Uwasa no Midori-kun!!
Encyclopedia
is a Japanese manga
series written and illustrated by Gō Ikeyamada
. It premiered in Shōjo Comic
in December 2006 where it ran until its conclusion in October 2008. The individual chapters were collected and published in ten tankōbon
volumes by Shogakukan
. Two of its chapters are used in Gō Ikeyamada's Shōnen x Cinderella. The manga is licensed in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing and in Indonesia by Tiga Lancar Semesta.
The manga was adapted into a Nintendo DS
game called , which was released by Idea Factory
on September 20, 2007. On August 21, 2008, Idea Factory
released another Nintendo DS game for the series called .
job as a waitress (she uses a black long hair wig) to earn money. At the beginning of the series, she loves Tsukasa. As the result of his irresponsible behavior, she detests him, but actually she still loves him. During the series, she begins to develop feelings towards Kazuma, though she doesn't seem to realize her love for him. In the end of the manga, she calls out Kazuma's name while she's asleep, as an evidence showing he's her true love. She decides to let go of her first love, Tsukasa Hino, in order to come to Kazuma. In the end, Midori married Kazuma and had a daughter named Akane, they went back to Midori's island and start a new life. In there, Midori and Kazuma met Tsukasa, his wife, and son Kakeru.
is 15 years old. He is a 1st year at Aoba 3rd High School. He lives in Aoba 3rd dormitory. He knows Midori is a girl because of unexpected incident between them at the begin of series. He loves Midori very much and is willing to do every thing for her to keep her smiling. He acts as her protector and is willing to put his own feelings and happiness aside if it means to help Midori and make her happy. He is even usually seen helping her get closer to Tsukasa because he thinks that will make her smile. In the end, Midori confesses her love to Kazuma and they begin dating; he proposes to her after graduation. Years later, they are married and have a daughter named Akane.
is 17 years old. He is a 2nd year at Josei High School. He is the Josei soccer club ace. He is actually in love with Midori, but because of his dark past, he cannot show his feelings directly. In order to protect Midori, and also to bring her happiness. He constantly sexually harasses her when they are alone. Tsukasa also gets very jealous whenever Midori is with Kazuma smiling brightly. They eventually reconcile when Midori discovers his dark past and date for a while. Near the end, they break up; Tsukasa later marries and has a son named Kakeru.
. It was serialised in Shogakukan
's Shōjo Comic
in December 2006 where it ran until its conclusion in October 2008. The individual chapters were collected and published in ten tankōbon
volumes by Shogakukan. Two of its chapters are used in Gō Ikeyamada's Shōnen x Cinderella.
game called , which was released by Idea Factory
on September 20, 2007. On August 21, 2008, Idea Factory
released another Nintendo DS game for the series called .
. The songs are sung by Hikaru Midorikawa
, Akira Ishida
, Romi Park and Kazuya Nakai
.
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 Gō Ikeyamada
Go Ikeyamada
is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut with Get Love!! in 2002, which was serialized in Shōjo Comic. Her manga mostly consists for a more young adult audience, due to some explicit content. - Bibliography :* * *...
. It premiered in Shōjo Comic
Shojo Comic
is a shōjo manga magazine published twice monthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. It was originally published weekly and it continued to be published weekly until the 1980s. Many influential shōjo manga ran in Shōjo Comic during the 70s. Moto Hagio's works and Keiko Takemiya's works in...
in December 2006 where it ran until its conclusion in October 2008. The individual chapters were collected and published in ten 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...
volumes by Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
. Two of its chapters are used in Gō Ikeyamada's Shōnen x Cinderella. The manga is licensed in Taiwan by Tong Li Publishing and in Indonesia by Tiga Lancar Semesta.
The manga was adapted into a Nintendo DS
Nintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game called , which was released by Idea Factory
Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot...
on September 20, 2007. On August 21, 2008, Idea Factory
Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot...
released another Nintendo DS game for the series called .
Story
Yamate Midori is a 15 year-old girl and is a tomboy. One day, Midori meets a boy called Hino Tsukasa, who came to the island she lives on for a holiday. He teaches her to play soccer and she falls in love with the sport. Inspired by Tsukasa, Midori continues to play soccer in hopes that they would meet again someday. When they do meet again, Tsukasa loses her trust by doing something unforgivable. Determined to defeat Tsukasa on the soccer field, Midori enrolls in an all-boys high school.Main Characters
is 15 years old. She is a 1st year, a girl disguised as a boy, at Aoba 3rd High School. She lives in Aoba 3rd dormitory. She has part timePart time
A part-time job is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job. Workers are considered to be part time if they commonly work fewer than 30 or 35 hours per week...
job as a waitress (she uses a black long hair wig) to earn money. At the beginning of the series, she loves Tsukasa. As the result of his irresponsible behavior, she detests him, but actually she still loves him. During the series, she begins to develop feelings towards Kazuma, though she doesn't seem to realize her love for him. In the end of the manga, she calls out Kazuma's name while she's asleep, as an evidence showing he's her true love. She decides to let go of her first love, Tsukasa Hino, in order to come to Kazuma. In the end, Midori married Kazuma and had a daughter named Akane, they went back to Midori's island and start a new life. In there, Midori and Kazuma met Tsukasa, his wife, and son Kakeru.
is 15 years old. He is a 1st year at Aoba 3rd High School. He lives in Aoba 3rd dormitory. He knows Midori is a girl because of unexpected incident between them at the begin of series. He loves Midori very much and is willing to do every thing for her to keep her smiling. He acts as her protector and is willing to put his own feelings and happiness aside if it means to help Midori and make her happy. He is even usually seen helping her get closer to Tsukasa because he thinks that will make her smile. In the end, Midori confesses her love to Kazuma and they begin dating; he proposes to her after graduation. Years later, they are married and have a daughter named Akane.
is 17 years old. He is a 2nd year at Josei High School. He is the Josei soccer club ace. He is actually in love with Midori, but because of his dark past, he cannot show his feelings directly. In order to protect Midori, and also to bring her happiness. He constantly sexually harasses her when they are alone. Tsukasa also gets very jealous whenever Midori is with Kazuma smiling brightly. They eventually reconcile when Midori discovers his dark past and date for a while. Near the end, they break up; Tsukasa later marries and has a son named Kakeru.
