Chō Kuse ni Narisō explained

Ja Kanji:超くせになりそう
Ja Romaji:Chō Kuse ni Narisō
Genre:Romantic comedy
Type:manga
Author:An Yoshimura
Illustrator:Yayoi Nakano
Publisher:Kodansha
Demographic:Shōjo
Magazine:Nakayoshi
First:July 1993
Last:January 1995
Volumes:4
Type:tv series
Director:Tetsuya Endo
Producer:Yoshikazu Tochihira
Music:Hiroshi Sakamoto
Studio:Studio Kikan
Network:NHK
First:5 April 1994
Last:3 January 1995
Episodes:39

is a Japanese manga series written by An Yoshimura and illustrated by Nakano Yayoi. The series tells the story of an idol singer/martial artist and the chaos that results from her efforts to have a life and love beyond her singing career. An anime adaptation by Studio Kikan aired as part of the anthology program Eisei Anime Gekijō which was broadcast on NHK.

Synopsis

Shiratori Nagisa is the heir to a judo training hall that has fallen on such hard times that their only pupils are animals from a nearby wildlife park. In a desperate bit to save her heritage, she reveals that she is going to go out into the world as an idol singer and find "strong people" to join her school. The first part of her plan succeeds beyond her wildest dreams: she is elevated to the status of Japan's top idol. Yet this dooms the second part of her plan, because her fame and schedule prevent her from finding the disciples she seeks.

So Nagisa horrifies her manager by chopping off her trademark pigtails and enrolling at one of the worst schools in Tokyo as a boy, under her given name of Ootori Nagisa. (Shiratori is a stage name). There, she runs into the toughest gang at the school, and after she soundly beats them, they (believing her to be a man) recruit her to help them confront a gang from a rival school. Unfortunately, when she sees the leader of the rival gang, a handsome boy named Nosaka-kun, she instantly falls madly in love with him. Before the fight can begin, Nagisa is whisked away to a record signing, where she encounters Nosaka again, who is so utterly smitten with Nagisa that he proposes marriage on the spot.

The next day, the disguised Nagisa fights an inconclusive duel with Nosaka that ends in a stalemate, and with Nosaka declaring her a worthy foe who he looks forward to fighting again. He later reveals to the female Nagisa that he too in on a quest to recruit disciples for a failing dojo, and is meeting with a similar lack of success. The next day, in their final confrontation, Nosaka discovers Nagisa's secret due to an ill-placed grab maneuver. Declaring he would rather love Nagisa than fight her, he agrees to keep her secret and they run off, with the school toughs and both their disapproving fathers in hot pursuit.

After that, Nagisa continues her double life, showing up at school some of the time when her manager cannot force her to attend to her idol responsibilities. Meanwhile, the world she lives in gets weirder and weirder, as more and more bizarre things happen in her proximity.

Characters

Ootori/Shiratori Nagisa
  • Nagisa is the young, pink-pigtailed protagonist of the story. While she loves to sing and dance (and is very good as well) she says that she loves to "toss people around" more. Her strength and fighting ability are overwhelmingly large, and she uses them on both people and the wildlife she trains in her dojo. She is very ambitious and isn't afraid to go after what she wants.
    Nosaka Akira
  • Nagisa's love interest, confidante and secret fiancé. He is quite devoted but he is impulsive and protective to a fault, despite the fact that Nagisa is in less need of protection than anyone he has ever known.
    Momoko Prisilla
  • A wealthy dilettante who is determined to become the greatest actress in the world and supplant Nagisa as the most popular idol in Japan (one of her more "rational" goals is to be more famous than Audrey Hepburn.) As part of this process, she is "building a repertoire" of roles she can assume. At least twice an episode, Momoko can be counted upon to show up at a random time, do something incredibly bizarre, and then leave, usually being driven off in her stretch limousine by the young man who adoringly follows her everywhere to the praises of a quartet of identical cheerleaders who might be robots. There are strong hints that she may have the power to literally manipulate and warp reality at will through her method acting.
    Kamioka Ryuu
  • As Momoko's stooge, he participates in Momoko's little shows, often finding himself in harm's way as a result. Despite this, he is incredibly loyal to Momoko and does his best to learn from her and her acting.
    Kumakichi
  • A large blue bear who is one of Nagisa's best friends from her dojo, who now lives with her in Tokyo and occasionally takes part in her act. Contrary to anime-fan expectations, Kumakichi actually is a bear and is usually incapable of speech.
    Makoto Nakatake
  • Nagisa's long-suffering manager who fears that her irresponsibility is going to cost him his job. He poses as a teenage boy to enroll with Nagisa at the school so he can keep her under observation, a task that usually proves futile. Even though he continues to remain in the idol agency's employ, he continues to worry about it to extreme lengths, even developing a song of his own called "The Worry Blues" as a running gag.
    Tsunoda
  • The leader of the hoodlums at Nagisa's school, an ardent fan of Nagisa the idol singer, and a combination friend and antagonist for Nagisa the martial artist. He is bald, with a head shaped like a volcano that erupts on occasion, as a result of a childhood accident. Despite his rough appearance and speech, he is from a rich family and is surprisingly intelligent and resourceful. He is completely unable to decipher Nagisa's secret despite the fact that she does a poor job of impersonating a male. As a result of this, he completely misinterprets her relationship with his bitter rival Nosaka. Like Nosaka, he is very protective of Shiratori Nagisa and will attempt to charge to the rescue if he believes she is in danger.
    Red Beetle
  • An international agency/conspiracy that keeps an iron grip on the market for idols on every nation on Earth except Japan. They frequently send rivals forth to break Nagisa's grip on the hearts of the Japanese public, who always fail despite Nagisa's lack of interest in defending her position on top.

