Girls Bravo

Girls Bravo (GIRLSブラボー, Gārusu Burabō) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mario Kaneda and serialized from 2000 to 2005 in Shōnen Ace by Kadokawa Shoten. The story focuses on a high school boy who is allergic to girls who is transported to a mysterious world with a mostly female population; when he returns, one of the girls from that world becomes his housemate.

The anime adaptation of Girls Bravo, directed by Ei Aoki and animated by AIC Spirits, aired in Japan from 2004 to 2005. There are 24 episodes total. The anime series was released in English by Geneon, and the manga was released in English by Tokyopop. A visual novel was also released for the PlayStation 2.

In July 2010, Funimation Entertainment released a statement on their Twitter feed confirming that they have licensed Girls Bravo.

Synopsis
Small for his age, Yukinari has been bullied and abused by girls all his life. Now in high school, he has developed a rare condition: whenever girls touch him, or even come close, he breaks out in hives. Imagine his surprise, when he is suddenly transported to the city of Seiren on a mystic world invisibly orbiting the Earth, and populated with vast numbers of women and very few men. Fortunately, he has a new friend, Miharu-chan, whose touch inexplicably doesn't affect him.

(Source: ANN)

Manga
Written and illustrated by Mario Kaneda, the manga was originally serialized in 2000 in Kadokawa Shoten's Shōnen Ace magazine and has since been released in 10 tankōbon volumes. The first volume was published and released in Japan by Kadokawa Shoten on June 27, 2001 and the last volume was released on April 9, 2005. In English the series was released by Tokyopop. Book one was released in September 2005 with the last book being released in December 2007. Viz Media released the digital version starting with volume one on March 17, 2015 and completing with the release of volume ten on September 29, 2015.

The series has also been licensed in Europe and Asia. In Europe, the series was published in French by Pika Édition and in German by Carlson Comics. In Asia, the series was published in English by Chuang Yi.

Character
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TV Anime
It was broadcast on Fuji TV from July 6, 2004 to September 27, 2004. All 11 episodes. Initially, it was supposed to be a harem anime and moe anime full of sex appeal, but around that time, Fuji TV, which had been a relatively loose policy until now, suddenly tightened restrictions on expression, resulting in excessive restrictions. Most of them were cut by the fix. In addition, the commercial for the DVD said, "The steam is refreshing with the DVD," and the commercial for the game version, "The steam is refreshing with the repeated button presses." Also, as a feature of this work, compared to the original, the sexual depiction and setting are greatly scaled up.

When this work was made into a DVD, the corrections that were made at the time of the television broadcast were restored under the title of "Largely added comedy video version". In addition, the North American version DVD has been released (continuously) without distinguishing between the first season / second season, and Geneon USA has received the designation "Recommended for ages 17 and over". It was also broadcast on Fuji TV 721 from August 19, 2004 , and on AT-X from September 25, 2007 (the latter has an age limit for viewing).

Season 1 Staff

 * Original work -Mari Kaneda
 * Director - Ei Aoki
 * Series Composition - Yo Watanabe
 * Character design/chief drawing director - Ryuichi Makino
 * Mecha/Accessory Setting - Hiroshi Ogawa
 * Art Director- Yasutoshi Kawai
 * Director of Photography - Ryosuke Omae (Phase 1)
 * Color design - Akiko Tomono
 * Editing - Kengo Shigemura
 * Music - Noriyasu Uematsu
 * Acoustic Director - Yota Tsuruoka
 * Producer - Yoshiyuki Matsuzaki, Atsuya Takase (Phase 1)
 * Animation Production - AIC Spirits
 * Production Cooperation - AIC (Phase 1)
 * Production - GIRLS Bravo Production Committee (Kadokawa Shoten, Happinet, Clockworks), Fuji TV (first period only)

It was broadcast in the WOWOW non-scramble frame from January 27, 2005 to April 21. Equivalent to R-15 designation. After that, it was broadcast on AT-X (continued after the first season ended.) Continuing from the previous work, the sexual depiction and setting were raised to a level higher than the original, and in the final stage, the original setting and development, It has a stronger storyline than the original.

Season 2 Staff
DVDs are also rated R-15 according to the Eidolon regulations, and are prohibited under the age of 15.
 * Original work -Mari Kaneda
 * Director - Ei Aoki
 * Series Composition - Yo Watanabe
 * Character design/Chief drawing director - Ryuichi Makino
 * Mecha/Accessory Setting - Hiroshi Ogawa
 * Art Director - Yasutoshi Kawai
 * Director of Photography - Masato Sato (Phase 2)
 * Color design - Akiko Tomono
 * Editing - Kengo Shigemura
 * Music - Noriyasu Uematsu
 * Acoustic Director - Yota Tsuruoka
 * Producer - Hiroyuki Kitaura (Phase 2)
 * Animation Production - AIC Spirits
 * Production Cooperation - WOWOW (Phase 2)
 * Production - GIRLS Bravo Production Committee (Kadokawa Shoten, Happinet, Clockworks)

In July 2010, North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced on their Twitter feed that the company has licensed Girls Bravo after streaming the first episode of the series on YouTube.

Video game
Kadokawa Shoten published a video game based on the series for the PlayStation 2 in 2005, entitled Girls Bravo Romance 15's (GIRLSブラボー Romance15's). The game received a CERO rating of "15 up".

Reception
Chris Johnston of Newtype USA comments that "The 17+ rating is well-earned," and that "The raunchy, raucous humor is definitely not for young ones." Carlo Santos of Anime News Network writes "Girls Bravo has moments of promise as a screwball comedy, but as a whole, it falls victim to the same flaws of every other harem anime." Mania reviewer Chris Beveridge wrote "Though Girls Bravo does dip into some of the traditional elements of the harem anime design, it's naughtier and slightly raunchier take along is a welcome change for a lot of it." In his review Stig Høgset of THEM Anime Reviews wrote that "Characters get kicked, kneed in the face, stomped on and god knows what else" and that "the show is THICK with fan service that, while censored in the fansubs, might be VERY explicit in any potential future release."

Trivia
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