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YuruYuri

type	tv series
title	YuruYuri♪♪
director	Masahiko Ohta
producer	Seitarou Nakamura Ryousuke Oono Taku Yoshizawa Youko Kawahara
writer	Takashi Aoshima
music	Yasuhiro Misawa
studio	Doga Kobo
network	AT-X, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, TV Osaka, TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo
first	July 2, 2012
last	September 17, 2012
episodes	12
episode list	List of YuruYuri episodes#YuruYuri♪♪ (2012)

YuruYuri (ゆるゆり), also known as Happy Go Lily, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime S magazine on June 12, 2008, before being moved over to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010. An anime adaptation by Doga Kobo aired in Japan between July and September 2011, with a second season airing between July and September 2012. An original video animation by TYO Animations was released on February 18, 2015, followed by two television specials that aired in August and September 2015. A third season by TYO Animations aired between October and December 2015. Another OVA by Lay-duce, announced to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary, was released on November 13, 2019, and was televised on AT-X on February 23, 2020.[1] A spin-off original net animation, titled MiniYuri, by DMM.futureworks and W-Toon Studio premiered on YouTube on September 25, 2019. A spin-off web manga, Ōmuro-ke, began its release on Nico Nico Seiga in July 2012. Two anime film adaptations of Ōmuro-ke by Passione and Studio Lings

Characters

Amusement Club

Akari Akaza (赤座あかり)
Akari is a polite, fun-loving, and benevolent red-haired girl. Despite being portrayed as the main protagonist of the series, she is often overshadowed by the other characters and lacks prominence in the spotlight. She is well-known for her trademark hair buns, and her unassuming presence is humorously teased by the other characters.
Kyōko Toshinō (歳納京子)
An optimistic and energetic blonde girl who is a year older than Akari is the more substantial main protagonist. She has a lively personality and never passes up an opportunity for a laugh, which often involves causing Yui trouble. She has a crush on Chinatsu, who resembles her favorite anime character, Mirakurun. She is the object of affection for Ayano, the student council vice president, who is in many ways her opposite. Despite her lazy attitude, she often gets high scores on tests after cram sessions. She enjoys eating rum raisin ice cream and is also a talented dōjin artist.
Yui Funami (船見結衣)
A cool-headed girl with dark hair, often acts as the voice of reason in the Amusement Club. She is a childhood friend of Akari and Kyōko. Yui has a passion for video games and is portrayed as an exceptional cook, leaving Chinatsu enamored with her food. She is a reliable and dependable friend who lives alone in an apartment complex. Although she never openly admits it, Yui occasionally experiences a sense of loneliness, particularly when Kyōko is not around. While generally reserved, Yui cannot help but burst into stifled laughter when Ayano makes puns.
Chinatsu Yoshikawa (吉川ちなつ)
Akari's pink-haired classmate. Originally interested in joining the Tea Ceremony Club, she ends up joining the Amusement Club because the former club was already disbanded. Kyōko, who has a crush on her due to her resemblance to the anime character Mirakurun, often pursues her. However, Chinatsu herself has a passionate crush on Yui, whom she looks up to and often fantasizes about. While generally cute, benevolent, and overly happy, especially in Yui's presence, she can sometimes be selfish and occasionally show dark thoughts. Her lack of artistic skills can be quite disturbing to others and frequently leaves them horrified and in shock whenever she tries to draw something.

