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Happy Lesson | |
Genre | Comedy, Drama, Harem, Slice of life |
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Manga | |
Written by | Mutsumi Sasaki |
Illustrated by | Shinnosuke Mori |
Published by | MediaWorks |
English publisher | |
Magazine | Dengeki G's Magazine |
Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | April 1999 –September 2002 |
Volumes | 2 |
Original video animation | |
Directed by | Takeshi Yamaguchi (#1–2) Hideki Tonokatsu (#3) IkkōToshida (#4) Hiroaki Shimura (#5) |
Produced by | SaburōŌmiya Yoshihiro Shintani (#1–3) Satoshi Hasegawa (#4) Satoshi Kodama (#5) |
Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
Music by | Yasunori Iwasaki Kazuhiko Sawaguchi (#1–3) |
Studio | VENET (#1–3) Chaos Project (#4) Studio Kyūma (#5) |
Released | 19 July 2001 – 23 May 2003 |
Episodes | 5 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Iku Suzuki |
Produced by | SaburōŌmiya |
Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
Music by | Yasunori Iwasaki Yūsuke Takahama Yōichi Sakai |
Studio | Studio Hibari |
Original network | Kids Station |
Original run | 1 April 2002 – 30 June 2002 |
Episodes | 13 |
Anime television series | |
Happy Lesson Advance | |
Directed by | Iku Suzuki |
Produced by | SaburōŌmiya |
Written by | Takao Yoshioka |
Music by | Nobuya Usui Yasunori Iwasaki Yusuke Takahama Yōichi Sakai |
Studio | Studio Hibari |
Original network | Kids Station |
Original run | July 3,2003 – September 28,2003 |
Episodes | 13 |
Original video animation | |
Happy Lesson:The Final | |
Directed by | SaburōŌmiya (Chief) Toshihiro Ishikawa |
Produced by | ToshirōSakuma Yūko Sakai (#1–2) Akihiko Hashimoto (#3) |
Written by | SaburōŌmiya |
Music by | Yasunori Iwasaki |
Studio | Studio Ranmaru |
Released | 28 May 2004 – 22 October 2004 |
Episodes | 3 |
Happy Lesson is a comedy manga,written by Mutsumi Sasaki and illustrated by Shinnosuke Mori,serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine from April 1999 to September 2002,featuring a high school student who is adopted by five of his teachers. It was adapted into a five-part OVA series in 2001;a thirteen-episode animated TV series in 2002;a sequel TV series,called Happy Lesson Advance,in 2003;and a second OVA series,Happy Lesson:The Final,in 2004. The series has also been adapted into a series of drama CDs and a Dreamcast game.
The first volume of the manga was licensed and released by A.D. Vision's ADV Manga label in the United States;the first three episodes of the OVA and the first TV series were licensed by the ADV Films label for Region 1 distribution.
The plot of Happy Lesson is based on five teachers who end up living with a troubled and indifferent orphan and their unusual plan to become mother figures in an effort to make him a productive student. To achieve their plan,they employ various methods,such as science experiments,spiritual cleansing,physical training,and hijinks.
Resembles a harem anime.
Aside from the male lead,the main female characters follow a distinct scheme in their names. Their surnames are listed off in numbers,from 1 to 10. Furthermore,those characters have the archaic names of the months as their given names;for example,Mutsuki means "January",Kisaragi means "February",and so on.
The manga was first adapted into an animated format in 2001,replacing the original male lead,Susumu Arisaka,with Chitose Hitotose. This first adaptation took the form of a five-part OVA,featuring how the main character meets with the teachers,as well as how he is reunited with his childhood friends,Hazuki Yazakura and Minazuki Rokumatsuri,from the orphanage. It was published from June 2001 to May 2003 by Studio KSS;English adaptations of the first three episodes were licensed and distributed in the United States by ADV Films.
