Tokimeki Tonight
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is a manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...

 series by Koi Ikeno, which ran in the Japanese
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 manga magazine, Ribon
Ribon
is a monthly Japanese shōjo manga magazine published by Shueisha. First issued in August 1955, its rivals are Nakayoshi and Ciao. Its target audience is young girls roughly 9–13 years old. In 2009, the magazine's circulation was 274,167, down from the previous year's circulation numbers of 330,000...

, from July 1982 to October 1994. A TV anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....

 series (directed by Speed Racer
Speed Racer
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's Hiroshi Sasagawa
Hiroshi Sasagawa
is a creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.-Career:Well-known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series , he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many of them with Tatsunoko Production.-List of...

) was adapted from the manga and was broadcasted on NTV
Nippon Television
is a television network based in the Shiodome area of Minato, Tokyo, Japan and is controlled by the Yomiuri Shimbun publishing company. Broadcasting terrestrially across Japan, the network is commonly known as , contracted to , and abbreviated as "NTV" or "AX".-Offices:*The Headquarters : 6-1,...

 from October 7, 1982 to September 22, 1983.

Plot

Ranze Eto lives in an isolated castle in Japan with her werewolf
Werewolf
A werewolf, also known as a lycanthrope , is a mythological or folkloric human with the ability to shapeshift into a wolf or an anthropomorphic wolf-like creature, either purposely or after being placed under a curse...

 mother, vampire
Vampire
Vampires are mythological or folkloric beings who subsist by feeding on the life essence of living creatures, regardless of whether they are undead or a living person...

 father, and younger brother, Rinze. Despite her lineage, she has yet to demonstrate any special powers of her own, and her parents are worried she might be a normal girl. One day, Ranze's innate power finally manifests itself when she, quite by accident, discovers that she can change herself into a carbon copy
Carbon copy
Carbon copying, abbreviated cc or c.c., is the technique of using carbon paper to produce one or more copies simultaneously during the creation of paper documents...

 of any object she bites, whether it be a person or an inanimate object like a piece of bread, and can return to her normal self only by sneezing. Her parents are overjoyed, but Ranze's new powers make it difficult to continue living life as a normal teenage girl.

On Ranze's first day at her new school, she meets and falls in love with the brash yet handsome young athlete, Shun Makabe. The chief problem with this is that Ranze's parents will not allow her to date a human - although there may be much more to Shun than meets the eye. On top of this, she also has a bitter rival in the pretty but spiteful Yoko Kamiya (the daughter of a yakuza
Yakuza
, also known as , are members of traditional organized crime syndicates in Japan. The Japanese police, and media by request of the police, call them bōryokudan , literally "violence group", while the yakuza call themselves "ninkyō dantai" , "chivalrous organizations". The yakuza are notoriously...

 boss) who also likes Shun and doesn't take kindly to Ranze's intruding on her turf.

Final Anime Episode

Since anime series ended years before the manga, the writers had to create an original ending. This leaves the story open-ended. In the last episode, it had Shun being discovered of a star birthmark
Birthmark
A birthmark is a benign irregularity on the skin which is present at birth or appears shortly after birth, usually in the first month. They can occur anywhere on the skin. Birthmarks are caused by overgrowth of blood vessels, melanocytes, smooth muscle, fat, fibroblasts, or...

, proving he that is actually the long lost prince of the Demon World. Ranze is thrilled by the news, meaning she'll be able to marry him. However when confronted by the King, Shun denies being the long-lost-prince and claiming the star as a bruise
Bruise
A bruise, also called a contusion, is a type of relatively minor hematoma of tissue in which capillaries and sometimes venules are damaged by trauma, allowing blood to seep into the surrounding interstitial tissues. Bruises can involve capillaries at the level of skin, subcutaneous tissue, muscle,...

. The King bans the Eto Family from the Demon World, until they can bring back his long-lost-son. When Shun returns home, his mother reveals that the star is actually a birthmark. The following morning, Shun tries to talk to Ranze on the way to school, but Yoko ends up interrupting the conversation. The series closed with a special ending, with not only Ranze but the main cast dancing (in cloaks) to the ending, "Super Love Lotion".

