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Hiatari Ryōkō! (Japanese: 陽あたり良好!, "Good Sunshine!") is a high-school romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi. It was published by Shogakukan in 1979–1981 in the magazine Shōjo Comic and collected in five tankōbon volumes.[1] It was later adapted into a live-action television drama series,[2] an anime television series,[1] and an anime film sequel to the television series.[1] The title translates roughly as What a Sunny Day!
The story focuses on the relationships of Kasumi Kishimoto, a high school student. When she enters Myōjō High School, she moves into her aunt's boarding house, where four boys attending the high school are tenants. Despite her steadfast determination to stay loyal to her boyfriend, who is studying abroad, Kasumi finds herself slowly falling in love with one of the boarders, Yūsaku.[1]
Charactersedit
Kasumi Kishimoto (岸本 かすみ, Kishimoto Kasumi)
Voiced by (anime): Yumi Morio, Played by (live): Sayaka Itō
The main character, and student at Myōjō High School. Because her parents live over an hour away, she decides to stay with her aunt Chigusa who, unbeknownst to Kasumi, has turned her home into a boarding house for four male students at the same high school. After Yūsaku walks in on Kasumi while she takes a bath, she is troubled because she wants to remain faithful to Katsuhiko, her boyfriend. The progress of Kasumi's feelings toward Yūsaku is the central story of the series.
Yūsaku Takasugi (高杉 勇作, Takasugi Yūsaku)
Voiced by (anime): Yūji Mitsuya, Played by (live): Takayuki Takemoto
Tenant in room #3 at Hidamari Private Boarding House. He is in the same class as Kasumi and a member of the ōendan, or cheering squad. He gets inspired by people who work hard at something, whether or not they are victorious, and likes to support them. Yūsaku eventually joins the Myōjō High School baseball team, playing center fielder, despite not knowing how to play the game. He has a cat, Taisuke, which he finds in a box at the side of the road.
Tenant in room #2 at Hidamari Private Boarding House. He is the goalkeeper for the soccer team until Yūsaku convinces him to join the baseball team as its catcher, so that Masato can throw at his full strength as pitcher. He has a crush on Keiko, though she just considers him a friend. He's always hungry, but a very generous person, who is willing to help out just about anyone.
Tenant in room #4 at Hidamari Private Boarding House. Shin is a ladies man and perverted. He is madly in love with Keiko, though she can't stand him. Shin plays third baseman on the Myōjō High School baseball team. He has a telescope, ostensibly for observing the stars, though more often uses it to peep at neighborhood females. Shin is deathly afraid of cats.
Makoto Aido (相戸 誠, Aido Makoto)
Voiced by (anime): Katsuhiro Nanba
Tenant in room #1 at the Hidamari Private Boarding House. He plays only a small role in the series, being mostly used for humorous effect; however, one episode of the live drama series, where his name is changed to Makoto Nakaoka (中岡 誠, Nakaoka Makoto), focuses on him as a medical studies prodigy.
Kasumi's boyfriend and her aunt Chigusa's late husband's brother's son. His father works in California and he is attending UCLA there, though he returns to Japan once during the series.
Only appearing for a short period of time, she and her father Sakamoto move into the boarding house. While there the boys are infatuated with her, but she likes Yūsaku Takasugi. Kasumi is jealous of her.
The live-action TV drama series ran on NTV from 1982-03-21 through 1982-09-19, for a total of 19 one-hour episodes. The role of Kasumi Kishimoto was at first scheduled to be played by Minako Sawamura, but due to trouble during the shooting of the first episode, the role was given to Sayaka Itō and principal photography with Itō began the following day. The theories as to why Sawamura left include a refusal to do a bath scene and possible schedule conflicts with another show on which she was appearing.
Competing against it in the same time slot were two popular shows: NHK's Taiga dramaTōge no Gunzō and TV Asahi's drama Seibu Keisatsu Part II. Due to this kind of competition, the ratings were not very high for Hiatari Ryōkō!. As this was Adachi's first work adapted for TV, this was disappointing. In the 8pm Sunday time slot, NTV traditionally ran a school drama of some sort, but after the disappointing ratings for Hiatari Ryōkō!, they switched to variety programs in the vein of Kume Hiroshi no TV Scramble and Tensai Takeshi no Tenki ga Deru Terebi!!.