Student Council

Ayano Sugiura (杉浦綾乃)
Ayano is the Student Council's maroon-haired vice president, known for her uptight and high-strung demeanor. She tends to hide her true feelings for Kyōko, often referring to her by her full name and exhibiting occasional acts of hostility. However, this behavior is unintentional, as Ayano is not comfortable openly expressing her affection. Despite being a diligent student who sees herself as Kyōko's rival, Ayano is consistently outperformed by Kyōko in tests, despite Kyōko's seemingly carefree attitude. Privately, Ayano harbors romantic and affectionate feelings for Kyōko, but she perceives showing her friendly and responsive side as a weakness. While Ayano may not openly display it, she genuinely cares about those around her and is selfless, often sacrificing her time and energy for others' sake. She also inadvertently makes puns that elicit laughter from Yui. Ayano's fondness for crème caramels is evident, as she keeps one refrigerated in the Student Council's room, although it often ends up being consumed by Kyōko or Sakurako.
Chitose Ikeda (池田千歳)
A member of the Student Council who is white-haired and almost always seen alongside Ayano. Despite her gentle disposition, she is a passionate yuri fangirl and often imagines romantic pairings, especially involving Kyōko and Ayano. Whenever she starts fantasizing, Chitose removes her glasses, and these daydreams cause her to have near-fatal nosebleeds. As Ayano's closest friend, Chitose is fully aware of Ayano's feelings for Kyōko and actively supports their getting together, although Ayano herself is often unaware of Chitose's efforts. She speaks in a soft Kansai dialect and likes tsukemono (Japanese pickled vegetables). She has a low tolerance for alcohol and tends to go on kissing sprees whenever she gets intoxicated. In the anime, this is only portrayed through alcohol-filled chocolates, however.

Family members

Mari Funami (船見まり)
She is the daughter of one of Yui's relatives. She is a fan of Mirakurun and initially mistakes Chinatsu for her, but she does not take kindly to Chinatsu after learning that her personality does not match her image.
Kaede Furutani (古谷楓)
Himawari's six-year-old sister. Kaede is shown to be quite even-tempered and wise beyond her years.
Chizuru Ikeda (池田千鶴)
Chitose's twin sister, who looks identical to her except for eye color, is shown to be very cold and distant towards most people, though she has a strong bond with her sibling. Much like Chitose, she often takes off her glasses to invoke yuri fantasies, pairing Ayano with Chitose and drooling instead of having nosebleeds. She strongly dislikes Kyōko, who constantly tries to play pranks on her and is seemingly a barrier against her fantasies.[4]
Akane Akaza (赤座あかね)
Akari's older sister who is 19 years old and attends a university. She is secretly infatuated with Akari, with her room almost completely covered in photos of her, often doing various perverted things with her belongings when she is not around and reading many doujins about sisterly incest.
Tomoko Yoshikawa (吉川ともこ)

Others

Nana Nishigaki (西垣奈々)
A faculty member at Nanamori Middle School who is constantly trying various experiments, often using Rise as a test subject and has a love for explosions, which are generally caused by her experiments. She is one of the few people who can understand Rise's quiet voice.
Hiro Takaoka (高岡ひろ)
Akari and Chinatsu's classmate, who is an admirer of Kyōko's doujin works and is the heroine of Namori's other manga, Reset!.
Aoi Isurugi (葵石動)
She is Akari and Chinatsu's classmate, who is trying to find a way to make money. She is the secondary protagonist of the spin-off Reset! and Hiro Takaoka's best friend.
Ai Miwa (三輪藍)
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Nadeshiko's classmate.
Miho Yaeno (八重野美穂)
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Majokko Mirakurun

Kurumi (胡桃) Mirakurun (ミラクるん)
The heroine of the fictional magical girl series, "Majokko Mirakurun". When transformed, she greatly resembles Chinatsu. Her magic wand turns into blunt weapons, with which she beats her enemies.
Raika (雷香) Rivalun (ライバルん)
Another magical girl who competes with Mirakurun. She is secretly Kurumi's classmate.
Ganbo (ガンボー)
A spherical robot wearing a pair of sunglasses. He is Rivalun's boss, and is the only character with a male voice.

Anime

An anime television adaptation of the manga series was announced in the May 2011 issue of Comic Yuri Hime.[18] Animated by Doga Kobo and directed by Masahiko Ohta,[19] the series aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 5 and September 20, 2011.

