Penguin Revolution (manga)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Penguin Revolution


caption = "Penguin Revolution" Volume 3 Cover
ja_name = ペンギン 革命
ja_name_trans = Pengin Kakumei
genre = Romantic comedy, Gender benderInfobox animanga/Manga
title =
author = Sakura Tsukuba
publisher = flagicon|Japan Hakusensha flagicon|USA CMX Manga
publisher_other = flagicon|Italy J-POP Manga
demographic = Shōjo
magazine = flagicon|Japan LaLa
first = 2005
last = 2007
volumes = 7

nihongo|"Penguin Revolution"|ペンギン 革命|Pengin Kakumei is a shōjo fantasy manga by Sakura Tsukuba. It was published by Hakusensha in the mangazine "LaLa" and collected in 7 tankoubon volumes. It is licensed in North America by CMX Manga. It is about a high school girl who disguises herself as a young man to become the manager of an actor classmate.

Plot

Yukari Fujimaru is the only daughter of a quite unreliable father, and she dreams of a more reliable future, as a public official. She has a gift: she can see the potential of a person in the form of wings on their back, and by chance she sees wings on the back of one of her schoolmates, Ryouko, who is actually Ryou, one of the male actors of the famous entertainment company PEACOCK, in disguise. When Yukari's father loses his work and flees, Ryou introduces her to PEACOCK as his manager, and a totally unexpected career starts for Yukari. Through a series of twists and turns, both Ryou and Yuka are forced to put their teamwork and trust to the test.

Characters

; Yukari Fujimaru: The main protagonist, Yukari is a 16-year old girl attending her first year of high school ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 2, page 4.] ,who has a special gift of seeing star-potential of people as wings on their back. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 19-20.] She usually stays home alone with her father out working and her mother left when Yukari was a child. Yukari's dream is to be a public officer due to her father's negligence in having a stable job. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, page 10.] She is a good student, a talented cook, and a black belt in Aikido. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 28 & 37.] ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 2, page 19.] Her life changed after encountering Ryou dressed up as the student council vice president in her school. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 17-21.] Ryou suggests she work as his manager and live with him when her father abandons her due to bankruptcy. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 29 & 31.] She becomes his manager after passing various tests, however she must disguise herself as a boy. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 35-38 & 44.] Yukari is very dedicated to her work, and gets angry when someone insults her friends(namely Ryou and Aya). She and Ryou have a very close relationship. Yukari seems to have romantic feeling towards Ryou and vice-versa.

; Ryou Katsuragi: 17-year old Ryou is a "penguin," the lowest rank, at the talent agency PEACOCK. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 2, page 3.] He is obligated to maintain a public image as a normal school girl (named "Ryouko")due to the company's policy of keeping their stars' true identities a secret. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 22-25.] Ryou met Yukari at the backyard when a guy forced a confession upon him (not knowing that "Ryouko" was really a guy). When Yukari interrupted the scene, the guy almost attacked her, but ended up hitting Ryou who was protecting Yukari. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 14-16.] They become good friends, even after Yukari discovers his secret. After receiving a call from her dad that he has fled, Yukari is homeless, until Ryou suggests she live with him as a manager. He lives with Yukari and Ayaori. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 1, pages 46 & 51.] He seems to have romantic feelings towards Yukari; in one chapter he can't stop thinking about an accidental kiss with her. ["Penguin Revolution" manga; chapter 15, pages 24 & 25.] Ryou is actually the son of Torii Hidemitsu and Yoko Oka. Ryou also has a lot of potential as an actor, although his wings are usually very small, there have been times when his wings become huge; usually after he is angry or hurt.

; Ayaori Mashiba: Top-ranked(Number 1) in the PEACOCK agency, disguised as the president at the high school with glasses and ruffled hair. Behind the disguise is a boy with good looks, impeccable talent and ability with thorough professionalism. Fortunately, he has extremely bad eyesight, so he still believes Yukari is a male after walking in on her in the bathroom. He lives with Ryou and Yukari. He really likes Yukari's cooking. Unbelievably, he is lazy and always drowsy but dedicated to his acting career. As a matter of fact he is president of the student council because of his top score, but always leaves early and leaves the work to Ryou, the vice president because he is usually useless. He has an amazing ability to control his breathing for acting and can also memorize scripts easily and quickly. He truly cares for both Ryou and Yukari, indirectly looking after them with elderly brother concern. His stage name is Ayaori Makoto. He is in fact, the adopted son of Torii Hidemitsu, after his parents died in a car accident. Ayaori's past is closely linked with Ryou, as Aya's dad was Ryou's mother's driver, and they got in a car accident in which Aya's dad died, and Ryou's mother went into a coma.

;Torii Hidemitsu: Torii Hidemitsu is the CEO of PEACOCK. He's referred to as 'Boss'. He's usually always found with a cigarette and he's also Ryou and Ayaori's father. All three of their surnames are different because Hidemitsu took Ayaori in when his real parents died in a car accident. When Ryou was born Hidemitsu had his wife's surname, but changed it later on.

; Yuzuru Narazaki: Number 10 at PEACOCK. He has a traditional Japanese style and often plays the roles in Historical Japanese dramas. He eventually develops feelings for Fujimaru, even though he doesn't know she's really a girl. He is a good swordsman who likes to carry a wooden sword all the time, and he enjoys camping out. In later chapters, he told Yukari that he loved her and kissed her on the lips.

; Fukatsu Shougo: Number 8 from PEACOCK, he is a cruel person who destroys anyone who gets in the way. He tried to sabotage Ryou's career but he failed.

References

External links

*ann manga|id=6210|title=Penguin Revolution
* [http://www.hakusensha.co.jp/comicate/comi_no66/tsukuba/intv1.html Interview with Sakura Tsukuba about "Penguin Revolution"] ja icon