The theme song for the live-action drama series was "You're the Best" (とっておきの君, Totteoki no Kimi), sung by Takayuki Takemoto. The song was produced by CBS/Sony.
Video releasesedit
A DVD box set containing the full series was released by VAP on 2006-02-22.
Hiatari Ryōkō completed its serialization in 1981 with five volumes. However, the television anime adaptation of Adachi's later manga, Touch, became a hit which made it possible for the series to get adapted even after completion. Virtually all of Touch's staff, such as series director Gisaburō Sugii and composer Hiroaki Serizawa, moved to Hiatari Ryōkō as soon as Touch's production concluded. Much of Touch's voice cast was in this anime as well, excluding Noriko Hidaka (Minami Asakura in Touch). It seamlessly replaced Touch, which ran for two years in the same timeslot. The anime television series consisted of 48 half-hour episodes made for Fuji TV, airing from March 22, 1987 to March 20, 1988. It was followed by theatrical anime movie, which served as an alternative version, titled What a Sunny Day! Ka - su - mi: You Were in My Dreams (陽あたり良好! KA・SU・MI 夢の中に君がいた, Hiatari Ryōkō! Ka - su - mi: Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita). The movie ran as a double feature with the first Kimagure Orange Road film and included all three of Kimagure's opening theme songs as background music.
Theme songsedit
There were three opening and three ending theme songs throughout the course of the anime television series.
"Knife Edge Summer" (ナイフの上の夏, Naifu no Ue no Natsu)
Vocals by Hiroaki Serizawa, episodes 18–37
"Don't Make Me Count Sheep Around the World" (世界中の羊数えさせないで, Sekaijū no Kazoesasenai de)
Vocals by Ami Ozaki, episodes 38–48
Video releasesedit
The anime series has been released on LD by Toho, and a DVD box set was released in January 2006. The anime movie has been released on VHS and LD by Toho but not DVD.
A high-definition remastered version was sent to Japanese streaming services such as AbemaTV in 2018.
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This article may need to be rewritten to comply with Wikipedia s quality standards You can help The talk page may contain suggestions June 2023 Hiatari Ryōkō Japanese 陽あたり良好 Good Sunshine is a high school romance manga by Mitsuru Adachi It was published by Shogakukan in 1979 1981 in the magazine Shōjo Comic and collected in five tankōbon volumes 1 It was later adapted into a live action television drama series 2 an anime television series 1 and an anime film sequel to the television series 1 The title translates roughly as What a Sunny Day Hiatari Ryōkō Cover from DVD release of Hiatari Ryōkō anime 陽あたり良好 MangaWritten byMitsuru AdachiPublished byShogakukanMagazineShōjo ComicDemographicShōjoOriginal runDecember 1979 1981Volumes5 Television dramaOriginal networkNTVOriginal runMarch 21 1982 September 19 1982Episodes19 Anime television seriesDirected byGisaburō Sugii a Hiroko Tokita b Produced byMasamichi FujiwaraTakashi IshiharaChihiro KameyamaYoshinobu NakaoShigeji TsuikiWritten byHiroshi NaganoSatoshi NamikiMusic byHiroaki SerizawaStudioGroup TACOriginal networkFuji TVOriginal runMarch 22 1987 March 20 1988Episodes48 List of episodes Anime filmHiatari Ryōkō Ka su mi Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga ItaDirected byKimiharu OgumaProduced byHideo KawanoWritten byGisaburō Sugii Bin Namiki Hiroko Hagita Hiroko OgitaMusic byKōhei TanakaStudioGroup TACReleasedOctober 1 1988Runtime67 minutes Contents 1 Plot 2 Characters 3 Live action drama 3 1 Staff 3 2 Theme song 3 3 Video releases 4 Anime 4 1 Theme songs 4 1 1 Opening 4 1 2 Ending 4 2 Video releases 5 Notes 6 References 7 External linksPlot editThis article needs an improved plot summary Please help improve the plot summary June 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message The story focuses on the relationships of Kasumi Kishimoto a high school student When she enters Myōjō High School she moves into her aunt s boarding house where four boys attending the high school are tenants