Seitokai no Ichizon

Seitokai no Ichizon
Cover of Seitokai no Ichizon volume 1 as published by Fujimi Shobo
生徒会の一存
Genre	Comedy, Harem, Parody
Novel
Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	Kira Inugami
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Original run	January 19, 2008 – ongoing
Volumes	9
Manga
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	10mo
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Dragon Age Pure: Vol. 12-15 Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	August 20, 2008 – ongoing
Volumes	3
Novel
Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Mokushiroku
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	Kira Inugami
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Male
Imprint	Fujimi Fantasia Bunko
Original run	September 20, 2008 – ongoing
Volumes	6
Manga
Seitokai no Ichizon Nya✩
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	Sorahiko Mizushima
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comptiq
Original run	May 9, 2009 – December 10, 2009
Volumes	1
TV anime
Directed by	Takuya Sato
Studio	Studio Deen
Original run	October 2, 2009 – December 18, 2009
Episodes	12
Manga
Seitokai no Ichizon Petit
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	Migiri Rentan
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comp Ace Comptiq
Original run	October 26, 2009 – ongoing
Volumes	1
Manga
Seitokai no Nichijō
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	Ashio
Published by	Fujimi Shobo
Demographic	Shōnen
Magazine	Monthly Dragon Age
Original run	June 9, 2011 – ongoing
Manga
Seitokai no Ichizon Otsu
Written by	Sekina Aoi
Illustrated by	Sorahiko Mizushima
Published by	Kadokawa Shoten
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Comptiq
Original run	September 10, 2011 – ongoing
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Seitokai no Ichizon (生徒会の一存^?, lit. The Student Council's Discretion) is a collection of Japanese light novels by Sekina Aoi, with illustrations by Kira Inugami. The series started with the release of the first volume on January 19, 2008,^[1] published by Fujimi Shobo under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko label. Originally the series was called Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku (碧陽学園生徒会議事録^?, lit. Hekiyou Academy Student Council Minutes), but was later changed to the sub-title of the first volume, "Seitokai no Ichizon" (生徒会の一存^?).^[2] The series is also referred to as "Seitokai Series" (生徒会シリーズ^?).^[3]

Plot and overview

The student council members of Hekiyou Academy in Hokkaidō are selected by a popularity contest. As a result the members are usually a group of pretty girls. The sole male member is Ken Sugisaki, who entered the student council by becoming the top-scoring student in the level which he had to cram to achieve.

The series revolves around the meetings inside the student council room in Private High School Hekiyou Academy (私立高校・碧陽学園, Shiritsu Kōkō Hekiyō Gakuen^?). The story (as written in the series) has a metafiction component where, under the student council president Sakurano Kurimu orders, vice president Ken Sugisaki has to write stories to show the other students how brilliant the student council is. Ken negotiates with Fujimi Shobo to publish these stories. The author himself likens the series to that of a yonkoma novel^[4] which portrays the characters having comical conversations and parodying otaku culture.

Hekiyou Academy Student Council

Ken Sugisaki (杉崎 鍵, Sugisaki Ken^?)

Voiced by: Takashi Kondō

Ken is a 2nd Year student, and holds the Student Council "Blue Chip" Seat and Vice President. He entered the student council as the top-scoring student in his year; the highest scoring student has a choice to be in the student council. He had to work hard to improve his score, being in the lowest score bracket when he enrolled. He is referred to as "Kī-kun" by Chizuru, from his given name Ken (鍵^?) which also can be read as Kagi (鍵^?, a key). Loves playing eroge and galge, and plans on making the rest of the student council members his harem. On the surface, he seems to be lazy and carefree, but he is actually very hardworking and always stays behind after dismissal to finish all the student council work so that the student council can have fun as always. Ken also has a serious side to him, and he truly cares for those around him; According to Kurimu, they are yet to find someone who dislikes Ken. Ken reveals to Lilicia that the student council itself is his "dream", where his goals and happiness co-exist.
A unique trivia about Ken is that he starts every episode with behavior that exasperates the other members of the student council, but at the end of each episode Ken always shows his serious side, making the other members of the student council grateful to him. Ken was bullied in the past by his classmates during middle school despite his apparent happiness and two-timed two girls, he even asked to be bullied in middle school. In contrast to his active self in the student council, Sugisaki Ken was often isolated socially in middle school. In the last episode, its revealed that he met all of the girls in the current student council throughout the year before joining, one in each season. Each of the four girls changed his life in some way for the better and help create the perverse and goofy, but kind and hard-working person that he is now. It's because of those encounters that he strived to be in the student council for the sole purpose of repaying them by making all four of the girls happy.

