Seito Shokun! Explained

Ja Kanji:生徒諸君!
Author:Yōko Shōji
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Shōjo Friend
Demographic:Shōjo
First:1977
Last:1984
Volumes:24
Type:Drama
Studio:Toei
Network:TV Asahi
First:September 1, 1980
Last:March 30, 1981
Episodes:28
Type:tv film
Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo
Music:Toshiyuki Watanabe
Network:Fuji TV
Released:February 23, 1986
Runtime:65 minutes
Type:live video
Director:Makoto Naito
Network:Fuji TV
Studio:Hori Productions
Released:June 8, 1987
Runtime:85 minutes
Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen
Author:Yōko Shōji
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Be Love
Demographic:Josei
First:2004
Last:2011
Volumes:25
Type:Drama
Studio:Horipro
Network:TV Asahi
First:April 20, 2007
Last:June 22, 2007
Episodes:10
Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi
Author:Yōko Shōji
Publisher:Kodansha
Magazine:Be Love
Demographic:Josei
First:August 2011
Last:April 2019
Volumes:30

is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yōko Shōji. It is serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend from 1977 to 1984. The individual chapters were published into 24 tankōbon by Kodansha between February 1978 and June 1985. Seito Shokun! won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the shōjo category.

The sequel to the manga, Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen was serialized in Kodansha's Be Love between 2004 and 2011. Another spin-off, Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi, was published between 2011 and 2019 in the same magazine. The manga was adapted into several live action dramas, with two television drama series, from 1980 to 1981 and in 2007. It was also adapted into two live action television specials, broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986, and June 8, 1987, respectively.

Releases

Manga

Seito Shokun! is a manga written and illustrated by Yōko Shōji. It is serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend from 1977 to 1984.[1] Kodansha released the manga's 24 tankōbon between February 1978 and June 1985.[2] [3] In September, 1983, Kodansha released a one-shot spin-off of Seito Shokun!, called .[4] Kodansha re-released the manga in 12 kanzenban volumes, which were released between December 12, 1995, and March 12, 1996.[5] [6]

Kodansha released a sequel of the manga, called . It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine, Be Love.[7] Its first tankōbon volume was published on April 13, 2004,[8] and its 25th and last was published on August 11, 2011.[9]

Another spin-off,, was published between August 2011 and April 2019 issues of Be Love. Its first tankōbon was published on August 11, 2011,[10] and the 30th and last on April 12, 2019.[11]

Live action dramas

The manga was adapted into a 28-episode live action series, which was broadcast on TV Asahi between September 1, 1980, and March 30, 1981.[12] Produced by Toei, the drama was directed by Kimio Hirayama and Takahashi Masaharu, with the script written by Masaki Tsuji and Ryō Nakahara and Takeyuki Suzuki and Yoshiaki Koizumi as producers. The series' theme musics,, with lyrics by Kayoko Fujimori and, with lyrics by Yōko Shōji, were both composed by Asei Kobayashi, arranged by Masahisa Takeichi and performed by Satoko Yamano.

A live action television special, produced by Production Reed, was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986.[13] Directed by Mitsuo Kusakabe, it starred Tomoyo Harada, Sumi Shimamoto and Michie Tomizawa.

Another live-action television special, produced by Hori Productions, was broadcast on Fuji TV on June 8, 1987.[14] It was directed by Makoto Naito, produced by Masayuki Morikawa, Nobuyuki Kurauchi and Akifumi Takuma, with the script written by Ryo Ishikawa. The ending theme song,, composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō with lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, was performed by Ushirogami Hikaretai. It starred Miki Itō, Shigeyuki Nakamura and Nagare Harigawa.

In 2007, Horipro produced a 10-episode live-action television series.[15] Directed by Karaki Marehiro and Tamura Naoki,[16] the drama's 10 episodes was broadcast on TV Asahi between April 20, 2007, and June 22, 2007.[17] [18] The series' ending theme, "My Generation" was performed by Yui, who released a CD containing the theme song on June 13, 2007.[19] [20] The soundtrack for the series was released by Nippon Columbia as a soundtrack CD on June 20, 2007.[21] The DVD box set for the series was released by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation on September 26, 2007.[22] [23] It starred Rina Uchiyama, Kippei Shiina, Maki Horikita and Kanata Hongō.