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01 | "Exciting - Mama Teachers" Transcription:"Doki Doki - Mama Tīchā" (Japanese:どきどき☆ママティーチャー) | |
02 | "Exciting - Vacation!" Transcription:"Waku Waku - Vakēshon" (Japanese:わくわく☆ヴァケーション) | |
03 | "Unsettling - Happy Mamas!" Transcription:"Hara Hara - HappīMama" (Japanese:はらはら☆ハッピーママ) | |
04 | "Cheerful - Koyomi On Stage" Transcription:"Uki Uki - Koyomi On Sutēji" (Japanese:うきうき☆こよみオンステージ) | |
05 | "Sparkling - Shrine Maiden Teacher" Transcription:"Kira Kira - Miko Tīchā" (Japanese:きらきら☆巫女ティーチャー) |
# | Title | |
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01 | "Exciting - Teacher Moms" Transcription:"Doki Doki - Mama Tīchā" (Japanese:ドキドキ☆ママティーチャー) | |
02 | "Happy - Let's Study" Transcription:"Run Run - ObenkyōShimasho!" (Japanese:ルンルン☆お勉強しましょ!) | |
03 | "Bye-Bye - Adieu Spirit of Misfortune" Transcription:"Bai Bai - Saraba Fukōshin" (Japanese:バイバイ☆さらば不幸神) | |
04 | "Unsteady - Which Place is Big Brother's?" Transcription:"Fura Fura - Onii-chan wa Dotchi?" (Japanese:フラフラ☆お兄ちゃんはどっち?) | |
05 | "Freezing - One Night In A Blizzard" Transcription:"Gan Gan - Fubuki no Ichiya" (Japanese:ガンガン☆吹雪の一夜) | |
06 | "Restless - Conquer The World" Transcription:"Moji Moji - Sekai Seifuku!?" (Japanese:モジモジ☆世界征服?!) | |
07 | "Exciting - Mina Does Her Best!" Transcription:"Moe Moe - Mina-chan Ganbaru!" (Japanese:モエモエ☆みなちゃん頑張る!) | |
08 | "Floating - Uzuki is an Angel?" Transcription:"Fuwa Fuwa - Uzuki wa Tenshi?" (Japanese:フワフワ☆うづきは天使?) | |
09 | "Exhausting - Club Activities!" Transcription:"Kuta Kuta - Kurabu Katsudō" (Japanese:クタクタ☆クラブ活動) | |
10 | "Dithering - Hazuki Announces Her Retirement?" Transcription:"Oro Oro - Hazuki Intai Sengen?" (Japanese:オロオロ☆はづき引退宣言?) | |
11 | "Dizzying - The Big Transformation of Her Dreams" Transcription:"Kura Kura - Yume no Dai Henshin!" (Japanese:クラクラ☆夢の大変身!) | |
11.5 | "Nice and Warm - Alone With Kanna" Transcription:"Hoka Hoka - Kanna to Futari Kiri" (Japanese:ホカホカ☆カンナと二人きり) | |
Bonus episode on the third DVD,originally from Happy Lesson Advance. | ||
12 | "Love-Love - Koyomi School Festival" Transcription:"Rabu Rabu - Koyomi Bunkasai" (Japanese:ラブラブ☆こよみ文化祭) | |
13 | "Teary - Did I See A Secret" Transcription:"Uru Uru - Himitsu Michatta!?" (Japanese:ウルウル☆秘密見ちゃった!?) |
# | Title | |
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01 | "Sparkly - Uniform Show" Transcription:"Pika Pika - Seifuku Matsuri" (Japanese:ピカピカ★制服まつり) | |
02 | "Clearly - Nagatsuki's Secret" Transcription:"Bare Bare - Nagatsuki no Himitsu" (Japanese:バレバレ★ながつきの秘密) | |
03 | "Impatient - Uzuki is a Mom" Transcription:"Uzu Uzu - Uzuki wa Mama" (Japanese:ウズウズ★うづきはママ) | |
04 | "Well Well - A Day of Nurse's Office" Transcription:"Yare Yare - Hokenshitsu no 1 Hi" (Japanese:ヤレヤレ★保健室の1日) | |
05 | "Rustle Rustle - School Trip" Transcription:"Sowa Sowa - Shōgakuryokō" (Japanese:ソワソワ★修学旅行) | |
06 | "Sharp Senses - Mina-chan in Big Crisis" Transcription:"Pin Pin - Mina-chan Dai Pinchi" (Japanese:ピンピン★みなちゃん大ピンチ) | |
07 | "Popular - Satsuki's Omiai" Transcription:"Mote Mote - Satsuki no Omiai" (Japanese:モテモテ★さつきのお見合い) | |
08 | "Swaying - Memories at the Shore" Transcription:"Yura Yura - Hamabe no Omoide" (Japanese:ユラユラ★浜辺の思い出) | |
09 | "Warm and Fuzzy - Alone With Kanna" Transcription:"Hoka Hoka - Kanna to Futari Kiri" (Japanese:ホカホカ★カンナと二人きり) | |
10 | "Lies Lies - Goodbye,Kii-Chan" Transcription:"Uso Uso - Sayonara Kii-chan" (Japanese:ウソウソ★さよならきーちゃん) | |
11 | "Noisy - Hazuki's My Shop" Transcription:"Gaya Gaya - Hazuki no Mai Shoppu" (Japanese:ガヤガヤ★はづきのマイショップ) | |
12 | "Why Why - Mutsuki Runs Away From Home" Transcription:"Naze Naze - Mutsuki no Iede" (Japanese:ナゼナゼ★むつきの家出) | |
13 | "Clamor - A Farewell Day" Transcription:"Wai Wai - Owakare no Hi" (Japanese:ワイワイ★お別れの日) | |
13.5 | "Crying - Kanna's Christmas Rebellion" Transcription:"Bau Bau - Kanna no X'masu Sōdō" (Japanese:バウバウ★カンナのX'マス騒動) | |
Special episode,included with the fifth Region 2 DVD. |
# | Title | Release date |
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01 | "Hot - Test of Courage in the Cool Evening" Transcription:"Atsu Atsu - NōryōKimodameshi" (Japanese:あつあつ☆納涼キモだめし) | |
02 | "Pure - Mutsuki's Big Love!?" Transcription:"Ubu Ubu - Mutsuki no Dai Ren'ai!?" (Japanese:うぶうぶ☆むつきの大恋愛!?) | |
03 | "Well Well - Happy Finale!" Transcription:"Yare Yare - HappīDaidanen!" (Japanese:やれやれ☆ハッピー大団円!) |
Happy Lesson received positive reviews from English speaking audiences. Stig Hogset from Them Anime Reviews said that "the show itself actually manages to balance its comedy with the drama,neither one really overlapping or distracting the audience from the main content". [1] Don Houston from DVD Talk review stated that it "was a fun,cute,and even interesting way to spend several hours as Chitose and his gang of lovely teachers handled the various situations they got into with a sly grin and a knowing wink". [2] Chris Beveridge from AnimeonDVD commented that "I found myself laughing more at this than I expected (in a good way) and enjoyed it a lot over the couple of days it took us to get through all of it." [3]
On another note,Happy Lesson - The Final wasn't received as well. "It ruins the family aspect that held this group together." said film and television critic Peter Bradshaw. "Mitsuki was Chitose's 'Number One Mom'--the one he viewed as being most like his own mother in his eyes. These two characters getting together at the end of the series throws both characters into a new,not favorable light." said a critic on Rotten Tomatoes. It was added "The fact that all the other mothers begin vying for this same attention just makes it worse." said Autumn Bartsch of Everyone's a Critic.
Chitose (千歳) may refer to:
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the show itself actually manages to balance its comedy with the drama, neither one really overlapping or distracting the audience from the main content
was a fun, cute, and even interesting way to spend several hours as Chitose and his gang of lovely teachers handled the various situations they got into with a sly grin and a knowing wink
I found myself laughing more at this than I expected (in a good way) and enjoyed it a lot over the couple of days it took us to get through all of it.