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Kodomo no Jikan
Encompass of the outset manga volume
こどものじかん
Genre	One-act, romance[1] [ii]
Manga
Written past	Kaworu Watashiya
Published past	Futabasha
English language publisher	NA Digital Manga
Magazine	Comic High!
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	May 22, 2005 – April 22, 2013
Volumes	13 (List of volumes)
Original video animation
What You Gave Me
Directed by	Eiji Suganuma
Written by	Mari Okada
Music by	Masara Nishida
Studio	Studio Barcelona
Released	September 12, 2007
Runtime	thirty minutes
Anime television series
Directed by	Eiji Suganuma
Written by	Mari Okada
Music by	Masara Nishida
Studio	Studio Barcelona
Original network	Chiba Goggle box KBS Kyoto
Original run	October 12, 2007 – December 28, 2007
Episodes	12 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Kodomo no Jikan two Gakki
Directed by	Eiji Suganuma
Written by	Mari Okada
Music by	Masara Nishida
Studio	Studio Barcelona
Released	January 21, 2009 – July 24, 2009
Episodes	4 (List of episodes)
Original video animation
Kodomo no Jikan: A Child'south Summer Time
Directed by	Eiji Suganuma
Written by	Mari Okada
Music by	Masara Nishida
Studio	Studio Barcelona
Released	January 21, 2011
Runtime	25 minutes
Light novel
Written by	Kaworu Watashiya
Published by	Futabasha
Imprint	Action Comics Comic High's Make
Demographic	Male
Published	January 12, 2012

Kodomo no Jikan (Japanese: こどものじかん, "A Child's Fourth dimension") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaworu Watashiya. The story revolves around a grade school teacher named Daisuke Aoki, whose main problem is that one of his students, Rin Kokonoe, has a crush on him. It was serialized between May 2005 and Apr 2013 in Futabasha'southward Comic High! magazine and is compiled in 13 volumes. At 1 fourth dimension, an English language-linguistic communication version of the manga was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment for distribution in North America under the title Nymphet, but they ultimately decided non to publish it due to controversies over its content.^[iii] It was then relicensed by Digital Manga, who released the series in English through due east-book.

A 12-episode anime adaptation of the series aired in Nihon between October and December 2007. While content of the circulate version was sometimes heavily censored, the DVD releases of the individual episodes remain unedited. A second anime season was released equally four original video animation episodes betwixt Jan and July 2009. A tertiary original anime DVD was released in Jan 2011.

Plot [edit]

Kodomo no Jikan is centered around 23-year-former Daisuke Aoki, who has just landed his commencement pedagogy job as a grade school instructor at Futatsubashi Elementary School ( 双ツ橋 小学校 , Futatsubashi Shōgakkō ). He is placed in accuse of Class three-1, where one of his students, a mischievously precocious 9-year-old girl past the name of Rin Kokonoe, develops a beat out on him and proclaims herself as Aoki'southward girlfriend. At get-go he dismisses information technology as harmless, merely she aggressively pursues her efforts to be with him. Aoki is in shock when she makes sexual advances towards him, thus leading him to believe that Rin comes from a troubled family unit. Aoki finds out that Rin's mother had died and she is living with a cousin whose flashbacks pb to violent outbursts.

Characters [edit]

Kodomo no Jikan main characters: Mimi (left), Rin (center), and Kuro (right).

Rin Kokonoe ( 九重 りん , Kokonoe Rin )

Voiced by: Eri Kitamura

Rin is a young girl in third grade who has an intense crush on her teacher Daisuke. She has a mischievous nature and proclaims herself to be Daisuke's girlfriend. She goes to bully lengths to brand him fall in love with her, crossing moral and legal boundaries many times. Some of these tactics include taking reward of Daisuke'due south inability to respond to her forcible advances by threatening to scream that he is trying to molest her, even though she initiated them. Despite Rin's mischievous nature she has shown herself to care deeply for her friends and family, going to whatsoever length to defend them. Much of her bad behavior is a issue of trying to hide the traces of the vulnerable piddling girl she used to exist as a result of a tragedy in her past. Rin ages throughout the story, merely worries that Daisuke won't ever see her equally an adult.

