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Seito Shokun!
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Wikipedia article
is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yko Shji. It is serialized in Kodansha's 'Shjo Friend' from 1977 to 1984. The individual chapters were published into 24 'tankbon' by Kodansha between February 1978 and June 1985. 'Seito Shokun!' won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the shjo category.
The sequel to the manga, 'Seito Shokun! Kyshi-hen' was serialized in Kodansha's 'Be Love' between 2004 and 2011. Another spin-off, 'Seito Shokun! Saish-sh: Tabidachi', was published between 2011 and 2019 in the same magazine. The manga was adapted into several live action dramas, with two television drama series, from 1980 to 1981 and in 2007. It was also adapted into two live action television specials, broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986 and June 8, 1987, respectively.
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Manga
'Seito Shokun!' is a manga written and illustrated by Yko Shji. It is serialized in Kodansha's 'Shjo Friend' from 1977 to 1984. Kodansha released the manga's 24 'tankbon' between February 1978 and June 1985. In September, 1983, Kodansha released a one-shot spin-off of 'Seito Shokun!', called . Kodansha re-released the manga in 12 'kanzenban' volumes, which were released between December 12, 1995 and March 12, 1996.Kodansha released a sequel of the manga, called . It was serialized in Kodansha's 'josei' manga magazine, 'Be Love'. Its first 'tankbon' volume was published on April 13, 2004, and its last was published on August 11, 2011.
Another spin-off, , is published since the August issue of 'Be Love'. Its first 'tankbon' was published on August 11, 2011, and the latestthe 26thwas released on March 13, 2018.
Live action dramas
The manga was adapted into a 28-episode live action series, which was broadcast on TV Asahi between September 1, 1980 and March 30, 1981. Produced by Toei, the drama was directed by Kimio Hirayama and Takahashi Masaharu, with the script written by Masaki Tsuji and Ry Nakahara and Takeyuki Suzuki and Yoshiaki Koizumi as producers. The series' theme musics, , with lyrics by Kayoko Fujimori and , with lyrics by Yko Shji, were both composed by Asei Kobayashi, arranged by Masahisa Takeichi and performed by Satoko Yamano.A live action television special, produced by Production Reed, was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986. Directed by Mitsuo Kusakabe, it starred Tomoyo Harada, Sumi Shimamoto and Michie Tomizawa.
Another live-action television special, produced by Hori Productions, was broadcast on Fuji TV on June 8, 1987. It was directed by Makoto Naito, produced by Masayuki Morikawa, Nobuyuki Kurauchi and Akifumi Takuma, with the script written by Ryo Ishikawa. The ending theme song, , composed by Tsugutoshi Got with lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, was performed by Ushirogami Hikaretai. It starred Miki It, Shigeyuki Nakamura and Nagare Harigawa.
In 2007, Horipro produced a 10-episode live-action television series. Directed by Karaki Marehiro and Tamura Naoki, the drama's 10 episodes was broadcast on TV Asahi between April 20, 2007 and June 22, 2007. The series' ending theme, "My Generation" was performed by Yui, who released a CD containing the theme song on June 13, 2007. The soundtrack for the series was released by Nippon Columbia as a soundtrack CD on June 20, 2007. The DVD box set for the series was released by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation on September 26, 2007. It starred Rina Uchiyama, Kippei Shiina, Maki Horikita and Kanata Hong.
Reception
'Seito Shokun!' won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the 'shjo' category.
The fourteenth volume of 'Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen' was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between March 11 and 17, 2008. The sixteenth volume of 'Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen' was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between November 11 and 17, 2008. The seventeenth volume of 'Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen' was ranked 26th on the Tohan charts between February 10 and 16, 2009. As of 2010, 'Seito Shokun!' and 'Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen' have sold over 25 million copies in Japan.
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