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It is based on the original manga story by Masahiro Itabashi which was illustrated by Hiroyuki Tamakoshi. Three different Boys Be manga series were serialized by Kodansha in Shukan Shonen Magazine. The anime is licensed in North America by The Right Stuf International and the second manga series is licensed by TOKYOPOP. The anime is licensed in Singapore by Odex. A page from the Marmalade Boy manga, volume 1 (Japanese version) Manga (漫画) is the Japanese word for comics and/or cartoons (not necessarily animated, this includes print cartoons); outside of Japan, it usually refers specifically to Japanese comics. ... Example Illustration 1. ... Kodansha (講談社 Kōdansha) is a major Japanese publisher of literature and manga, headquartered in (Bunkyo), Tokyo. ... TOKYOPOP, formerly known as Mixx, is a distributor of many very popular manga in the United States, headquartered in Los Angeles, California. ... Odex is a Singaporean company that imports anime that are dubbed in Chinese and English. ...

Cast and Characters

• Chiharu with the voice of Megumi Hayashibara
• Natsue Horikawa with the voice of Aika Mizuno
• Kyoichi Kanzaki with the voice of Kenichi Suzumura
• Erika Kawai with the voice of Michiko Neya
• Yumi Kazama with the voice of Miki Nagasawa
• Yoshihiko Kenjo with the voice of Hideo Ishikawa
• Aya Kurihara with the voice of Misato Fukuen
• Makoto Kurumizawa with the voice of Akira Ishida
• Aki Mizutani with the voice of Yuri Shiratori
• Jyunna Morio with the voice of Rika Komatsu
• Chiharu Nitta with the voice of Kazusa Murai
• Nao Nitta with the voice of Chie Ishibashi
• Shoko Sayama with the voice of Yuka Imai
• Mizuki Takano with the voice of Junko Noda

Megumi Hayashibara Megumi Hayashibara (林原 めぐみ Hayashibara Megumi) is a very popular idol singer and voice actress (seiyÅ«) in Japan, though she began her voice acting career while training for her original career option as a registered nurse. ... Kenichi Suzumura (鈴村 健一 Suzumura Kenichi, born September 12, 1974) is a male Seiyuu born in Osaka, Japan. ... Michiko Neya (jp: 根谷 美智子 Neya Michiko, born October 4, 1965) is a female seiyÅ« born in Fukui. ... Miki Nagasawa (Japanese: 長沢 美樹 Nagasawa Miki) is a female seiyuu born on July 11, 1970 in Hokkaido and raised in Fukushima. ... Hideo Ishikawa (石川 英郎 Ishikawa Hideo, born December 13, 1969) is a male seiyuu born in Hyogo, Japan. ... Misato Fukuen (福圓 美里 Fukuen Misato) is a seiyu who voices Hajime in Prétear. ... Akira Ishida (石田 å½° Ishida Akira, born November 2, 1967) is a male seiyÅ« born in Aichi. ... Yuri Shiratori (白鳥 由里 Shiratori Yuri) is a female seiyuu who is also a talented J-pop singer who has released various solo CD albums. ... Rika Komatsu (小松 里賀 Komatsu Rika) is a female seiyuu born in Kochi. ... Kazusa Murai (Japanese: 村井 ã‹ãšã• Murai Kazusa) is a female seiyu born on December 28, 1975, in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture. ... Chie Sawaguchi (沢口 千恵 Sawaguchi Chie)is a female seiyū born on May 21, 1975 in Tokyo. ... Yuka Imai (今井 由香 Imai Yuka, born September 19, 1970) is a female seiyu born in Shizuoka. ... Junko Noda (野田 順子 Noda Junko, born June 29, 1971) is a female seiyÅ« born in Osaka, Japan. ...

Description

The anime focuses upon the ups and downs, joys and sorrows of first love and teenage romance. Six students struggle in their quest to find the perfect partner. Their only enemies are their adolescent limitations.

Each episode begins and ends with a philosophical quote which loosely sums up the episode's content. Boys Be, while centered on Kyoichi and Chiharu, actually revolves about seven or eight main characters and their love lives.

External links

• Boys Be on AnimeNfo
• Boys Be on ANN