Aoba 3rd High School
is a 2nd year at Aoba 3rd High School. He is Aoba 3rd soccer club striker. He is Sagara Yuki-Miki's son and he is Kaji Mamori's boyfriend. is a 2nd year at Aoba 3rd High School. He is Aoba 3rd soccer club striker. He is Hodaka Ryu's son. He is Sagara Kouki's best friend and is Sagara Maki's boyfriend. is a 1st year at Aoba 3rd High School. He lives at Aoba 3rd dormitory in room 204. He is Motoyama Miyu's boyfriend. is a 1st year at Aoba 3rd High School. He lives at Aoba 3rd dormitory in room 203. is a 1st year at Aoba 3rd High School. He lives at Aoba 3rd dormitory in room 205. is a 2nd year at Aoba 3rd High School. He is Aoba 3rd soccer club striker. He knows Midori is a girl at first sight. He often skips soccer practice and is a playboy. is a 3rd year at Aoba 3rd High School. He is Aoba 3rd soccer club goal keeper and captain. is a 3rd year at Aoba 3rd High School. He is Aoba 3rd soccer club defender. He is a troublemaker.Josei High School
is Hino Tsukasa's friend in Josei soccer club. He knows all of Tsukasa's dark past and problem. He knows Midori is a girl. is Hino Tsukasa's junior in Josei soccer club.Other Characters
is Yamate Midori's mother. She is a single parent. is Kaji Tamotsu's daughter. She is Sagara Kouki's girlfriend. is Ebisu Jin's girlfriend. She is Midori's friend at the cafe where Midori has part time job as a maid. loves Gotanda Masato. She is Midori's friend at the cafe where Midori has part time job as a maid. is Sagara Yuki-Miki's daughter and Hodaka Kei's girlfriend. is Midori and Kazuma's daughter. She looks like young Midori. Like her parents, she loves soccer. When she first meets Kakeru, they play happily together in the same style of how Midori and Tsukasa did as children. is Tsukasa's son. He looks like young Tsukasa. Like his father, he loves soccer and accidentally hits Akane with his soccer ball when he first meets her. The two children are seen in the last scene playing happily together.- Sara is Tsukasa's wife.
Manga
Uwasa no Midori-kun!! was written and illustrated by Gō IkeyamadaGo Ikeyamada
is a Japanese manga artist. She made her debut with Get Love!! in 2002, which was serialized in Shōjo Comic. Her manga mostly consists for a more young adult audience, due to some explicit content. - Bibliography :* * *...
. It was serialised in Shogakukan
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, manga, non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.Shogakukan founded Shueisha which founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the Hitotsubashi Group, one of the largest publishing groups in Japan...
's Shōjo Comic
Shojo Comic
is a shōjo manga magazine published twice monthly in Japan by Shogakukan since 1968. It was originally published weekly and it continued to be published weekly until the 1980s. Many influential shōjo manga ran in Shōjo Comic during the 70s. Moto Hagio's works and Keiko Takemiya's works in...
in December 2006 where it ran until its conclusion in October 2008. The individual chapters were collected and published in ten 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...
volumes by Shogakukan. Two of its chapters are used in Gō Ikeyamada's Shōnen x Cinderella.
Games
The manga was adapted into a Nintendo DSNintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
game called , which was released by Idea Factory
Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot...
on September 20, 2007. On August 21, 2008, Idea Factory
Idea Factory
is a Japanese video game developer and publisher founded on October 26, 1994 headed by company president Koichi Ota and vice president Shingo Kuwana.-Games published:-Games developed:-External links:* * * * from IGN* from GameSpot...
released another Nintendo DS game for the series called .
Drama CD
Based on the manga, a Drama CD, called Uwasa no Midori-kun!! Futari no Oji to Hadaka Hime no Fukushu, was released on March 5, 2008 by Sony Music EntertainmentSony Music Entertainment
Sony Music Entertainment ' is the second-largest global recorded music company of the "big four" record companies and is controlled by Sony Corporation of America, the United States subsidiary of Japan's Sony Corporation....
. The songs are sung by Hikaru Midorikawa
Hikaru Midorikawa
is a Japanese voice actor from Otawara, Tochigi who is represented by Aoni Production.He is most known for the roles of Softon in Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, Tamahome in Fushigi Yugi, Seiran Shi in Saiunkoku Monogatari, Heero Yuy in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Kaede Rukawa in Slam Dunk, Zelgadis Greywords in...
, Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida
Akira Ishida is a prolific male seiyū born in Nisshin, Aichi, Japan.He was a part of Mausu Promotion from 1988 until March 2009...
, Romi Park and Kazuya Nakai
Kazuya Nakai
is a Japanese voice actor who was born in Hyōgo-ku, Kobe. He is currently attached to Aoni Production.-Overview:Kazuya Nakai debuted in After War Gundam X as Witz Sou....
.