs and later tries to mount him, her forces are attacked by Ryoko, Mikihiro and a returning Shinobu. Irori and Tasuku free Shungo. Realizing that Mayu may die without energy, he goes after her. |
| 12 | "Let's Start Walking!" | "Arukidasō yo" (歩きだそうよ) | December 20, 2007 | Shungo races to find Mayu before she runs out of energy, but must deal with Reika's inner personality, who orders Hosaka to fight him. Reika's original personality comes to terms with her inner self, and takes her body back, however, she cannot cancel the orders. She restores some life to Shungo, but when Shungo delivers a knockdown blow to Hosaka, Mayu interferes and gets hit by Hosaka's punch. Shungo wants to kiss the collapsed Mayu but when Reika rushes forth, she trips and kisses her, restoring her life. With everything back to normal, Irori and Tasuku remark that Shungo has more challenges ahead. |
Reception
Stig Høgset of THEM Anime Reviews gave the anime one out of five stars, saying "Basically, if you're passing by this show looking for some good, saucy fun, then keep looking. There's nothing to see here."[15]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 12
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Høgset, Stig. "Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun". THEM Anime Reviews. http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1044. Retrieved April 10, 2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 1
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 2
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 6
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 Good Luck! Ninomiya kun, episode 10
- ↑ Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 5
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 7
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 8
- ↑ Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 11
- ↑ Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun, episode 3
- ↑ "Kadokawa USA Announces Six New Licenses". Anime News Network. 2008-07-05. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-07-05/kadokawa-usa-announces-six-new-anime. Retrieved 2008-07-06.
- ↑ "Kadokawa Pictures USA Licensing Unit Shuts Down". Anime News Network. September 28, 2009. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-09-28/kadokawa-pictures-usa-licensing-unit-shuts-down.
- ↑ "Good Luck! Ninomiya-kun released English subtitled on Crunchyroll". Crunchyroll. http://www.crunchyroll.com/good-luck-ninomiya-kun. Retrieved 2011-01-13.
- ↑ Høgset, Stig. "Goshūshō-sama Ninomiya-kun Review". THEM Anime Reviews. http://www.themanime.org/viewreview.php?id=1044.