Kurimu Sakurano (桜野 くりむ, Sakurano Kurimu^?)

Voiced by: Mariko Honda

Kurimu is a senior in Hekiyou Academy, and is the president of the student council.^[5] She has an extreme sweet tooth, and has a pink/reddish hair. Her nickname is Aka-chan (アカちゃん^?), which was given to her by Chizuru; She added an extra character to her first name, and changed it to Kurimuzon (クリムゾン^?, Crimzon) and translated to Japanese becomes Aka (赤^?, Red). Her nickname can also mean Aka-chan (赤ちゃん^?, a baby). This is often used as a joke against her in the series, poking fun of her childish size and looks, despite being a senior. However, acting childish around Chizuru does not seem to bother her. She is well liked by most of the other students. Most of the episodes start out with Kurimu making a statement in front of a whiteboard. She is the cause of most of Ken's labor and why he became a eroge mania.^[6] Kurimu and Ken met in the spring (桜野 = field of cherry blossom) when she was Vice President at the time, Ken decided to help her carry boxes. He asked for her help in becoming a better person, and Kurimu suggested playing a dating sim game as she said that the main character's job is to make everyone happy. Their meeting gave him a goal in mind and taught him to look towards the future. Like the season she represents, she's often the first to suggest something and is always looking towards the bigger picture in mind.

Chizuru Akaba (紅葉 知弦, Akaba Chizuru^?)

Voiced by: Yuka Saitō

Chizuru is the Secretary of the Student Council. She has a tall and model-like figure. She is a mature woman who seems to spend most of her time being quite serious. However, she has a sadistic side to her, which is shown when she "brain-washes" Ken and Kurimu. Also, she makes a lot of references to her sadism in the anime. She loves to cuddle and "abuse" the President (Kurimu) in a little sister way, and is an avid reader. Sometimes, it is hinted towards her wanting to be involved with Kurimu. She is hinted towards having a couple part-time jobs despite being too young legally to even have a job. While she is identified as the cool, serious type, she can embrace her more cutsy side to her once hopping around dressed as a cute sheep. Chizuru and Ken met in autumn (紅葉 = red leaf) when Ken was suffering from a broken heart. Their meeting healed it and showed him compassion for others. Like the season she represents, she always seems a bit gloomy and hard to approach but has a certain elegance to her.

Minatsu Shiina (椎名 深夏, Shiina Minatsu^?)

Voiced by: Misuzu Togashi

Minatsu is a bold character and Student Council Vice-president. A tomboy with impressive athletic skills, and is surprisingly also good in math, which Ken considers to be uncharacteristic of her. She's popular among girls and has a bit of a yuri taste. She's in the same class with Ken but she's an orthodox tsundere without any 'dere' (short for dere-dere (でれでれ^?)) to be found. She also has a little sister, Mafuyu. She's very protective of Mafuyu and despises anyone who tries to hurt her. She's is into a lot of Shōnen manga as most of her suggestions tend to be based on typical Shōnen manga plots. Minatsu and Ken met in the summer (深夏 = deep summer). Because of how she was, he looked up to her and to be like her, but she told him that he shouldn't aim to be like her but to aim for the impossible. Their meeting taught him not to be lazy and work if he desires something. Like the season she represents, she's fired up and is always ready to take action, especially when it has something to do with anime or manga.

Mafuyu Shiina (椎名 真冬, Shiina Mafuyu^?)

Voiced by: Yuki Horinaka

Mafuyu is the Student Council Treasurer. Minatsu's sister and the only freshman in the Council. She is a swaying bishōjo, and is afraid of males (though she lightens up to Ken). Ken thought her to be "the easiest character to see the ending" but later turns out to be the most feared one by some reason, even when compared to Chizuru, particularly the fact that she's into yaoi, and that she fantasizes pairing Ken romantically with a boy named Nakameguro (who turns out to be an actual person). When it comes to yaoi, Mafuyu can actually be just as perverted, if not worse, than Ken. She's addicted to video games, and spends much of her free time playing with a handheld game console that resembles a pink PlayStation Portable. Despite her shy personality (or based on Ken's logic, because she's shy) she confesses her love to Ken, although she says she just wanted to share her feelings with him rather than start a relationship, because she loves the Student Council's atmosphere most of all, implying that even when she loves him she doesn't want to change how things are at the moment. Mafuyu and Ken met in the winter (真冬 = winter) chatting online with him as Yuki (with Ken as Key) and even having a more spirited personality online. Ken fell asleep once in the snow and, despite her fear of men, took him out of the freezing cold. Their meeting showed him a clear understanding about what strength really is. Like the season she represents, she's extremely passive and keeps a lot to herself, but she will show her real self and her real feelings if she feels comfortable.