Kuro Kagami ( 鏡 黒 , Kagami Kuro )

Voiced by: Kei Shindō

Kuro Kagami is one of Rin's closest friends, and frequent "partner in criminal offense" due to their like levels of sexual cognition. She is openly contemptuous of Aoki due to his inability to consistently enforce subject field in the classroom, and her belief that he is a lolicon. She is besides aware that he is a rival for Rin'due south affection which infuriates her more equally she has a beat on Rin. Kuro has a kinder side to her though every bit she manages to befriend both Rin and Mimi and is very protective of them. The apparent wealth of the Kagami family allows her to indulge her obsession with following the latest style trends. Kuro often wears clothing in the Gothic Lolita style, sometimes combined with nekomimi ears and tail. Kuro's overall distrust of men stems from her female parent's divorce from her cheating husband.^[4]

Mimi Usa ( 宇佐 美々 , United states Mimi )

Voiced past: Mai Kadowaki

A placidity, bespectacled immature girl whose knowledge of adult and sexual matters is inversely proportional to her level of physical evolution. Mimi Usa struggles to establish a sense of self-identity as most of her characteristics emphasize qualities nearly herself which she is uncomfortable with. She is emotionally fragile, and increasingly depressed due to her abilities that her friends don't seem to possess, such equally beingness well-endowed amid others. Mimi is also a shy person, only opens upwards over fourth dimension from her friendship with Rin and Kuro. She eventually develops a secret beat on Rin'due south cousin Reiji every bit he recognizes much of who he one time was in her. Reiji tells her to never lose hope that she would one 24-hour interval find someone who would understand and love her, and too encourages her to not succumb to anger and hatred at the world like he did.

Daisuke Aoki ( 青木 大介 , Aoki Daisuke )

Voiced by: Junji Majima

Daisuke Aoki, is a freshly graduated 23-yr-erstwhile elementary school teacher who has been placed in charge of the 3rd grade class 3-1. Many of the idealistic notions he holds most his chore, withal, are quickly put to the test as he finds himself dealing with unexpected, circuitous situations, not the to the lowest degree of which is having a shamelessly flirtatious 9-year-onetime doing everything in her power to win his angel. Aoki'south complete lack of previous teaching experience sometimes makes it hard for him to control his form or maintain their interest, a situation further complicated by the ease with which he is flustered by Rin's sexual innuendo and Kuro'south remarks nearly his status every bit a virgin. His relatively normal, uneventful childhood also complicates his efforts to rapidly and easily grasp the hardships faced past some of his students, though this has in no way discouraged him from trying or diminished his desire to help them. In fact, his seemingly unshakable enthusiasm, easily-on mental attitude, and emotional attachment to his students has often acquired him to butt heads with the more traditional Sae Shirai. Near from the beginning, Aoki has shared a special bond with Rin, 1 which has deepened and get so complex over time that fifty-fifty he, at i point, was terrified of Rin and began to fear her, and at another signal, he began to ponder his feelings toward Rin, mainly to see her as merely a "child".^[5] Regardless of the nature of his dearest for Rin, his protectiveness of her has led him to become increasingly suspicious and mistrustful of the motives of her guardian and cousin, Reiji Kokonoe.

Kyōko Hōin ( 宝院 京子 , Hōin Kyōko )

Voiced past: Ryōko Tanaka

A immature, well-endowed teacher who is Aoki'southward colleague and friend at piece of work. She tries to care for Aoki as he is still new to the task, and as well has a crush on him. She has asked him out on several occasions, only to be interrupted every time by some incident, normally involving Rin. Due to her busty physique, she is nicknamed "Boin" (a pun on her name "Hoin").

Reiji Kokonoe ( 九重 レイジ , Kokonoe Reiji )

Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita

Rin'due south first cousin once removed, and guardian. He and Rin share a very close relationship, about like a father and daughter or a brother and sis. For a short catamenia of time, he was in love with Rin'south mother, his own cousin Aki, earlier she died. After her decease he became Rin'southward official guardian. He is very protective of Rin and does not seem to like Aoki at all considering of Rin's amore towards him, which makes Reiji very jealous.

