Kami-sama no Memo-chō
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is a Japanese light novel
series written by Hikaru Sugii
, with illustrations by Mel Kishida. The first volume was published in January 2007, and as of September 2011, eight volumes have been released by ASCII Media Works
under their Dengeki Bunko
imprint
. A manga
adaptation illustrated by Tiv started serialization in the August 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh
magazine. An anime
adaptation aired 12 episodes in Japan between July and September 2011.
s are written by Hikaru Sugii
, with illustrations by Mel Kishida. The first volume was published in January 2007 under ASCII Media Works
' Dengeki Bunko
imprint
; as of September 10, 2011, eight volumes have been released.
were produced by Lantis
. The first, titled , was released on July 8, 2009. The second, titled , was released on May 7, 2010. A third drama CD titled was released on November 9 2011, casting the same voice actors from the anime.
adaptation illustrated by Tiv began serialization in the August 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works
' Dengeki Daioh
manga magazine. The first tankōbon
volume was released on March 27, 2011 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics
imprint.
adaptation was announced in February 2011. It aired 12 episodes between July 2 and September 24, 2011 with J.C. Staff in charge of the animation. North American licensor Sentai Filmworks simulcasted the series on The Anime Network, and will later release the series on DVD in 2012. The opening theme is "Kawaru Mirai" by Choucho and the ending theme is "Asunaro" by Ken'ichi Suzumura.
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Light novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
series written by Hikaru Sugii
Hikaru Sugii
, born in 1978 in Tokyo, is a Japanese light novel author. In 2005, his debut work Hime no Miko won the Silver Prize at the 12th Dengeki Novel Prize.-Works:* Hime no Miko...
, with illustrations by Mel Kishida. The first volume was published in January 2007, and as of September 2011, eight volumes have been released by ASCII Media Works
ASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
under their Dengeki Bunko
Dengeki Bunko
is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works . It was established in June 1993 with the publication of Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania volume one, and is a light novel imprint aimed at a male audience...
imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
. A 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...
adaptation illustrated by Tiv started serialization in the August 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh
Dengeki Daioh
is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki brand. Many manga serialized in Dengeki Daioh were later published in tankōbon volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics imprint. The magazine is sold every month on the 27th...
magazine. An anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation aired 12 episodes in Japan between July and September 2011.
Characters
- (drama CD), Yui OguraYui Ogurais a Japanese female voice actor, pop idol, and actress. She is a member of the idol duo YuiKaori with Kaori Ishihara. She is also part of the Japanese pop group Happy! Style Rookies.- Anime :2010...
(anime) - Mysterious girl who lives on the third floor over Hanamaru ramen shop. Her age is unknown, but looks like a 12 or 13 years-old girl. She is short, pale white and has long black hair. She calls herself Alice (a mixed reading of the kanji for Yūko) and a "NEETNEETNEET is a government acronym for people currently "not in education, employment, or training". It was first used in the United Kingdom but its use has spread to other countries, including Japan, China, and South Korea...
Detective". She is a hikikomoriHikikomoriis a Japanese term to refer to the phenomenon of reclusive people who have chosen to withdraw from social life, often seeking extreme degrees of isolation and confinement because of various personal and social factors in their lives...
and a crackingHacker (computer security)In computer security and everyday language, a hacker is someone who breaks into computers and computer networks. Hackers may be motivated by a multitude of reasons, including profit, protest, or because of the challenge...
genius. Her diet is based practically only on Dr PepperDr PepperDr Pepper is a soft drink, marketed as having a unique flavor. The drink was created in the 1880s by Charles Alderton of Waco, Texas and first served around 1885. Dr Pepper was first nationally marketed in the United States in 1904 and is now also sold in Europe, Asia, Canada, Mexico, Australia ...
and leeks. She suffers a severe insomniaInsomniaInsomnia is most often defined by an individual's report of sleeping difficulties. While the term is sometimes used in sleep literature to describe a disorder demonstrated by polysomnographic evidence of disturbed sleep, insomnia is often defined as a positive response to either of two questions:...
. She always wears bear patterned pajamas and she is always surrounded by a pile of teddy bears. She is the brain of the NEET Detective Team and gathers information to solve the cases with her laptop without stepping out of her bedroom.
- (drama CD), Yoshitsugu MatsuokaYoshitsugu Matsuokais a Japanese male seiyū from Hokkaido, Japan. He is affiliated with I'm Enterprise.-Anime:2009*Eden of the East as AKX200002010*Mayoi Neko Overrun! as Student 3...
(anime) - Main protagonist. He is a common 16 year-old high school student. He lives with his older sister and because of several school transfers he has become introverted. He is introduced to Hanamaru by his classmate Ayaka, where he meets Min (the shop owner), Alice, and the NEET Detective Team members.
- (drama CD), Ai KayanoAi Kayanois a Japanese female seiyū from Tokyo, Japan and is affiliated with Pro-Fit.-Anime:2010*Durarara!! *Senkō no Night Raid *Toaru Majutsu no Index II 2011...
(anime) - Narumi's classmate. She is a very active and cheerful girl. She works part-time at a ramen shop called Hanamaru. She was the only member of the gardening club, but made Narumi join her, starting a friendship with him. Soon after, she mysteriously jumps off from the school roof injuring herself and falling into a coma. This motivates Narumi to make a request for Alice: find out why she jumped off from the roof. She eventually recovers consciousness but she suffers amnesia and does not remember anything about Narumi.
- (drama CD), Masaya MatsukazeMasaya Matsukazeis a Japanese actor, voice actor, and radio personality who is formerly affiliated with Big Apple and now affiliated with Radix Mobanimation's Multicye division...