Reception

Seito Shokun! won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the shōjo category.[24]

The fourteenth volume of Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between March 11 and 17, 2008.[25] The sixteenth volume of Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen was ranked 10th on the Tohan charts between November 11 and 17, 2008.[26] The seventeenth volume of Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen was ranked 26th on the Tohan charts between February 10 and 16, 2009.[27] As of 2010, Seito Shokun! and Seito Shokun! Kyoshi-hen have sold over 25 million copies in Japan.[28]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Original . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205200223/http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/original/index.html . 2010-12-05. live.
  2. Book: ja:生徒諸君! (1) (講談社コミックスフレンド (761巻)) . Japanese. .
  3. Book: ja:生徒諸君! (24) (講談社コミックスフレンド (24)). Japanese. .
  4. Book: ja:英語生徒諸君 1 (1) (講談社英語コミック 1) (単行本). Japanese. .
  5. Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2601621. ja:生徒諸君!（1）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04.
    Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=260163X. ja:生徒諸君!（2）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04.
    Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2601648. ja:生徒諸君!（3）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04.
  6. Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=260177X. ja:生徒諸君!（10）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04.
    Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2601788. ja:生徒諸君!（11）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04.
    Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=2601796. ja:生徒諸君!（12）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04.
  7. Book: Thompson, Jason. Jason Thompson (writer)

    . Jason Thompson (writer). . Del Rey. 2007. 172. 978-0-345-48590-8.

  8. Web site: http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3191338. ja:生徒諸君!教師編（1）. Kodansha. Japanese. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20090608185947/http://shop.kodansha.jp/bc2_bc/search_view.jsp?b=3191338 . 2009-06-08. live.
  9. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063803211 . ja:生徒諸君!教師編(25) ＜完＞ . Kodansha . Japanese . 2014-09-22.
  10. Web site: http://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?isbn=9784063803235 . ja:生徒諸君! 最終章・旅立ち (1) . Kodansha . 2014-10-11 . Japanese.
  11. Web site: https://kc.kodansha.co.jp/product?item=0000321642 . ja:生徒諸君！ 最終章・旅立ち（３０） . Kodansha . June 6, 2019 . Japanese.
  12. Web site: http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-18187 . ja:生徒諸君!. TVDrama DB . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140112092924/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-18187 . 2014-01-12. live.
  13. Web site: http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-22574 . ja:生徒諸君!心に緑のネッカチーフを . TVDrama DB . Japanese . January 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112092955/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-22574 . 2014-01-12. live.
  14. Web site: http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-23688 . ja:生徒諸君!ナッキーはつむじ風、双子の転校生に学園はパニック 永遠の名作登場！. TVDrama DB . Japanese . January 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112092947/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-23688 . 2014-01-12. live.
  15. Web site: http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-39893 . ja:生徒諸君!. TVDrama DB . Japanese . January 12, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140112092937/http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-39893 . 2014-01-12. live.
  16. Web site: Staff . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205200510/http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/staff/index.html . 2010-12-05. live.
  17. Web site: http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/story/story_01.html . ja:あらすじ 第1話／4月20日放送 . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101206001258/http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/story/story_01.html . 2010-12-06. live.
  18. Web site: http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/story/index.html . ja:あらすじ 最終話／6月22日放送 . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205195612/http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/story/index.html . 2010-12-05. live.
  19. Web site: Music . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101205204724/http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/music/index.html . 2010-12-05. live.
  20. Web site: My Generation/Understand . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121092837/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/358664/products/music/709021/1/ . 2014-01-21. live.
  21. Web site: http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/183/products/music/711149/1/ . ja:生徒諸君! オリジナル・サウンドトラック . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121092847/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/183/products/music/711149/1/ . 2014-01-21. live.
  22. Web site: 生徒諸君! DVD-Box . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121092839/http://www.oricon.co.jp/prof/artist/243012/products/cinema/720776/1/ . 2014-01-21. live.
  23. Web site: News - DVD発売決定！ . . Japanese . January 12, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130516073926/http://seitoshokun.asahi.co.jp/news/070622dvd.html . 2013-05-16. live.
  24. Web site: Kodansha Manga Awards. Joel Hahn. Comic Book Awards Almanac. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20110810172512/http://www.hahnlibrary.net/comics/awards/kodansha.php . 2011-08-10. live.
  25. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, March 11–17. 2008-03-19. Anime News Network. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20140329095047/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-03-19/japanese-comic-ranking-march-11-17 . 2014-03-29. live.
  26. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, November 11–17. 2008-11-19. Anime News Network. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20140401034517/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-11-19/japanese-comic-ranking-november-11-17 . 2014-04-01. live.
  27. Web site: Japanese Comic Ranking, February 10–16. 2009-02-18. Anime News Network. 2009-04-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20140327220212/http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-02-18/japanese-comic-ranking-february-10-16 . 2014-03-27. live.
  28. Web site: http://natalie.mu/comic/news/29066 . ja:庄司陽子「生徒諸君!」2500万部突破で色紙プレゼント . 2010-03-15 . . 2013-11-29. Japanese. https://web.archive.org/web/20100408142252/http://natalie.mu/comic/news/29066 . 2010-04-08. live.

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