Satori Magiru (真儀瑠 紗鳥, Magiru Satori^?)

Voiced by: Mami Kosuge

Satori is a teacher of Japanese and an advisor of the Student Council. She is also one of primary characters of author's previous work "Material Ghost".

Students

Lilicia Toudou (藤堂リリシア, Tōdō Ririshia^?)

Voiced by: Mamiko Noto

Lilicia is the President of the Journalism Club, and ranked fifth in the school's popularity poll; just falling short of getting into the Student Council. Lilicia and Kurimu are constantly at loggerheads. Lilicia also seems to be extremely afraid of Chizuru. She claims that she despises the current Student Council because they always laze around, doing nothing. She constantly targets Ken for her attacks toward the Student Council for being a two-timing individual, though her sister Elise states that its because she likes him. Despite her repeated attempts to slander the Student Council, she has a mutual respect for them.

Meguru Uchuu (宇宙 巡, Uchū Meguru^?)

Voiced by: Ryōko Shintani

Ken and Minatsu's classmate. She is cute but failed to garner votes in the popularity poll due to defects in her character. Subsequently, she became an idol to show them what she could do. She made a film with Ken starring in it, to which the audio from the film was misunderstood by the girls of the student council about Ken's identity.

Mamoru Uchuu (宇宙 守, Uchū Mamoru^?)

Meguru's younger brother. He has a crush on Minatsu but she does not notice his feelings.

Meguru and Mamoru are called "Space Siblings (スペース姉弟, Supēsu Kyōdai^?)" by classmates from their surname.

Yoshiki Nakameguro (中目黒 善樹, Nakameguro Yoshiki^?)

Voiced by: Kazutomi Yamamoto

Nakameguro is Ken and Minatsu's classmate. He transferred to Hekiyou Academy since he was bullied by his classmates at the previous school. He likes Ken better than pushy Space Siblings but Ken does not want to become too close to him because he has the same surname as the character of Mafuyu's BL novels by coincidence as well as looking identical to her pictures of her character.

Other Characters

Elise Toudou (藤堂 エリス, Tōdō Erisu^?)

Voiced by: Ai Shimizu

Lilicia's younger sister. She spent time with Ken at school as part of her sister's plan to dig up information on the student council. Afterward, she states that Ken already knew why she was there and played with her anyway. Because of that, she has taken a liking to Ken, and she addresses him as "onii-sama". She is also quite mature and smart for her age, even managing to get a math problem right before Kurimu did.

Echo of Death (残響死滅, Ekō obu Desu^?)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

A made up Ken's older brother from Minatsu's Fantasy, and Mafuyu also uses the character in her fantasy.

Ringo Sugisaki (杉崎 林檎, Sugisaki Ringo^?)

Ken's step-sister.

Asuka Matsubara (松原 飛鳥, Matsubara Asuka^?)

Ken's childhood friend and former girlfriend.

Media

Manga

A manga adaptation by 10mo started serialization in Fujimi Shobo's shōnen manga magazine Dragon Age Pure on August 20, 2008.^[7] Another manga adaptation by Sorahiko Mizushima started serialization in Kadokawa Shoten's Comptiq magazine on May 9, 2009.^[7]

Anime

An anime series adaptation produced by Studio DEEN and directed by Takuya Sato began airing in Japan on October 2, 2009.^[8][9]

A second anime series has been announced in March 2011.^[10]

Theme songs

Opening theme

1. "Treasure" - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?).

