Seitokai Yakuindomo (生徒会役員共, "Student Council Staff Members") is a Japanese four-panelmanga series written and illustrated by Tozen Ujiie. It ran in Kodansha's Magazine Special from May 2007 to June 2008. It was then transferred to Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, where it ran from July 2008 to November 2021. Its chapters are collected and published into individual tankōbon volumes, with twenty-two volumes released as of January 2022.
An anime television series adaptation by GoHands aired in Japan between July and September 2010. A second anime season aired between January and March 2014. An anime film premiered in July 2017, and a second anime film was set to premiere in July 2020, but had been delayed to January 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In North America, the anime series has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks, and in the UK it has been licensed by MVM Entertainment.
Plot
Takatoshi Tsuda attends Ōsai Academy, a high school that, due to declining birth rates, is converted from an all-girl school to a co-ed school (with a male-to-female ratio of 28:524). On his first day, he is forcibly recruited into the student council as the vice-president and sole male representative. The story follows Tsuda and the student council as they interact with each other and their schoolmates.
Takatoshi Tsuda (津田 タカトシ, Tsuda Takatoshi) is the main character of the story. He chooses to attend a former all-girl school simply because it is close to his home.Ch. p1 On his first day at the school, he is forcibly recruited into the student council as the vice-president and male representative.Ch. p1 He normally acts as the straight-man to Shino and Aria, who, along with other girls in the school, regularly make perverted comments and sexual innuendos. Eventually, he becomes so used to this behaviour that he actually feels odd when they do not make such jokes.[3][4]
Shino Amakusa (天草 シノ, Amakusa Shino) is a second-year student and the student council president.Ch. p1 She is serious and diligent, excels in academics, and is very popular among the student body.Ch. p2, p3 However, she is almost always thinking perverted things. She suggests that one of her original reasons she showed an interest in Takatoshi is so that she could observe him in health and physical education classes.Ch. p1 Although she has excellent grades and is skilled in a wide range of subjects, she fears heightsCh. p2, p10 and insects,Ch. 2 and her rather flat chest makes her feel self-conscious,Ch. p10 especially when comparing herself to Aria.Ch. p13 She occasionally performs couple-like activities with Takatoshi such as walking with him, sharing an umbrella or clearing his earwax, but is embarrassed whenever Takatoshi says anything that could be interpreted as being romantic (as the series progresses, it is hinted she has feelings for Takatoshi, but she categorically denies this every time she is asked, and there is no romantic development between them during the series).[5] According to her childhood friend Misaki Amano, Shino was student council president at her previous school.Ch. 60
Aria Shichijō (七条 アリア, Shichijō Aria) is the student council secretary and in the same year as Shino;Ch. p1 they are good friends.Ch. p11 She comes from an affluent family and is the most physically mature character. However, she has a strongly perverted mind; like Shino, she has a habit of twisting every word and thought into something sexual.Ch. p1, p4, p5 Because she is absurdly rich and overly pampered,Ch. p5 she can be a social airhead: for instance, she will wait in front of a door and expect it to slide openCh. p10 or stand at the bottom of a staircase expecting it to be an escalator.Ch. p7 In contrast, she is academically smart and places second in midterms for her class year, right behind Shino.Ch. p4 Her chest is larger than Shino's,Ch. p4 which causes the latter to feel self-conscious.Ch. p10, p13
Suzu Hagimura (萩村 スズ, Hagimura Suzu) is the student council treasurer and in the same year as Takatoshi.Ch. p1 She describes herself as a returning student with an IQ of 180, can do 10-digit arithmetic calculations in her head,Ch. p1 and is fluent in multiple languages including English.Ch. p1, p6 Even though she is 16 years old at the start of the series, she is no taller than an elementary school student and is very sensitive about her short stature.Ch. p1 Many of the jokes involve her childish appearance or height and she flies into a rage whenever such subjects are mentioned. She normally acts as a secondary tsukkomi at Osai Academy, and she and Tsuda together act as tsukkomi to Shino, Aria, and Nene. Although initially reluctant to accept Takatoshi as a member of the student council, she soon becomes dependent on him, to the point of feeling uneasy when he's not around, and it is hinted on multiple occasions later in the series that she may be developing feelings for him, though, like Shino, there is no romantic development between them during the series. In situations where multiple characters are conversing, often only the top of her head is shown,Ch. p14 or a caption and arrow points to where she is.Ch. p5, 1
Ranko Hata (畑 ランコ, Hata Ranko) is the head of the school's newspaper club.Ch. p3 She likes to take photos of the student council members to sell around the school, usually without the permission of those being photographed,Ch. 1, 7 and she often gets caught. When she conducts an interview, she likes to twist the responses to something dirty or perverted, with Tsuda as a frequent targetCh. p3, 1; running gags in the series have her constantly trying to get Shino and Takatoshi to admit that they are dating, or her admitting to spreading rumors about it, much to their chagrin. She is expressionless most of the time[vol. 3] (but has been shown to smile on very rare occasions)[vol. 17] and has a deadpan monotone voice in the anime, which strongly contrasts with the other girls' excitable temperaments.
