Rockin' Heaven

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name = Rockin' Heaven


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ja_name = ロッキン★ヘブン
ja_name_trans = Rokkin★Hebun
genre = Romance, School lifeInfobox animanga/Manga
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author = Mayu Sakai
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publisher_other = flagicon|Italy Planet Manga
magazine = Ribon
demographic = Shōjo
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last = July 2008
volumes = 8
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nihongo|"Rockin' Heaven"|ロッキン★ヘブン|Rokkin★Hebun is a manga by Mayu Sakai, who worked previously as the manga editor of the very famous Miho Obana, author of "Kodocha". "Rockin' Heaven" is currently being serialized in the Ribon Japanese shōjo manga magazine and eight tankobun have been released in Japan. "Rockin' Heaven" has been licensed by TokyoPop in Europe.

tory

"Rockin' Heaven" is a story about a first year high school girl named Sawa Konishi who applied to Amawa Gakuen, an escalator school, only because it had cute uniforms. On her first day of school, she doesn't see any girls around, which confused her. Sawa then meets Akira Nagashima, a girl in her class who strives to be a mangaka. Sawa talks to her about how Akira was the first girl she met today, and Akira explains to Sawa that Amawa Gakuen use to be an all boys school and they had just started accepting girls this year! Sawa then meets Ran Matsuyuki, who gives her a kiss on her forehead. At first, Ran seems like a kind gentleman, but as Sawa's first day progresses, she realizes that her class is full of boys who don't listen to teachers and just wise off. She wants to make everyday of school fun, but can she with the now not-so-nice-Ran 'the leader' giving her trouble? At first, adjusting to life at the academy is tough. Sawa is bullied and teased, the boys in the class even throw her shoes in the water. While attempting to retrieve her shoes, she falls into the water and is unexpectedly saved by Ran, who up until this point has made her life hell. The newfound gentleness in Ran intrigues her-and she finds herself falling for him.

Main Characters

Note: In Japan, you refer to your peers by their last names with an honorific. If you are talking to someone you are very close to, it is okay to refer to them by their first names and without the honorific. In the manga, Sawa is referred to as "Sawa-chan," "Konoshi," "Sawa," etc. Ran is mostly referred to as "Ran," being that his friends have known him for a while.

Amawa Gakuen

Amawa Gakuen use to be an all-boys escalator school. However, this year, they started accepting girls, making their school co-ed. Amawa Gakuen's sister school is Private Girl's Academy, Eika Gakuen. Amawa's Chairman is Ran's father.

;Nihongo|Sawa Konishi|小西纱和|Konishi Sawa: Sawa is a nice, warm hearted 15 year old girl who always tries her best. She applied to her new high school, Amawa Gakuen, because she liked the uniform. On her first day, she meets Akira Nagashima who tells Sawa that Amawa Gakuen used to be an all boys school. Sawa then meets Ran Matsuyuki, who she thought was a nice person, but starts hating him afterwards. However, Sawa and Ran later become pretty close, and they even start dating with each other. She is a Pisces and her blood type is A. Akira is her unofficial best friend, but Sawa is also good friends with Yuri Shirakana, Ran's ex-girlfriend from Eika Gakuen.: She is in an argument with Ran in recent chapters.

;Nihongo|Ran Matsuyuki|松雪藍|Matsuyuki Ran: Ran seems to be the "leader" among his friends in their class. His Father, the Chairman of Amawa Gakuen, has high expectations for Ran. His mother was the one who helped him get through his father's demands, but when she died, Ran jumped off the roof in middle school attempting to commit suicide. He didn't die however, but suffered some injuries. Ever since then, his friends have always been watching out for him. Despite how rude he seems to be towards Sawa in the beginning, he shows hints along the way that show he really cares about her. He shares a kiss with Sawa on his birthday, July 18th. They start dating later.: He is currently in an argument with Sawa.

