Elf-ban Kakyūsei

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Elf-ban Kakyūsei
ja_kanji = エルフ版　下級生
ja_romaji = Erufuban Kakyūsei
genre = Drama, Harem, RomanceInfobox animanga/OVA
title =
director = Norio Kashima
studio = flagicon|Japan Pink Pineapple, KSS
network = flagicon|Japan Chiba TV, Sun TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama
licensor = ADV
released = November 28 1997
episodes = 4Infobox animanga/Anime
title = Kakyūsei
director = Norio Kashima
studio = flagicon|Japan Pink Pineapple
network = flagicon|Japan Chiba TV, Sun TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama
first = July 05, 1999
last = September 26, 1999
episodes = 14

nihongo|"Elf-ban Kakyūsei"|エルフ版　下級生|Erufuban Kakyūsei is unrelated to a different series of the same title, Kakyūsei, also produced by Pink Pineapple in 1995. It was based on a game originally created by Masato Hiruta more popularly known as Elf, and had a T.V series produced after success of the OVA. The 14th episode of the t.v series was never aired on television. The T.V series produced further sequels and spin offs that were considerably more explicit than their earlier versions.

Kakyūsei game

Originally created by Masato Hiruta.

Elf ban Kakyūsei OVA

Plot

The story revolves around Mizuho Yuuki, whose best friend Miko has fallen in love with Tohru. Miko is fairly innocent and comes from a strict background so Mizuho tries not to get in the way of their relationship despite her growing awareness of Tohru who is currently boarding with her family, and accepts going on a date with the wealthy Haruhiko. There is also outside interference from Ai, a younger student in their school, who also likes Tohru.

Characters

*Mizuho Yuuki "Voiced by:" Riko Sayama (Japanese) - active with a strong personality she enjoys playing tennis.
*Miko Kamiyama "Voiced by:" Miwa Yanagihara (Japanese) - innocent, comes from a strict family background.
*Tohru Nagase "Voiced by:" Susumu Chiba (Japanese) - popular and well liked, he is currently boarding with Mizuho's family as well as being her class mate.
*Haruhiko Satake "Voiced by:" Toru Ohkawa (Japanese) - comes from a rich family and has strong feelings for Mizuho.
*Tatsuya Yuuki "Voiced by:" Hiroko Takemasa (Japanese) Mizuho's little brother.
*Ai Minamizato "Voiced by:" Minako Sango (Japanese)
*Ai Uchikawa "Voiced by:" Mahoko Mochida (Japanese)
*Miyuki Iijima "Voiced by:" Mie Sonozaki(Japanese)
*Minatsu Yamashita "Voiced by:" Hiroko Kajimura (Japanese)
*Reiko Shindou"Voiced by:" Ikumi Nagase (Japanese)
*Nana Minagawa "Voiced by:" Kanoko Hatamiya (Japanese)
*Minoru Goto "Voiced by:" Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese)
*Shizuka Mitsuki "Voiced by:" Rena Yukie (Japanese)

*Mizuho's mother "Voiced by:" Kumiko Takizawa (Japanese)
*Dogeza Master "Voiced by:" Yoshio Kawai (Japanese)

Kakyūsei (TV)

Is an alternative retelling of the OVA series.

Kakyūsei 2(TV)

Sequel to Kakyūsei (T.V)

Kakyūsei 2: Anthology (OAV)

An alternative retelling of Kakyūsei 2 (TV)

Kakyūsei 2: Sketchbook (OAV)

A spin off from Kakyūsei 2 (T.V) series.

External links

* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2393 AnimeNewsNetwork Kakyusei elf ban page]
* [http://ho.ho.net/kakyuusei/ova.html Kakyuusei OVA]
* [http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=179 AnimeNewsNetwork Kakyusei (TV)]