Gakuen Alice
Gakuen Alice Logo
学園アリス (Gakuen Arisu)
Genre	Comedy, Magic, Supernatural
Manga
Author	Tachibana Higuchi
Publisher	Hakusensha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Hana to Yume
Original run	19 February 2003 – ongoing
Volumes	16 with 97 chapters (ongoing)[1]
TV anime
Director	Takahiro Omori
Studio	Group TAC, Aniplex
Network	NHK BS-2
Original run	30 October 2004 – 14 May 2005
Episodes	26[2]

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Contents 1 Story 2 Setting 3 Alices 3.1 Alice Type 3.2 Alice Shape 3.3 Star-Ranking 3.4 Control Device 4 Main characters 5 Media 5.1 Volumes 5.2 Fanbook 5.3 CDs 5.4 Video games 6 Anime 6.1 Production 6.2 Episode list 6.3 Theme songs 7 References 8 External links

Story

Gakuen Alice is the story of a 10-year old girl, Mikan Sakura, who is devastated when her best friend, Hotaru Imai, transfers to a special school for "genius" kids in Tokyo. Name Her first name, means mandarin oranges in Japanese which also corresponds to her Alice Stone color is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. After hearing horrible rumors of what happens in the Academy, Mikan runs away from home to seek out her dear friend, and finds that the school Hotaru transferred to, Gakuen Alice, is specifically for children who each have a special power called an "Alice". To Mikan's surprise, a teacher at Gakuen Alice, Narumi, discovers that she too has a unique Alice, leading to her admission into the school. is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy.

The story is primarily focused on Mikan and her experiences at the Academy, from the everyday bore of classes and exams, to the unexpected clashes with the Anti-Alice Organization (AAO). Despite her initial view of the so-called greatness of the school, Mikan slowly finds out that beneath the grand facade of the Academy lies a never ending stream of lies and deception.

Mikan meets a boy named Natsume, whom she initially hates from the very start of the story, but would eventually start to like. is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. And in turn he begins to form an interest in her. Natsume has the Alice of fire and is in the Dangerous Ability class. Natsume hates the Academy and is forced to do its dirty work. Narumi thinks that Mikan holds the key to save Natsume and change the academy.

Along with the many friends she comes to make, including Natsume's best friend, Ruka Nogi, and the class representative, Yū Tobita a. is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. k. a. Iinchō, Mikan comes to love the Academy and its teachers, but its increasingly manipulative and sinister actions toward her make it a dangerous place to be. or, is a Japanese term meaning class representative in the context of elementary school and junior high school and is commonly referred to by the shortened title

Setting

The Gakuen Alice is located somewhere in Tokyo (in the Anime it is across from a huge gorilla billboard. officially, is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan and located on the eastern side of the main island Honshū. ) The size of the school grounds resembles the dimensions of a sprawling estate. The grounds are enough to contain three levels of education (elementary, junior high, senior high) along with a Hospital, the Main Building, and the Central Town, where shops managed by Alice-bearing artisans sell goods that came about with the help of their Alices.

In the anime, the Academy has its own monetary system, the Rabbit (Rt). One Rabbit equals 100 yen. However, in the manga, the Academy uses yen as their primary currency. There are four forests surrounding the estate, the most visited one in the manga version being the Northern Woods where the infamous "Mr. Bear" resides.

Communication is limited in the Academy. Even letter-sending is limited to only once in a long time. The reason: because of their abilities, children with Alices are prime and lucrative targets for kidnappers and slave traders. Escapees are deterred by concentration camp-style barriers (like heavy security and electrified fences).

However, honor students and those getting the highest exam scores have the privilege of going home and visit some of their relatives for one week. Topnotch students in the Final Examinations get other perks as well, like free meal tickets and certifications, and money as well as a week-long leave.

