Seito Shokun!

• Author — Yōko Shōji • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Shōjo Friend • First — April 6, 1977 • Last — January 30, 1984 • Volumes — 24

• Type — Drama • Director — * Kimio Hirayama • Takahashi Masaharu • Writer — * Masaki Tsuji • Ryō Nakahara • Studio — TV Asahi Toei Company • Network — ANN (TV Asahi) • First — September 1, 1980 • Last — March 30, 1981 • Episodes — 28

• Type — tv film • Title — Seito Shokun! Kokoro ni Midori no Neckerchief wo • Director — Mitsuo Kusakabe • Producer — * Masamichi Fujiwara • Hiroshi Kato • Akifumi Takuma • Writer — * Ryo Ishikawa • Azuma Tachibana • Music — Toshiyuki Watanabe • Studio — * Toho • Ashi Productions • Network — Fuji TV • Released — February 23, 1986 • Runtime — 65 minutes

• Type — live video • Director — Makoto Naito • Writer — Ryo Ishikawa • Network — Fuji TV • Studio — Hori Productions • Released — June 8, 1987 • Runtime — 85 minutes

• Title — Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen • Author — Yōko Shōji • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Be Love • First — 2003 • Last — March 1, 2011 • Volumes — 25

• Type — Drama • Director — * Marehiro Karaki • Naoki Tamura • Writer — Mutsuki Watanabe • Studio — Horipro • Network — TV Asahi • First — April 20, 2007 • Last — June 22, 2007 • Episodes — 10

• Title — Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi • Author — Yōko Shōji • Publisher — Kodansha • Magazine — Be Love • First — April 1, 2011 • Last — March 1, 2019 • Volumes — 30 Seito Shokun! is a Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yōko Shōji. It is serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend from 1977 to 1984. The individual chapters were published into 24 tankōbon by Kodansha between February 1978 and June 1985. Seito Shokun! won the second Kodansha Manga Award in 1978 for the shōjo category. The sequel to the manga, Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen was serialized in Kodansha's Be Love between 2003 and 2011. Another spin-off, Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi, was published between 2011 and 2019 in the same magazine. The manga was adapted into several live action dramas, with two television drama series, from 1980 to 1981 and in 2007. It was also adapted into a live action film and two live action television specials, broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986, and June 8, 1987, respectively.

Seito Shokun! is a manga written and illustrated by Yōko Shōji. It is serialized in Kodansha's Shōjo Friend from 1977 to 1984. Kodansha released the manga's 24 tankōbon between February 1978 and June 1985. In September, 1983, Kodansha released a one-shot spin-off of Seito Shokun!, called Seito Shokun! Gaiden. Kodansha re-released the manga in 12 kanzenban volumes, which were released between December 12, 1995, and March 12, 1996. Kodansha released a sequel of the manga, called Seito Shokun! Kyōshi-hen. It was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine, Be Love. Its first tankōbon volume was published on April 13, 2004, and its 25th and last was published on August 11, 2011. Another spin-off, Seito Shokun! Saishū-shō: Tabidachi, was published between August 2011 and April 2019 issues of Be Love. Its first tankōbon was published on August 11, 2011, and the 30th and last on April 12, 2019.

The manga was adapted into a 28-episode live action series, which was broadcast on TV Asahi between September 1, 1980, and March 30, 1981. Produced by Toei, the drama was directed by Kimio Hirayama and Takahashi Masaharu, with the script written by Masaki Tsuji and Ryō Nakahara and Takeyuki Suzuki and Yoshiaki Koizumi as producers. The series' theme musics, "Hai! Seito Shokun", with lyrics by Kayoko Fujimori and "Akutare Dane", with lyrics by Yōko Shōji, were both composed by Asei Kobayashi, arranged by Masahisa Takeichi and performed by Satoko Yamano. It starred Mie Ueda. A live action television special, produced by Production Reed, was broadcast on Fuji TV on February 23, 1986. Directed by Mitsuo Kusakabe, it starred Tomoyo Harada, Sumi Shimamoto and Michie Tomizawa. Another live-action television special, produced by Hori Productions, was broadcast on Fuji TV on June 8, 1987. It was directed by Makoto Naito, produced by Masayuki Morikawa, Nobuyuki Kurauchi and Akifumi Takuma, with the script written by Ryo Ishikawa. The ending theme song, lit. Beyond the River of Time, composed by Tsugutoshi Gotō with lyrics written by Yasushi Akimoto, was performed by Ushirogami Hikaretai. It starred Miki Itō, Shigeyuki Nakamura and Nagare Harigawa. In 2007, Horipro produced a 10-episode live-action television series. Directed by Karaki Marehiro and Tamura Naoki, the drama's 10 episodes was broadcast on TV Asahi between April 20, 2007, and June 22, 2007. The series' ending theme, "My Generation" was performed by Yui, who released a CD containing the theme song on June 13, 2007. The soundtrack for the series was released by Nippon Columbia as a soundtrack CD on June 20, 2007. The DVD box set for the series was released by Asahi Broadcasting Corporation on September 26, 2007. It starred Rina Uchiyama, Kippei Shiina, Maki Horikita and Kanata Hongō.