Switch Girl!!

• Name — Switch Girl!! • Ja Kanji — スイッチガール!! • Ja Romaji — Suitchi Gāru!! • Genre — Comedy

• Type — manga • Author — Natsumi Aida • Publisher — Shueisha • Imprint — Margaret Comics • Magazine — Margaret • First — 19 August 2006 • Last — 4 January 2014 • Volumes — 25

• Type — drama • Director — * Hiroki Hayama • Kazuhiro Kobayashi • Writer — Keisuke Uyama • Music — * Mayuko • Kenichiro Suehiro • Licensee — AsianCrush • Network — Fuji TV Two • First — 24 December 2011 • Last — 18 February 2012 • Episodes — 8 • Episode List — #Season 1 (2011)

• Type — drama • Title — Switch Girl!! 2 • Director — Kazuhiro Kobayashi • Writer — Kouta Ooura • Music — * Yūmao • Mayuko • Kenichiro Suehiro • Network — Fuji TV Two • First — 7 December 2012 • Last — 25 January 2013 • Episodes — 8 • Episode List — #Season 2: Switch Girl!! 2 (2012) Switch Girl!! is a Japanese manga series by Natsumi Aida. Switch Girl!! was serialized in the monthly shōjo manga magazine Margaret from 19 August 2006 to 4 January 2014. A live-action television drama adaptation ran on Fuji TV Two from 24 December 2011 and 18 February 2012, with a second season broadcast from 7 December 2012 to 25 January 2013.

Nika Tamiya, the most popular girl at her high school, is a "switch girl". In public, Nika is in her "on" mode, where she is as a put-together, charismatic, and fashionable girl. However, in private, she is in her "off" mode, where she is unorganized, unfeminine, and lazy. One day, Arata Kamiyama transfers into her class and moves into her apartment building. Not only does Arata discover Nika's secret, but he also has "on" and "off" modes, where his "off" mode reveals he is secretly handsome. As Nika urges Arata to keep her "off" mode a secret, the two begin to learn more about each other and fall in love.

• Nika Tamiya • Yū Asakawa; played by: Mariya Nishiuchi • Nika is a high school student who describes herself as a "switch girl" with an "on" and "off" mode. Her "on" mode is her perfectly cultivated public image, while her "off" mode reveals she is lazy and unfashionable. Due to her popularity at school, she struggles to keep her "off" mode a secret. • Arata Kamiyama • Hikaru Midorikawa; played by: Renn Kiriyama • Arata is a transfer student in Nika's class who moves into her apartment building, and, like Nika, he has an "on" and "off" mode. His "on" mode has him wear glasses and appear inconspicuously, while his "off" mode reveals he is handsome and attractive. Arata's "on" mode is to avoid attracting unwanted attention.

A vomic (voice comic) adaptation of the first chapter was released in 2009.

Switch Girl!! was adapted into a Japanese television drama, which was broadcast on Fuji TV Two from 24 December 2011 to 18 February 2012. It stars Mariya Nishiuchi as Nika and Renn Kiriyama as Arata. The theme song for the drama is "Love Brick" by Nana Mizuki. A second season titled Switch Girl!! 2 aired on Fuji TV Two from 7 December 2012 to 25 January 2013. The theme song is "Happy Go Round" by Nana Mizuki. Part of the first season was screened at Japan Expo 2012 in Paris to promote the home release for regional French audiences. Mariya Nishiuchi, who stars as Nika, appeared as a guest during the event. In 2020, AsianCrush acquired the English distribution rights for the first season.

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Switch Girl!! Is associated with Japan.