List of Characters & Seiyū

- the lead character - the boy Ranze loves - Ranze's rival, the spoiled daughter of a yakuza lord - Ranze's younger brother - Ranze's father, a vampire - Ranze's mother, a werewolf - Yoko's father - Shun's mother

Episode list

  1. Ranze Eto's Secret
  2. Door to The Demon World
  3. Bathroom Crisis
  4. A Small Friendship
  5. Ranze goes to the Demon World
  6. Foggy Night Romance
  7. Beware the Cultural Festival
  8. Love, Camera, Action
  9. Tamasaburo's Love
  10. The Invisible Girl, Miel
  11. Birthday of the Full Moon
  12. Eh?? Ranze's Wish
  13. White Sweethearts
  14. I saw it!! Ranze is a Tanuki
    Tanuki
    is the common Japanese name for the Japanese raccoon dog . They have been part of Japanese folklore since ancient times...

    !
  15. Sorry for the Nudity
  16. Love of The Young Runner
  17. Fickle Magic Teacher
  18. Title Match of Love
  19. The Sentimental Giant
  20. Chaos! Ranze's Full Capacity
  21. Love Letter from E.T.
  22. Doki! Doki! Pajama Game
  23. Sand's Love Story
  24. Ardent Love! Great War in the Demon World
  25. The Transformation is seen! Shun must die
  26. Execution Battleship! Space Wars
  27. Clash! Rocky VS Shun
  28. Stretching Angel, Hunter of Love
  29. Shock! Future Encounter
  30. The Prince's Order of Assassination
  31. The Migratory Bird Returns
  32. Venture! Island of Sweethearts
  33. Manga's Hard Times
  34. Love! Love! Love Triangle!

Manga

There are 30 volumes in the original release of the manga series in Japan. In 2006, they sold 26 million copies, making Tokimeki Tonight the sixth best-selling shōjo manga.
  • Volume 1, ISBN4-08-853247-3
  • Volume 2, ISBN4-08-853257-0
  • Volume 3, ISBN4-08-853271-6
  • Volume 4, ISBN4-08-853281-3
  • Volume 5, ISBN4-08-853292-9
  • Volume 6, ISBN4-08-853304-6
  • Volume 7, ISBN4-08-853313-5
  • Volume 8, ISBN4-08-853325-9
  • Volume 9, ISBN4-08-853337-2
  • Volume 10, ISBN4-08-853352-6
  • Volume 11, ISBN4-08-853364-X
  • Volume 12, ISBN4-08-853376-3
  • Volume 13, ISBN4-08-853388-7
  • Volume 14, ISBN4-08-853400-X
  • Volume 15, ISBN4-08-853410-7
  • Volume 16, ISBN4-08-853436-0
  • Volume 17, ISBN4-08-853453-0
  • Volume 18, ISBN4-08-853474-3
  • Volume 19, ISBN4-08-853489-1
  • Volume 20, ISBN4-08-853506-5
  • Volume 21, ISBN4-08-853523-5
  • Volume 22, ISBN4-08-853540-5
  • Volume 23, ISBN4-08-853598-7
  • Volume 24, ISBN4-08-853618-5
  • Volume 25, ISBN4-08-853632-0
  • Volume 26, ISBN4-08-853654-1
  • Volume 27, ISBN4-08-853686-X
  • Volume 28, ISBN4-08-853720-3
  • Volume 29, ISBN4-08-853747-5
  • Volume 30, ISBN4-08-853775-0


Staff

  • Story: Koi Ikeno
  • General Director: Hiroshi Sasagawa
    Hiroshi Sasagawa
    is a creator of several anime and manga series. His name is romanized in some sources as Hiroshi Sasakawa.-Career:Well-known as one of creators of "Time Bokan" series , he has directed several animation works in the fantasy and science fiction genre, many of them with Tatsunoko Production.-List of...

