Seto no Hanayome

:::Saru's little sister who appears in the original manga and the OVA series. After being saved from a burning movie theatre by Nagasumi, she calls him "Nagasumi Willis" after "Bunta Willis" an action hero that parodies Bruce Willis.

;Nihongo|Surtan|サーたん|Sātan:A childhood friend of Sun, Surtan is a seaweed creature whose hair allows her to cling to ceilings and entangles on objects in the water. She becomes an English teacher at Sun's high school in volume nine of the manga. She is to appear in the second OVA.

;Nihongo|Fuki|蕗:Maki's younger sister. Uses a fuki leaf instead of a shell for her attacks.

Media

Manga

The "Seto no Hanayome" manga series started serialization in 2002 in the Japanese manga magazine "Monthly Gangan WING" published by Square Enix. As of March 2008, fourteen bound volumes have gone on sale in Japan and the manga is currently unfinished.

Anime

The animated TV series adaptation directed by Seiji Kishi and produced by Gonzo and AIC aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 1 2007 and September 30 2007, containing twenty-six episodes. Episode seventeen of the anime adaptation scheduled for broadcast on the Japanese cable network Anime Theater X on September 3 2007 was canceled due to concerns of copyright infringement. Some of the characters who appear in that episode are believed to closely resemble characters from other works. [citeweb|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-08-30/seto-no-hanayome-17th-episode-broadcast-on-at-x-cancelled|title=Seto no Hanayome 17th Episode Broadcast on AT-X Cancelled|publisher=Anime News Network|date=August 30 2007|accessdate=2007-08-30]

Three pieces of theme music were used for the anime: one opening theme, and two ending themes. The opening theme is "Romantic Summer" by Sun (Haruko Momoi) & Lunar (Sakura Nogawa), which was written, composed, and arranged by Halko Momoi. In the opening video, the characters dancing behind Sun change depending on the episode whether it is dedicated or related to them (for example, Nagasumi dancing with the Seto's Special Squad brothers). The first ending theme, used for episodes one through thirteen, and then again for episode twenty-six, is Nihongo|"Asu e no Hikari"|明日への光 by Asuka Hinoi, which was written, composed, and arranged by Yugo Sasakura. In the video, the image in the ending changes slightly between each episode as new characters are introduced in the anime. The second ending theme, used for episodes fourteen through twenty-five, is "Dan Dan Dan" by Sun (Haruko Momoi) & Lunar (Sakura Nogawa), which was written by Gorō Matsui, and composed and arranged by Shūhei Naruse. In the video, the characters' animations change depending on the circumstances they undergo during the episode (for example, the Class President transforming into "Yes! Amazoness!").

OVA

A two-episode original video animation entitled Nihongo|"Jin"|仁 will be released on November 28 2008, along with the OVA ending theme single, Nihongo|"Mirai e Go"|未来へGo. The OVA's opening theme single, Nihongo|"Zettai Otome"|絶対乙女, will be released on October 29 2008. A second OVA entitled Nihongo|"Gi"|義 is scheduled for release on January 30 2009, along with its yet untitled ending theme. The opening theme for this OVA will be released on December 24 2008.

References

External links

* [http://www.square-enix.co.jp/magazine/wing/setonohanayome/ Official manga website] ja icon
* [http://www.setonohanayome.com/ Official anime website] ja icon
* [http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/setohana/ Official anime website] at TV Tokyo ja icon
* [http://www.gonzo.co.jp/works/0703.html Official anime website] at Gonzo ja icon
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