DearS

{{Main article|List of DearS characters{{!}}List of DearS characters}}

Exactly one year prior to the beginning of DearS, humanity made unprecedented contact with extraterrestrial life. Forced to crash land into Tokyo Bay when, en route to their home planet of Thanatos, their spacecraft breaks down, 150 humanoid aliens are naturalized into Japanese society and affectionately nicknamed "DearS"; a portmanteau of the words "Dear" and "Friends". The crashed aliens consist entirely of individuals from a genetically modified "slave race" designed to enjoy slavery.

Takeya Ikuhara is a temperamental seventeen-year-old Japanese student attending the fictitious Koharu High School with a strong prejudice against the DearS. Due to a childhood scare, he believes that the aliens are fake, worthless beings that have generated nationwide overhype and are secretly plotting to take control of Earth.

On his way home from school he discovers a homeless DearS who, after fainting and much to his annoyance, he feeds and shelters in his apartment. The girl, who he nicknames Ren, is infantile and friendly, and grows obsequious and dependent upon Takeya, and calling him "Master", a responsibility he tries to disassociate himself from. Her oblivious tenacity keeps her around, however, and over time, realizing Ren's genuine care and empathy for him, Takeya has a change of heart. Unfortunately, because Ren is deemed defective, DearS headquarters orders her arrest.

DearS began as a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit, which was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Comic Gao! manga magazine from October 2001 to November 2005. The manga was compiled into ten tankōbon volumes released by MediaWorks in Japan.{{cite web |url=http://archive.asciimw.jp/mediamix/dears/dears_gensaku.php |title=DearS manga |location=Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |publisher=MediaWorks |access-date=November 26, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214200254/http://archive.asciimw.jp/mediamix/dears/dears_gensaku.php |archive-date=February 14, 2009 }} The series was later translated into English and German by Tokyopop, French by Semic Comics{{cite web |url=http://www.groupetournon.com/vpc/946-dears |title=DearS |location=Nantes, France |publisher=Groupe Tournon |access-date=August 12, 2008 |language=fr |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080915173810/http://www.groupetournon.com/vpc/946-dears |archive-date=September 15, 2008 }} and Italian by Flashbook Editore.{{cite web |url=http://www.flashbook-edizioni.it/serie-dettaglio.asp?idserie=24 |title=DearS |location=Bologna, Italy |publisher=Flashbook Editore |access-date=August 12, 2008 |language=it |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080625193908/http://www.flashbook-edizioni.it/serie-dettaglio.asp?idserie=24 |archive-date=June 25, 2008 }}

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| VolumeNumber = 1

| OriginalRelDate = March 2002

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-2086-6

| LicensedRelDate = January 11, 2005

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59532-308-8

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• Chapters 1–6

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| VolumeNumber = 2

| OriginalRelDate = September 27, 2002

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-2206-8

| LicensedRelDate = April 12, 2005

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59532-309-5

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• Chapters 7–12

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| VolumeNumber = 3

| OriginalRelDate = March 2003

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-2343-0

| LicensedRelDate = July 12, 2005

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59532-310-1

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• Chapters 13–18

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| VolumeNumber = 4

| OriginalRelDate = September 27, 2003

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-2478-9

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| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59532-311-8

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• Chapters 19–23
• Extra Contact
• Spring Contact
• Character Gallery

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| VolumeNumber = 5

| OriginalRelDate = March 27, 2004

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-2651-6

| LicensedRelDate = January 10, 2006

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59532-797-0

| ChapterList =

• Chapters 24–28
• Setting Data Collection

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| VolumeNumber = 6

| OriginalRelDate = August 27, 2004

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-2797-1

| LicensedRelDate = April 11, 2006

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59532-798-7

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• Chapters 29–33

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| VolumeNumber = 7

| OriginalRelDate = March 26, 2005

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-3011-7

| LicensedRelDate = July 3, 2006

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59816-185-4

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• Chapters 34–39

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| VolumeNumber = 8

| OriginalRelDate = December 17, 2005

| OriginalISBN = 978-4-8402-3289-0

| LicensedRelDate = November 7, 2006

| LicensedISBN = 978-1-59816-861-7

| ChapterList =

• Chapters 40–46
• Later Contact

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{{Main article|List of DearS episodes}}

DearS was adapted into a twelve episode television and single original video animation anime by MSJ with co-production by Bandai Visual, Geneon Entertainment, Lantis and TeaM DearS. The series was directed by Iku Suzuki.{{Harvnb| Clements & McCarthy|2014}} The series was broadcast on Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, Tokyo MX TV, TV Santerebi, TV Aichi and TVQ Kyushu{{cite web |url=http://archive.asciimw.jp/mediamix/dears/dears_anime.php |title=DearS アニメ情報 |location=Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan |publisher=MediaWorks, Inc. |access-date=November 26, 2009 |language=ja |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090214195730/http://archive.asciimw.jp/mediamix/dears/dears_anime.php |archive-date=February 14, 2009 }} from July 10 to September 26, 2004. Four DVD compilation volumes were released from August 2, 2005 to February 21, 2006. The anime's opening theme is {{Nihongo|"Love Slave"|ラブスレイブ}} by Under17 and the ending theme is "Happy Cosmos" by Poppins. The anime has been re-licensed by Discotek Media.

A visual novel video game was developed and published by MediaWorks for the PlayStation 2. It was released on June 24, 2004.{{cite web|url=http://www.gamefaqs.com/console/ps2/data/919700.html|title=DearS|publisher=gamesfaqs.com|access-date=May 27, 2009}} It received a C rating by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization.{{cite web|url=http://www.psmk2.net/ps2/soft_04/avg/dears.html|title=DearS(ディアーズ)|publisher=psmk2.net|access-date=November 27, 2009|language=ja}}

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| author-last2=McCarthy | author-first2=Helen | author-link2=Helen McCarthy

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