Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō

:Third year student, and vice-captain of the swimming team. Just after meeting Amuro, she realizes her hidden potential and recruits her to the swimming team, after challenging her to a match and being impressed with her speed in the water.

;:Team Captain, nicknamed Ikamasa. Third year, muscle-bound, and obsessed with shaving his and other people's body hair, and with wearing revealing Speedo bikini swim suits.

;:A third year student. A co-founder of Umisho's swimming club and Orizuka's childhood friend. Usually tends to bring trouble to those around her. She also makes up stories and lies just to tease others, and to also gain other guys attention.

;:A second year.

;IoriA manga only character. He is the personal trainer of Maaya and also happens to be a top model featured in weekly column in swimming magazine. He actually happened to only be Maaya's coach so that he could get close to Okiura her childhood friend because he really wanted to be his coach. He actually has zero interest in girls and those is in truth he is a homosexual as he says this out loud in front of everyone.

;Taku Ikariyaa manga only character. He is the younger brother of Masa and competes in the same tournament as his brother(even in the same events as him). He has also been said to look like his brother only cooler looking(he even is better at swimming and studying then his brother). He also happened to be on the same swimming team as Momoko and Masa in elementary and middle school. He seems to have a crush on Momoko and they seem to get along as well. He goes to Shogyo all-boys senior high school. He seems to have a rivalry with his brother for Momoko's attention.

Tankōbon

* First volume: released January 17, 2006, ISBN 4063636186
* Second volume: released April 17, 2006, ISBN 4063636623
* Third volume: released August 17, 2006, ISBN 4063637107
* Fourth volume: released December 15, 2006, ISBN 4063637646
* Fifth volume: released April 17, 2007, ISBN 9784063638202
* Sixth volume: released July 17, 2007, ISBN 9784063638554
* Seventh volume: released October 17, 2007, ISBN 9784063639025
* Eighth volume: released March 15, 2008, ISBN 9784063639667
* Ninth volume: released June 17, 2008, ISBN 9784063621143

Other media

Anime

The series has been adapted into an anime TV series, which premiered in Japan from July 3, 2007 on Chiba TV, Tokyo MX, and numerous other UHF television stations. Animated by Artland, it is being directed by Kōichirō Sōtome and written by Mamiko Ikeda.

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*Original Creator: Mitsuru Hattori
*Planning: Hiroaki Morita, Yoshirō Kataoka
*Series Composition: Mamiko Ikeda
*Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Rie Nishino
*Art Director: Chikako Shibata
*Color Designs: Tomoko Yamazaki
*Photography Director: Satoshi Fujita
*Editing: Hiromasa Mastumura
*Sound Director: Kazuya Tanaka
*Music: Yasumasa Satō
*Music Producers: Michiko Koyanagi
*Music Production: 5pb.
*Sound Effects: Noriko Izumo (Suwara Production)
*Sound Studio: Delfi Sound, Seion Studio
*Sound Production: DAX Production
*Promotion: Tomoko Hasegawa, Teruhiko Satō, Katsunori Takahashi, Yuri Koya
*Associate Producers: Noriko Doi, Tetsuko Otani
*Producers: Bunpei Ogawa, Hiroyuki Ōmori
*Executive Producer: Hidenobu Watanabe
*Director: Kōichirō Sōtome
*Animation Production: Artland
*Production: Umishō Production Committee (Geneon Entertainment, Marvelous Entertainment, 5pb., Pony Canyon Enterprise)

List of episodes

Theme songs

*Opening theme: "Dolphin☆Jet":Lyrics and composition: Chiyomaru Shikura, arrangement: Kōji Ueno, performance: Ayane

*Ending theme: nihongo|"Splash Blue ~ Sun and Lemonade"|Splash BLUE～太陽とレモネード|Splash BLUE ~ Taiyō to Remonēdo:Lyrics and composition: Urara Takai, arrangement: Kōji Ueno, performance: Ayumi Murata

Internet radio

An internet radio version of the anime series, nihongo|"Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō: Junbi Undō"|ケンコー全裸系水泳部 ウミショー 準備運動, was first streamed on the Japanese websites Ōnsen and BEWE from May 16, 2007 and June 27, 2007. A continuation, nihongo|"Kenkō Zenrakei Suieibu Umishō: Natsu!! Honban"|ケンコー全裸系水泳部 ウミショー 夏!!本番, began streaming on July 4, 2007. The first version of the series featured Hitomi Nabatame, seiyū of Momoko Orizuka, while the continuation featured Nabatame and Aki Toyosaki, seiyū of Amuro Ninagawa.Sources:ja icon cite web|url=http://www.umisho.com/staff.htm|title=ケンコー全裸系水泳部ウミショー|accessdate=2007-11-01]

Video game

5pb inc. published an Umisho game on Playstation 2, under the 5gk. (The Five Games and Kid) title.

References

External links

*ja icon [http://www.studio-hami.net/ Mitsuru Hattori's official website]
*ja icon [http://www.shonenmagazine.com/works/umisho/index.html "Weekly Shōnen Magazine"'s official manga website]
*ja icon [http://www.mxtv.co.jp/umisho/ Tokyo MX's official "Umishō" website]
*ja icon [http://5pb.jp/games/umisho/ "Umisho" video game page]
*ann manga|id=7073|title=Kenko Zenrakei Suieibu Umisho