Aki Kokonoe ( 九重 秋 , Kokonoe Aki )

Voiced by: Yuri Amano

Rin's mother, who died of lung cancer when Rin was very young. She revealed to Reiji that the male parent of Rin wanted Aki to have an abortion, but she refused to practice it. She falls in love with Reiji and develops a human relationship with him. She presently developed a cough, and was diagnosed with lung cancer which threatened her life, and for the sake of Rin and Reiji, she kept her disease hidden until it was too late to cure information technology. She entrusted him with the care of Rin after she died.

Media [edit]

Manga [edit]

The first chapter of a two-part "airplane pilot" for Kodomo no Jikan appeared in the premiere issue of Futabasha's seinen manga magazine Comic High! on March 2, 2004.^[6] The successful reception of the airplane pilot prompted the creator, Kaworu Watashiya, to rework the title into a full-fledged manga. Serialization began a fiddling over a year later on in Comic High! on May 22, 2005 and ran until April 22, 2013.^[vii] Futabasha published xiii tankōbon volumes between December 12, 2005 and June 12, 2013. While the aforementioned pilot is non considered office of the ongoing series' catechism in spite of the shared name, largely identical main bandage, and common central theme, many situations and ideas initially introduced there were revisited in the eventual manga series—and thus incorporated into official continuity—albeit in (slightly) altered or expanded grade.

Digital Manga has licensed the series for publication in North America, and originally planned to publish it in omnibus format under its Project-H imprint.^[eight] Digital Manga later launched a Kickstarter to publish the series in five omnibus volumes and one additional book under its newly launched PeCChi imprint.^[9] The project reached its US$157,000 goal on July 3, 2016, notwithstanding retail release dates for the series were nonetheless to be determined. In all the projection raised a total of United states of america$185,725 making information technology the most funded graphic novel project ever on Kickstarter at the time.^{[10] [eleven]} Digital Manga president Hikaru Sasahara later on stated in March 2018 that the company had run into a "weakened" financial situation. Sasahara apologized for the delays which included the Kodomo no Jikan manga withal not being fulfilled. The series has since been released in English language via due east-volume format with print editions withal on a TBA date.^{[12] [xiii]}

Audio dramas [edit]

An Internet radio show called Kojika Radio ( こじからじお ), hosted by Lantis Web Radio, Shell Internet Radio!, and Kodomo no Jikan's official website, originally had a pre-broadcast on August 31, 2007, but began regular weekly broadcasts every Friday starting on September vii, 2007. It has three hosts—Eri Kitamura, Kei Shindō, and Mai Kadowaki, who played Rin Kokonoe, Kuro Kagami, and Mimi United states in the anime, respectively—and was produced by Bandai Visual and Lantis. There are three corners on the show, which is used mainly to promote the anime version.^{[14] [15] [16]} A CD entitled Kojika Radio on CD: Aki Ensoku Hen ( こじからじお on CD ～秋の遠足編～ ) was released past Lantis on November 21, 2007. Information technology contained an opening and catastrophe talk likewise every bit vii more tracks from the Internet radio show.^[17] A drama CD was released on January 9, 2008, by Lantis.^[xviii]

Anime [edit]

Comparison between the TV broadcast (top) and DVD (bottom) versions of episode one.

A thirty-infinitesimal, uncensored, single-episode original video animation (OVA) was released on September 12, 2007, available both on the anime'due south official website and in a limited edition version bundled with the 4th volume of the manga. The anime series, directed by Eiji Suganuma, written by Mari Okada, and produced past the animation studio Studio Barcelona, was originally scheduled to premiere in Nihon on October 11, 2007, but two television stations—Boob tube Saitama and Mie Boob tube—removed it from their broadcast schedules.^{[nineteen] [twenty]} In an official press release, Television Saitama stated that their decision was heavily influenced past the then-recent capture of Takayuki Hosoda, a notorious Japanese child pornographer who was revealed to be an simple school vice main.^{[21] [22] [23] [24]} Plans for Chiba Goggle box and KBS Kyoto to air the series remained unchanged, and the anime premiered on Japanese tv on October 12, 2007, running for twelve episodes until December 28, 2007. However, some of its content suffered censorship to varying degrees, from animated panels obscuring parts of the screen and sound effects being used to "bleep" out dialogue in some instances to full suppression of both sound and video in others. The uncensored version of the anime serial is available on DVD in 6 volumes containing two episodes each. The DVD volumes were released between December 21, 2007^[25] and May 23, 2008.

