Baito-kun
Encyclopedia
is a yonkoma
manga
by Hisaichi Ishii
serialized in the Kansai
area information magazine beginning in 1972. This was Ishii's debut professional work. In addition to being a long-running series in the magazine, many of the characters from Ishii's later series first made their appearances in this series.
. The main characters are poor students living at a boarding house (Nakano-shō), and follows their experiences at and as they travel to and from home, work, and school, covering everyday experiences.
Yonkoma
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manga
Manga
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by Hisaichi Ishii
Hisaichi Ishii
is a Japanese manga artist born on 2 September 1951 in Tamano, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. He is best known outside of Japan for his manga series Nono-chan, which was made into the Studio Ghibli anime film My Neighbors the Yamadas. Topics covered by Ishii's manga include baseball , politics,...
serialized in the Kansai
Kansai
The or the lies in the southern-central region of Japan's main island Honshū. The region includes the prefectures of Mie, Nara, Wakayama, Kyoto, Osaka, Hyōgo, and Shiga. Depending on who makes the distinction, Fukui, Tokushima and even Tottori Prefecture are also included...
area information magazine beginning in 1972. This was Ishii's debut professional work. In addition to being a long-running series in the magazine, many of the characters from Ishii's later series first made their appearances in this series.
Summary
The story takes place at the fictional Higashi Yodogawa University, though it is modeled on Ishii's alma mater Kansai UniversityKansai University
, or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university located in Suita, Osaka, Japan and in two other locations: Osaka City; and Takatsuki, Osaka.-History:Kansai University was founded as Kansai Law School in November 1886, in Osaka...
. The main characters are poor students living at a boarding house (Nakano-shō), and follows their experiences at and as they travel to and from home, work, and school, covering everyday experiences.
Main
- Kikuchi is one of the Three Idiots, and generally the main character. He has a long torso, is a little chubby, has small eyes, and blonde hair.
- One of the Three Idiots. He is the skinny guy with glasses. He became friends with Kikuchi while on a summer trip during high school. He doesn't participate in the activities of the Anka Jukkyō Kaigi.
- One of the Three Idiots and leader of the Anka Jukkyō Kaigi, a student movement.
Other residents of Nakano-shō
- One of the residents. He's pretty rich, but very stingy. His personality and face changes slightly depending on the story/episode.
- The manager of the boarding house. She is a middle-aged woman. Her face changes slightly in each story/episode.
Other university people
- A 38 year old student at the university. Because he's been in the same year in school for so long, he's acquired the nickname . He's also known by the more common "senpai" (meaning "upperclassman"). He's somewhat depressed at his inability to graduate.
Others
- Kikuchi's girlfriendGirlfriendGirlfriend is a term that can refer to either a female partner in a non-marital romantic relationship or a female non-romantic friend that is closer than other friends....
. She appears to be exactly the same character as Miyake in Non-Career Woman, another manga by Ishii.
- A mysterious person from an unknown place who appears in the series.