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)
List of Published Books[]
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.
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
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| 1 | June 27, 2001 | 978-4-04-713435-5 | September 13, 2005 | 978-1-59816-040-6 |
| 2 | November 28, 2001 | 978-4-04-713466-9 | December 13, 2005 | 978-1-59816-041-3 |
| 3 | April 25, 2002 | 978-4-04-713491-1 | March 7, 2006 | 978-1-59816-042-0 |
| 4 | August 28, 2002 | 978-4-04-713506-2 | June 13, 2006 | 978-1-59816-043-7 |
| 5 | February 26, 2003 | 978-4-04-713535-2 | September 5, 2006 | 978-1-59816-044-4 |
| 6 | September 1, 2003 | 978-4-04-713570-3 | November 28, 2006 | 978-1-59816-045-1 |
| 7 | April 3, 2004 | 978-4-04-713616-8 | February 27, 2007 | 978-1-59816-046-8 |
| 8 | June 18, 2004 | 978-4-04-713631-1 | May 29, 2007 | 978-1-59816-047-5 |
| 9 | November 26, 2004 | 978-4-04-713682-3 | September 4, 2007 | 978-1-59816-048-2 |
| 10 | April 9, 2005 | 978-4-04-713716-5 | December 4, 2007 | 978-1-59816-197-7 |
Character[]
She is from Seiren. She is the only woman who doesn't get allergic to Yukinari's touch. She has an obedient personality, but more than that, she is a natural idiot and goes at her own pace. She struggles to cure Yukinari's gynophobia. She always speaks in honorifics. Since she came from Seiren under Yukinari and others, she has been attending Mizuno High School. She has a crest with three circles arranged in an inverted triangle shape on her forehead (in the anime, she is a star mark), which she sometimes doesn't have on her forehead, but for some reason she is embarrassed when seen.
It has an amazing appetite and does not gain weight no matter how much it eats. He has a tendency to associate everything with food, trying to eat the mysterious creature "Ebi" (described later), and mistakenly thinking that chemistry experiments can produce delicious food. She's good at cooking, but she loses everything when she tastes it. However, it is also possible to make it poorly if you are conscious. Also, the dish she made had a special effect added to it, which caused the uproar. She has a special ability that causes explosions around her when she is overwhelmed. Furthermore, when he gets drunk, his fear increases, and his power runs out of control, causing a series of explosions, and his own alter ego (disappears when he realizes that it is not a fake. By the way, unlike the real thing, if Yukinari touches it, he will get an allergy). It produces many. She still has her milk teeth, which have become cavities . She doesn't like high temperatures and heat. She also becomes unstable, exploding, and proliferating when she consumes alcohol.
In the original, she was almost forced to marry Kazuha at the end of the story, but she was rescued by the efforts of Yukinari and others, and finally tied with Yukinari. In the anime, she says, "I love you, Yukinari-san," in the next notice for the final episode of the second season.
Size: (B: 85cm // W: 55cm // H: 85cm)
Abilities[]
"Who are you? What is your name? What is your favorite food? JUST WHERE... ARE YOU?"
― Miharu Sena Kanaka
| Miharu is a resident of Seiren who pulls Yukinari Sasaki to Seiren and follows him back to Earth to live with him. She has a mark on her forehead shaped like three dots in a triangle called Seikon, which provides her with several powers, including the ability to travel between Seiren and Earth and the power to create explosions whenever she is in emotional distress. |
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.
- 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)
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).