Despite her steadfast determination to stay loyal to her boyfriend who is studying abroad Kasumi finds herself slowly falling in love with one of the boarders Yusaku 1 Characters editKasumi Kishimoto 岸本 かすみ Kishimoto Kasumi Voiced by anime Yumi Morio Played by live Sayaka Itō The main character and student at Myōjō High School Because her parents live over an hour away she decides to stay with her aunt Chigusa who unbeknownst to Kasumi has turned her home into a boarding house for four male students at the same high school After Yusaku walks in on Kasumi while she takes a bath she is troubled because she wants to remain faithful to Katsuhiko her boyfriend The progress of Kasumi s feelings toward Yusaku is the central story of the series Yusaku Takasugi 高杉 勇作 Takasugi Yusaku Voiced by anime Yuji Mitsuya Played by live Takayuki Takemoto Tenant in room 3 at Hidamari Private Boarding House He is in the same class as Kasumi and a member of the ōendan or cheering squad He gets inspired by people who work hard at something whether or not they are victorious and likes to support them Yusaku eventually joins the Myōjō High School baseball team playing center fielder despite not knowing how to play the game He has a cat Taisuke which he finds in a box at the side of the road Takashi Ariyama 有山 高志 Ariyama Takashi Voiced by anime Kobuhei Hayashiya Tenant in room 2 at Hidamari Private Boarding House He is the goalkeeper for the soccer team until Yusaku convinces him to join the baseball team as its catcher so that Masato can throw at his full strength as pitcher He has a crush on Keiko though she just considers him a friend He s always hungry but a very generous person who is willing to help out just about anyone Shin Mikimoto 美樹本 伸 Mikimoto Shin Voiced by anime Kaneto Shiozawa Tenant in room 4 at Hidamari Private Boarding House Shin is a ladies man and perverted He is madly in love with Keiko though she can t stand him Shin plays third baseman on the Myōjō High School baseball team He has a telescope ostensibly for observing the stars though more often uses it to peep at neighborhood females Shin is deathly afraid of cats Makoto Aido 相戸 誠 Aido Makoto Voiced by anime Katsuhiro Nanba Tenant in room 1 at the Hidamari Private Boarding House He plays only a small role in the series being mostly used for humorous effect however one episode of the live drama series where his name is changed to Makoto Nakaoka 中岡 誠 Nakaoka Makoto focuses on him as a medical studies prodigy Chigusa Mizusawa 水沢 千草 Mizusawa Chigusa Voiced by anime Kazue Komiya Played by live Midori Kiuchi Kasumi s widowed aunt landlady of the Hidamari Private Boarding House Katsuhiko Muraki 村木 克彦 Muraki Katsuhiko Voiced by anime Kazuhiko Inoue Kasumi s boyfriend and her aunt Chigusa s late husband s brother s son His father works in California and he is attending UCLA there though he returns to Japan once during the series Keiko Seki 関 圭子 Seki Keiko Voiced by anime Hiromi Tsuru A manager of the Myōjō High School baseball team She is very reserved and has a crush on Yusaku Masato Seki 関 真人 Seki Masato Voiced by anime Hirotaka Suzuoki Keiko s older brother and Myōjō High School s ace pitcher His goal is to make it to Kōshien before he graduates Taisuke 退助 Voiced by anime Eriko Chihara Yusaku s pet cat Because Yusaku paid 100 for him he was named after Itagaki Taisuke the man found on the 100 banknote Maria Ōta 太田まりあ Ōta Maria Voiced by anime Miina Tominaga Only appearing for a short period of time she and her father Sakamoto move into the boarding house While there the boys are infatuated with her but she likes Yusaku Takasugi Kasumi is jealous of her Shinichirō Ōta Ōta Shinichirō Voiced by anime Shigeru Chiba The widowed father of Maria Ota He is attractive which is why Aunt Chigusa allows them to move in Sakamoto 坂本 Voiced by anime Hideyuki Tanaka Sources 1 2 3 4 Live action drama editThe live action TV drama series ran on NTV from 1982 03 21 through 1982 09 19 for a total of 19 one hour episodes The role of Kasumi Kishimoto