    Episodes

    !No.!Original title!Original Title (Romaji)!Subtitled title(s)!Aired
    01誕生！戦うアイドル？！Tanjou! Tatakau Idol?Tomodachi Fansubs:Born! Fighting Idol?05/04/1994
    02決闘！恋のカミナリおとしKettou! Koi no Kaminari OtoshiTomodachi Fansubs:Duel! Thunder of Love12/04/1994
    03なぎさのデート！Nagisa no Date!Tomodachi Fansubs:Nagisa's Date!19/04/1994
    04まいりますわよ仇討ち！Mairimasuwayo Kataki Uchi!Tomodachi Fansubs:You might as well give up! The revenge26/04/1994
    05その人は中学教師Sono Hito wa Chuugaku KyoushiTomodachi Fansubs:He is a teacher03/05/1994[1]
    06美少女軍団はぐれ花Bishojo Gundan wa Gure HanaTomodachi Fansubs:Pretty girl flower group10/05/1994
    07おねがい恋のキューウピッド！Onegai Koi no Cupid!Tomodachi Fansubs:Please, Cupid of Love!17/05/1994
    08大きな桜の樹の下でOokina Sakura no Ki no Shita deTomodachi Fansubs:Under the giant cherry tree24/05/1994
    09美少女軍団乱れ咲きBishojo Gundan Midare ZakiTomodachi Fansubs:The beautiful girl team is here31/05/1994
    10激写！これがなぎさだ！Gekishiya! Kore ga Nagisa daTomodachi Fansubs:Photo! This is Nagisa07/06/1994
    11アイドル・オブ・じゃぱんIdol・Of・JapanTomodachi Fansubs:Idol of Japan14/06/1994
    12アイ・ラブ・ワニサンI・Love・WanisanTomodachi Fansubs:I love alligators28/06/1994
    13嗚呼、過ぎ去りし青春の日々Aa, Sugi Sarishi Seishiyun no HibiTomodachi Fansubs:Ah, my former youth05/07/1994
    14ユカイ、ゆーかい、香港ギャング！Yukai, Yuukai, Honkon Gang!Tomodachi Fansubs:Fun kidnap Hong Kong gang12/07/1994
    15色つぽいのはお好き？Irotsupoi no wa Osuki?Tomodachi Fansubs:Do you like sexy girls?19/07/1994
    16めざせ！栄光のゴールMezase! Eikou no GoalTomodachi Fansubs:Go for your goal26/07/1994
    17ぼくのなぎさ、わたしのなぎさBoku no Nagisa, Watashi no NagisaAnonymous Russian Soldiers:My Nagisa, No, MY Nagisa02/08/1994[2]
    18祝開校！聖ジュリアナ学園Shukukaikou! Sento Juliana GakuenAnonymous Russian Soldiers:Grand Opening! St. Juliana Academy09/08/1994
    19ついに出た！私はモモコTsuini Deta! Watashi wa MomokoAnonymous Russian Soldiers:Better Late Than Never! I am Momoko16/08/1994
    20ＧＯＧＯ！ゴールドGogo! GoldAnonymous Russian Soldiers:Go! GoGold!23/08/1994
    21出た！影武者、わたしはなぎさ？Deta! Kagemusha, Watashi wa Nagisa?SierraComix:The Arrival! Doppelganger, am I Nagisa?30/08/1994
    22嵐の課外授業Arashi no Kagaijyu GyouSierraComix:Lesson of The Storm06/09/1994
    23泣いて下さいモモコ伝説Naite Kudasai Momoko DensetsuSierraComix:Don't Cry Momoko Legend13/09/1994
    24スター誕生！俺は角田だ！Star Tanjou! Ore wa Tsunoda da--20/09/1994
    25不思議の国のなぎさFushiki no Kuni no NagisaSierraComix:Nagisa in Wonderland27/09/1994
    26花のお江戸のシンデレラHana no Oedo no ShindereraSierraComix:Cinderella of the Creek of Flowers04/10/1994
    27ＴＨＥムービー・アイドルは　もう死んでいる！The Movie・Idol wa Mou Shindeiru!SierraComix:The Movie: The Idol is Already Dead!11/10/1994
    28ＴＨＥタコヤキ！The Takoyaki!SierraComix:The Takoyaki!18/10/1994
    29コアラマスク・リターンズKoala Mask・Returns--25/10/1994
    30二人のなぎさ？！Futari no Nagisa?!--01/11/1994
    31愛は虹の彼方にAi wa Niji no Kanata ni--08/11/1994
    32暗殺指令をあなたにAnsatsushirei o Anata ni--15/11/1994
    33風と共につぶれた（前編）Kaze to Tomo ni Tsubureta (Zenpen)--22/11/1994
    34風と共につぶれた（後編）Kaze to Tomo ni Tsubureta (Kouhen)--29/11/1994
    35ピーターパンシンドロームPeter Pan Syndrome--06/12/1994
    36超世界アイドル伝説　パートタイム１Chousekai Idol Densetsu Part-time 1--13/12/1994
    37超世界アイドル伝説　パートタイム２Chousekai Idol Densetsu Part-time 2--20/12/1994
    38超世界アイドル伝説　パートタイム３Chousekai Idol Densetsu Part-time 3--27/12/1994
    39ラストオブアイドルLast of Idol--03/01/1995