Mutsumi Mitsuba (三葉 ムツミ, Mitsuba Mutsumi) is Takatoshi's classmate who forms a judo club at the start of the series.Ch. p4 She is dedicated to leading her club but is also simple-minded.[4] She develops a crush on Takatoshi later in the series and, despite her remarkable potential and drive regarding martial arts, states that her dream is to simply become a bride.[5] In one instance, she combines his family name Tsuda (津田) with her given name Mutsumi (ムツミ).Ch. 151 Because of her innocent nature, she often misses Aria and Shino's innuendos.[7]
Naruko Yokoshima (横島 ナルコ, Yokoshima Naruko) is a teacher at Ōsai Academy and the student council adviser.Ch. p5 She is even more perverted than Aria and Shino and aggressively seeks out younger guys, not excepting her male students.Ch. p5[4] In the anime, she teaches English and, true to form, her syllabus almost always contains perverted content.[4] She is perceived to be unreliable by the council members and useless as an educator.Ch. 4
Kotomi Tsuda (津田 コトミ, Tsuda Kotomi) is Takatoshi's younger sister,Ch. p9 who is in her final year of middle school at the beginning of the series and attends Ōsai the following year.Ch. 27 A cheerful girl, she is considerate and caring toward others, but is curious and enthusiastic about sexual matters - something she has in common with the title character in Ujiie's previous work Imouto wa Shishunki (My Little Sister Is Going Through Puberty).Ch. 9[4] In one episode, when Takatoshi was sick, both she and Shino brought him adult manga.[4] She is very close with her brother but, to Takatoshi's chagrin, her comments sometimes imply that they have an incestuous relationship, and she has also made comments that suggest she is a chūnibyō.Ch. 34, 39 She gets along very well with the other girls and often asks for and gets help from them. She eventually becomes the manager for the Judo club.
Kaede Igarashi (五十嵐 カエデ, Igarashi Kaede) is the head of the disciplinary committee at Ōsai Academy.Ch. 3 She has a strong sense of justice and morals, but has an extreme fear of boys. This ends up being an issue because the school became co-ed after she enrolled.Ch. 3[n 1] As the series progresses, her androphobia lessens to a point: she is at ease when around Takatoshi, but not other men.
Sayaka Dejima (出島 サヤカ, Dejima Sayaka) is Aria's personal maid.Ch. 11 She is very protective of Aria and bears the key to her chastity belt.Ch. 21 She has a fetish for anything that Aria has touched or worn,Ch. 16 as well as unwashed underwear in general.Ch. 31
Nene Todoroki (轟 ネネ, Todoroki Nene) is Suzu's friend and a member of the Robot Research Club.Ch. 28 She is as perverted as the rest of the girls,Ch. 28 as she often wears a vibrator during school hours or is seen working on such devices at her club.Ch. 37
Kaoru Toki (時 カオル, Toki Kaoru) is Kotomi's first high school friend.Ch. 36 Even though Toki looks and sounds like a delinquent, she is actually clumsy and shows no signs of a rebellious nature.Ch. 36 The only reason she leaves her shirt loose is because she once accidentally tucked it inside her underwear and was embarrassed about it.Ch. 37 She is a bit scatterbrained as she has a tendency to get lost and arrive late when meeting up with Kotomi.Ch. 64, 84 Her full name is revealed in the credits of the Seitokai Yakuindomo: The Movie.
Chihiro Uomi (魚見 チヒロ) nicknamed "Womi",Ch. 135Ch. 415 is the student council president of nearby Eiryou High School. She is introduced when her school visits Ōsai to exchange ideas. She and Shino discover they are much alike in thought and personality and thus they get along.Ch. 113, 114 She and Tsuda become in-laws of a sort when their respective cousins marry (Tsuda is the groom's cousin, Uomi is the bride's). Afterwards, she insists that Takatoshi call her Onee-chan and she addresses him as Taka-kun. She seems to view Takatoshi as a potential romantic interest, much to the consternation of some of the other girls; however, there is no romantic development between them.
Nozomi Mori (森 ノゾミ, Mori Nozomi)Ch. 300, 415 is a second year student at Eriyou High School and the vice president of its student council, effectively making her Eriyou's equivalent of Takatoshi.Ch. 300 Like Takatoshi and Suzu, she is the straight man on the Eriyou Student Council. She finds her opposite number from Ōsai pleasant to be around, as neither of them have to be the straight man.