A second anime season was announced, and a promotional video of this season was included with a special edition of the fifth manga volume released on July 11, 2008.^[26] This flavour was released in original video animation format over four episodes between January 21 and July 24, 2009. A tertiary anime adaptation was announced on the cover of the manga's eighth volume in May 2010, and was released on January 21, 2011.^[27]

Music [edit]

Four pieces of theme music are used for the anime television series: one opening theme and three ending ones. The opening theme, used in all episodes except the 12th, which did non have an opening theme, is "Rettsu! Ohime-sama Dakko" ( れっつ!おひめさまだっこ ) by Eri Kitamura, Kei Shindō, and Mai Kadowaki, the vocalisation actresses for Rin Kokonoe, Kuro Kagami, and Mimi The states, respectively. The beginning ending theme, used for all but two episodes, is "Hanamaru Sensation" ( ハナマル☆センセイション , Hanamaru☆Senseishon ) by Piddling Non; the 2nd ending theme, used only for episode six, is "Yasashii" ( やさしい ) past Chata; the third and final ending theme, used only in episode twelve and which was also the opening theme for the OVA, is "Otome Chikku Shoshinsha desu" ( オトメチック初心者でーす ), once once again sung by the trio of Kitamura, Shindō, and Kadowaki. The maxi single for the opening theme was released on October 24, 2007, by Lantis, and the i for the first ending theme was released on October 12, 2007, also by Lantis.^{[28] [29]} The anime's original soundtrack was released on Jan 23, 2008.^[xxx]

The OVA's opening theme, the previously mentioned "Otome Chikku Shoshinsha desu" ( オトメチック初心者でーす ) and was included on the same maxi unmarried as "Rettsu! Ohime-sama Dakko" equally a B-side track.^[28] The ending theme, "Aijō◎Education" ( 愛情◎エデュケイション ) past Little Non, appeared on the same maxi unmarried as "Hanamaru Sensation" every bit a B-side track.^[29] Three character song albums were released past Lantis on December 26, 2007 for the characters Rin Kokonoe, Kuro Kagami, and Mimi Us, featuring singing and voicework by their respective vocalism actresses.^{[31] [32] [33]}

The 2d season'southward opening theme is "Guilty Futurity" by Kitamura.^[34] The ending theme for all but episode iii is "1,2,three Solar day" by Little Non.^[35] The ending theme for episode 3 is "Yoridori Princess" ( よりどりプリンセス ) by Kitamura, Shindō, and Kadowaki. An album was released by Lantis on January 27, 2010 containing all the music used in the anime.^[36]

Criticism and controversy [edit]

Kodomo no Jikan was originally licensed for distribution in Northward America in 2006 by the Los Angeles–based company Seven Seas Entertainment, the start volume of the manga having been slated for an early 2007 release. According to Futabasha, the title of Nymphet was selected for the English language version at the suggestion—and later on insistence—of the original creator, Kaworu Watashiya.^[37] The manga, nevertheless, soon became the target of controversy after questions were raised about its appropriateness for Due north American audiences. In a written statement, the president of Seven Seas Entertainment, Jason DeAngelis, observed that "those who are speaking out against Nymphet seem to be disturbed by the relationship betwixt two characters in the story, namely an elementary schoolhouse student and her adult teacher" and decided to delay the release of the manga so that he could "accept an open up dialogue with the large book bondage and other vendors."^[38] The title was subsequently dropped every bit a result of these concerns, with DeAngelis proverb that it was "non appropriate for Seven Seas to publish Nymphet," and that information technology would cancel its release of the manga.^[3]

