Marmalade Boy
Cover of the first volume of the original Japanese manga release
ママレード・ボーイ (Mamarēdo Bōi)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Author	Wataru Yoshizumi
Publisher	Shueisha
English publisher	Tokyopop
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon Magazine
Original run	May 1992 – October 1995
Volumes	8
TV anime
Director	Akinori Yabe
Studio	Toei Animation
Network	Asahi Broadcasting Corporation,Fuji TV
Original run	March 13, 1994 – September 3, 1995
Episodes	76
Animated film
Director	Akinori Yabe
Studio	Toei Animation
Released	March 4, 1995
Runtime	26 minutes
Light novel
Author	Yumi Kageyama
Illustrator	Wataru Yoshizumi
Publisher	Shueisha
Demographic	Female
Publishing label	Cobalt Bunko
Published	July 1994 – March 1996
Volumes	10
Game
Developer	Bandai
Publisher	Bandai
Genre	Dating simulation
Platform	Game Boy, Super Famicom
Released	January 1, 1995 (Game Boy) April 21, 1995 (Super Famicom)

Marmalade Boy (ママレード・ボーイ, Mamarēdo Bōi^?) is a shōjo manga by Wataru Yoshizumi. ˈmɑŋgə is the Japanese word for Comics (sometimes called komikku コミック and print Cartoons In their modern form manga date from shortly is a Japanese Mangaka. She was born as on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor is a Japanese word originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters is a monthly Japanese Shōjo Manga magazine published by Shueisha, first issued in August 1955 Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. 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This was followed by a prequel theatrical anime movie in 1995. The series was also adapted as a 30-episode live-action television series (Chinese: 橘子醬男孩; pinyin: Júzǐjiāng Nánhái) broadcast in Taiwan in 2002. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia.

The manga was published in English by Tokyopop, which also licensed the anime series. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor Tokyopop has since lost the license to the manga, and to the first twenty-four episodes of the manga, leaving the releases out of print.

Plot

Miki Koishikawa's ordinary life as a high school junior is turned upside down when her parents suddenly announce that they are getting divorced in order to swap partners with a couple they met in Hawaii. The following article is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese Manga and Anime Marmalade Boy. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the They seek her approval of the shocking change, and at a dinner where Miki meets the other couple as well as their son Yuu, who is about her age, she reluctantly agrees to the arrangement. Yuu, while at first a jerk who takes every opportunity to make fun of Miki, turns out to be fun and attractive, and Miki finds herself falling for him. Little by little, she accepts her new family arrangement, and opens up to Yuu as they become friends.

Miki and Yuu's relationship starts to become complicated because of the previous relationships that they have and develop with other characters. These include Miki's long time classmate and former crush, Ginta Suou, and Yuu's former girlfriend, Arimi Suzuki. A secondary subplot develops when Miki's best friend, Meiko Akizuki, herself starts to have her own problems because of the relationship she has gotten into with one of the teachers, Nachan.

Throughout the series, Miki and Yuu's relationship is further developed and tried, influenced by other characters around them and the relationships that they develop with these characters.

Characters

Main article: List of Marmalade Boy characters

The cast of Marmalade Boy is diverse, and largely defined by their relationships with Miki Koishikawa and Yuu Matsura. The following article is a list of fictional characters from the Japanese Manga and Anime Marmalade Boy. Although the relationship between these two protagonists is the primary focus of the series series, many of the supporting characters are also well-developed. ^[1]

Miki Koishikawa (小石川 光希, Koishikawa Miki^?) is a cheerful, friendly, outspoken, and good-hearted high school girl. Miki had her heart broken in junior high by her best male friend Ginta, and while she got over it and was able to become friends with him again, she also showed no interest in moving on to someone else. When she was in high school, her parents returned from a trip to Hawaii and announced they were going to swap spouses with another couple. The State of Hawaii ( or həˈwaɪʔiː Hawaiian: Mokuāina o Hawaii) is a state in the United States located on an Archipelago in the The Matsuura's had a son Miki's age named Yuu. The two families decided to share a house together. While having to get used to her strange new family, Miki also found herself falling in love with her stepbrother. Voiced by: Mariko Kouda (Japanese), Michelle Ruff (English)