    Music

    Opening

    Third Love

    Sang by Junko Inoue

    Lyrics by Ayuko Ishikawa

    Composed by Hiroshi Sakamoto

    Ending

    Ushinaenaino (I can't lose you)

    Sang by Junko Inoue

    Lyrics by Ayuko Ishikawa

    Composed by Hiroshi Sakamoto

    Song inserts

    Chō kuse ni narisō (I'll make a habit)

    Sang by Chinami Nakamura

    Lyrics by Tetsuya Endo

    Composed by Hiroshi Sakamoto

    Suki ni nattara saikyō (If You Love Me The Strongest)

    Sang by Chinami Nakamura

    Lyrics by Tetsuya Endo

    Composed by Hiroshi Sakamoto

    Nagisa no serenāde

    Sang by Chinami Nakamura

    Lyrics by Tetsuya Endo

    Composed by Hiroshi Sakamoto

    Yume no fūsen (Dream Balloons)

    Sang by Chinami Nakamura

    Lyrics by Tetsuya Endo

    Composed by Hiroshi Sakamoto

    Albums

    All albums were released by King Records.

    Chō Kuse Ni Narisō Shiratori Nagisa ON STAGE Released on December 21, 1994, KICA-223 BUY

    Chō Kuse Ni Narisō Secret story Released on February 22, 1995, KICA-231 BUY

    Translations

    As of writing, the anime has 5 notable translations out of Japanese. The outgoing languages being Catalan, Cantonese, Korean, and English.

    These translations go by "L'ídol Nagisa: Com m'agrada, tot això!", 「偶像小英雌」,「하빗」 (Habit,) 「쏙 빠져들 것 같아」 and "I'll make a habit of it" respectively. The Catalan, Korean and Cantonese translations are dubs, while English has simply been subtitled. The Catalan dub was aired on K3 (Club Super3, now known as SX3) starting May 4, 2006.[3]

    The dubbed translations are currently lost media, however all of their opening videos, and in the case of the Catalan dub many of its songs, have been archived by fans.