In a second statement regarding Nymphet, DeAngelis explained some of the reasoning backside the decision to cancel the serial. He stated that, "my primary reason for canceling Nymphet is due to my contempo realization that later volumes in the serial tin can not be considered appropriate for the U.s. market place by any reasonable standard." He also cited the fact that, "[the vendors] began dropping their orders left and right, and then their opinion on this matter became pretty clear cut."^[39] Specifically, DeAngelis stated that, during his re-review of later Kodomo no Jikan anthologies, he discovered content that he regarded as highly unsuitable for publication.^[37] The pages cited were of a scene of the main characters, Rin Kokonoe and Daisuke Aoki, stuck in a room with freezing temperatures. The ii encompass in an effort to stay warm past sharing body rut, and Rin takes the opportunity to rub her crotch against Aoki's, almost causing him to get an erection.^[37]

On June 7, 2007, Kaworu Watashiya posted a blog entry on the Kodomo no Jikan controversy in the United states.^[forty] She commented that, "what I heard most 'issues in volume ii and afterward' made me realize the differences in the cultures between the countries."^[41] The author went on to cite instances in after volumes that showed intimate relationships between cousins and a bath scene with a child and adult, going on to say that, "my honest feeling is, 'It'due south unfortunate, simply what can I exercise?'"^[41]

Erstwhile manga translator Toren Smith commented on the issue in favor of its content, accusing people who support the reverse gender scenario in serial such equally Negima! Magister Negi Magi of existence hypocritical.^[42] Anime News Network writer Zac Bertschy expressed complete disapproval of the content present in Kodomo no Jikan, categorizing information technology as lolicon and "comic book kiddie porn". He expressed dismay over Seven Seas Entertainment's determination in licensing the manga, and hoped that nobody would buy it in one case it is out for sale.^[43]

Meet also [edit]

• Volume censorship in the United States
• Lolita

References [edit]

1. ^ Loo, Egan (May 10, 2010). "Kodomo no Jikan Anime's Return Announced". Anime News Network . Retrieved Dec fourteen, 2018.
2. ^ Thompson, Jason (2012). Manga: The Complete Guide. Random Business firm Publishing Group. p. unknown. ISBN9780345539441.
3. ^ ^{a b} "7 Seas kills Nymphet". Retrieved May 30, 2007.
4. ^ Watashiya, Kaworu (September 12, 2012). "Class Period 81". Kodomo no Jikan Volume 12. Futabasha. ISBN9784575841268.
5. ^ Watashiya, Kaworu. "Period xxx". Kodomo no Jikan book five. Futabasha.
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7. ^ コミックハイ! 2013年5月号 [Comic High! May 2013 event] (in Japanese). Tohan Corporation. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved May twenty, 2013.
8. ^ "Project-H Asks Fans How They Want Their "Kodomo no Jikan"". Anime News Network. Apr half dozen, 2016. Retrieved April six, 2016.
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11. ^ @Watashiya (July 5, 2016). "えっ「グラフィクノベル(長編漫画)部門で歴代１位の額だよ」ってリプライが…ってマジですか! わーありがたいやら申し訳ないやら(´ε｀三 ´ з` )" (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 19, 2016 – via Twitter.
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29. ^ ^{a b} ""Hanamaru Sensation" ending theme single official list" (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
30. ^ "Kodomo no Jikan original soundtrack official listing" (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved January 4, 2008.
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36. ^ ""Kodomo no Jikan" All-time Anthology official listing" (in Japanese). Lantis. Retrieved Apr 16, 2010.
37. ^ ^{a b c} "Jason DeAngelis blog". 7 Seas Entertainment. Archived from the original on June 1, 2013. Retrieved June eight, 2007.
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41. ^ ^{a b} "Nymphet Creator, U.Southward. Publisher Blog on Cancellation". Anime News Network. June seven, 2007. Retrieved June 8, 2007.
42. ^ Smith, Toren (June 17, 2007). "Gendanken Experiment". The Expressionless Zone (web log). Archived from the original on July 9, 2016. Retrieved Apr 15, 2012.
43. ^ Bertschy, Zac (May 18, 2007). "Hey, Answerman!". Anime News Network . Retrieved Apr xx, 2019. This is—I think, anyway—the first lolicon championship that's explicit enough to exist released here with shrinkwrap, so the potential for danger is probably college than it is with yaoi manga, but for right now I'm not sure I'd be panicked nigh this release.

External links [edit]

• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• ProjectH English release
• Kodomo no Jikan (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kodomo_no_Jikan

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