Baito-kun explained
| Baito-kun |
| Ja Kanji: | バイトくん |
| Genre: | Humor |
is a yonkoma manga by Hisaichi Ishii serialized in the Kansai area information magazine beginning in 1972. This was Ishii's debut professional work. In addition to being a long-running series in the magazine, many of the characters from Ishii's later series first made their appearances in this series.[1]
Summary
The story takes place at the fictional Higashi Yodogawa University, though it is modeled on Ishii's alma mater Kansai University. The main characters are poor students living at a boarding house (Nakano-sō), and follows their experiences at and as they travel to and from home, work, and school, covering everyday experiences.[1] [2]
Characters
Main
- Kikuchi is one of the Three Idiots, and generally the main character. He has a long torso, is a little chubby, has small eyes, and blonde hair.
- One of the Three Idiots. He is the skinny guy with glasses. He became friends with Kikuchi while on a summer trip during high school. He doesn't participate in the activities of the Yasu Gesyuku kyōtō Kaigi(An-Kyōtō).
- One of the Three Idiots and leader of the Yasu Gesyuku kyōtō Kaigi, a student movement.
Other residents of Nakano-shō
- One of the residents. He's pretty rich, but very stingy. His personality and face changes slightly depending on the story/episode.
- The manager of the boarding house. She is a middle-aged woman. Her face changes slightly in each story/episode.
Other university people
- A 38-year-old student at the university. Because he's been in the same year in school for so long, he's acquired the nickname . He's also known by the more common "senpai" (meaning "upperclassman"). He's somewhat depressed at his inability to graduate.
Others
- Kikuchi's girlfriend. She appears to be exactly the same character as Miyake in Non-Career Woman, another manga by Ishii.
- A mysterious person from an unknown place who appears in the series.
Notes and References
- Web site: チャンネルゼロ工房 . いしいひさいちＦＣ“仲野荘” . 2007-10-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100124085125/http://nakanoso.fc2web.com/i-list01.html . 2010-01-24 .
- Web site: バイトくんブックスシリーズ目録 . Noriko . Kawasaki . Out of the Question いしいひさいちファンのためのページ . 2007-10-08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050321135023/http://homepage1.nifty.com/nork/catalog/baitokun.html . 2005-03-21 .
