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Seito Shokun!
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Naoko Kitashirou
生徒諸君!
Manga
Written byYōko Shōji
Published byKodansha
MagazineShōjo Friend
DemographicShōjo
Original run1977 – 1984
Volumes24
Further information
Television drama
Directed by
  • Kimio Hirayama
  • Takahashi Masaharu
Written by
StudioTV Asahi
Toei Company
Original networkANN (TV Asahi)
Original run September 1, 1980 – March 30, 1981
Episodes28
Anime television film
Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo
Directed byMitsuo Kusakabe [ja]
Produced by
Written by
  • Ryo Ishikawa
  • Azuma Tachibana
Music byToshiyuki Watanabe
Studio
Original networkFuji TV
ReleasedFebruary 23, 1986
Runtime65 minutes
Live-action video
Directed byMakoto Naito
Written byRyo Ishikawa
StudioHori Productions
ReleasedJune 8, 1987
Runtime85 minutes
Manga
Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen
Written byYōko Shōji
Published byKodansha
MagazineBe Love
DemographicJosei
Original run2004 – 2011
Volumes25
Television drama
Directed by
  • Marehiro Karaki
  • Naoki Tamura
Written byMutsuki Watanabe
StudioHoripro
Original networkTV Asahi
Original run April 20, 2007 – June 22, 2007
Episodes10
Manga
Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi
Written byYōko Shōji
Published byKodansha
MagazineBe Love
DemographicJosei
Original runAugust 2011 – April 2019
Volumes30

Seito Shokun! (Japanese: 生徒諸君!, lit. 'Attention Students!') is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yōko Shōji. It is serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend from 1977 to 1984. The individual chapters were published into 24 tankōbon by Kodansha between February 1978 and June 1985. Seito Shokun! won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the shōjo category.

The sequel to the manga, Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen was serialized in Kodansha's Be Love between 2004 and 2011. Another spin-off, Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi, was published between 2011 and 2019 in the same magazine. The manga was adapted into several live action dramas, with two television drama series, from 1980 to 1981 and in 2007. It was also adapted into two live action television specials, broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986, and June 8, 1987, respectively.

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Manga

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Seito Shokun! is a manga written and illustrated by Yōko Shōji. It is serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend from 1977 to 1984.[1] Kodansha released the manga's 24 tankōbon between February 1978 and June 1985.[2][3] In September, 1983, Kodansha released a one-shot spin-off of Seito Shokun!, called Seito Shokun! Gaiden (生徒諸君!外伝).[4] Kodansha re-released the manga in 12 kanzenban volumes, which were released between December 12, 1995, and March 12, 1996.[5][6]

Kodansha released a sequel of the manga, called Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen (生徒諸君!教師編). It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine, Be Love.[7] Its first tankōbon volume was published on April 13, 2004,[8] and its 25th and last was published on August 11, 2011.[9]

Another spin-off, Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi (生徒諸君! 最終章・旅立ち), was published between August 2011 and April 2019 issues of Be Love. Its first tankōbon was published on August 11, 2011,[10] and the 30th and last on April 12, 2019.[11]

Live action dramas

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The manga was adapted into a 28-episode live action series, which was broadcast on TV Asahi between September 1, 1980, and March 30, 1981.[12] Produced by Toei, the drama was directed by Kimio Hirayama and Takahashi Masaharu, with the script written by Masaki Tsuji and Ryō Nakahara and Takeyuki Suzuki and Yoshiaki Koizumi as producers.[12] The series' theme musics, "Hai! Seito Shokun" (ハーイ!生徒諸君!), with lyrics by Kayoko Fujimori and "Akutare Dane" (悪たれ団へ), with lyrics by Yōko Shōji, were both composed by Asei Kobayashi, arranged by Masahisa Takeichi and performed by Satoko Yamano.[12]

A live action television special, produced by Production Reed, was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986.[13] Directed by Mitsuo Kusakabe, it starred Tomoyo Harada, Sumi Shimamoto and Michie Tomizawa.[13]