  • Literature consists Series: Okabe Toshio
  • Music: Ootani Kazuo
  • Art Director: Kadono Mariko
  • Chief Director: Hisashi Takashi
  • Producer: N.
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     (NTV), performing Ohno (Yomiko Advertising), Masamichi Fujiwara (Touhou) for Thurs (Group TAC
    Group TAC
    Group TAC was a Japanese animation and computer graphics studio located in Shibuya, Tokyo, and founded in 1968. They have worked on movies, videos, TV shows, and commercials, and have contributed to all stages of the process, including planning, production, sound effects, and so on...

    )
  • Production: Oohashi Yuukiti (Touhou), Atsumi Tashiro (Group TAC)
  • Chief animation director: Takazawa Magoiti
  • Original: Takano Noboru, Keep Tomaru, Noriko Otsuka, Oonuki Keniti, Sawa Yumiko dong, Ooshima Hidenori, Mizuta Megumi, Hosoya Akio, S. Eguchi, Yumiko Gimhae, Shimura Noriko, victory Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ikegami, Shimura Noriko, Jouji Yanase, Gotou Noriko , Well you pour Nabeji, T. Furukawa, Bihuka Taga, Yuzo Aoki, Yoshimoto Keiko, New Agatsuma, Katou Kiyouko, Hirata Kaoru, Miyawaki Takako, Nakano Akiko and Eiji Suzuki, Ikuno Hiroko, Itou Huziko, Tsuyoshi Makoto Kanazawa, Tsudi Hisako*Check Video: Nishi Yasushi Kei River
  • Video: Cosmo add lifetime Shimizu, Akiko Matsumoto, Ikuno Hiroko, Ishiguro Atsushi, Sawada Hiroko, Nomura Seizi, Tsudi Hisako, Satoshi Ken Iida, Nami Satoshi Ikeda, Yamamoto Yoshiko, Kanda Ikuko, Masuda Ayako, Reiko Suzuki, Hirai Tiaki, Aihara Hiroyuki studio K2, Shimamura Yumiko, Mayumi Mori Nishi, Endou Hiromi, Shinozaki Haruko, Ogata Taeko, Hiroki Takagi and Arai Satiko, Tsu Mano, Satoshi Mitsuru Mochizuki, Yano Atsushi, Katsuta Shigeru, Itou Yukiko, many Tomoko Horie, Hara Tetsuo, Yanagita Yoshiaki, Shima Ono Etsuko Yoshida, Suzuki Kayoko, Hitomi Tamon, M. Takabari quasi Kiguchi
  • Color Design: Yokose Rumiko
  • Finish: Studio M, shafts, Studio Junio
  • Background: Kametani, Tsune Humi Kamezaki, Hukui Noriko, Tanaka Shizue, Yumi Watanabe, Nagashima Yukio, Masako Kato, Huzii Wako, Kimi Makoto Osaki, Toyama biological child, Watanabe Naomi, Ishikawa Dushanzi, Matsuzaki Yukari, Yoko Yoshida, Andou Hiromi, Hazime Zyun East, Takahashi Mitiko
  • Photographer: Production Ogata, Gallop, Asahi Production
  • Animation Title: Gisaburo Sugii
  • Edit: Kogawa Masashi
  • Title: Katayama Satoshi
  • Developing: Touyou processing station (currently: Imagica)
  • Sound Production: Zack Promotions
  • Sound Director: Fujiyama atrial extension
  • Effect: Katou Syouzi (Anime Sound Production)
  • Record: Itou Tadami
  • Production Cooperation: Media bread, Asia-Do, loose production Sutajiojunio
  • Production staff: Kon Masahiro
  • Production Progress: Akira Shinohara, Koizumi Yoshiko, Suzaki Hiroshi, Takashi Hutoshi Sugawara, Hiroshi Masashi Toyozumi
  • Agency: Yomiko Advertising
  • Producer: Touhou Inc., Group TAC
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