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Post by Misaru on May 23, 2007 7:58:31 GMT -5
Kare Kano, or His and Her Circumstances, or Kareshi Kanojo no Jijô, is a 21 volume manga series by Masami Tsuda, and a 26 episode TV anime series directed by Hideaki Anno of Gainax. The English anime, distributed by Right Stuf International, is titled His and Her Circumstances (a direct translation of the Japanese title) and the English manga, published by TOKYOPOP, is titled Kare Kano, a popular abbreviation of the Japanese title. The series is licensed by Enoki Films USA under the title Tales at North Hills High; however, Right Stuf opted to use the original title of "Kareshi Kanojo no Jijô", translated to English as the aforementioned "His and Her Circumstances".
The main character is Yukino Miyazawa, a Japanese high school freshman who is the envy of her classmates because of her good grades and immaculate appearance. However, this is just a charade she maintains to win praise—at home and in private, she is spoiled, stubborn, and a slob, and studies relentlessly instead of spending time with her sisters. Her position is threatened by Soichiro Arima, a handsome young man who also gets top grades. Yukino considers his very existence to be a challenge to her class leadership positions and a threat to the praise on which she thrives, and so she vows to destroy him. But after some misunderstandings, they see past each other's facades and fall in love. The series follows their relationship as they are tested by school, family problems, and friends.
Masami Tsuda usually does short stories, and did not intend the manga to go as far as it has. Despite this, both Masami and her fans have enjoyed the expansion of the story.
The anime was notable in being the first anime from Gainax that was not based on its own in-house manga. As is to be expected by an anime directed by Hideaki Anno, the style is vivid, original, and at times unpredictable. For example, the animation style of the characters changes frequently to reflect their mood. In one episode, paper cut-outs replace the usual animation. At the end of each episode, the "next episode" preview is a live-action segment of two of the voice actors reading the script in the recording studio. Several episodes contain lengthy recap sequences to sum up the plotline of previous episodes. Due to a dispute with Tsuda, who reportedly wanted the anime to be more traditional teen romance and less comedy, Anno left Gainax roughly halfway through the completion of this anime series.
The main character is Yukino Miyazawa, a Japanese high school freshman who is the envy of her classmates because of her good grades and immaculate appearance. However, this is just a charade she maintains to win praise—at home and in private, she is spoiled, stubborn, and a slob, and studies relentlessly instead of spending time with her sisters. Her position is threatened by Soichiro Arima, a handsome young man who also gets top grades. Yukino considers his very existence to be a challenge to her class leadership positions and a threat to the praise on which she thrives, and so she vows to destroy him. But after some misunderstandings, they see past each other's facades and fall in love. The series follows their relationship as they are tested by school, family problems, and friends.
Masami Tsuda usually does short stories, and did not intend the manga to go as far as it has. Despite this, both Masami and her fans have enjoyed the expansion of the story.
The anime was notable in being the first anime from Gainax that was not based on its own in-house manga. As is to be expected by an anime directed by Hideaki Anno, the style is vivid, original, and at times unpredictable. For example, the animation style of the characters changes frequently to reflect their mood. In one episode, paper cut-outs replace the usual animation. At the end of each episode, the "next episode" preview is a live-action segment of two of the voice actors reading the script in the recording studio. Several episodes contain lengthy recap sequences to sum up the plotline of previous episodes. Due to a dispute with Tsuda, who reportedly wanted the anime to be more traditional teen romance and less comedy, Anno left Gainax roughly halfway through the completion of this anime series.