Yuu Matsuura (松浦 遊, Matsuura Yū^?) is smart and naturally athletic, able to excel in many sports. (sometimes romanized Mariko Kouda) is a Seiyū, J-Pop Singer and radio personality born on September 5, 1969 in Miyashiro Michelle Suzanne Ruff (Born September 27, 1967 in Detroit, Michigan) is an American voice actress known for her work in Personality wise, he is much the opposite of Miki, being more detached, less emotional, and less open about his feelings than Miki. Miki calls him "Marmalade Boy" because she thinks he is sweet on the outside but bitter inside, while he admires Miki's ability to clearly express her emotions. After their families move in together, Yuu falls in love with Miki while dealing with his own private demons regarding his birth. Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu (Japanese), Michael Lindsay (English)

Production

When Wataru Yoshizumi first started planning Marmalade Boy, with Miki, Yuu, Ginta, and Meiko all the opposite genders of what they ended up being in the final versions. is a Seiyū, who was born on November 17, 1969 in Kokura Minami-ku Kitakyushu, Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Prefecture. Michael Lindsay is the name of a voice actor who also goes by the name of Dylan Tully is a Japanese Mangaka. She was born as on June 18, 1963 in Tokyo, Japan. The original Miki looked similar to Yuu's final appearance, while Yuu was an attractive girl with long black hair and a "devilish" and "unpredictable" personality. Yoshizumi notes several reasons behind the changes. Part of the reason was that it was a request from the Ribon publishers, who wanted a female as the central character as the story was going to be included in a "Mother's Day" set with magnets featuring the characters. is a monthly Japanese Shōjo Manga magazine published by Shueisha, first issued in August 1955 Her associate editor also expressed concerns that a male hero would be a "sissy" when written about by a female writer. Finally, Yoshizumi herself decided that she would go with a heroine rather than a hero as most of the Ribon readers are girls. is a monthly Japanese Shōjo Manga magazine published by Shueisha, first issued in August 1955 ^[2]

In the original story, the title of Marmalade Boy was an indication of the hero Miki's cheerful, sweet, and naive nature. After redoing the concept, she wanted to keep the original title, changing its meaning to what is stated in the first volume, that Yuu "has lots of bitter its inside" him but people only see his sweet surface. ^[2][3]

The ending for the series was also very different from the final version. Ginta and Arimi were not going to be a couple in the original version, nor was Meiko going to be reunited with Namura. Yoshizumi originally intended for Miki and Yuu to truly be blood siblings, and thus have to break up. Afterwards, Ginta would comfort Miki and promising to wait for her to get over Yuu. Yuu and Meiko would have been shown meeting four years later, having both having failed in their previous relationships. The ending would have been more open ending so readers would have had to wonder what really would happen to everyone. However, as she was writing the third chapter, Yoshizumi became less certain of the ending, as it made Miki and Yuu's parents appear to be awful people for doing such a thing to their children. She also was concerned how readers would react, and her own feelings of "emptiness" at the sad ending. Her editor agreed that the ending would be bad, so she changed it to the happier one now found in the series. ^[4]

Reception

The English translation of the manga was favorably reviewed by Anime News Network, calling it a classic lighthearted shōjo romance that's sweet and endearing and compulsively readable. Anime News Network (ANN is an Anime industry News Website that reports on the status of Anime, Manga, Japanese popular ^[1]

Media

Manga

Main article: List of Marmalade Boy chapters

Marmalade Boy was originally serialized in the shōjo magazine Ribon, starting with the May 1992 issue and ending in the October 1995 issue. This is a complete list of chapters of the Manga series Marmalade Boy, written by Wataru Yoshizumi. is a Japanese word originally derived from a Chinese expression written with the same characters is a monthly Japanese Shōjo Manga magazine published by Shueisha, first issued in August 1955 The individual chapters were collected in eight collected volumes by Shueisha. is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series is a major publisher in Japan, headquartered in Tokyo. The company was founded in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan ^[5][6] The first volume was released on December 12, 1992, with the final volume released February 20, 1996. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Starting March 15, 2004, Shueisha began re-releasing the series in six special edition volumes, with the final one released August 11, 2004. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " is the Japanese term for a book that is complete in itself and is not part of a series though the Manga industry uses it for volumes which may be in a series Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " ^[7]