;Nihongo|Akira Nagashima|永島晶|Nagashima Akira: Akira is Sawa's unofficial best friend. Akira is always there giving her friend gossip and stories from the past and present because her goal is to be mangaka. Akira says her intentions of transferring to this new co-ed school are because there is a lot of "good material" there. Although it seems like she doesn't care about Sawa at times, she really likes being around her new friend. After Sawa and Ran start dating, Akira gets mad at Sawa, saying that Sawa was actually like the girls she knew at middle school- they didn't actually care about Akira and they made fun of her. Sawa proves that she liked Akira as a friend, and now they are okay. Akira seems to have feelings for Tsubaki, but she has a hard time showing them. In an omake, Akira states that she doesn't like to get into troublesome situations.: In recent chapters, Taguchi confessed to her, but Akira rejected him since she had feelings for Tsubaki.

;Nihongo|Jun'ichi Tsubaki|椿純一|Tsubaki Jun'ichi: One of Sawa's classmates and Ran's closest friends. He is Ran's best friend and is one of the firsts to be aware of Sawa and Ran's relationship. He was in the basketball club with Ran and Kido until the third quarter of their second year of middle school. Tsubaki is very caring of Akira. In an omake, Akira reveals that he has two older sisters (it was inside her notepad of research). He is number two on the list of people Akira can't handle, right behind Sawa. Tsubaki wears round glasses.

:In chapter 25, he tells Akira that he is in love with Sawa, but he also likes her. Tsubaki is upset at the fact that Sawa and Ran are in a fight since he said that if Ran were to be with another person, it will be okay if it's Sawa.
;Nihongo|Satoshi Kido|城户智史|Kido Satoshi: One of Sawa's classmates and Ran's closest friends. At first, he was mean to Sawa along with his other friends, but defended her with Ogawa after their gym teacher hit her and pushed her to the ground. He was in the basketball club with Ran and Tsubaki until the third quarter of their second year of middle school. After he and his friends went to Sawa's house for a study party, Kido discovers that he actually had feelings for Sawa. Kido was originally unaware of Sawa's relationship with Ran, but finds out later on the series.

;Nihongo|Tomoki Ogawa|?|Ogawa Tomoki: One of Sawa's classmates and Ran's closest friends. His family owns a beauty parlor called "Hairsolon Brook," therefore, he always has perfect hair (Stated by Sawa). He has an older sister. At first, he was mean to Sawa along with his other friends, but defended her with Kido after their gym teacher hit her and pushed her to the ground. He usually wears a bandana on his head and has his lips pierced. He was in the soccer club with Taguchi until the third quarter of their second year of middle school.

;Nihongo|Souta Taguchi |?|Taguchi Souta : One of Sawa's classmates and Ran's closest friends. He wears the square glasses. He understands Akira's feelings since he was like her when he was in middle school, but the reason why he isn't antisocial now is because Kido and the other boys kept on pushing themselves to be friends with Taguchi. He was in the soccer club with Ogawa until the third quarter of their second year of middle school. He tells Sawa to keep on pushing herself until Akira accepts her.

:In recent chapters, Taguchi confessed to her, but Akira rejected him since she had feelings for Tsubaki.

Eika Gakuen

Eika Gakuen is the nearby sister school of Amawa Gakuen. Unlike Amawa Gakuen, Eika is a Private Girls Academy. ;Nihongo|Yuri Shirakana|?|Shirakana YuriRan's kind and beautiful ex-girlfriend who is popular with boys. Yuri was the one who asked Ran out, but dumped him because he didn't act like he loved her. She appears in chapter 7 when she visits Amawa Gakuen to help plan the inter-school Culture Fest with Eika Gakuen. She told Sawa that she joined the student council since she will be able to visit Amawa Gakuen as much as she wants since still likes Ran. When Yuri asks Ran out again, he rejects her because he has someone he likes already. Yuri becomes sad when she realizes that the person Ran likes is Sawa, but she got over it and is good friends with Sawa now.

Konishi Family

;Nihongo|Sae Konishi|?|Konishi Sae: Sawa's fun and loving mother who wanted to cosplay as Sawa in order to go to her school in the first chapter. She told Sawa's classmates that she was Sawa's sister the first time she meet them. Sae is a very helpful and concerning mother as well. She and Sawa's father wanted to help Sawa sew the uniforms for Class 1-G, but Sawa rejected the offer. She gives Sawa advices now and then. She gets along very well with Sawa's classmates.

;Nihongo|Sachi Konishi|?|Konishi Sachi: Sawa's baby sister. Sawa's classmates think that Sachi is very cute.