Alices

Alice Type

1. Latent Type- Most students at the school are in this class. Alices here are the most traditional, or better known as super powers. It's the most normal class and students here are of the serious type. An example would be the Illusion Alice.
2. Technical Type- Just like its name, any experiment can create an Alice level. The Alices in this type are based on technology and research fields. Most students are involved in their individual works, so it's the quietest class. An example would be the Chemistry Alice.
3. Somatic Type- This type is not filled with inventions or practice unlike other classes. The Somatic Alices are based on the body of humans, animals, and other living things. An example would be the Animal Pheromone Alice.
4. Special Ability- Basically, this class is for students with Alices that don't exactly fit in any of the other three classes. Their powers are different and the class is mixed. The specialty of the class can be described as chaotic or peculiar. Some of the rarest Alices belong to this class. Some examples include the Doppelganger Alice, Shadow Manipulation Alice, and Nullification Alice.
5. Dangerous Ability- This is considered to be an extra type. The Alices in this category may be classified under one of the above types, but some characteristics make them dangerous to the school. This class is very different from all the others and could also be described as an occult.

Alice Shape

Every Alice is categorized as one of four shapes, which specify how much of it can be used and how often.

1. Childhood: The Alice slowly appears and disappears as the child with it grows into an adult.
2. Diffuse: The Alice is always available, but at a relatively low power level.
3. Intermittent: The Alice can only be used for a short period at any time, but at a relatively high power level.
4. Limitless: The Alice can be used as often and as much as desired, but each use impacts against the user's own life and can kill them if overused.

Star-Ranking

A star-ranking is the evaluation system that the Academy uses to judge a student's school work, Alice level and attitude. There are four rankings which are indicated by the number of gold stars on a student's collar.

1. No-Star: Students who are below-average. This is mainly reserved for children.
2. Single: Students who are pretty much average. Most of the students in the Elementary Division have this rank.
3. Double: Students who are more of an over-achiever than Singles but aren't exceptionally brilliant at either their studies or use of their Alice.
4. Triple: Students who usually are deemed as "over-achievers" and tend to excel at either their studies or use of Alice or both.
5. Special: Students who are considered the best of the best, signified by a lapel in the shape of a star enclosed in a circle (though rarely seen in the anime). Those who excel tremendously in their Alice and, if they care, their studies--to put in short, geniuses. Also known as the "Principal students". Altough it is really tough to achieve this star there is only a few students(i. e. -"Natsume")which is seen with this star in the anime series.

Each star ranking has its own monthly allowance rate:

1. No-Star: 5 Rabbits: (equal to about 500 yen or 5 US dollars)
2. Single: 30 Rabbits: (equal to about 3000 yen or 30 US dollars)
3. Double: 50 Rabbits: (equal to about 5000 yen or 50 US dollars)
4. Triple: 100 Rabbits: (equal to about 10,000 yen or 100 US dollars)
5. Special: 300 Rabbits: (equal to about 30,000 yen or 300 US dollars)

Control Device

There are specially design prevention devices made for a particular person. There are numerous devices worn on the head, hand, and such that can emit tracking signals. Each kind has sealing abilities (the locking away of Alice within the device). There are also control devices for punishment purposes like the Cat Mask. Anyone who wears these devices and disobeys the higher-ups, are punished by the devices. It immediately sends a pulsating electric shock throughout the body. These devices can only be removed by the person who placed it on.

Main characters

Main article: List of Alice Academy characters

Names are displayed in Western order (given name before surname). The following is a list of characters from the Anime and Manga series Alice Academy ( Gakuen Alice)

Mikan Sakura (佐倉蜜柑, Sakura Mikan^?) Voiced by: Kana Ueda

The cute and (overly) energetic Mikan lives only with her grandfather and attends a run-down elementary school. Name Her first name, means mandarin oranges in Japanese which also corresponds to her Alice Stone color is a Seiyū who was born on June 9, 1980, in Ikoma Nara, and raised in Higashiōsaka Osaka, Japan. Upon hearing that her best friend, Hotaru Imai, is off to another school, it didn't take long for Mikan to decide that she will literally follow Hotaru everywhere she goes. Mikan discovers that the new school, Gakuen Alice, is rather a special one. As it was tried and tested, Mikan can actually nullify any kind of Alice force thrown at her. As a result, Mikan is like a walking barrier that no one can affect. It is for this reason that she is being closely watched by the school. Naturally, Mikan had a hard time adapting to her new school life but her outgoing and sincere personality eventually wins them over. She manages to turn everyone into friends and even admirers. The only person she can't seem to understand her feelings very well towards is Natsume. Later they both reveal their love to each other indirectly.