Crossover characters
Characters from Ujiie's previous works have made appearances in Seitokai. Misaki Amano from College Girl Tutor Hamanaka Ai (女子大生家庭教師濱中アイ, Joshidaisei Kateikyoushi Hamanaka Ai) is Shino's ex-vice president in elementary school. Being in the same class as Shino in elementary school they both are of the same age with Amano now also being a high school student, although both of them went to different high schools. Like Takatoshi, she acts as a tsukkomi for Shino's various jokes. The idol unit Triple Booking from Ujiie's work Idol's Red Book (アイドルのあかほん, Aidoru no Aka Hon) also make appearances.
Media
Manga
Seitokai Yakuindomo is written and illustrated by Tozen Ujiie. The manga was first serialized in Kodansha's Magazine Special from May 19, 2007,[9][10] to June 20, 2008.[11][10] The series was then transferred to Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine, where it ran from July 23, 2008,[12][13] to November 17, 2021.[14] The first tankōbon volume was released on August 12, 2008, under Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine KC imprint.[10] Its twenty-second and final volume was released on January 17, 2022.[15][16]
Ousai Academy is a school that has recently turned co-ed. On his first day, Takatoshi Tsuda is stopped by student body president Shino Amakusa, who fixes his appearance. He meets secretary Aria Shichijou and treasurer Suzu Hagimura. As he is late for class, Shino decides to give Takatoshi an excuse by making him the student body vice president. Shino shows Takatoshi around campus. Takatoshi looks over the school rules and observes the council's everyday happenings. Shino is interviewed by Ranko Hata from the newspaper club. Takatoshi's classmate Mutsumi Mitsuba forms a judo club. They do their midterms. They meet the perverted council advisor Yokoshima. Takatoshi visits Suzu at her house. Shino and Aria return from a class field trip. The council celebrates Shino’s birthday. Shino and Takatoshi share an umbrella. Shino visits Takatoshi at home and meets his sister Kotomi. Shino and Aria have swimming class. Hata pursues some ghost stories. The council goes on a beach trip and stay overnight at a nearby inn.
The council prepares for the school’s sports day. Hata interviews Shino. A bug flies into the council room. Kaede Igarashi of the Discipline Committee confronts the council on their summer beach trip. Shino helps the judo club with a match. The council prepares a school newsletter. Aria invites the council to her home. The school has a culture festival. The council cleans up their room. Aria hosts the council at her winter villa; they exchange Christmas presents and then do New Year’s. Kotomi takes the entrance exams for Ousai. The council meets Nene Todoroki of the robotics research club.
Hata visits Aria's estate. Kotomi starts her first year at Ousai. She introduces her friend Toki who looks like a delinquent. The council girls change into summer uniforms and deal with the heat. Kotomi remarks on her reputation of being the sister of the vice president. The council hosts a school swim meet. The council girls visit Takatoshi and Kotomi to help clean their house, and stay over. Aria hosts a fireworks party. Shino gives a speech over the PA system. Suzu's dog visits school. The council inspects the different clubs. For career day, the school chooses Aria’s maid Dejima to visit the school. The council poses for art sketches, and prepares for another school festival.
At the school festival, Shino and Aria’s class host a butler café. The council girls participate in the Miss Ousai contest. When Takatoshi is ill, Suzu takes over for the day. Shino tutors Takatoshi. Aria invites the gang to her hot springs. The council goes skiing, talks about self-defense, does environment cleanup, and rides in Dejima's limo. Mutsumi and Nene visit Suzu's home. Takatoshi gets chocolates from the girls on Valentine’s Day. The council fields suggestions for cafeteria menu items. Shino and Takatoshi shop for supplies. The council views the cherry blossoms. Jokes that involve tissues. Dejima visits the school and talks about being a maid. Takatoshi's class prepares for exams. The council models school swimsuits.
Shino is scouted to become an idol. Kotomi briefly takes over as vice president while Takatoshi is away. The council deals with a stray cat, hosts a send-off for the judo club, and help Hata explore the seven mysteries of Ousai. They stargaze using the Tsuda family's telescope, hang out at the pool, and later have heat endurance and cold endurance contests. Mutsumi recruits Toki to the judo club. The school has an evacuation drill when a real earthquake hits. The council ponders exercising, hosts a lost and found, and work on Halloween activities. They receive a visit from Uomi the student body president of nearby Eiryou High School, and then visit Eiryou for their cultural festival. They shovel show at school, and later celebrate New Year’s Eve at Aria’s beach resort.