was at first scheduled to be played by Minako Sawamura but due to trouble during the shooting of the first episode the role was given to Sayaka Itō and principal photography with Itō began the following day The theories as to why Sawamura left include a refusal to do a bath scene and possible schedule conflicts with another show on which she was appearing Competing against it in the same time slot were two popular shows NHK s Taiga drama Tōge no Gunzō and TV Asahi s drama Seibu Keisatsu Part II Due to this kind of competition the ratings were not very high for Hiatari Ryōkō As this was Adachi s first work adapted for TV this was disappointing In the 8pm Sunday time slot NTV traditionally ran a school drama of some sort but after the disappointing ratings for Hiatari Ryōkō they switched to variety programs in the vein of Kume Hiroshi no TV Scramble and Tensai Takeshi no Tenki ga Deru Terebi Staff edit Original story Mitsuru Adachi Screenplay Yutaka Kaneko others Music Asei Kobayashi Masahisa Takeichi Director Ryō Kinoshita others Produced by Toho Theme song edit The theme song for the live action drama series was You re the Best とっておきの君 Totteoki no Kimi sung by Takayuki Takemoto The song was produced by CBS Sony Video releases edit A DVD box set containing the full series was released by VAP on 2006 02 22 Sources 4 Anime editHiatari Ryōkō completed its serialization in 1981 with five volumes However the television anime adaptation of Adachi s later manga Touch became a hit which made it possible for the series to get adapted even after completion Virtually all of Touch s staff such as series director Gisaburō Sugii and composer Hiroaki Serizawa moved to Hiatari Ryōkō as soon as Touch s production concluded Much of Touch s voice cast was in this anime as well excluding Noriko Hidaka Minami Asakura in Touch It seamlessly replaced Touch which ran for two years in the same timeslot The anime television series consisted of 48 half hour episodes made for Fuji TV airing from March 22 1987 to March 20 1988 It was followed by theatrical anime movie which served as an alternative version titled What a Sunny Day Ka su mi You Were in My Dreams 陽あたり良好 KA SU MI 夢の中に君がいた Hiatari Ryōkō Ka su mi Yume no Naka ni Kimi ga Ita The movie ran as a double feature with the first Kimagure Orange Road film and included all three of Kimagure s opening theme songs as background music Theme songs edit There were three opening and three ending theme songs throughout the course of the anime television series Opening edit Sunshine All Around 陽あたり良好 Hiatari Ryōkō Vocals by Aki Asakura episodes 1 17 Corner Homecoming 帰って来た街角 Kaettekita Machikado Vocals by Hiroaki Serizawa episodes 18 37 Sorrow is Changing the Beat 悲しみはBEATに変えて Kanashimi wa Bitto ni Kaete Vocals by Ami Ozaki episodes 38 48 Ending edit Scolding Maria 舌打ちのマリア Shitauchi no Maria Vocals by Yumekojo episodes 1 17 Knife Edge Summer ナイフの上の夏 Naifu no Ue no Natsu Vocals by Hiroaki Serizawa episodes 18 37 Don t Make Me Count Sheep Around the World 世界中の羊数えさせないで Sekaiju no Kazoesasenai de Vocals by Ami Ozaki episodes 38 48 Video releases edit The anime series has been released on LD by Toho and a DVD box set was released in January 2006 The anime movie has been released on VHS and LD by Toho but not DVD A high definition remastered version was sent to Japanese streaming services such as AbemaTV in 2018 Sources 2 Notes edit Chief Director 総監督 Series Director シリーズ監督 References edit a b c d e Hiatari Ryoukou AdachiFan Archived from the original on 2012 10 12 Retrieved 2007 07 11 a b c 陽あたり良好 in Japanese AllCinema Online Retrieved 2007 07 11 陽あたり良好 in Japanese Presepe Animation amp Communication Archived from the original on 2007 09 29 Retrieved 2007 07 11 a b 陽あたり良好 1982 in Japanese AllCinema Online Retrieved 2007 07 11 External links editAllCinema Online in Japanese Hiatari Ryōkō at IMDb nbsp Hiatari Ryōkō manga at Anime News Network s encyclopedia Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index 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