, is a Japanese four-panel

Yonkoma

thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...

 comic strip

Comic strip

A comic strip is a sequence of drawings arranged in interrelated panels to display brief humor or form a narrative, often serialized, with text in balloons and captions....

 by bb Kuroda. It was first serialized in the seinen

Seinen

is a subset of manga that is generally targeted at a 20–30 year old male audience, but the audience can be older with some manga aimed at businessmen well into their 40s. In Japanese, the word Seinen means "young man" or "young men" and is not suggestive of sexual matters...

 manga

Manga

Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 magazine Manga Time Kirara Carat

Manga Time Kirara Carat

is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Houbunsha mainly consisting of four-panel comic strips. The first issue was released on January 18, 2003.-List of serialized titles:*A Channel*Chibi Debii!*Dōjin Work*H・R*Harumaki!...

on October 28, 2008, published by Houbunsha

Houbunsha

is a Japanese publishing company founded on July 10, 1950.-Manga Time magazines:*Manga Time*Manga Time Jumbo*Manga Time Lovely*Manga Time Family*Manga Time Special*Manga Time Original*Manga Home-Manga Time Kirara magazines:...

. An anime adaptation by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011 and June 24, 2011. An original video animation

Original video animation

, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...

 has been green-lit for production.

Main characters

A short first year student who often has overly long sleeves. Due to her short and skinny stature, she often has trouble finding clothes that fit her. She has been friends with Run since kindergarten, often getting lonely when separated from her and threatening anyone who tries to make a move on her. She disliked Yūko at first, since her first impression of her was seeing her in a compromising situation with Run, and since then constantly teases her at every opportunity. She has a pet cat named .

A blonde second year student with a parakeet like hairstyle and Tooru's best friend. She is incredibly ditsy to the point that her friends often have to stop her from hurting herself in the process.

A long haired second year student and Run's classmate. She is something of a scaredy-cat who often finds herself at the mercy of Tooru's teasing, usually because she is envious of her tall and well endowed figure.

Nagi for short. A second year student and Run's classmate who sports pig-tails and glasses. She is pretty intelligent and often makes quip remarks to her friends. She is sometimes conscious about her weight and hates cold weather. She looks completely different when she lets her hair down and removes her glasses.

Other characters

A first year student and Tooru's classmate. She is a fan of Tooru and constantly tries to get friendly with her, much to Tooru's despair.

A first year student and Yutaka's friend and classmate, who Yutaka affectionally calls Mipo-rin. She is also a fan of Tooru, though not quite to the extremes of Yutaka.

The school's health teacher, who is actually rather weak himself. He appears to have a crush on Run and has an infatuation with her forehead.

Tooru's homeroom teacher, who is obsessed with poetry. She is often quite motivated in the mornings, much to the dismay of the students.

Run, Yuko and Nagi's homeroom teacher, who has a rather laid back attitude. She is often seen teaching sports classes.

Manga

The manga by bb Kuroda began serialization in Manga Time Kirara Carat

Manga Time Kirara Carat

is a Japanese seinen manga magazine published by Houbunsha mainly consisting of four-panel comic strips. The first issue was released on January 18, 2003.-List of serialized titles:*A Channel*Chibi Debii!*Dōjin Work*H・R*Harumaki!...

from October 28, 2008. Two tankōbon volumes have been released as of March 26, 2011. An anthology comic featuring guest authors will be released on June 27, 2011.

Anime

An anime adaptation produced by Studio Gokumi aired in Japan between April 8, 2011 and June 24, 2011. The series began release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD from May 25, 2011, with each volume containing two short +A Channel mini-episodes. Sentai Filmworks have licensed the series for release in North America. An OVA

Original video animation

, abbreviated as media , are animated films and series made specially for release in home-video formats. The term originated in relation to Japanese animation...

 was announced to have been greenlit on August 21, 2011.

Episode list

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Music

Opening Theme

• "Morning Arch" by Marina Kawano

Ending Theme by Aoi Yūki

Aoi Yuki

is a Japanese voice actress and actress. She is affiliated with the Pro-Fit agency.　Her previous stage name was Yabusaki Aoi.When she was 16, she played the seven-year-old Murasaki Kuhōin in Kure-nai. She had two roles in 2008, eight in 2009, and twelve in 2010...

, Kaori Fukuhara

Kaori Fukuhara

is a female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music group Bohemian Quarter's album "Blister Pack Voices".- TV anime :2005*Animal Yokocho is a female Japanese voice actress from Chiba, Japan.Aside from voice acting, she also sang on the music...

, Minako Kotobuki

Minako Kotobuki

is a Japanese voice actress and singer from Hyogo Prefecture, Japan. She is best known for her role in K-On!. Her career as a musician began with her performance of the opening and ending themes of the anime series K-On! in April 2009...

 and Yumi Uchiyama
Insert Songs by Kaori Fukuhara, Aoi Yūki, Minako Kotobuki and Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 1)

• "Start" by Kaori Fukuhara, Aoi Yūki, Minako Kotobuki and Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 2) by Aoi Yūki (ep. 3)
• "Summer Day Syndrome" by Kaori Fukuhara (ep. 4)
• "Mermaid Sisters" by Minako Kotobuki (ep. 5) by Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 6)
• "Summer Breeze" by Minako Kotobuki (ep. 7) by Kaori Fukuhara (ep. 7) by Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 7) by Kaori Fukuhara and Aoi Yūki (ep. 7) by Daisuke Ono
  Daisuke Ono
  is a Japanese voice actor who works for Mausu Promotion. He was born in Kōchi Prefecture. He won the 4th Seiyū Awards for best voice actor for his role as Sebastian Michaelis in Kuroshitsuji.-Anime:2002*Full Metal Panic!...
  
  (ep. 7) by Kaori Fukuhara and Aoi Yūki (ep. 8) by Kaori Fukuhara, Aoi Yūki, Minako Kotobuki and Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 9)
• "Happy Snow" by Kaori Fukuhara, Aoi Yūki, Minako Kotobuki and Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 10) by Aoi Yūki (ep. 11) by Minako Kotobuki and Yumi Uchiyama (ep. 12)