Princess Princess D

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show_name = Princess Princess D プリンセス・プリンセスD


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genre = Comedy, Romantic comedy, Drama
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runtime = aprox. 23 minutes
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starring = Kenta Kamakari
Ray Fujita
Takeru Sato
Yuichi Nakamura
Takumi Saito
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opentheme = "VEGA" by midnightPumpkin
endtheme = "Treasure" by Hime (Kenta Kamakari, Ray Fujita & Takeru Sato)
country = JPN
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language = Japanese
network = TV Asahi
first_aired = 2006-06-28
last_aired = 2006-09-13
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num_episodes = 10
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website = http://visual.ponycanyon.co.jp/pickup/visual2/pcbg51008/
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Nihongo|"Princess Princess D"|プリンセス・プリンセス D|Purinsesu Purinsesu D is a Japanese television drama originally aired by TV Asahi from June to September 2006. The series centers on three high school students involved in their school's cross-dressing "princess" system, and was loosely based on the manga Princess Princess by Mikiyo Tsuda.

Plot

ummary

"Fujimori Gakuen" is an elite all-boys boarding school with a unique "Princess" system: each year three freshmen are chosen to become the school princesses, attending school functions and cheering the clubs and teams dressed as girls to the spirits of the students, who are not able to regularly see girls in the school grounds.

Mikoto Yutaka is one of the chosen for Princess duty in his junior year, along with students Yujiro Shihoudani and Tooru Kouno. At first very contrary to joining the Princess system, Mikoto is eventually convinced by the other Princesses. But just as Mikoto is reluctantly accepting his role, the mysterious Otoya Hanazono transfers into the school. Dissatisfied with the current Princesses' half-hearted efforts and accusing the Student Council of being neglectful of the students' wishes, Otoya creates his own team (the "Dark Princesses") to rival the Princesses, and nominates himself candidate for the New School Council.

Mikoto is caught in the fight between Otoya and the current Student Council, unsure of which side to stand for. He also has to deal with his conflicting feelings towards Otoya, and how they affect both his friendship with Yujiro and Tooru and his loyalty to the Princess system. In this process, he comes to understand the true meaning of being a Princess, and finally embraces his role, putting his man's pride aside in favor of the Princesses' pride.

Adaptations

The live action version of the "Princess Princess" series differs in many points from its manga and anime counterparts, the most significant changes being the main character and the Black Princesses. In the manga and anime versions, Tooru is the protagonist, while in the drama series the focus is on Mikoto. The Black Princesses were original characters created by the manga author exclusively for the drama version.

The drama also excluded all female characters, including Mikoto's girlfriend. That relationship was exchanged for one heavy on boys love overtones between Mikoto and Otoya.

Cast

:* nihongo|Kenta Kamakari|鎌苅 健太|Kamakari Kenta as nihongo|Mikoto Yutaka|豊 実琴|Yutaka Mikoto:* nihongo|Ray Fujita|藤田 玲|Fujita Ray as nihongo|Yuujirou Shihoudani|四方谷 裕史郎|Shihodani Yuujirou:* nihongo|Takeru Sato|佐藤 健|Sato Takeru as nihongo|Touru Kouno|河野 亨|Kouno Touru:* nihongo|Yuichi Nakamura|中村 優一|Nakamura Yuichi as nihongo|Otoya Hanazono|花園 音也|Hanazono Otoya :* nihongo|Kento Shibuya|渋谷 謙人|Shibuya Kento as nihongo|Kurou Minamoto|源本 九郎|Minamoto Kurou:* nihongo|Kazuma|一真|Kazuma as nihongo|Ranta Mori|森 蘭太|Mori Ranta :* nihongo|Takumi Saito|斎藤 工|Saito Takumi as nihongo|Shuuya Arisada|有定 修也|Arisada Shuuya:* nihongo|Osamu Adachi|足立 理|Adachi Osamu as nihongo|Akira Sakamoto|坂本 秋良|Sakamoto Akira:* nihongo|Hideo Ishiguro|石黒 英雄|Ishiguro Hideo as nihongo|Haruka Kujouin|九条院 ハルカ|Kujouin Haruka:* nihongo|Shota Minami|南 翔太|Minami Shota as nihongo|Masayuki Koshino|越廼 将行|Koshino Masayuki :* nihongo|Haruhiko Sato|佐藤 晴彦|Sato Haruhiko as nihongo|Wataru Harue|春江 渉|Harue Wataru:* nihongo|Hiroshi Yoshihara|吉原 大史|Yoshihara Hiroshi as nihongo|Takahiro Tadasu|糺 孝弘|Tadasu Takahiro:* nihongo|Kohei Yamamoto|山本 康平|Yamamoto Kohei as nihongo|Kaoru Natashou|名田庄 薫|Natashou Kaoru

Episodes

Media

A series of character-related merchandise items was released through the series' original run, including theme songs performed by the actors.

Visual

* Official Photo Album Princess Princess D: Released August 2006, ISBN 4403650279
* Princess Princess D Making Book: Released October 2006, ISBN 4403650287

Music

* Princess Princess D Character Song Series Vol.1: Treasure - Hime (Kenta Kamakari, Ray Fujita & Takeru Sato): 1. Treasure: 2. Nihongo|Nijiiro no sekai ~Hime no theme~|虹色の世界～姫のテーマ～|"Rainbow-colored world ~Princesses Theme~"

* Princess Princess D Character Song Series Vol.2: Shiawase no Yokan - Kurohime (Yuichi Nakamura, Kento Shibuya & Kazuma): 1. Nihongo|Shiawaze no Yokan ~Kurohime no theme~|幸せの予感～黒姫のテーマ～|"Feeling of happiness ~Black Princesses Theme~" : 2. Nihongo|Toki no kairou ~Otoya no theme~|幸せの予感～黒姫のテーマ～|"Gallery of time ~Otoya's Theme~"

* Princess Princess D Character Song Series Vol.3: Hateshinaku sumiwataru sora no mukou mezashite - Kenta Kamakari: 1. Nihongo|Hateshinaku cumiwataru sora no mukou mezashite ~Mikoto no theme~|果てしなく澄み渡る空の向こう目指して～実琴のテーマ～|"Aiming at the other end of the clear sky ~Mikoto's Theme~" : 2. Nihongo|OVER HEAT ~Hime no theme ・Mikoto version~|OVER HEAT ～姫のテーマ・実琴バージョン～|"OVER HEAT ~Princesses theme ・Mikoto version~"

* Princess Princess D Character Song Series Vol.4: Raindrops - Ray Fujita: 1. Nihongo|Raindrops ~Yujiro no theme~|Raindrops～裕史郎のテーマ～|"Raindrops ~Yujiro's Theme~" : 2. Nihongo|Don't Stop Flying ~Hime no theme ・Yujiro version~|Don't Stop Flying～姫のテーマ・裕史郎バージョン～|"Don't Stop Flying ~Princesses theme ・Yujiro version~"

* Princess Princess D Character Song Series Vol.5: YES! - Takeru Sato: 1. Nihongo|YES! ~Tooru no theme~|YES!～亨のテーマ～|"YES! ~Tooru's Theme~" : 2. Nihongo|Susume! ~Hime no theme ・Tooru version~|ススメ！～姫のテーマ・亨バージョン～|"Improve! ~Princesses theme ・Tooru version~"

External links

* [http://visual.ponycanyon.co.jp/pickup/visual2/pcbg51008/ Pony Canion release website]
* [http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/プリンセス・プリンセス_(漫画) Japanese Wikipedia article on プリンセス・プリンセス]