    Physical releases

    Anime releases

    The anime was released to rent across 10 VHS volumes in groups of 2, starting July 22, 1994,[4] with Volumes 1 and 2. Claims of a Japanese Laserdisc release and a Catalan DVD release by Selecta Visión have been made, however there is no precedent for this. The earlier Korean dub 「하빗」 "Habit" has an exceedingly rare VHS release as well.

    At an unknown time, Japanese tapes were also released for purchase, brandishing cases more suited to the series' artwork prints. These releases are exceedingly rare today - It's suspected they may have been mail-order only.

    The Japanese VHS release was handled by Taki Corporation, later known as Odessa Entertainment.

    Japanese VHS content distribution!No.!Featured Content!Release date!Listed runtime!Release ID!Notes
    1Episodes 1-41994/07/22[5] 95 min.THC-1609
    2Episodes 5-81994/07/22[6] 95 min.THC-1610
    3VHS Rental CommercialEpisodes 9-121994/09/22[7] 95 min.THC-1612The back artwork contains a misprint.In the middle sample, a photo from episode 13 can be seen.This image appears to have swapped with volume 4.[8]
    4VHS Rental CommercialEpisodes 13-161994/09/22[9] 95 min.THC-1613As with volume 3, there is a misprint.The middle sample is from episode 9.[10]
    5Episodes 17-201994/11/25[11] 95 min.THC-1618
    6Episodes 21-241994/11/25[12] 95 min.THC-1619
    7Episodes 25-281995/02/03[13] 95 min.THC-1628
    8Episodes 29-321995/02/03[14] 95 min.THC-1629
    9Episodes 33-361995/04/0795 min.THC-16331
    10Pilot EpisodeEpisodes 37-391995/04/0782 min.THC-16341

    Manga releases

    The manga was released exclusively in Japanese by Kodansha. Artwork by Nakano Yayoi, story by Yoshimura An. It remains mostly untranslated.

    Content in each standalone release, sorted by year.[15] !Release year!Magazine!Series title!Chapter!Standlone Release
    1992Nakayoshi Deluxeかのこ桃組！--くせになりそう
    1992Nakayoshi Deluxeお嬢様になりたい！--くせになりそう
    1992Nakayoshi Deluxeアレルギーがとまらない！--超くせになりそう④
    1993Nakayoshiくせになりそう1くせになりそう
    1993Nakayoshiくせになりそう2くせになりそう
    1993Nakayoshiくせになりそう3くせになりそう
    1993Nakayoshi超くせになりそう1超くせになりそう①
    1993Nakayoshi超くせになりそう2超くせになりそう①
    1993Nakayoshi超くせになりそう3超くせになりそう①
    1993Nakayoshi超くせになりそう4超くせになりそう①
    1993Nakayoshi超くせになりそう5超くせになりそう①
    1993Nakayoshi超くせになりそう6超くせになりそう②
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう7超くせになりそう②
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう8超くせになりそう②
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう9超くせになりそう②
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう10超くせになりそう②
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう11超くせになりそう③
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう12超くせになりそう③
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう13超くせになりそう③
    1994RunRun超くせになりそう番外編超くせになりそう③
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう14超くせになりそう③
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう15超くせになりそう④
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう16超くせになりそう④
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう17超くせになりそう④
    1994Nakayoshi超くせになりそう18超くせになりそう④
    1995Nakayoshi超くせになりそう19超くせになりそう④

    External links

    Notes and References

    1. Book: アニメージュ . August 1994 . 121 . Japanese . Animage . Magazine.
    2. Book: アニメージュ . November 1994 . 121 . Japanese . Animage . Magazine.
    3. Web site: Cho Kuseninariso (TV) - Anime News Network . January 16, 2024 . Anime News Network.
    4. Video Commercial - Archived on VHS volumes 3 and 4.
    5. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 1 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 22 July 1994.
    6. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 2 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 22 July 1994.
    7. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 3 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 22 September 1994.
    8. Web site: November 15, 2023 . VHS Volume 3 scans . November 23, 2023 . Archive.org.
    9. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 4 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 22 September 1994.
    10. Web site: November 19, 2023 . VHS Volume 4 scans . November 23, 2023 . Archive.org.
    11. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 5 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 25 November 1994.
    12. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 6 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 25 November 1994.
    13. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 7 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 3 February 1995.
    14. Web site: Amazon Japan retail page, Volume 8 . November 23, 2023 . Amazon.co.jp. 3 February 1995.
    15. Data sourced from なかの弥生アーカイブ

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