Ending themes

1. "Mousou Fetish" (妄想☆ふぇてぃっしゅ!^?, "Fantasy Fetish") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?) (ep 1)
2. "Ue Ue Shita Shita Hidari Migi Hidari Migi BA" (上上下下左右左右BA^?, "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?) (ep 2)
3. "Mousou Fetish ~Shiina Shimai ver.~" (妄想☆ふぇてぃっしゅ! 〜椎名姉妹ver.〜^?, "Fantasy Fetish ~Shiina Sisters ver.~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?), vice president & treasurer (ep 3)
4. "Mousou Fetish ~2 ban~" (妄想☆ふぇてぃっしゅ! 〜2ばん〜^?, "Fantasy Fetish ~2nd~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?)(ep 4)
5. "Ue Ue Shita Shita Hidari Migi Hidari Migi BA ~Ganbare Kurimu ver.~" (上上下下左右左右BA 〜がんばれくりむver.〜^?, "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A ~Don't Give Up Kurimu ver.~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?), president & secretary (ep 5)
6. "Ue Ue Shita Shita Hidari Migi Hidari Migi BA ~2 ban~" (上上下下左右左右BA 〜2ばん〜^?, "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A ~2nd~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?) (ep 6)
7. "Mousou Fetish ~Sasuga Chizuru ver.~" (妄想☆ふぇてぃっしゅ! 〜さすが!!知弦ver.〜^?, "Fantasy Fetish ~Expected Chizuru ver.~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?) (ep 7)
8. "Ue Ue Shita Shita Hidari Migi Hidari Migi BA ~Shiina Shimai ver.~" (上上下下左右左右BA 〜椎名姉妹ver.〜^?, "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A ~Shiina Sisters ver.~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?), vice president & treasurer (ep 8)
9. "Yurupa Wonderful" (ゆるぱ☆わンダフル^?, "Wonderful Yurupa") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?) (ep 9)
10. "Yurupa Wonderful ~Kurimu&Chitsuru ver.~" (ゆるぱ☆わンダフル 〜くりむ&知弦ver.〜^?, "Wonderful Yurupa ~Kurimu&Chizuru ver.~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?), president & secretary (ep 10)
11. "Zettai Kaichou Sengen?" (ぜったいかいちょーせんげん?^?, "Absolute President Declaration?") - Sakurano Kurimu (桜野くりむ^?) (ep 11)
12. "Yurupa Wonderful ~2ban~" (ゆるぱ☆わンダフル 〜2ばん〜^?, "Wonderful Yurupa ~2nd~") - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (碧陽学園生徒会^?) (ep 12)

Episode list

#	Episode title	Original air date[11]
01	"Student Council Chats" "Daberu Seitokai" (駄弁る生徒会)	October 2, 2009
Hekiyou Academy Student Council. Only those who are chosen may enter this sacred paradise. Ken Sugisaki is the only person chosen as a member for his academic excellence; miraculously recovering from having the lowest academic score in the academy. Just as any other day he attempts to create a harem for himself with the council members, who just ignore his attempts.
02	"Student Council Studies" "Benkyō suru Seitokai" (勉強する生徒会)	October 9, 2009
There is a shadow lurking among the Hekikyo Academy Students, a monster called midterm exam. Will the student council member manage to improve council president, Kurimu Sakurano's school grade into somewhat a norm? Or is this study group doomed before it even began?
03	"Student Council Interviewed" "Shuzai sareru Seitokai" (取材される生徒会)	October 16, 2009
Lilicia Toudou, president of the news paper club constantly antagonize the student council, always looking for scandals. She attempts to bring the student council down for good as she interview its member. Though there seems to be a small group of students who questions the point of her actions while the student council is already known for its questionable conducts.
04	"Student Council Creates" "Sōsaku suru Seitokai" (創作する生徒会)	October 27, 2009
To improve the student council's public image into something more positive, council president Kurimu Sakurano decides to create a novel about the student council. With each member requesting story lines that is pure chaos, the writer Ken Sugisaki loses it, writing a story solely based on his fantasy.
05	"Student Council Rests" "Kyūkei suru Seitokai" (休憩する生徒会)	October 30, 2009
Summer, summer uniforms and swimsuits, those are enough to cause Ken Sugisaki to go out of control and was immediately locked into a locker. But this wasn't enough to stop him from using his imagination solely based on the chatter he hear in the room. To make matters worst the air conditioner in the student council room is out of service, and slowly everyone in the room is taking off their clothes.
06	"Student Council Reaches Out" "Sashinoberu Seitokai" (差し伸べる生徒会)	November 06, 2009
The student council is in the midst of deciding the theme for the school festival held during the fall season when Mafuyuu and Minatsu announce they will be transferring schools. Minatsu suggests fighting, Mafuyu "competition", Chizuru pushes for "pain" and Ken pushes for "licentious". To try and to stop the sisters from transferring they suggest going with the fight theme.
07	"Student Council Steps Out" "Fumidasu Seitokai" (踏み出す生徒会)	November 13, 2009
The Student Council decides to go on a summer trip to Tokyo but because the president is convinced the lumps of metal can't fly they take a train. Once in Tokyo they spend the night telling ghost stories and watching the sun rise.
08	"Student Council Envies" "Shitto suru Seitokai" (嫉妬する生徒会)	November 20, 2009
Ken causes a commotion when he shows up to the student council office with a mysterious girl. He explains that he is looking after Elise, Lilicia's younger sister until she comes pick her up. String figures, Shiritori, and more child's games, but for some reason Elise can turn these games into something much deeper.
09	"My Student Council" "Watashi no Seitokai" (私の生徒会)	November 27, 2009
The Student Council begins their topic "Reading Books" as Ken asks what books the rest of the Student Council are reading. Chizuru jokes about the "book" that Ken assumes in despair telling him that she wanted to read instead the Love Fortune's book. After Chizuru does a handshake fortune-telling Kurimu interrupts the fortune saying she wants the book. Chizuru informs everyone the first to react is jealous while leaving she thanks Ken leaving a letter for the Council to read.
10	"Tidying Student Council" "Katazukeru Seitokai" (片付ける生徒会)	December 4, 2009
Its the day of the Hekiou Festival, the Student Council discuss how to make a "Tear Jerking Story" but in the end they thought it to be hard. Just as the festival ends they try to sort out the "lost and found" items to verify what belongs to who. In the end after Kurimu gives her grant speech Ken was just about to be left alone until everyone agreed to stay and help finish up the remaining work.
11	"The Fragmented Student Council" "Kakeru Seitokai" (欠ける生徒会)	December 11, 2009
In the beginning Ken talks to "Yuki" what he can do to change but gets teased rather than get a serious answer...yet. A flashback shows how Ken and Mafuyu "met". In the student council Ken left due to cold as the Kurimu and Minatsu try to make a serious meeting with the topic about "Part-Time Jobs" also finishing up the paperwork. In the end Mafuyu suggest to go visit Ken which they decided to go. The Student Council run into Ken's "classmates" who went with him during Junior High telling the story how he "Two-timed". Kurimu fights back telling them he said "Yes" that the girls now are happy till they insulted him again making Mafuyu bashes one of them with her bag. The Student Council taught them a lesson as Lilicia makes an appearance stating "the journalism club is meant to make false stories of the Student council." Ken is then nursed by everyone. Mafuyu finally confesses to Ken.
12	"The Student Council's Discretion" "Seitokai no Ichizon" (生徒会の一存)	December 18, 2009
Continues off Mafuyu's Confession leading Kurimu on the topic "Future Visions" asking each of the Student Council what are their plans. A new character comes making Mafuyu jump in joy which she tries to get Ken involved. Nakameguro was guided to the council being a transfer student asking Ken to assist him on his way home. Nakameguro goes on saying that Ken is amazing and he's strong but Ken disapproves his point of view saying he is weak without the help of the student council. Ken goes on explaining how he was saved by each of the student council during his first year as the Seasons went by.

