Kakyūsei

• Ja Kanji — 下級生 • Genre — Drama, romance, slice of life

• Developer — ELF Corporation • Publisher — ELF Corporation • Genre — Dating sim, visual novel • Platforms — PC-98, MS-DOS, Sega Saturn, Microsoft Windows, Mac OS • Released — June 6, 1996 PC-98 March 2, 1997 DOS April 25, 1997 Saturn June 26, 1998 Windows June 23, 2000 Mac OS

• Type — OVA • Title — Elf-ban Kakyūsei • Director — Norio Kashima • Producer — Saburō Ōmiya • Writer — Norio Kashima • Music — CUE • Studio — Pink Pineapple • Licensee — ADV • First — January 24, 1998 • Last — September 25, 1998 • Runtime — 27–29 minutes • Episodes — 4

• Type — TV series • Director — Norio Kashima • Producer — Saburō Ōmiya Takashi Terasaki • Writer — Shigeru Yanagawa • Music — Hiroshi Igarashi CUE Ryō Yonemitsu Masaaki Sainoo Tarō Todoroki • Studio — Trans Arts • Network — Chiba TV, Sun TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama • First — July 5, 1999 • Last — September 26, 1999 • Episodes — 13 + OVA

• Title — Kakyūsei 2 • Developer — ELF • Publisher — ELF • Genre — Visual novel, dating simulation • Platforms — Microsoft Windows • Released — August 27, 2004

• Type — TV series • Title — Kakyūsei 2 • Director — Yōsei Morino • Producer — Yasunori Muratake • Writer — Shigenori Kageyama • Studio — ARMS • Network — Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama • First — October 1, 2004 • Last — December 24, 2004 • Episodes — 13

• Type — OVA • Title — Kakyūsei 2: Anthology • Director — Katsuyoshi Yatabe (ep 1) Haruo Ōgawara (ep 2) • Studio — Pink Pineapple • First — March 24, 2006 • Last — June 23, 2006 • Runtime — 30 minutes • Episodes — 2

• Type — OVA • Title — Kakyūsei 2: Sketchbook • Director — Haruo Ōgawara • Studio — Pink Pineapple • First — May 25, 2007 • Last — June 22, 2007 • Runtime — 30 minutes • Episodes — 2 Kakyūsei is a dating sim series by ELF Corporation originally created by Masato Hiruta, as a spin-off of the Dōkyūsei series. Kakyūsei was released on PC-98 in 1996, MS-DOS and Sega Saturn in 1997, Microsoft Windows in 1998 and Mac OS in 2000. A sequel, Kakyūsei 2, wss released for Windows in 2004. An anime OVA based on the first game, "Elf Version Underclassmates", was created by Pink Pineapple in 1998. The title distinguishes the anime from the similarly titled but unrelated OVA series of the same title, Kakyūsei, also produced by Pink Pineapple, but earlier, in 1995. It had a TV series produced in 1999, after the success of the OVA. The 14th episode of the TV series was never aired on television. A television series based on Kakyūsei 2 was also released in 1997, as well as 2006–2007 OVA sequels and spin-offs based on Kakyūsei 2, that were considerably more explicit than the TV version.

The story revolves around Mizuho Yuuki, whose best friend Miko has fallen in love with Tohru. Miko is fairly innocent and comes from a strict background so Mizuho tries not to get in the way of their relationship despite her growing awareness of Tohru who is currently boarding with her family, and accepts going on a date with the wealthy Haruhiko. There is also outside interference from Ai, a younger student in their school, who also likes Tohru.

• Mizuho Yuuki - voiced by: Riko Sayama (Japanese) - active with a strong personality, she enjoys playing tennis. • Miko Kamiyama - voiced by: Miwa Yanagihara (Japanese) - innocent, comes from a strict family background. • Tohru Nagase - voiced by: Susumu Chiba (Japanese) - popular and well liked, he is currently boarding with Mizuho's family as well as being her class mate. • Haruhiko Satake - voiced by: Toru Ohkawa (Japanese) - comes from a rich family and has strong feelings for Mizuho. • Tatsuya Yuuki - voiced by: Hiroko Takemasa (Japanese) - Mizuho's little brother. • Ai Minamizato - voiced by: Minako Sango (Japanese) • Mahoko Mochida - voiced by: Ai Uchikawa (Japanese) • Miyuki Iijima - voiced by: Mie Sonozaki (Japanese) • Minatsu Yamashita - voiced by: Hiroko Kajimura (Japanese) • Reiko Shindou - voiced by: Ikumi Nagase (Japanese) • Nana Minagawa - voiced by: Kanoko Hatamiya (Japanese) • Minoru Goto - voiced by: Mitsuaki Madono (Japanese) • Shizuka Mitsuki - voiced by: Rena Yukie (Japanese) • Mizuho's mother - voiced by: Kumiko Takizawa (Japanese) • Dogeza Master - voiced by: Yoshio Kawai (Japanese)

• Elf-ban Kakyūsei (OAV): adaptation of the game • Kakyūsei (TV): an alternative retelling • Kakyūsei 2 (TV): an adaptation of Kakyūsei 2 game • Kakyūsei 2: Anthology (OAV): an alternative retelling of Kakyūsei 2 (TV) • Kakyūsei 2: Sketchbook (OAV): a spin-off from Kakyūsei 2 (TV) series