Hōkago Play Explained

Ja Kanji:放課後プレイ
Ja Romaji:Hōkago Purei
Genre:Romantic comedy, Slice of life
Type:manga
Author:Rendou Kurosaki
Publisher:ASCII Media Works
Demographic:Seinen
Imprint:Dengeki Comics EX
Magazine:Dengeki PlayStation (2007-2016)
Pawn Rokugo Comics (2017-present)
First:October 26, 2007
Volumes:8
Type:manga
Uniform Date
Author:Rendou Kurosaki
Publisher:Hakusensha
Demographic:Seinen
Magazine:Le Paradis
First:June 2017
Volumes:2

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rendou Kurosaki. The manga follow various couples in Japan who usually spend their free time playing and talking about video games and how their relationships progress in 4koma style.

The manga was serialized in Dengeki PlayStation from October 2007 to September 2016 and has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes by Dengeki Comics. In March 2010, a drama CD was released by Geneon Entertainment.

Characters

A high school girl who dwarfs her boyfriend in terms of height. She comes to his apartment after school when she's not busy with club activities. She is also fairly aggressive when it comes to her boyfriend and usually kicks at him whenever she's in a bad mood or wronged, but is exceptionally meek when it comes to actual romancing like hugging and kissing. She is also the postergirl for the series. She enjoys fighting games the most.
  • A high school boy whose girlfriend dwarfs him by quite a bit. He participates in no after school activities and the majority of his interactions with Kanojo are at his place. Much like Kanojo he is quite bashful himself when it comes to the romantic parts of their relationship.
  • Manga

    Written and drawn by Rendou Kurosaki, the Hōkago Play manga series was serialized in ASCII Media Works' Dengeki PlayStation from October 26, 2007 to September 30, 2016 and has been collected into eight tankōbon volumes by Dengeki Comics.

    Drama CD

    In March 2010, a Drama CD was released by ASCII and Geneon. The CD covers most of the content in the first volume of the manga, with Shizuka Itō voicing Kanojo and Takuma Terashima voicing Kareshi.[1]

    References

    1. Web site: 電撃4コマの「放課後プレイ」がついにドラマCD化決定! 気になる声優は……?. dengeki.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20100301042806/http://dps.dengeki.com/2009/12/25/p8777/. 1 March 2010. dead. Japanese.