Hotaru Imai (今井 蛍, Imai Hotaru^?) Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya

Hotaru Imai is Mikan's best friend. is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. is a prolific Japanese Seiyū who was born in Osaka and brought up in Kumamoto. She is extremely intelligent and rational. During the story, though she may appear to be rather cold and indifferent on the surface, it is apparent that she genuinely cares for Mikan. She has the Alice of Invention, and during her time at the country with Mikan and her grandfather, she created many strange but useful inventions, often made to look like animals. An invention is a new form composition of matter device or Process. She knows that Luka has a crush on Mikan. She also knows that Mikan likes Natsume. Hotaru breaks the fourth wall by teaching the audience about her inventions. The fourth wall is the imaginary wall at the front of the stage in a Proscenium Theater, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play The other characters see her explaining her inventions to apparently no one.

Natsume Hyūga (日向 棗, Hyūga Natsume^?) Voiced by: Romi Paku

Stoic and scary but cool, Natsume may be icy on the outside but is actually fiery on the inside. is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. Romi Paku or Park Romi (born January 22, 1972) is a Japanese actress and Seiyū of Korean descent. Born with the Flame Alice, Natsume is expectedly hated and feared by many students and teachers because of his dangerous ability. Despite this, he is the top student in the class. Natsume is often seen with his best friend,Ruka. Other than Ruka, the fire starter didn't really get along well with the others until Mikan came along. At first, her optimistic nature was like a poison to him but gradually, he softened up to her and going as far as developing romantic feelings for her. Natsume's past is shrouded with mystery and nobody really knows what goes on in his mind. But one thing is for sure, he is extremely suspicious of the adults in the academy. He is involved with the school's secret missions for reasons unknown. Though he really doesn't like doing it, the threat to endanger his classmates and especially Mikan's welfare forces him to be at their mercy. They do that because they know that Natsume would give his life for her.

Ruka Nogi (乃木流架, Nogi Luka^?) Voiced by: Miwa Yasuda

Ruka is Natsume's childhood friend and often referred by Mikan throughout the story as "Ruka-pyon". is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. is a Seiyū who works for Aoni Production. Notable voice roles Anime Blue Gender (Alicia Whistle He is a gentle and generous person, characteristics that balance out Natsume's personality. His animal pheromone Alice allows him to get along with animals, a fact that he is embarrassed of and often blackmailed over. Despite this, he often carries a rabbit with him. He knows Natsume (his best friend) has a crush on Mikan, and he also has a crush on her. In episode 19, Luka plays Snow White in a play and Mikan was forced to play the prince. Snow White (in Low German Sneewittchen; in High German Schneeweißchen) is the title character of a Fairy tale known from many countries in But at the very end, her teacher told her to improvise and kiss him on the lips, Natsume threw an apple at Mikan to stop her in fits of jealousy.

Narumi (鳴海, Narumi^?) Voiced by: Akira Ishida

Narumi is the homeroom teacher of Mikan's class (class B). is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. is a fictional character from the Manga and Anime series Alice Academy. Akira Ishida (石田 彰 Ishida Akira, born November 2, 1967) is a prolific male Seiyū born in Nisshin Aichi, Japan. He teaches Japanese and often deals with Natsume when he gets in trouble or tries to break out. is a language spoken by over 130 million people in Japan and in Japanese emigrant communities He has the human pheromone Alice; he can make other people do what he wants by attracting them, but children pass out. A pheromone (from Greek φέρω phero "to bear" + ‘ορμόνη " Hormone " is a Chemical that triggers a natural Mikan calls Narumi "father" because she misses her grandfather so much. Narumi is too young to be called "grandfather" so he asked Mikan to call him "father. " He is 27 years old. Later in the manga, it is found that he harbored unrequited feelings for Mikan's mother. It is proven that he is not Mikan's father, but he made a promise to Mikan's mother that he will take care of Mikan during her stay in the Academy. He is of course, concerned about Mikan and Natsume.

Media

Volumes

Note: The ISBN below refers to the Japanese edition.

