The Last Uniform

Infobox animanga/Header
name = The Last Uniform


caption = "The Last Uniform "English volume 1 cover.
ja_name = 最後の制服
ja_name_trans = Saigo no Seifuku
genre = Romance, Slice of life, YuriInfobox animanga/Manga
author = Mera Hakamada
publisher = flagicon|Japan Houbunsha
flagicon|USA Seven Seas Entertainment
demographic = Seinen
magazine = Manga Time Kirara Carat
Manga Time Kirara Max
first = February 24 2004
last = September 24 2006
volumes = 3Nihongo|"The Last Uniform"|最後の制服|Saigo no Seifuku is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mera Hakamada. The series was first serialized in the Japanese seinen manga magaine "Manga Time Kirara Carat" on February 24 2007, published by Houbunsha, but later had concurrent serialization in the magazine "Manga Time Kirara Max" between May 24 2004 to August 29 2005, published by the same company. The manga concluded on September 24 2006, and three bound volumes were published. The manga was licensed by Los Angeles-based company Seven Seas Entertainment. The first and second volumes were released on June 30 2007 and October 31 2007.

Plot

"The Last Uniform" takes place at the Tsubakigaoka Girls' Dorm where each of the female students is paired with a roommate. Beniko Kazura is paired with Tsumugi Kase, and Ai Sahara is paired with Fuuko Yamada, though the roommates have crushes on each other which makes it impossible for them to stay merely friends.

Characters

;Nihongo|Beniko Kazura|葛良紅子|Kazura Beniko:Beniko is a second year student in high school residing in the Tsubakigaoka Girl's Dorm with Tsumugi Kase as her roommate, and is the dormitory leader. She is in the art club. Due to her beautiful appearance, calm temperament, good grades, and excellent reflexes, she has gained a small group of younger girls who follow her around as groupies. Beniko has a crush on Tsumugi.

;Nihongo|Tsumugi Kase|加瀬紡|Kase Tsumugi:Tsumugi is a second year student in high school, and is Beniko's roommate, whom she has a crush on. She is in the archery club. She has a blunt personality and can get easily embarrassed.

;Nihongo|Ai Sawara|佐原藍|Sawara Ai:Ai is a first year in high school living in the dormitory with Fuuko Yamada as her roommate, whom she has a crush on. In junior high school she wore thick glasses, but after entering high school she switched to wearing contact lenses.

;Nihongo|Fuuko Yamada|山田楓子|Yamada Fūko:Fuuko, also referred to as "Fuu-chan", is a first year student in high school, and is Ai's roommate, who she has a crush on. She is in the track and field club. She has a cheerful personality, but is seen as somewhat of a troublemaker.

;Nihongo|Asagi Kisaragi|如月あさぎ|Kisaragi Asagi:Asagi is a third year in high school living in the dormitory. She has a cool personality, though is a little abnormal. When Beniko first entered school, Asagi was struck with love at first sight. Ever since, she has been trying to gain Beniko's feelings, but Beniko does not like Asagi.

External links

* [http://www.gomanga.com/manga/lastuniform.php Seven Seas Entertainment's "The Last Uniform" website]
* [http://okazu.blogspot.com/2007/08/yuri-manga-last-uniform-volume-1.html Review of the first volume] by Erica Friedman of Yuricon
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