is a Japanese 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...

 series written and illustrated by Kiichi Hotta about four teens, Yuta and Yuki Asaba, Shun Matsuoka and Kaname Tsukahara, who grew up together and a half-Japanese transfer student Chizuru Tachibana who joins the circle of friends. In 2011, it was adapted into an anime television series by J.C. Staff.

Characters

The elder twin brother of Asaba Yūki who also studies at Homare High school. His differentiating feature from his younger brother is his centre divided bangs, as well as wearing the usual school uniform in the winter. 174.8cm tall (High school body measurement in the spring). Yuuta and his brother are identical and both are popular among girls for. However, Yuuki was more popular during elementary school. Though both come off as mono-toned and passive, Yuuta expresses himself more than his younger twin. He is more mature than Yūki and the others, and though he rarely voices his entire thought process, he is very observant. He cares deeply for his brother, and he doesn't want to make choices for him. He is in the same class as Shun. Aside from Yūki, Yūta cares for Shun, as do the rest of the group. Together with Shun, he is a member of the tea ceremony club. During Junior high, he joined Kendo and is considerably skilled. He is called "Yuutan" by Chizuru.

Twin younger brother that studies at the same school as Yūta. His bangs are down. 174.1cm tall. Same as his brother Yūta, he enjoys annoying Kaname with their constantly dry remarks. He has a hobby of reading manga and anime magazines; his favourite magazine is "Animeja." He played a numbers game which he called, "Mission," at a local game centre and eventually became good at games. He is talented in many things, like cooking, Basketball and Judo, but he doesn't particularly enjoy any of them, only putting effort into things if there's something in it for him. He constantly makes trouble with his indifferent personality. When walking together, he will often rest his head on Yūta's shoulder. Although he tried to come off as indifferent, he opposed the idea of Yuuta getting a girlfriend. He's not particularly interested in either study and sport. His notes are always very close to the red-mark, which is only prevented by reading Yuuta's notes early in the mornings before exams. He's popular with girls, but has an awkward situation with them, as he is weak to perfume and make-up scents, which make him nauseous. He was forced into joining the manga club by his friends. He is in the same class with Chizuru and Kaname. He seems to be aware that Chizuru likes Masaki. Chizuru calls him "Yukki".

At the beginning of the series, Shun had long hair, as well as feminine hobbies and speech patterns, which resulted in many people mistaking him for a girl (including Chizuru). Shun likes to use keigo and he is usually the one who tries to calm down situations. He cried often as a young child. Despite his otome-like nature, he is quite slow in things like love. He has two older sisters and one younger brother.

The glasses guy of the group. He is the Student Council President and Class Representative in his class. He is in the same class as Yūki and Chizuru. He is the wealthiest among his friends as often pointed out by Yūta and Yūki. He has a short temper and often gets mad by his friends' foolish actions. Kaname was in love with his kindergarten teacher, Kaori-sensei, which the twins enjoy teasing him about and wanted to be like a guy named Kouichi, who later became his high school teacher, Azuma-sensei. He also seems to have a crush on his neighbour Hisako's elder sister Shizuna.

The half-Japanese transfer student from Germany. For a half foreigner, he is quite short and has a complex about his height. He is noisy, cheerful and a bit of an idiot. He also made nicknames for the boys, and Masaki. With Yūki, Chizuru often makes Kaname mad and usually ends up getting hit by him. Some years ago he came to Japan for a short time and met Yūki at a park. As a little kid he did not know any Japanese, but when he later moved to Japan during the second year of high school he was already fluent in Japanese. Chizuru likes girls but has no experience with them. He has a crush on Masaki.

A first year student who bullied Shun for some days. She seems to have a little crush on him after he helped her. Shun is the only person she smiles and is friendly to. She has a small figure and has cute, fluffy hair, resulting in Chizuru nicknaming her "Mary" because she reminds him of a sheep. Just as Shun is oblivious to Masaki's crush on him, Masaki is oblivious to Chizuru's crush on her.

Manga

Kimi to Boku. began its serial

Serial (literature)

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 run in 2004 in the shōnen manga magazine Gangan Powered and moved to Monthly GFantasy in 2009. , ten compilation volumes have been published by Square Enix

Square Enix

is a Japanese video game and publishing company best known for its console role-playing game franchises, which include the Final Fantasy series, the Dragon Quest series, and the action-RPG Kingdom Hearts series...

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Anime

An anime television adaption of Kimi to Boku. was announced in the April 2011 issue of Monthly GFantasy. The series was produced by J.C. Staff under the direction of Mamoru Kanbe

Mamoru Kanbe

is a director whose works include Elfen Lied, Demon Prince Enma, and Cardcaptor Sakura.- Filmography :* Ninja Ryukenden * Ninja Toshi Monogatari * Harimogu Harry * Cardcaptor Sakura * Princess Comet...

 with scripts supervised by Reiko Yoshida

Reiko Yoshida

is a Japanese screenwriter and manga author.-TV anime:*Angelic Layer - Script *ARIA The ANIMATION- Script*ARIA The NATURAL - Script*Ballad of a Shinigami - Series Composition, Script...

 and music by Elements Garden

Elements Garden

Elements Garden is a Japanese group of music composers, or a "music production brand" as they call themselves. They generally produce music for video games, anime and recording artists...

and will begin its broadcast run starting October 4, 2011. The series will be split into 2 13-episode seasons.


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External links

• Kimi to Boku. at GFantasy
• Official anime web site