Special A

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2 Overview
3 Characters
4 Anime Music
5 Episodes
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Special A

Special A is a 24 episode long series and has 17 volumes of manga. Special A is a romantic comedy published in the Hana to Yume magazines. The manga ran in the Hana to Yume magazines for almost 6 years starting April 1 2003 and ending on March 19 2009. The anime was released on April 6 2008 and ended September 14 2009.

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Overview

Hikari Hanazono was amazing at pro-wrestling only at the age of 6. Being able to beat men in high school left her thinking she could beat any opponent. That is until 6 year old Kei Takishima came along and beat her at her own game. Ever since that incident Hikari has tried to beat Kei at everything. From grades to races to even puzzles Hikari has never once won. But in order for most of this to be possible she has went to every school Kei has been. Now she is at Hakusenkan, an elite private school that cost alot of money. In the school there is a special class for the top seven students. They are referred to as the Special A or SA. Kei and Hikari are at the top of SA. Hikari #2 and Kei #1. Hikari's most important goal in life is to beat her rival and friend Kei Takishima.She is so focused on her goal she doesn't even notice that Kei is madly in love with her. The story will go on focusing mainly on Hikari's goal as their rivalry will grow into something more sweet.

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Characters

Hikari Hanazono: Ranked Number 2 in SA. Daughter of Jiro Hanazono,a carpenter. Hikari is determined to defeat Kei Takishima in any competion. Hikari will never back down from a challenge, no matter how boring or life threatening. Hikari is very proud yet very stubborn. Hikari is good at most things like sports and school but the thing she can't do is cook. Hikari will try to make friends and be kind with everyone she meets. Even the meanest or bratty people she will try to find the goodness inside of them. hikari is very good at fighting and will never back down from a fight. Although Kei is very annoyed with Hikari fighting she will try to fight anyway. Hikari being very smart know very much but she doesn't know that she loves Kei. Hikari then realizes her feelings for Kei in Episode 22 and in Episode 24 they tell each other how they feel. Hikari Hanazono is voiced by Yuko Goto.

Kei Takishima: Ranked Number 1 in SA. Son of Satoru Takishima, the CEO of the Takishima Group. Kei is Hikari's rival. He often calls her "Miss Second Place". Hikari is always annoyed at Kei when he calls her that only making Kei want to call her it more. Kei is often annoyed when Hikari does dangerous things because she might get hurt. Kei often likes to do things on his own and usually succeeds on the first try. Kei is also madly in love with her and often thinks of her but he hasn't confessed his feelings to her yet. Kei has tried to tell her how he feels but it's somehow misinterpreted. In Episode 24 he cofesses his feelings to Hikari in London. Kei Takishima is voiced by Jun Fukuyama.

Tadashi Karino: Ranked Number 5 in SA. Son of Sumire Karino, director of Hakusenken Academy. Tadashi is carefree and loves to explore natural areas. He loves to eat Akira's cooking even though he is violently attacked by her often. He is often intimidated by his mother and is scared into doing what she wants when she says "Bungee". He loves Akira since he was little and he showed her her first look at freedom. He also likes to provoke Akira far enough for her to beat him up. Tadshi Karino is voiced by Hiro Shimono.

Akira Toudou: Ranked Number 6 in SA. Daughter of the CEO of an airline company. Akira is a fun and enthusiastic girl who can be mean if she has to. She love to cook and even has her own kitchen on school campus. Akira loves cute girls, especially Hikari, and can come across as yuri. Akira is often provoked by Tadashi and doesn't hold back to hit him. But she has loved him since she was a little girl. Yahiro Saiga and Tadashi was Akira's childhood friends but because of Yahiro's scary outlook no one else would be Akira's friend. When Yahiro went away Akira made a friend named Sayo. But when Yahiro came back he discovered Sayo was only her friend because Akira was rich. Yahiro made Sayo hate Akira go away but Akira took it the wrong way. Akira told Yahiro she never wanted him to talk to her again until she talked to him. Akria Toudou is voiced by Hitomi Nabatame.

Ryu Tsuji: Ranked Number 7 in SA. Son of a CEO of a sports car company. Ryu would probably be around 3rd place if it weren't for Megumi and Jun. He focuses more on them instead of his test because they tend to get bored. Ryu is very kind and stands up for the Yamamoto twins. Ryuu loves to take care of animals and he loves children. He was also has known the Tamamoto twins since they were kids. Ryu Tsuji is voiced by Kazuma Horie.

Jun Yamamoto: Ranked Number 3 in SA. Son of a music producer and a famous singer and twin brother to Megumi. Jun is very nice but often quiet. He is very kind towards his sister and Ryuu. But he and his sister get very jealous when Ryuu is showing his affection to another person or thing besides them. Jun loves music but barely has any musical ability. When he was younger he was watching a hypnotizing tv show and got hypnotized himself causing him to get a split personality. His other personality is triggered when he gets a lot of affection from a girl or is kissed. He then turns into a girl magnet. His personality is the exact opposite and he attracts almost every living female in site.The only way for him to go back to normal is to lose consiousness. This to him has been a curse because when he was on a date with a girl and "Dark Jun" came out and he attracted every girl in the park his date to tell him he was disgusting and that she hated him. So when Sakura Ushikubo falls in love with him he's scared to get close to her because of "Dark Jun". But when "Dark Jun" emerges Sakura says she likes him both ways. Jun Yamamoto is voiced by Tsubasa Yonaga.

Megumi Yamamoto: Ranked Number 4 in SA. Daughter of a music producer and a famous singer and older twin sister to Jun. Megumi is a sweet girl who is very quiet. She doesn't like to talk to protect her voice. So she communticates through writing on a sketch pad. When she does speak it's because she's upset or she trying to please Yahiro Saiga. Megumi love to sing except when she does it sounds like a sonic boom. Although if she sings from a long distance away it reveals her voice is very beautiful. Megumi likes Ryuu like a brother but get easily jealous when he's showing his affection to another person or thing. After Akira started dating Tadashi, Megumi tries to protect her from Yahiro who likes her by telling him "I love you, please go out with me." On a fake date with him Megumi develops feelings for Yahiro. Megumi Yamamoto is voiced by Ayahi Takagaki.

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Anime Music

1st opening theme: Special Days (episodes 1 - 12) Preformers: Yuko Goto(Hikari), Hitomi Nabatame(Akira), and Ayahi Takagaki(Megumi)

1st ending theme:Hidamari no Gate (episodes 1 - 12, 24) Preformers: Jun Fukuyama(Kei), Hiro Shimono(Tadashi), Tsubasa Yonaga(Jun), and Kazuma Horie(Ryuu)

2nd opening theme:Gorgeous 4U (episodes 13 - 24) Performers: Jun Fukuyama(Kei), Hiro Shimono(Tadashi), Tsubasa Yonaga(Jun), and Kazuma Horie(Ryuu)

2nd ending theme:Special Gyutto Good Luck! (episodes 13 - 23) Performers: Yuko Goto(Hikari), Hitomi Nabatame(Akira), and Ayahi Takagaki(Megumi)

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