Seiho Boys' High School!
{{Short description|Japanese manga series}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox animanga/Header
| ja_kanji = メンズ校
| ja_romaji = Menzu-kō
| image = Seiho Boys' High School! 1.png
| caption = First volume cover
| genre = Romantic comedy
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Print
| type = manga
| author = Kaneyoshi Izumi
| publisher = Shogakukan
| publisher_en = {{English manga publisher|NA=Viz Media}}
| demographic = {{lang|ja-Latn|Shōjo}}
| magazine = Betsucomi
| first = August 11, 2006
| last = February 13, 2010
| volumes = 8
| volume_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type = drama
| director = {{ubl|Shunsuke Kariyama|Mitsushi Okamoto|Masataka Hayashi}}
| producer =
| writer = Naomi Hiruta
| music =
| studio =
| licensee =
| network = TV Tokyo
| first = October 8, 2020
| last = December 24, 2020
| episodes = 12
| episode_list =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|Seiho Boys' High School!|メンズ校|Menzu-kō|lead=yes}} is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi. It was serialized in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine from August 2006 to February 2010 and collected into eight volumes. A television drama adaptation aired on TV Tokyo from October to December 2020.
Media
=Manga=
Written and illustrated by Kaneyoshi Izumi, the series began serialization in Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine on August 11, 2006.{{efn|It started in the magazine's September 2006 issue,{{cite web|script-title=ja:海まで5分、いらっしゃいませ！|url=http://www.betsucomi.shogakukan.co.jp/kongetu/|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=September 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060825090029/http://www.betsucomi.shogakukan.co.jp/kongetu/|archive-date=August 25, 2006|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:ベツコミ 2006年9月号 (cover)|url=http://sbookg.s-book.com/sol/sky_gif/mag_gif2/0479309106.gif|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231004202339im_/http://sbookg.s-book.com/sol/sky_gif/mag_gif2/0479309106.gif|archive-date=October 4, 2023|language=ja}} released on August 11 of that same year.{{cite web|script-title=ja:Ｂｅｔｓｕｃｏｍｉ [バックナンバー]|url=http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magback?sha=1&zname=04793&type=s&keitai=0&page=2|website=s-book.com|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071014144950/http://www.s-book.com/plsql/com2_magback?sha=1&zname=04793&type=s&keitai=0&page=2|archive-date=October 14, 2007|language=ja}}}} It completed serialization on February 13, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:ベツコミ新連載は手も握れない恋バナ、八寿子「VS男の子」|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/27697|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=February 13, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002820/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/27697|url-status=live}} Its individual chapters were collected into eight {{lang|ja-Latn|tankōbon}} volumes, released from January 26, 2007, to May 26, 2010.{{cite web|script-title=ja:メンズ校 1 の全巻一覧|url=http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/volumes/_id_18533|publisher=Shogakukan|access-date=October 4, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022155645/http://www.shogakukan.co.jp/comics/volumes/_id_18533|archive-date=October 22, 2012|language=ja}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:【5月26日付】本日発売の単行本リスト|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32323|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=May 26, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002823/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/32323|url-status=live}} An epilogue chapter was released in Betsucomi in July 2020.{{cite web|title=Seiho Boys' High School! Shōjo Manga Gets Epilogue After 10 Years (Updated)|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/seiho-boys-high-school-shojo-manga-gets-epilogue-after-10-years/.160502|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230919180054/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/seiho-boys-high-school-shojo-manga-gets-epilogue-after-10-years/.160502|url-status=live}}
Viz Media published the series in English.{{cite web|title=Seiho Boys' High School! Shōjo Manga Listed by Amazon|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-05/seiho-boys-high-school-shojo-manga-listed-by-amazon|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=February 5, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002824/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2010-02-05/seiho-boys-high-school-shojo-manga-listed-by-amazon|url-status=live}}
=Stage play=
