Hyakko


Hyakko is a Japanese manga created by Haruaki Katō. It started serialization on Flex Comix's free web comic FlexComix Blood on July 12, 2006. An anime adaptation produced by Nippon Animation was first aired in October 2008 in Japan. An OVA was released on October 17, 2009.

Plot

Hyakko takes place in the high school division of Kamizono Academy, a fictional gigantic private institution located in Kyūshū, Japan, in which the motto is "to bring up talents of students in all departments and fields". Its storyline focuses on the comedic school life of the four main heroines, Torako Kageyama, Ayumi Nonomura, Tatsuki Iizuka, and Suzume Saotome. As the plot progresses, Torako and her friends gradually begin to learn and interact with their classmates in Class 1–6, in which each student has a unique and extraordinary personality.

Characters

Main heroines

Each name of the four main heroines contains a kanji of the Four Symbols in the Chinese constellation.
;Torako Kageyama
;Tatsuki Iizuka
;Suzume Saotome
;Ayumi Nonomura

Class 1-6

The following characters are classmates of the four main heroines:
;Nene Andō
;Ushio Makunouchi
;Koma Kobayashi
;Chie Suzugazaki
;Inori Tsubomiya
;Minato Ōba
;Tōma Kazamatsuri
;Hitsugi Nikaidō

Upper classmates

;Shishimaru Sengoku
;Yanagi Kyōgoku
;Kitsune Kageyama
;Oniyuri Kageyama

Teachers

;Kyōichirō Amagasa
;Taiga Nishizono

Other supporting characters

;Yuki Yagi

Media

Manga

Hyakko began as a manga series written and drawn by Haruaki Katō and began its serialization in FlexComixBlood. Currently, six volumes have been published by Flex Comix in Japan. As of March 20, 2012, the series is currently on hiatus.

Anime

Directed by Michio Fukuda, and written by Yoshihiko Tomizawa, an anime adaptation was produced by Nippon Animation. The anime series consisted of 13 episodes and initially aired in Japan between October 1 and December 31, 2008. The show was broadcast on TV Aichi, TV Osaka, and TV Tokyo. An OVA was released on October 17, 2009. Right Stuf Inc. licensed the series in North America and released it on DVD under their Lucky Penny label on April 2, 2013. The opening theme is "Barefaced Rock" by Mana Ogawa whilst the ending theme is "Namida Namida Namida" by Aya Hirano. The insert song and ending theme for the OVA is "Gakuen Seikatsu" by Mana Ogawa and Fumiko Orikasa.

Visual novel

A visual novel based on the anime named Hyakko: Yorozuya Jikenbo! was released on April 9, 2009, for PlayStation 2. It was published by 5pb., and it was released in two editions: regular and limited.