Another live-action television special, produced by Hori Productions, was broadcast on Fuji TV on June 8, 1987.[14] It was directed by Makoto Naito, produced by Masayuki Morikawa, Nobuyuki Kurauchi and Akifumi Takuma, with the script written by Ryo Ishikawa.[14] The ending theme song, "Toki no Kawa o Koete" (時の河を越えて, lit. Beyond the River of Time), composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō with lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, was performed by Ushirogami Hikaretai.[14] It starred Miki Itō, Shigeyuki Nakamura and Nagare Harigawa.[14]

In 2007, Horipro produced a 10-episode live-action television series.[15] Directed by Karaki Marehiro and Tamura Naoki,[16] the drama's 10 episodes was broadcast on TV Asahi between April 20, 2007, and June 22, 2007.[17][18] The series' ending theme, "My Generation" was performed by Yui, who released a CD containing the theme song on June 13, 2007.[19][20] The soundtrack for the series was released by Nippon Columbia as a soundtrack CD on June 20, 2007.[21] The DVD box set for the series was released by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation on September 26, 2007.[22][23] It starred Rina Uchiyama, Kippei Shiina, Maki Horikita and Kanata Hongō.[15]

Reception

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Seito Shokun! won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the shōjo category.[24]

The fourteenth volume of Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between March 11 and 17, 2008.[25] The sixteenth volume of Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between November 11 and 17, 2008.[26] The seventeenth volume of Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen was ranked 26th on the Tohan charts between February 10 and 16, 2009.[27] As of 2010, Seito Shokun! and Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen have sold over 25 million copies in Japan.[28]

References

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  1. ^ "Original" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  2. ^ 生徒諸君! (1) (講談社コミックスフレンド (761巻)) (in Japanese). ASIN 406109761X.
  3. ^ 生徒諸君! (24) (講談社コミックスフレンド (24)) (in Japanese). ASIN 4061760246.
  4. ^ 英語生徒諸君 1 (1) (講談社英語コミック 1) (単行本) (in Japanese). ASIN 4061030019.
  5. ^ 生徒諸君!（1） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
    生徒諸君!（2） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
    生徒諸君!（3） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  6. ^ 生徒諸君!（10） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
    生徒諸君!（11） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
    生徒諸君!（12） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  7. ^ Thompson, Jason (2007). Manga: The Complete Guide. Del Rey. p. 172. ISBN 978-0-345-48590-8.
  8. ^ 生徒諸君!教師編（1） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on June 8, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  9. ^ 生徒諸君!教師編(25) ＜完＞ (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved September 22, 2014.
  10. ^ 生徒諸君! 最終章・旅立ち (1) (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved October 11, 2014.
  11. ^ 生徒諸君！ 最終章・旅立ち（３０） (in Japanese). Kodansha. Retrieved June 6, 2019.
  12. ^ a b c 生徒諸君! (in Japanese). TVDrama DB. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  13. ^ a b 生徒諸君!心に緑のネッカチーフを (in Japanese). TVDrama DB. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  14. ^ a b c d 生徒諸君!ナッキーはつむじ風、双子の転校生に学園はパニック 永遠の名作登場！ (in Japanese). TVDrama DB. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  15. ^ a b 生徒諸君! (in Japanese). TVDrama DB. Archived from the original on January 12, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  16. ^ "Staff" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  17. ^ あらすじ 第1話／4月20日放送 (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on December 6, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  18. ^ あらすじ 最終話／6月22日放送 (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  19. ^ "Music" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  20. ^ "My Generation/Understand" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  21. ^ 生徒諸君! オリジナル・サウンドトラック (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  22. ^ "生徒諸君! DVD-Box" (in Japanese). Oricon. Archived from the original on January 21, 2014. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  23. ^ "News - DVD発売決定！" (in Japanese). TV Asahi. Archived from the original on May 16, 2013. Retrieved January 12, 2014.
  24. ^ Joel Hahn. "Kodansha Manga Awards". Comic Book Awards Almanac. Archived from the original on August 10, 2011. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  25. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, March 11–17". Anime News Network. March 19, 2008. Archived from the original on March 29, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  26. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17". Anime News Network. November 19, 2008. Archived from the original on April 1, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  27. ^ "Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16". Anime News Network. February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on March 27, 2014. Retrieved April 4, 2009.
  28. ^ 庄司陽子「生徒諸君!」2500万部突破で色紙プレゼント (in Japanese). Comic Natalie. March 15, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved November 29, 2013.
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