A stage play adaptation was performed at the Hakuhinkan Theater in Ginza from August 5–10, 2010. It starred Momosuke Mizutani and Ryutora Isogai, with Plus performing its main theme.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「メンズ校」舞台化、イケメン揃いの男の園を劇場で|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/34679|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=July 13, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002821/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/34679|url-status=live}}
=TV drama=
A television drama adaptation was announced in March 2020.{{cite web|title=Kaneyoshi Izumi's Seiho Boys' High School! Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action Show|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-29/kaneyoshi-izumi-seiho-boys-high-school-shojo-manga-gets-live-action-show/.158087|website=Anime News Network|last=Pineda|first=Rafael|date=March 29, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-03-29/kaneyoshi-izumi-seiho-boys-high-school-shojo-manga-gets-live-action-show/.158087|url-status=live}} It was directed by Shunsuke Kariyama, Mitsushi Okamoto, and Masataka Hayashi, with Naomi Hiruta writing the scripts and the members of Naniwa Danshi performing the lead roles. It was originally set to premiere in July 2020, but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Japan.{{cite web|title=Live-Action Seiho Boys' High School! Series Delayed Due to COVID-19|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/live-action-seiho-boys-high-school-series-delayed-due-to-covid-19/.160561|website=Anime News Network|last=Hodgkins|first=Crystalyn|date=June 12, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002821/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2020-06-12/live-action-seiho-boys-high-school-series-delayed-due-to-covid-19/.160561|url-status=live}}{{cite web|script-title=ja:和泉かねよし原作、なにわ男子主演ドラマ「メンズ校」は10月より放送|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392698|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=August 19, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002821/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/392698|url-status=live}} Naniwa Danshi also performed its main theme, "Aoharu: With U with Me". The series aired from October 8 to December 24, 2020, on TV Tokyo's Dramaholic! programming block.{{cite web|script-title=ja:「メンズ校」濡れ制服のなにわ男子が打ち上げられる、“青春の漂流者”表現したポスター|url=https://natalie.mu/comic/news/395691|website=Comic Natalie|publisher=Natasha, Inc|date=September 9, 2020|access-date=September 19, 2023|language=ja|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002817/https://natalie.mu/comic/news/395691|url-status=live}}
Reception
Zack Davisson of Manga Life praised the humor and artwork. He also felt the series "offeres up fan service for both guy and girl fans".{{cite web|title=Seiho Boys' High School v1 Review|url=http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/SEIHOBOYSHIGHSCHOOLv1Revie.htm|website=Manga Life|last=Davisson|first=Zack|author-link=Zack Davisson|date=October 25, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027235324/http://www.mangalife.com/reviews/SEIHOBOYSHIGHSCHOOLv1Revie.htm|archive-date=October 27, 2010|url-status=dead}} Karen Maeda of Sequential Tart praised the artwork and characters, describing the former as "fun" and noting it was easy to follow.{{cite web|title=Seiho Boys' High School Vol. 4|url=http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=7665&issue=2011-04-18|website=Sequential Tart|last=Maeda|first=Karen|date=April 18, 2011|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002818/http://www.sequentialtart.com/reports.php?ID=7665&issue=2011-04-18|url-status=live}} Lissa Pattillo of Anime News Network felt the manga had some good comedic moments and praised the Viz Media translation, though Pattillo also felt the art was generic and criticized the episodic storytelling.{{cite web|title=Seiho Boys' High School GN 1|url=https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/seiho-boys-high-school/gn-1|website=Anime News Network|last=Pattillo|first=Lissa|date=August 31, 2010|access-date=September 19, 2023|archive-date=September 20, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230920002817/https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/seiho-boys-high-school/gn-1|url-status=live}}
Notes
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References
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External links
- {{Webarchive|title=Official website at Betsucomi|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709055009/http://www.betsucomi.shogakukan.co.jp/mens/|date=July 9, 2008}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{Official website|https://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/menskou/|TV drama official website}} {{in lang|ja}}
- {{ANN|manga|8917}}
{{Betsucomi}}
Category:Japanese television dramas based on manga
Category:Romantic comedy anime and manga
Category:Anime and manga set in schools