| 1 | "Bravo From the Bathroom!" Transcription: "Ofuroba kara Burabō!" (Japanese: お風呂場からブラボー!) |
July 6, 2004 |
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| Yukinari Sasaki walks home from school, but his neighbor Kirie Kojima beats up Yukinari, inadvertently sending him to Seiren, a planet whose population is 90% female. While there, he meets Miharu Sena Kanaka, as well as her older sister Maharu. Yukinari discovers that touching Miharu does not make him allergic to girls. After being chased around by the locals, Yukinari returns to Earth only to find that Miharu has appeared there as well. | ||
| 2 | "Bravo at School!" Transcription: "Gakkō de Burabō!" (Japanese: 学校でブラボー!) |
July 13, 2004 |
| Enticed by the thought of spicy curry bread, Miharu ventures outside to find Yukinari's school and buy some, instead of waiting for him to come back. Along the way, she discovers the shopping district, including bananas. | ||
| 3 | "Cooking is Bravo!" Transcription: "Kukkingu wa Burabō!" (Japanese: クッキングはブラボー!) |
July 27, 2004 |
| After reading her daily horoscope, Kazuharu's sister Lisa has a prophecy-fulfuilled romantic encounter with Yukinari on the way to school. She kidnaps Yukinari and tries to marry him. | ||
| 4 | "Bravo in the Mansion!" Transcription: "Gōtei de Burabō!" (Japanese: 豪邸でブラボー!) |
August 10, 2004 |
| Kirie's planned outing with Yukinari becomes a search for Miharu within the vast Fukuyama estate. | ||
| 5 | "Bravo on a Rainy Day! Part 1" Transcription: "Ame no Hi ni Burabō! (Zenpen)" (Japanese: 雨の日にブラボー!(前編)) |
August 17, 2004 |
| An amnesiac Koyomi arrives from Seiren; and after some recollection, she remembers her mission of finding Miharu and return her home. | ||
| 6 | "Bravo on a Rainy Day! Part 2" Transcription: "Ame no Hi ni Burabō! (Kōhen)" (Japanese: 雨の日にブラボー!(後編)) |
August 24, 2004 |
| Koyomi observes Miharu's time on Earth. Despite her decision to return to Seiren alone, Miharu joins her. After a brief Seiren stay, Maharu allows Miharu to return to Earth, along with Tomoka and Koyomi. | ||
| 7 | "Look for a Groom Bravo!" Transcription: "Omuko-san Sagashi de Burabō!" (Japanese: おムコさん探しでブラボー!) |
August 31, 2004 |
| Koyomi is given the task of finding a husband for Maharu and struggles with her androphobia. Tomoka competitively takes on that same task. | ||
| 8 | "Lots of Bravo!" Transcription: "Ippai de Burabō!" (Japanese: いっぱいでブラボー!) |
September 9, 2004 |
| Miharu consumes an unknown liquid in chemistry class, and inadvertently creates a swarm of Miharu clones which explode upon physical contact. Local shop keepers are then left to defend themselves from the clones insatiable appetite. | ||
| 9 | "Bravo at the Great Magic War!" Transcription: "Mahō Taisan de Burabō!" (Japanese: 魔法大戦でブラボー!) |
September 14, 2004 |
| Tomoka and Lisa fight over the human form of Ebi. Lisa is then reminded about her magically animated doll friend. | ||
| 10 | "Bravo at the Hot Springs!" Transcription: "Onsen de Burabō!" (Japanese: 温泉でブラボー!) |
September 21, 2004 |
| Yukinari and friends travel to a hot springs resort. There, they find a female spirit unable to leave Earth and work together to help her move on to the afterlife. | ||
| 11 | "Ping-Pong is Bravo!" Transcription: "Pinpon de Burabō!" (Japanese: ピンポンでブラボー!) |
September 28, 2004 |
| After the Fukuyamas buy out the various local hot spring resorts, Kazuharu issues a table tennis challenge between himself and Yukinari and Koyomi, where, if Kazeharu wins, Kirie has to do whatever Kazeharu tells her. | ||
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[]
- 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)
DVDs are also rated R-15 according to the Eidolon regulations, and are prohibited under the age of 15.
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.
| 12 | "Bravo at the Pool!" Transcription: "Pūru de Burabō!" (Japanese: プールでブラボー!) |
January 27, 2005 |
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| In an attempt to get close to Miharu, Fukuyama buys the school swimming pool, remodels it into a resort, and sends every boy but himself and (accidentally) Yukinari, tumbling out through a hole in the floor. And with the inadvertent help of Lisa's magic, he switches bodies with Yukinari. | ||
| 13 | "Fight Bravo!" Transcription: "Faito Burabō!" (Japanese: ファイト·ブラボー!) |
February 3, 2005 |
| An invitation to a baseball game turns out to be a trap set by Fukuyama. Kirie is forced to fight in his all-girl fighting tournament. | ||
| 14 | "First Date is Bravo!" Transcription: "Hatsu Dēto wa Burabō!" (Japanese: 初デートはブラボー!) |
February 10, 2005 |
| Yukinari and Miharu finally go out on a date, with Fukuyama and Kirie in hot pursuit. Miharu does some rather bold actions; it turns out she has been acting scenarios from Fukuyama's book. Later on Fukuyama steals Yukinari and Miharu's lunch, causing Yukinari to chase Fukuyama down. Yukinari eventually recovers the lunch (thanks to Kirie's help) but he cannot find Miharu. | ||
