GARUGAKU. Saint Girls Square Academy

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GARUGAKU. Saint Girls Square Academy
Garugaku Main visual.jpg
First main visual for GARUGAKU.
ガル学。〜聖ガールズスクエア学院〜
(Garugaku. ~Sei Gāruzu Sukueia Gakuin~)
GenreMusic
Anime television series
GARUGAKU. Saint Girls Square Academy
Directed byNorihito Takahashi
Written byJunichi Fujisaku
StudioOLM
Wit Studio
Original networkTV Tokyo (via Oha Suta)
Original run April 6, 2020 – March 29, 2021
Episodes50 (List of episodes)
Manga
Written byKahori Orito
Published byShogakukan
MagazineCiao
DemographicShōjo
Original runApril 2020 – March 2021
Television drama
GARUGAKU. Girls Garden
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run July 7, 2021 – present
Wikipe-tan face.svg Anime and manga portal

GARUGAKU. Saint Girls Square Academy (Japanese: ガル学。〜聖ガールズスクエア学院〜, Hepburn: Garugaku. ~Sei Gāruzu Sukueia Gakuin~) is an anime series produced by OLM and Wit Studio and directed by Norihito Takahashi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine from the May 2020 Issue to April 2021 Issue. The series follows a group of girls based on and voiced by the Girls² members, who aim to perform on the Girls Arena stage. The show aired on the CharaSta segments on children's morning show "Oha Suta" where the girls were Oha Girls.[1]

In March 2021, it was revealed that the anime would be adapted as a live-action drama with the Girls2 members playing their respective characters.[2][3][4]

Plot[]

Toa is a new transfer student at St. Girls Square Academy, with the goal to stand on the Girls Arena stage. She encounters 3 teams of girls who all share the same dream and she influences them with her happy, positive nature. The 3 teams work hard at their Girls Activities so that they can be the team to stand on that stage.

St. Girls Square Academy is a pro-star performer school, and it is only open to those who have passed the auditions that have been held around the country. The students form a team where they dream of performing on the stage of the biggest event that is held once a year. However, only one team can stand on the stage.

Characters[]

Main Characters[]

  • Yuzuha Oda as Yuzuha, the shy member of east2.[5]
  • Momoka Sumitani as Momoka, the boke of west2.[5]
  • Misaki Tsuruya as Misaki, the student council president and leader of south2.[5]
  • Youka Ogawa as Youka, member of the student council and member of south2.[5]
  • Kurea Masuda as Kurea, the vice student council president and member of south2.[5]
  • Minami Hishida as Minami, the tsukkomi of west2.[5]
  • Kira Yamaguchi as Kira, member of the student council and member of south2.[5]
  • Toa Harada as Toa, the happy-go-lucky newest member of east2.[5]
  • Ran Ishii as Ran, skilled dancer and singer of east2.[5]

Supporting[]

Anime-only Characters[]

  • Live Mukai as A.I Toa
  • Yoshino Aoyama as A.I Yuzuha
  • Mikoto Nakai as A.I Ran
  • Ayase Goto as A.I Misaki
  • Nanami Yamashita as A.I Youka
  • Rina Honnizumi as A.I Kurea
  • Madoka Asahina as A.I Kira
  • Minami Iba as A.I Momoka
  • Songhwa as A.I Minami
  • Teppei Uenishi as Mr. Takuro

Drama-only Characters[]

  • EXILE Tetsuya as Manabu Eguchi, the Principal of St. Girls Square Academy.[6]
  • Miwako Kakei as Natsu Ota, an editor for free magazine "Harajuku Ai".[6]
  • Yoshihiko Hakamada as Eito Hanabuki, a man who knows a lot about Harajuku.[6]
  •  [ja] as Takumi, works in the editorial department of "Harajuku Ai".[6]
  • Subaru Kimura as Subanii[6]
  • Rina Yamaguchi as Rina, a student at St. Girls Square Academy who is recruited by Toa to be a make-up model.[6]

Media[]

Anime[]

The series was first announced on March 3, 2020 on Oha Suta. The first episode aired on the Monday CharaSta segment on April 6, 2020. Due to COVID-19, a temporary suspension of the anime was announced, and from May 4 onwards, a rebroadcast of previous episodes aired.[7] The anime began broadcasting again from July 6 with episode 5.[8] On August 24, it was revealed that the anime would air new episodes on Tuesday as well starting from August 31. The final Tuesday episode was released on October 27, continuing in November with episodes airing only on Mondays. The final episode aired on March 29, 2021. The opening theme Centimeter (センチメートル) was provided by Girls² and used as the Oha Suta theme song. The anime had 16 endings, all provided by the sub-units east², south², west² and finally Girls².

Live-Action Drama[]

The drama was first announced on March 28, 2021, further revealing that Girls2 will reprise their roles, as well as providing the opening theme to which Subaru Kimura revealed his participation.[2] On June 8, GaruGaku ~Girls Garden~ was revealed to be the title of the drama series, set to air from July 7 on TV Tokyo. Girls2 announced the opening theme Enjoy feat Subaru Kimura and the ending theme Good Days.[9] The full cast was announced on June 22, with EXILE Tetsuya, Miwako Kakei, Yoshihiko Hakamada and Yuutarou being announced. Subaru Kimura was also announced to make a guest appearance, and Lucky2's Rina Yamaguchi to make a minor appearance as a student.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 3, 2020). "Girls x Heroine's Girls2 Group Gets Girl Gaku TV Anime on April 6". Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Pineda, Rafael Antonio (March 28, 2021). "Girls² Music Group's Girl Gaku Anime Gets Live-Action Series". Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  3. ^ "Girls2『ガル学。』実写ドラマ化決定（MusicVoice）". Yahoo!ニュース (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  4. ^ "Live-action drama of "GARUGAKU" to be aired in the summer of 2021! | NEWS (ALL) | LDH - LOVE + DREAM + HAPPINESS TO THE WORLD -". www.ldh.co.jp. Retrieved 2021-04-02.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i "テレビアニメ「ガル学。～聖ガールズスクエア学院～」４月６日（月）テレビ東京系列あさ７時０５分から放送中の「おはスタ」にて毎週月曜日放送スタート！". プレスリリース・ニュースリリース配信シェアNo.1｜PR TIMES. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g "EXILE TETSUYA、『ガル学。』学長役でGirls2に無茶ぶり「ぜひご家族のみなさんで」". マイナビニュース (in Japanese). 2021-06-22. Retrieved 2021-06-30.
  7. ^ Pineda, Rafael Antonio (April 26, 2020). "Girl Gaku Anime's New Episodes Delayed Due to COVID-19". Retrieved March 28, 2021.
  8. ^ Inc, Natasha. "「おはスタ」内で放送中のアニメ「ガル学。」第5話以降の放送延期". コミックナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-03-28.
  9. ^ Inc, Natasha. "Girls2「ガル学。」実写版のOA日が決定、ティザーで木村昴とのコラボ曲が聴ける（動画あり / コメントあり）". 音楽ナタリー (in Japanese). Retrieved 2021-06-30.

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