(anime) - One of the NEET Detective Team members. Ex-boxer and addicted to gambling, he loves dice games and horse races. He is a former drop-out of Narumi's high school and has connections with the local police.
- (drama CD), Kouki Miyata (anime)
- One of the NEET Detective Team members. He is an university student, but his appearance is that of a elementary school boy. He rarely attends classes and is enrolled to use the university library. He is a military otakuOtakuis a Japanese term used to refer to people with obsessive interests, particularly anime, manga or video games.- Etymology :Otaku is derived from a Japanese term for another's house or family , which is also used as an honorific second-person pronoun...
who spends most of time playing survival games and is always wearing model guns and camouflage outfit. Expert on spying devices. His nickname, "Shōsa", is Japanese for "major" or "lieutenant commander".
- (drama CD), Takahiro SakuraiTakahiro Sakuraiis a voice actor who was born in Aichi. He is a member of 81 Produce; his height is .Many of his roles are handsome men. However, he has also voiced reluctant heroes as well as the occasional villain...
(anime) - One of the NEET Detective Team members and the only one with a driving licence. Because of his very handsome and gentle appearance he is quite popular among girls, therefore he has many girlfriends at the same time. Narumi thinks of him as a gigolo. Hiro is often seen with two cellphones writing lovely text messages to two different girls. He collects information or pictures and is an expert of investigation.
- (drama CD), Daisuke OnoDaisuke Onois 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!...
(anime) - He is the head and one of the founding members of a young NEET yakuzaYakuza, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...
group called Hirasaka-gumi. He has a ferocious looks and a violent attitude. He often lends a hand to Alice's cases. He is also good at textile arts and respond to Alice's calls when one of her stuffed bears needs repair.
Light novels
The Heaven's Memo Pad light novelLight novel
A is a style of Japanese novel primarily targeting junior high and high school students . The term "light novel" is a wasei-eigo, or a Japanese term formed from words in the English language. Light novels are often called or for short...
s are written by Hikaru Sugii
Hikaru Sugii
, born in 1978 in Tokyo, is a Japanese light novel author. In 2005, his debut work Hime no Miko won the Silver Prize at the 12th Dengeki Novel Prize.-Works:* Hime no Miko...
, with illustrations by Mel Kishida. The first volume was published in January 2007 under ASCII Media Works
ASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
' Dengeki Bunko
Dengeki Bunko
is a publishing imprint affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works . It was established in June 1993 with the publication of Hyōryū Densetsu Crystania volume one, and is a light novel imprint aimed at a male audience...
imprint
Imprint
In the publishing industry, an imprint can mean several different things:* As a piece of bibliographic information about a book, it refers to the name and address of the book's publisher and its date of publication as given at the foot or on the verso of its title page.* It can mean a trade name...
; as of September 10, 2011, eight volumes have been released.
Drama CD
Three drama CDsRadio drama in Japan
Radio drama in Japan has a history as long as that of radio broadcasting in that country, which began in 1925. Some consider the first Japanese radio drama to have been "" which was a radio broadcast of a stage play. Others consider the Japanese translation of Richard Hughes's "Danger" or to be...
were produced by Lantis
Lantis (company)
is a Japanese company that specializes as a music publisher label for Japanese musicians, anime soundtracks and video game soundtracks. It was established on November 26, 1999, and in May 2006, it was bought by, and became a subsidiary of, Bandai Visual...
. The first, titled , was released on July 8, 2009. The second, titled , was released on May 7, 2010. A third drama CD titled was released on November 9 2011, casting the same voice actors from the anime.
Manga
A mangaManga
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...
adaptation illustrated by Tiv began serialization in the August 2010 issue of ASCII Media Works
ASCII Media Works
is a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...
' Dengeki Daioh
Dengeki Daioh
is a Japanese shōnen manga magazine published by ASCII Media Works under the Dengeki brand. Many manga serialized in Dengeki Daioh were later published in tankōbon volumes under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics imprint. The magazine is sold every month on the 27th...
manga magazine. The first tankōbon
Tankobon
, with a literal meaning close to "independently appearing book", is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series , though the manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series...
volume was released on March 27, 2011 under ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Comics
Dengeki Comics
is a manga publishing label affiliated with the Japanese publishing company ASCII Media Works and is aimed at a male audience. Aside from the main Dengeki Comics label, there is the related Dengeki Comics EX label which publishes a lesser number of manga volumes...
imprint.
Anime
An animeAnime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
adaptation was announced in February 2011. It aired 12 episodes between July 2 and September 24, 2011 with J.C. Staff in charge of the animation. North American licensor Sentai Filmworks simulcasted the series on The Anime Network, and will later release the series on DVD in 2012. The opening theme is "Kawaru Mirai" by Choucho and the ending theme is "Asunaro" by Ken'ichi Suzumura.
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Reception
As of July 2011, the light novels have sold over 1,000,000 copies in Japan. The light novel ranked at No. 10 in 2011 in in Takarajimasha's annual light novel guide book Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!
is an annual light novel guide book published by Takarajimasha. The guide book publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels and their characters according to readers polled on the Internet. An introduction to each of the works comes with each listing, along with an interview of the...
.
External links
- Official Kami-sama no Memo-chō anime website
- Kami-sama no Memo-chō at ASCII Media WorksASCII Media Worksis a Japanese publishing company in the Kadokawa Group which formed on April 1, 2008 as a result of a merger between ASCII and MediaWorks where MediaWorks legally absorbed ASCII. Despite this, the former president of ASCII, Kiyoshi Takano, became the president of ASCII Media Works. The company...