Yoiko

This article is about the manga. For the comedy duo, see Yoiko (owarai).

Yoiko
First tankōbon volume cover
よいこ
Genre	Comedy[1]
Manga
Written by	Yūgo Ishikawa
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	1996 – 2001
Volumes	15
Anime television series
Directed by	Takahiro Omori
Written by	Sukehiro Tomita
Music by	Yoshio J. Maki
Studio	Pierrot
Original network	TBS
Original run	November 6, 1998 – March 26, 1999
Episodes	20

Yoiko (よいこ, "Good Girl") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1996 to 2001, with its chapters collected in 15 tankōbon volumes. A 20-episode anime television series animated by Pierrot was broadcast in Japan on TBS from November 1998 to March 1999.

Plot

Fūka Esumi has a full-grown body, standing tall at 163 cm (64 in). Despite her appearance, Fūka is just an ordinary elementary school girl. When she moves in with her relatives and enrolls in the local school, her body draws the attention of teachers and students. Totally unaware of this, with a mentality of her own age, Fūka tries to get by her school life with just like her classmates. However, due to the contrast between her appearance and mind, her actions end up causing misunderstandings and troubles among people around her.

Characters

Fūka Esumi (江角 風花, Esumi Fūka)

Voiced by: Ryōko Nagata[2]

Miki Kashima (鹿島 ミキ, Kashima Miki)

Voiced by: Sawa Ono[2]

Jirō (ジロー)

Voiced by: Nobuyuki Hiyama[2]

Miss Noguchi (野口 先生, Noguchi-sensei)

Voiced by: Miki Yoshino[2]

Akira Ozeki (小関 アキラ, Ozeki Akira)

Voiced by: Mifuyu Hiiragi[2]

Kenji Amimoto (網本 ケンジ, Amimoto Kenji)

Voiced by: Daisuke Sakaguchi[2]

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by Yūgo Ishikawa, Yoiko was serialized in Shogakukan's seinen manga magazine Weekly Big Comic Spirits from 1996 to 2001.[3][4] At first, it was planned to be a short series, and Shogakukan collected its chapters in two volumes, released under the Big Spirits Comics Special imprint in May 1997 and January 1998;[5][6] however, after the series began a regular weekly serialization in the magazine, lasting longer than planned, this edition was discontinued.[7] Shogakukan released 15 tankōbon volumes, from June 30, 1998,[8] to May 30, 2001.[9]

Anime

A 20-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Pierrot,[1] was broadcast in Japan on TBS from November 7, 1998, to March 27, 1999.[10]

Reception

John Oppliger of AnimeNation called the series a "Golden Boy style ribald comedy".[11] Oppliger also considered it one of the earliest true fan service anime television series, but he commented that unlike contemporary fan service anime, Yoiko's nudity and sex gags were "innocent and humorous, circumstantial rather than provocative like today's "fan service.""[12]

See also

• Recorder and Randsell

References

1. "YOIKO -That Girl!-". Pierrot. Archived from the original on August 6, 2018. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
2. よいこ (in Japanese). Pierrot. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
3. 石川優吾. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022. 続く1996年、週刊ビッグコミックスピリッツにて「よいこ」を連載開始
4. 「よいこ」無事終了 (in Japanese). March 18, 2001. Archived from the original on April 12, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
5. ビッグスピリッツコミックススペシャル よいこ 〈１〉. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
6. ビッグスピリッツコミックススペシャル よいこ 〈２〉. Kinokuniya (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
7. Ishikawa, Yūgo. よいこのページ. you-go.net (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 29, 2001. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
8. よいこ / 1. s-book.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on May 11, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
9. よいこ / 15. s-book.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on July 4, 2003. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
10. よいこ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on January 10, 2022. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
11. Oppliger, John (July 13, 2010). "Ask John: Are There More Obscene Anime Comedies?". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on January 8, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2022.
12. Oppliger, John (August 17, 2012). "Ask John: What are the Best Vintage Fan Service Anime?". AnimeNation. Archived from the original on March 14, 2013. Retrieved January 10, 2022.

External links

• Yoiko (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia