Happy Lesson
| Happy Lesson | |
The Happy Lesson Region 1 DVD cover art, from the ADV Films release.
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| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Harem, Slice of life |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Mutsumi Sasaki |
| Illustrated by | Shinnosuke Mori |
| Published by | MediaWorks |
| English publisher | |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Magazine | Dengeki G's Magazine |
| Original run | April 1999 – September 2002 |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Original video animation | |
| Directed by | Akira Suzuki |
| Studio | KSS |
| Released | 19 July 2001 |
| Episodes | 5 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by |
Akira Suzuki Takeshi Yamaguchi |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Original network | Kids Station |
| Original run | 1 April 2002 – 30 June 2002 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Happy Lesson Advance | |
| Directed by | Iku Suzuki |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Original network | Kids Station |
| Original run | July 3, 2003 – September 28, 2003 |
| Episodes | 13 |
| Original video animation | |
| Happy Lesson: The Final | |
| Directed by | Akira Suzuki |
| Studio | KSS |
| Released | 28 May 2004 |
| Episodes | 3 |
Happy Lesson is a comedy manga, written by Mutsumi Sasaki and illustrated by Shinnosuke Mori, serialized in Dengeki G's Magazine from April 1999 to September 2002, featuring a high school student who is adopted by five of his teachers. It was adapted into a five-part OVA series in 2001; a thirteen-episode animated TV series in 2002; a sequel TV series, called Happy Lesson Advance, in 2003; and a second OVA series, Happy Lesson: The Final, in 2004. The series has also been adapted into a series of drama CDs and a Dreamcast game.
The first volume of the manga was licensed and released by A.D. Vision's ADV Manga label in the United States; the first three episodes of the OVA and the first TV series were licensed by the ADV Films label for Region 1 distribution.
The plot of Happy Lesson is based on five teachers who end up living with a troubled and indifferent orphan and their unusual plan to become mother figures in an effort to make him a productive student. To achieve their plan, they employ various methods, such as science experiments, spiritual cleansing, physical training, and hijinks.
Resembles a harem anime.
Aside from the male lead, the main female characters follow a distinct scheme in their names. Their surnames are listed off in numbers, from 1 to 10. Furthermore, those characters have the archaic names of the months as their given names; for example, Mutsuki means "January", Kisaragi means "February", and so on.
The manga was first adapted into an animated format in 2001, replacing the original male lead, Susumu Arisaka, with Chitose Hitotose. This first adaptation took the form of a five-part OVA, featuring how the main character meets with the teachers, as well as how he is reunited with his childhood friends, Hazuki Yazakura and Minazuki Rokumatsuri, from the orphanage. It was published from June 2001 to May 2003 by Studio KSS; English adaptations of the first three episodes were licensed and distributed in the United States by ADV Films.
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