Igarashi is suspicious that Shino and Takatoshi are alone in the council room. Valentine’s Day activities, comments on appearances. Takatoshi bumps into Uomi when shopping for White Day presents. Shino makes a lunch for Takatoshi. The council plans club inspections but is concerned about leaks. The council members study at the library and later tutor Takatoshi. Hata has the judo club model for some posters. Aria tries palm reading. The council cheers on Ousai's teams at the athletics festival. The council remarks on some words, and deal with some flowers. Another beach party followed by a test courage, and a local festival. The council members work as lifeguards for the school pool. Shino calls Suzu, Aria, and Takatoshi individually to chat over the night.
The council poses for a school uniform photo shoot, and later helps Hata with articles for the school newspaper. Suzu feels sick and rests in the school infirmary. Some jokes about Aria's chest. The school has a marathon. Oumi visits again. More jokes about appearances. The council has nabe at Takatoshi's house; at night, Shino dresses as Santa and gives everyone presents. Yokohama joins the council members for a king game. Jokes about girls’ hearts and appearances. Takatoshi and Kotomi attend a wedding and discover that they will be cousins-in-law with Uomi. Takatoshi and Shino get their arms stuck in the school gate. Aria invites the gang to pick foods in the wild. The council members test out attractions at Aria’s amusement park.
Uomi and Shino visit and stay over at the Tsuda house. More below-the-waist jokes. Aria coaches the first-years in tennis. The school has swimming lessons with clothes on. The council members visit a burger joint, and later do karaoke. To practice saving energy, Aria has the council members camp at her family’s private island. Uomi visits the Tsuda family during summer vacation. The judo club holds practice using Aria’s love doll as a dummy partner. The council members make ice cream at the Tsuda house. Shino has Takatoshi clean the school bathrooms.
A 13-episode anime television series produced by GoHands and directed by Hiromitsu Kanazawa[50] aired in Japan from July 4 to September 26, 2010, on TV Kanagawa.[n 2][51] The anime began airing at later dates on Chiba TV, TV Saitama, Sun TV, KBS, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, and AT-X.[52][53] Two pieces of theme music are used for the anime: one opening theme and one ending theme. The opening theme is "Yamato Nadeshiko Education" (大和撫子エデュケイション) by Triple Booking, which is a group of characters from the author's previous work Idol no Akahon; the voices are Yōko Hikasa, Satomi Satō and Sayuri Yahagi—the voices of Shino, Aria and Suzu. The ending theme is "Aoi Haru" (蒼い春) by Angela.[54] Six Blu-ray/DVD volumes were released between August 4 and October 27, 2010.[55]
A 13-episode second season titled Seitokai Yakuindomo * (生徒会役員共*) aired from January 4[56] to March 29, 2014. It was simulcast with English subtitles by Crunchyroll.[57] An anime film was released on July 21, 2017.[58] Both seasons and the film have been licensed in the US by Sentai Filmworks and in the UK by MVM Entertainment, and released on Blu-ray on December 10, 2019, and October 18, 2021, respectively.[59][60] A second anime film was set to be released on July 10, 2020, but was delayed to January 1, 2021, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[61][62] The staff and cast returned to reprise their roles in both films.[63] The second movie was released on Blu-ray by Sentai Filmworks on September 20, 2022.[64]
Original video animation (OVA) episodes of the anime have been shipping with the limited editions of the manga volumes, beginning with the fifth volume released on April 15, 2011, and excluding the sixteenth, twenty-first and twenty-second volumes.[65] The OVAs were released with limited edition bundles of the manga and also as standalone videos. They were also produced by GoHands and their episodes are numbered as if they continued the TV series. The sixteenth volume instead bundled the first movie.[66] The twenty-first volume bundled the second movie.[49]
An Internet radio show titled Anime 'Seitokai Yakuindomo' ga Zenbu Wakaru Radio, Ryakushite Zenra! (アニメ『生徒会役員共』が全部わかるラジオ、略して全ラ!) produced by Animate TV began streaming online on July 14, 2010, to support the TV series.[67] The show does not have any fixed hosts, but members of the voice cast take turns hosting the show every week.
Notes
^Igarashi reveals that the reason she is afraid of men is because, several years previously, when she practiced writing the kanji for 'male', a classmate asked if she was sexually frustrated.Ch. 54
^TVK used an after-midnight programming schedule, so the first broadcast was listed for July 3, 2010 at 24:30 which is the same as July 4 at 12:30 am.
Works cited
^ "Ch." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of the Seitokai Yakuindomo manga by Tozen Ujiie. Original Japanese version published by Kodansha. "Ch. p" references to chapters published in Magazine Special, while those without the "p" refer to chapters published in Weekly Shonen Magazine.
^アニメ『生徒会役員共』が全部わかるラジオ、略して全ラ! [The Radio to Completely Understand the Anime Seitokai Yakuindomo, or Zenra for short!] (in Japanese). Animate TV. Archived from the original on July 11, 2010. Retrieved August 2, 2010.
