Ganbare Doukichan Explained
| Ja Kanji: | がんばれ同期ちゃん |
| Genre: | Romantic comedy[1] |
| Type: | manga |
| Author: | Yom |
| Publisher: | Self-published |
| First: | September 9, 2019 |
| Volumes: | 11 |
| Type: | ona |
| Director: | Kazuomi Koga |
| Studio: | AtelierPontdarc |
| First: | September 20, 2021 |
| Last: | December 6, 2021 |
| Runtime: | 6 minutes |
| Episodes: | 12 |
is a collection of illustrations by Japanese artist Yom. The doujinshi manga began serialization online via Yomu's Twitter account in September 2019. Eleven volumes have been released as of December 2023. A short-form 12-episode original net animation (ONA) adaptation by AtelierPontdarc was released from September to December 2021.
Premise
The story follows Douki-chan, an office lady who works with Douki-kun. Unbeknownst to Douki-kun, Douki-chan secretly has feelings for him. As Douki-chan struggles to confess her feelings, her colleagues, both the kouhai co-worker, and their senpai from a related company, also vie for Douki-kun's affection.
Characters
- An office worker at a Tokyo-based company. She is a serious worker and promising prospect within the company. However, she is inexperienced when it comes to romance, and is unsure of how to approach the man she has feelings for.
- The male office coworker of Douki-chan and Kouhai-chan, who is drawn without visible eyes. He has a romantic interest towards Douki-chan and often goes to look after her when she gets isolated, but is too shy to confess his feelings to her.
- A coy woman with a soft vibe who is always smiling. She is a junior in the same department as Douki-chan and Douki-kun. She is always trying to seduce Douki-kun and isolate him from the other girls. She enjoys cosplay, picking popular characters and leaving Douki-chan with less attractive mascot costumes. Many other men are attracted to her.
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Maiko is a woman with a mature female aura, and is the only character with an actual name and a visible name tag. She is currently an employee of a business partner. She is free-spirited and likes to drink. As Douki-kun's senior in college, she was very close with him, but had turned down his confession, saying that she was already seeing someone. Her younger sister is Yuiko Okuzumi from the author's related web manga Miru Tights.
- A girl with short blonde hair who gives Douki-kun a kiss on the lips the first time they bump into each other. She becomes an intern in their department, and later a permanent hire. She easily deduces that Douki-chan has a crush on Douki-kun. In one of the chapters, she tells Douki-kun that she joined the company because she likes him romantically too, but quickly adds "just kidding". In a later chapter, it is revealed that her name is Shinchin-chan.
Media
Original net animation
An original net animation (ONA) adaptation was announced on August 14, 2021.[2] [3] The series is produced by AtelierPontdarc and directed and storyboarded by Kazuomi Koga, with Yoshiko Nakamura writing the series' scripts, Yuki Morikawa designing the characters, and Ryōsuke Naya serving as the sound director. The ending theme is "Lady Go", performed by Nene Hieda. It was released on the Abema service from September 20 to December 6, 2021.[4] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[5] Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia.[6] A Blu-ray with a bonus episode was released on December 24, 2021.[7]
Episodes
See also
References
Works cited
- "Ch." is a shortened form for "chapter" and refers to chapters of the Ganbare Doukichan manga.
Other references
Notes and References
- Web site: Moody. Allen. Ganbare Douki-chan. THEM Anime Reviews. December 21, 2021. December 20, 2021.
- Web site: ja:イラストレーターよむの『がんばれ同期ちゃん』がWEBアニメ化決定！. https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1628914337. 2021-08-14. Animate Times. ja.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Ganbare Dōki-chan Illustrations by Miru Tights Creator Get Web Anime. Anime News Network. August 14, 2021. August 14, 2021.
- Web site: Hodgkins. Crystalyn. Ganbare Dōki-chan Net Anime Premieres on September 20. Anime News Network. September 6, 2021. September 6, 2021.
- Web site: Mateo. Alex. Crunchyroll Streams Ganbare Dōki-chan, Tawawa on Monday 2 Anime. Anime News Network. September 20, 2021. September 20, 2021.
- Web site: 【OCTOBER DISTRIBUTION ANNOUNCEMENT】 《GANBARE DOUKICHAN》 ⚠️This is not a YouTube upload announcement! ⚠️ Ganbare!~. Facebook. September 7, 2021. September 13, 2021.
- Web site: Blu-ray . 2023-07-04 . アニメ「がんばれ同期ちゃん」公式サイト . ja.