The series was licensed for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop. English is a West Germanic language originating in England and is the First language for most people in the United Kingdom, the United States For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor The first volume was released on April 23, 2002, with volumes released every other month until August 5, 2003, when the eight and final volume was published. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ^[8] It was one of the first manga properties that Tokyopop released in the original Japanese orientation, in which the book is read form right to left, and with the original sound effects left in place. For the album by The Jam see Sound Affects. Sound effects or audio effects are artificially created or enhanced Sounds ^[9] Tokyopop also serialized the chapters in their Smile manga anthology magazine. This article is about the facial expression For the typographical symbol see Smiley. ^[10] As of January 2, 2006, all eight volumes are out of print as they could not renew the license after Shueisha became part-owner of Viz Media^[11][12]

Novels

The final volume of original Japanese release of the Marmalade Boy Japanese light novels

Marmalade Boy was adapted into a series of Japanese light novels by Yumi Kageyama, with Wataru Yoshizumi acting as illustrator. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. An out-of-print book is a Book that is no longer being Published Out of print books are often Rare, and may be difficult to acquire Viz Media LLC, headquartered in San Francisco California, is an Anime, Manga and Japanese Entertainment company founded in 1986 A is a Novel with Anime - or Manga -style Illustrations primarily targeting teens and young adults The ten volume series was published under Shueisha's Cobalt Bunko label from July 1994 through March 1996. is a bi-monthly ^[13]

Anime

Toei Animation adapted Marmalade Boy into a 76-episode anime television series which aired on TV Asahi and Fuji TV in 1994 to 1995. ( is a Japanese animation studio owned by Toei Co Ltd. The studio was originally founded in 1948 as Japan Animated Films (日本動画映画 Nihon Dōga Eiga often shortened (anime in Japanese, ( also known as EX and, is a Television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato Tokyo, Japan. is a Japanese Television station based in Daiba, Minato Tokyo, Japan, also known as or CX. This was followed by a prequel theatrical anime movie in 1995. The anime series was licensed for Region 1 DVD release by Tokyopop, which released the series in four box sets. DVD video discs may be encoded with a region code restricting the area of the world in which they can be played DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is For the music movie see Tokyo Pop. Tokyopop, stylized TOKYOPOP, and formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor licensor Tokyopop's license for the first twenty-four episodes has since expired, leaving the anime out of print. ^[14]

Movie

Art books

• Marmalade Boy: Koi no Style Book, ISBN
• Marmalade Boy: Yoshizumi Wataru Illust-shū, ISBN 4-08-855091-9

Games

A Marmalade Boy dating simulation video game was released by Bandai Entertainment for the Nintendo Game Boy system in Japan on January 1, 1995. Dating sims (or dating simulations) are a Video game subgenre of Simulation games usually Japanese with romantic elements Bandai Entertainment Inc is an Anime distribution company owned by the Japanese enterprise Namco Bandai Holdings. The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Based on the manga, the game puts players in the role of Miki, who must try to win the heart of one of her three potential suitors from the series: Yuu, Ginta, or Kei. ^[15] It was released for the Super Famicom system on April 21, 1995. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 ^[16]

Live-action television series

In Taiwan, Marmalade Boy was made into a 30-episode live-action television series called 橘子醬男孩 (pinyin: Júzǐjiāng Nánhái). Taiwan ( Taiwanese: Tâi-oân/Tāi-oân (historically 大灣/台員/大員/台圓/大圓/台窩灣 is an Island in East Asia. Pinyin, more formally Hanyu pinyin, is the most common Standard Mandarin Romanization system in use The series starred pop star Stella as Miki and F4 member Ken Zhu as Yuu; Stella also sang the theme song, "溫室的花 Wēnshì de Huā (Greenhouse Flower)". Stella is the Stage name of Stella Huang ( born December 17 1980 as Stella Ng, a singer-actress and former model who has become a Pop JVKV is a popular Taiwanese Boy band. The group began in the Taiwanese drama Meteor Garden as F4 with members Ken Chu (朱孝天 Pinyin: Zhū Xiàotiān was born in Taiwan on January 15, 1979 and educated in Singapore. Although the basic premise was the same, it did not feature many of the characters of the anime, and the love triangles were considerably simplified.

References

External links

• Official Shueisha Marmalade Boy manga website (Japanese)
• Official Toei Marmalade Boy anime website (Japanese)
• Official Tokyopop Marmalade Boy anime website
• Marmalade Boy (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Marmalade Boy (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia