Gokujyo
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}{{Convert to Episode table}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name = Gokujyo: Gokurakuin Joshikōryō Monogatari
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| ja_kanji = ゴクジョッ。〜極楽院女子校寮物語〜
| ja_romaji = Gokujo ~Gokurakuin Joshikōryō Monogatari~
| genre = Comedy{{cite web |last1=Loo |first1=Egan |title=Gokujyo Comedy TV Anime's 1st Episode Streamed |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-30/gokujyo-comedy-tv-anime-1st-episode-streamed |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=January 7, 2020 |date=January 30, 2012}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
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| author = Maya Miyazaki
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| publisher = Shueisha
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| demographic = Seinen
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| magazine = {{ubl|Super Jump {{small|{{noitalic|(2009–2011)}}}}|Grand Jump {{small|{{noitalic|(2011–2013)}}}}|Grand Jump {{noitalic|website}} {{noitalic|{{small|(2013–2015)}}}}}}
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| published =
| first = 2009
| last = 2015
| volumes = 10
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}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = tv series
| title =
| director = Futoshi Higashide
| producer =
| writer = Yuuji Hosono
| music =
| studio = LMD
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| network = Chukyo TV
DMM (streaming)
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| first = January 23, 2012
| last = March 28, 2012
| episodes = 12
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}}
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{{Nihongo|Gokujyo: Gokurakuin Joshikōryō Monogatari|ゴクジョッ。〜極楽院女子校寮物語〜||lit. "Extreme Woman. The Tales of Gokurakuin Girls School Dorm"}} is a Japanese manga series by Maya Miyazaki. An anime television series by LMD aired in Japan between January and March, 2012.{{cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-27/maya-miyazaki-gokujo-manga-gets-tv-anime-in-2012|title=Maya Miyazaki's Gokujyo— Manga Gets TV Anime in 2012|date=2011-09-27|accessdate= 2011-09-27|publisher=Anime News Network}}
Plot
The series follows the exploits of Aya Akabane, a busty and arrogant high school girl who is constantly trying to outdo her classmates in everything (especially anything topic related to sex), only to make a fool of herself in the process. The show is set at Gokuraku High School, an all-girls boarding school.
Characters
;{{nihongo|Aya Akabane|赤羽 亜矢|Akabane Aya}}
:{{animevoices|Yōko Hikasa}}
:The main protagonist, a loud mouthed girl with an eye for looking sexy and a short fuse.
;{{nihongo|Konatsu Toro|土呂 小夏|Toro Konatsu}}
:{{animevoices|Natsumi Takamori}}
:Aya's friend, who is often used as an outlet for Aya's rage, most often being grabbed by her ponytail.
;{{nihongo|Ai Nanasato|七里 愛|Nanasato Ai}}
:{{animevoices|Maaya Uchida}}
:Konatsu's best friend who is pretty normal compared to everyone else.
;{{nihongo|Asuka Utsunomiya|宇都宮 飛鳥|Utsunomiya Asuka}}
:{{animevoices|Nozomi Sasaki}}
:A mysterious girl who often talks about spiritual phenomenon. She appears to be romantically interested in Aya.
;{{nihongo|Madoka Oowada|大和田 円|Oowada Madoka}}
:{{animevoices|Satomi Akesaka}}
:A wildly perverted girl who has various fantasies and constant nosebleeds.
;{{nihongo|Kaname Oku|尾久 要|Oku Kaname}}
:{{animevoices|Yukari Kokubun}}
:A teacher at Aya's school and the head of a bosozuko biker gang.
;{{nihongo|Saya Akabane|赤羽 沙矢|Akabane Saya}}
:{{animevoices|Mamiko Noto}}
:Aya's older sister who is a gang member alongside Kaname and is greatly feared by Aya, despite her sweet and gentle personality and always having a smile on her face.
;{{nihongo|Minami Kurihashi|栗橋 南|Kurihashi Minami}}
:{{animevoices|Ayana Taketatsu}}
:A wealthy transfer student who looks down on others, often calling them 'potato girls'; she prefers being called by her nickname "Minamin". She used to live in France and later Los Angeles until her father got a job transfer back in Japan. Upon her recent transfer, she's been assigned as the school's health officer and refers to Aya as "Aya-cchi"-(much to the latter dismay). She has an electric toothbrush that she calls "Francois".
Media
=Manga=
Gokujyo is written and illustrated by Maya Miyazaki. It started in Shueisha's Super Jump in 2009. After Super Jump ceased its publication in 2011, the manga was transferred to Grand Jump.{{cite web |title=Shueisha Starts Semi-Monthly Manga Mag for Grown-Ups |url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-09-18/shueisha-starts-semi-monthly-manga-mag-for-grown-ups |website=Anime News Network |accessdate=January 7, 2020 |date=September 18, 2011}} It was also published in Grand Jump website, where its most recent chapter was published in November 2015.{{cite web |title=WEB連載「ゴクジョッ。~極楽院女子高寮物語~」「オトメの帝国」最新話11月25日更新! |url=http://grandjump.shueisha.co.jp/news/2015/11/151125web.html |website=Grand Jump Web |publisher=Shueisha |accessdate=January 7, 2020 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206001424/http://grandjump.shueisha.co.jp/news/2015/11/151125web.html |archivedate=December 6, 2015 |language=ja}}
=Anime=
The manga has been adapted into an anime series by LMD. The series began airing on Chukyo TV from January 23, 2012. Certain episodes containing explicit content were not broadcast and were instead streamed on DMM's website from January 30, 2012. An additional original video animation episode was released on BD/DVD on June 26, 2013.{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-28/gokujyo-anime-3rd-episode-will-not-air|title=Gokujyo Anime's 3rd Episode Will Not Air|website=Anime News Network|date=January 28, 2012|access-date=September 12, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-16/gokujyo-anime-1st-episode-broadcast-cancelled|title=Gokujyo Anime's 1st Episode Broadcast Cancelled|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=January 16, 2012|access-date=September 12, 2022}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2012-01-17/gokujo-1st-episode-to-be-streamed-on-january-30|title=Gokujyo's 1st Episode to be Streamed on January 30|last=Loo|first=Egan|website=Anime News Network|date=January 17, 2012|access-date=September 12, 2022}} The opening theme is {{nihongo|"Gokujyo. no Jōken?"|ゴクジョッ。のジョーケン?||"Requirements for Being an Extreme Woman?"}} by Yōko Hikasa, Maaya Uchida, Ayana Taketatsu and Satomi Akesaka, whilst the ending theme is {{nihongo|"Goku Jyo Overdrive"|極・女おー・う゛ぁーどらいぶ|Goku Jo Ōvādoraibu|"Extreme Woman Overdrive"}} by Hikasa, Uchida, Taketatsu and Akesaka.
==Episode list==
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| EpisodeNumber = 1 | Title = Who's Got No Panties!? | TranslitTitle = Nōpan wa Dare da!? | NativeTitle = ノーパンは誰だ!? | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|1|30}} (stream) | ShortSummary = A show off girl named Aya ends up losing her panties somewhere and tries to steal panties from her classmate Konatsu before she's discovered. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 2 | Title = The Hiccups Won't Stop | TranslitTitle = Shakkuri Toman ne. | NativeTitle = しゃっくり止まんねぇ。 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|1|23}} | ShortSummary = Aya develops hiccups, so the others try to help cure them. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 3 | Title = Executioner Girl & Demon King's Advent | TranslitTitle = Shokei Musume & Maō Kōrin | NativeTitle = 処刑娘&魔王降臨 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|6}} (stream) | ShortSummary = Aya is fearful of her older sister, Saya, and her gang leader boss, Kaname Oku. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 4 | Title = First ** at the Pool!? | TranslitTitle = Pūru de Hatsu ○○!? | NativeTitle = プールで初○○!? | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|13}} | ShortSummary = As Aya's secret underwater plans are thwarted by Asuka Utsunomiya, she almost drowns and ends up having her first kiss taken by Kaname via CPR. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 5 | Title = Utsonomiya's Cold Treatment | TranslitTitle = Utsunomiya Shiki Reikan Kaze Chiryō | NativeTitle = 宇都宮式 霊感カゼ治療 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|27}} (stream) | ShortSummary = When Aya gets sick with a cold, Asuka comes over to nurse her back to health in her own unique way. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 6 | Title = Utsunomiya is Mysterious!! | TranslitTitle = Utsunomiya o Odorokasō!! | NativeTitle = 宇都宮を驚かそう!! | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|20}} | ShortSummary = Aya comes up with a crazy scheme to try to get Asuka to smile. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 7 | Title = Gokurakuin Girls' School Carnival | TranslitTitle = Gokurakuin Joshigakuin Shanikusai | NativeTitle = 極楽院女子学院謝肉祭 | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|2|27}} | ShortSummary = Konatsu gets a lot of Matsuzaka beef, prompting Aya to have a yakiniku party which gets a few uninvited guests. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 8 | Title = The Princess Descends!! | TranslitTitle = Hime Kōrin!! | NativeTitle = 姫降臨!! | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|5}} | ShortSummary = A rich brat named Minami Kurihashi enrols into the high school, inadvertently picking a fight with Aya after cleaning up her hang out spot. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 9 | Title = Forgetful Aya-chan | TranslitTitle = Do Wasure Aya-chan | NativeTitle = ド忘れ亜矢ちゃん | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|12}} | ShortSummary = Aya contracts amnesia after slipping on a banana skin, so the gang works together to try to bring back her memories. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 10 | Title = Wet Bitch Showdown!! | TranslitTitle = Nure Bicchi Ketteisen!! | NativeTitle = 濡れビッチ決定戦!! | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|4|2}} (stream) | ShortSummary = Aya misunderstands a conversation between Konatsu and Ai and gets into a heated debate with Minami about who's more 'appealing'. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 11 | Title = Crazy Masquerade? | TranslitTitle = Masukarēdo de Zukyūn? | NativeTitle = マスカレードでズキュゥーン? | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|19}} | ShortSummary = The girls attend a masquerade ball where everyone besides Ai ends up under the influence of the 'juice' being served. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = 12 | Title = Farewell, Kurihashi!! | TranslitTitle = Saraba Kurihashi!! | NativeTitle = さらば栗橋!! | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2012|3|28}} | ShortSummary = Minami is due to return to LA, so the girls set off some fireworks to see her off. }} {{Episode list | EpisodeNumber = OVA | Title = Yeah, Let's Go to the Hot Springs!! | TranslitTitle = Sō da Onsen ni Ikō!! | NativeTitle = そうだ温泉にいこう!! | NativeTitleLangCode = ja | RTitle = | OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2013|6|26}} | ShortSummary = A school trip to a hot spring inn proves unnerving for Aya after she hears a scary story. Later that night, Asuka makes some moves on Ai whilst the others sleep. }} |
References
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External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20111216173213/http://sj.shueisha.co.jp/library/content/gokujo/index.html Official manga site] {{in lang|ja}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20120124064256/http://gokujyo.cammot.jp/ Official anime site] {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Anime News Network|manga|13612}}
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