References

1. ^ "生徒会の一存 - 碧陽学園生徒会議事録１" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/lnovel/bk_detail.php?pcd=200710000272. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
2. ^ "Kadokawa Shoten" (in Japanese). http://www.fujimishobo.co.jp/sp/seitokaino_natsu/. Retrieved 2009-11-11. 
3. ^ Postcript from Seitokai no Futagokoro - Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku 2 (生徒会の二心 碧陽学園生徒会議事録2^?, lit. The Student Council's Treachery - Hekiyou Academy Student Council Minutes 2)
4. ^ Postscript from Seitokai no Ichizon Hekiyō Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku 1 (生徒会の一存 碧陽学園生徒会議事録1^?, lit. The Student Council's Discretion Hekiyō Academy Student Council Minutes 1), page 265
5. ^ Dragon Magazine 2008 September issue, page 4.
6. ^ Postscript from Seitokai no Ichizon Hekiyō Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku 1 (生徒会の一存 碧陽学園生徒会議事録1^?, lit. The Student Council's Discretion - Hekiyō Academy Student Council Minutes 1), page 202 - 203
7. ^ ^{a b} "Darker than Black, Seikishi, Seitokai no Ichizon Get New Manga (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-04-29. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-04-29/darker-than-black-seikishi-seitokai-no-ichizon-get-new-manga. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
8. ^ "ご意見・ご指摘・ご感想・タレコミなどはこちらから" (in Japanese). Moon Phase. 2009-03-18. http://d.hatena.ne.jp/moonphase/20090318. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
9. ^ "Seitokai no Ichizon Light Novels' TV Anime Green-Lit (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-01-16. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-01-16/seitokai-no-ichizon-light-novels-tv-anime-green-lit. Retrieved 2009-05-06. 
10. ^ "News: Seitokai no Ichizon Light Novels Get More Anime". Anime News Network. 2011-03-17. http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-17/seitokai-no-ichizon-light-novels-gets-more-anime. Retrieved 2011-06-23. 
11. ^ "各話紹介 - 生徒会の一存 碧陽学園生徒会議事録 アニメ公式サイト" (in Japanese). Kadokawa Shoten. http://newtype.kadocomic.jp/seitokai/story. Retrieved 2009-11-06. 

External links

• Official anime website (Japanese)
• Seitokai no Ichizon (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia