Medaka Box
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese shonen
manga
written by Nisio Isin
and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki
. The series follows the student council, originally Medaka Kurokami and Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, during their various adventures to honor suggestions, presented by academy members, in order to better the academy.
Medaka Box has been serialized in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
, published by Shueisha
since May 2009. As of October 2011, Shueisha has compiled its chapters into 12 bound volumes
. It will be adapted into an anime
television series to be aired in Spring of 2012.
Soon, the Student Council discovers the existence of the Flask Plan, supervised by the Hakoniwa principal in order to experiment on students with supernatural abilities, dubbed as "Abnormals". The goal of the project is to find a way to mass produce Abnormal beings. However, once a method is found, the students of Hakoniwa Academy will be forced to endure the vicious trial which will result in the death of most of the students. After battling many foes, the Student Council are able to put an end to the Flask project. Their success is short-lived, with the immediate introduction of Misogi Kumagawa, a teenage boy with a powerful abnormality. Using a school rule, he threatens to usurp Medaka's student council with one of his own.
After the defeat of Misogi, two students who were sealed by Misogi's ability are able to complete their transfer to Hakoniwa Academy. The two students contain multiple Abnormal powers and are called "Not-Equals". They are intent on reviving the Flask project once Medaka graduates. Medaka and her student council, now with Misogi in its rankings, attempt to stop the project's revival by training 5 students to be their successors; however the five are secretly aligned with the Not-Equals.
series Medaka Box
was written by Nisio Isin
and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki
. Medaka Box is serialized in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
, published by Shueisha
since May 2009. As of October 2011, Shueisha has compiled its chapters into twelve bound volumes.
has been announced by the series' creator and is scheduled to premiere in April of 2012.
Shonen
The term refers to manga marketed to a male audience aged roughly 10 and up. The Kanji characters literally mean "few" and "year", respectively, where the characters generally mean "comic"...
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...
written by Nisio Isin
Nisio Isin
, frequently written as NisiOisiN to emphasize that his pen name is a palindrome, is a Japanese novelist and manga writer. He attended and left Ritsumeikan University without graduating. In 2002, he debuted with the novel , which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Award at twenty years of age...
and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki
Akira Akatsuki
is a Japanese manga artist known primarily as the artist of Medaka Box.- References :*...
. The series follows the student council, originally Medaka Kurokami and Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, during their various adventures to honor suggestions, presented by academy members, in order to better the academy.
Medaka Box has been serialized in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
, published by Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
since May 2009. As of October 2011, Shueisha has compiled its chapters into 12 bound volumes
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...
. It will be adapted into 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....
television series to be aired in Spring of 2012.
Plot
Medaka Kurokami, the recently elected Student Council President of Hakoniwa Academy, has instituted a suggestion box in order to collect suggestions and improvements from fellow academy students. Together with Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, she solves problems, from finding lost dogs to cleaning up club buildings and even fixing personalities. During the course of the series, Kouki Akune and Mogana Kikaijima are recruited to the student council to help improve the school.Soon, the Student Council discovers the existence of the Flask Plan, supervised by the Hakoniwa principal in order to experiment on students with supernatural abilities, dubbed as "Abnormals". The goal of the project is to find a way to mass produce Abnormal beings. However, once a method is found, the students of Hakoniwa Academy will be forced to endure the vicious trial which will result in the death of most of the students. After battling many foes, the Student Council are able to put an end to the Flask project. Their success is short-lived, with the immediate introduction of Misogi Kumagawa, a teenage boy with a powerful abnormality. Using a school rule, he threatens to usurp Medaka's student council with one of his own.
After the defeat of Misogi, two students who were sealed by Misogi's ability are able to complete their transfer to Hakoniwa Academy. The two students contain multiple Abnormal powers and are called "Not-Equals". They are intent on reviving the Flask project once Medaka graduates. Medaka and her student council, now with Misogi in its rankings, attempt to stop the project's revival by training 5 students to be their successors; however the five are secretly aligned with the Not-Equals.
Manga
The 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...
series Medaka Box
Medaka Box
is a Japanese shonen manga written by Nisio Isin and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki. The series follows the student council, originally Medaka Kurokami and Zenkichi Hitoyoshi, during their various adventures to honor suggestions, presented by academy members, in order to better the academy.Medaka...
was written by Nisio Isin
Nisio Isin
, frequently written as NisiOisiN to emphasize that his pen name is a palindrome, is a Japanese novelist and manga writer. He attended and left Ritsumeikan University without graduating. In 2002, he debuted with the novel , which earned him the 23rd Mephisto Award at twenty years of age...
and illustrated by Akira Akatsuki
Akira Akatsuki
is a Japanese manga artist known primarily as the artist of Medaka Box.- References :*...
. Medaka Box is serialized in the Japanese magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Weekly Shonen Jump
is a weekly shōnen manga anthology published in Japan by Shueisha under the Jump line of magazines. The first issue was released with a cover date of July 2, 1968, and it is still circulating. One of the longest-running manga magazines in Japan, it has a circulation of 2.8 million copies...
, published by Shueisha
Shueisha
is a major publisher in Japan. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The following year, Shueisha became a separate, independent company. Magazines published by Shueisha include Weekly Shōnen Jump, Weekly Young Jump,...
since May 2009. As of October 2011, Shueisha has compiled its chapters into twelve bound volumes.
Anime
An anime adaptation of the manga, produced by GainaxGainax
is a Japanese anime studio famous for productions such as Gunbuster, The Wings of Honneamise, Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water, Neon Genesis Evangelion, FLCL and Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann which have gone on to critical acclaim and commercial success, as well as for their association with...
has been announced by the series' creator and is scheduled to premiere in April of 2012.