| 15 | "Clean Up Bravo!" Transcription: "Osōji Burabō!" (Japanese: お掃除ブラボー!) |
February 17, 2005 |
| A classmate of Yukinari and the others, Mamoru Machida, appears as a superhero who wants to keep the school clean, and who confronts everyone that tries to litter. Miharu senses how hard he tries, and introduces him to Lilica, Fukuyama's maid, so that he learns how to do a better job. | ||
| 16 | "As Long As We're Together Then Bravo!" Transcription: "Futari Nara Burabō!" (Japanese: ふたりならブラボー!) |
February 24, 2005 |
| Tomoka goes out to continue with her mission on getting a man for Maharu, but meets Fukuyama. They both agree to tail Kirie, who seems to be attracting every man in town as she walks around, and try to set up a situation where Kirie can think of Tomoka as being mature and not just a kid. | ||
| 17 | "Bravo at the Part-time Job!" Transcription: "Arubaito wa Burabō!" (Japanese: アルバイトはブラボー!) |
March 3, 2005 |
| Miharu, Kirie, and Koyomi acquire a part-time job at a video game convention to fix the bathtub after being damaged by one of Miharu's sneezing fits. Tomoka and Yukinari tail them, but are discovered. When a fourth part-timer fails to arrive, Yukinari is drafted into dressing up like a girl and playing eye-candy as a host. After "Yuki" interviews some voice actors, Kirie gets an offer for extra cash by putting Yuki through a series of contests where the winner gets to go on a date with Yuki. The competitor turns out to be Fukuyama. | ||
| 18 | "Bravo at Mahjong!" Transcription: "Mājan de Burabō!" (Japanese: 麻雀でブラボー!) |
March 10, 2005 |
| To bring an end to Tomoka's boredom, Fukuyama brings a Mahjong game over to Yukinari's place, but it has special rules: the consequences for losing include rubbing dares, stripping and cosplay. | ||
| 19 | "Rabbit Ears Bravo!" Transcription: "Usa Mimi Burabō!" (Japanese: ウサ耳ブラボー!) |
March 17, 2005 |
| A trio of rabbit girls (Miharu, Kirie, and Koyomi) act as phantom thieves as they steal a mask from Mamoru. Detective Fukuyama tries to track them down. He visits the girls' cafe and reveals that Mamoru's daughter has been kidnapped. The girls manage to steal a CD from Fukuyama which reveals the location. The girls try to rescue the daughter (Lisa), but it is a trap by Fukuyama. The girls are caught, but escape. Fukuyama pledges his love to Kirie and asks for her to surrender. It is eventually revealed that the entire story is a film produced by Fukuyama that he hopes to enter for the school festival. | ||
| 20 | "School Festival is Bravo!" Transcription: "Gakuensai wa Burabō!" (Japanese: 学園祭はブラボー!) |
March 24, 2005 |
| Yukinari and his friends attend the local school festival. However, the portal to Seiren opens once again and Maharu is sent to Earth. Koyomi and Tomoka lament on their duties, only for Maharu to chase them throughout the school. Maharu reconciles with Tomoka and Koyomi and later returns to Seiren. | ||
| 21 | "Sunny Afternoon Bravo!" Transcription: "Hareta Hi no Gogo wa Burabō!" (Japanese: 晴れた日の午後はブラボー!) |
March 31, 2005 |
| After a discussion involving the Seikon, a star mark, on Miharu's forehead, Koyomi thinks that she has spotted her father in the background of a news report. She attempts to search for him, but Hijiri Kanata kidnaps him. | ||
| 22 | "Present is Bravo!" Transcription: "Purezento wa Burabō!" (Japanese: プレゼントはブラボー!) |
April 7, 2005 |
| While Miharu goes gift shopping, chaos breaks loose at Yukinari's house as the Fukuyamas and main servants visit. Yukinari discovers he no longer gets an allergic reaction to girls. Because the girls can now touch him without triggering his reaction, Miharu feels like she is no longer needed after returning home. Hijiri lures Miharu back to Seiren. | ||
| 23 | "Bravo to Seiren!" Transcription: "Sēren e Burabō!" (Japanese: セーレンへブラボー!) |
April 14, 2005 |
| Yukina has Hijiri take Miharu back to Seiren. Koyomi discovers she has the star powers of transportation like her mother. Yukinari does not know what to do, but eventually musters the courage to go with his friends to rescue Miharu. | ||
| 24 | "Final Bravo!" Transcription: "Fainaru Burabō!" (Japanese: ファイナル·ブラボー!) |
April 21, 2005 |
| On Seiren, Yukinari, Kirie, Tomoka and the Fukuyamas enter Seiren and fight off Hijiri and the others. Meanwhile, Koyomi discovers that her father has been hypnotized and Kosame fights him. Yukinari makes his way towards Miharu and confronts Yukina, who reveals that her entire body is covered with the Seikon marks and that she is allergic to men. Therefore she wants to destroy the gates and rid the world of men, However, Yukinari accepts Yukina and tells her that she is loved because he was the same way before he met Miharu. In the epilogue, Miharu discovers that Yukina - who had gotten over her allergy - in Yukinari's bed. Koyomi and her father have reunited. Everyone gathers at Yukinari's home. | ||
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."
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