• Volume 1 - ISBN 9784592172451, Release date: February 2003
• Volume 2 - ISBN 9784592172468, Release date: July 2003
• Volume 3 - ISBN 9784592172475, Release date: November 2003
• Volume 4 - ISBN 9784592180913, Release date: March 2004
• Volume 5 - ISBN 9784592180920, Release date: July 2004
• Volume 6 - ISBN 9784592180937, Release date: November 2004
• Volume 7 - ISBN 9784592180944, Release date: March 2005
• Volume 8 - ISBN 9784592180951, Release date: August 2005
• Volume 9 - ISBN 9784592180968, Release date: December 2005
• Volume 10 - ISBN 9784592180975, Release date: April 2006
• Volume 11 - ISBN 9784592180982, Release date: September 2006
• Volume 12 - ISBN 9784592180999, Release date: December 2006
• Volume 13 - ISBN 9784592181002, Release date: May 2007
• Volume 14 - ISBN 9784592185208, Release date: September 19, 2007
• Volume 15 - ISBN 9784592185215, Release date: March 2008

Note: These are the English editions licensed by Tokyopop

• Volume 1 - ISBN-13: 9781427803191, Release date: December 2007
• Volume 2 - ISBN-13: 9781427803207, Release date: March 2008
• Volume 3 - ISBN-13: , Release date: June 2008

Fanbook

An official fanbook was recently published in May 2007. ^[3] There was also a special fanbook titled Pika Pika SP Fanbook released as a furoku in Hana to Yume magazine.

CDs

A soundtrack for the series has been released on March 2, 2005. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. ^[3] A single of the opening theme and ending theme were also released. ^[4]

Drama CDs

Three drama CDs were broadcast on a web radio and then were first released together in one CD, as a furoku in Hana to Yume magazine in 2006. Radio drama is a form of audio storytelling broadcast on radio. Internet radio (also known as web radio, net radio, streaming radio and e-radio) is an audio Broadcasting service transmitted via Later on, they were released separately. ^[5][6][7]

Video games

Gakuen Alice ~Kira Kira Memory Kiss~ was released on 22 June 2006 for the PlayStation 2 in Japan. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. There is also a Game Boy Advance game that has also only been released in Japan called Gakuen Alice ~Doki Doki Fushigi Taiken~. The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo. In April 19, 2007 a Nintendo DS game called Gakuen Alice: Waku Waku Happy Friends was released in Japan. Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

Anime

Production

Episode list

1. Our School Will Be Gone
2. Welcome to Gakuen Alice
3. I Won't Let Alice Get to Me
4. This is My Alice
5. The Star-Class is Tough
6. I'm With The Good-For-Nothing Types
7. I Won't Lose the Alice Dodgeball
8. I Miss Grandpa
9. I Love You, Hotaru
10. How Exciting, Central Town
11. Alice, I'm in Special Training
12. The School Festival is Here
13. Go After the Superstar
14. Let's Bring Natsume Back
15. Let's Go Back to the Academy
16. Imagine the Maze, the Magic Lamp
17. Hotaru's Secret
18. Just the Two of Us, in the Dark
19. Raise the Curtain, Snow White Sleeping Beauty
20. Who Will Have the Last Dance?
21. Aim for the Honor Student Award
22. Mr. Bear and the Prince
23. The Circus is Here
24. Mr. Narumi's Lie
25. Take Back the Academy
26. Friendship is Forever

Theme songs

Opening themes
#	Transcription/Translation	Performed by	Episodes
	Pikapika no Taiyou (Shining Sun)	Kana Ueda	All
Ending themes
#	Transcription/Translation	Performed by	Episodes
	Shiawase no Niji	Kana Ueda and Rie Kugimiya	All[2]

References

External links

• Aniplex's official website for Gakuen Alice (Japanese)
• NHK's official website on Gakuen Alice (Japanese)
• Animax Asia's official website for Gakuen Alice (English)
• Animax India's official website for Gakuen Alice (English)
• Official Gakuen Alice ~Kira Kira Memory Kiss~ Playstation 2 Game Homepage (Japanese)
• Enoki Films USA official website for Gakuen Alice (English)

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