A second season, titled YuruYuri♪♪, aired in Japan between July 2, 2012, and September 17, 2012.[20][21] Both series were simulcast by Crunchyroll.[22][23] The series won the television award at the 17th Animation Kobe Awards.[24] NIS America has licensed both seasons in North America, releasing the first two seasons on Blu-ray Disc on September 3, 2013, and January 7, 2014, respectively.[25] Later, NIS America released it on Blu-ray and DVD on January 7, 2014.[26]

An original video animation titled YuruYuri Nachuyachumi! (ゆるゆりなちゅやちゅみ！)[27][28] was screened in five theaters in Japan on November 29, 2014,[29] before being released on Blu-ray and DVD on February 18, 2015.[30] Unlike the series, the OVA is animated by TYO Animations instead of Doga Kobo, with Hiroyuki Hata replacing Ohta as director, Michiko Yokote replacing Takashi Aoshima as scriptwriter, and Motohiro Tanaguchi replacing character designer Chiaki Nakajima and serving as chief animation designer.[31] Two additional episodes, titled Nachuyachumi!+, aired on August 21 and September 18, 2015.[32]

A third anime season, titled YuruYuri San☆Hai!, also produced by TYO Animations, aired in Japan between October 6, 2015, and December 21, 2015.[33][34][35] Like the previous two seasons, it was simulcast by Crunchyroll.

A new OVA, titled YuruYuri, (pronounced "YuruYuri Ten"), was announced on April 22, 2018, to celebrate the manga's tenth anniversary.[36][37] The OVA is animated by Lay-duce instead of TYO Animations, with Daigo Yamagishi as director, Takahiro as scriptwriter, and Kazutoshi Inoue serving as character designer and chief animation designer. The new OVA was crowdfunded and completed its goal in February 2019.[38] It was released on November 13, 2019,[39] and had its television premiere on AT-X on February 23, 2020[1]

A four-episode original net animation series produced by DMM Futureworks and W-Toon Studio, titled MiniYuri, began streaming on Pony Canyon's YouTube channel on September 25, 2019. The series is directed by Seiya Miyajima, with Takahiro as the scriptwriter, and Yasuhiro Misawa composing the music.[40]

On August 4, 2023, it was announced that the Ōmuro-ke spin-off manga would be adapted into two anime films, titled Ōmuro-ke: Dear Sisters and Ōmuro-ke: Dear Friends. The films were produced by Passione and Studio Lings and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with scripts written by Masahiro Yokotani, character designs handled by Kazuyuki Ueda, and music composed by Yūsuke Shirato.[41] The first film premiered on February 2, 2024,[42] while the second film premiered on June 21, 2024.[43]

Music

The main opening and ending themes are performed by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club (七森中☆ごらく部), a unit consisting of the four main voice actresses, Minami Tsuda, Rumi Ōkubo, Shiori Mikami and Yuka Ōtsubo. For the first season, the opening theme is "Yuriyurarararayuruyuri Daijiken" (ゆりゆららららゆるゆり大事件) while the ending theme is "My Pace de Ikimashō" (マイペースでいきましょう). For the second season, the opening theme is "Yes! YuYuYu☆YuruYuri♪♪" (「いぇす！ゆゆゆ☆ゆるゆり♪♪)[44] while the ending theme is "100% Chū~gakusei" (１００％ちゅ～学生).[45] The opening theme for episode six is "Yonde Mirakurun!" (よんでミラクるん!) by Ayana Taketatsu while the ending theme for episode eight is "Girl's Power" (ガールズパワーで) by Minami Tsuda and Rumi Ōkubo. For the OVA, the opening and ending themes are "YuruYurinrinrinrinrin" (ゆるゆりんりんりんりんりん) and "After School Days" (アフタースクールデイズ), both performed by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. For Nachuyachumi!+, the opening and ending themes are "YuriShuraShuShuShu" (ゆりしゅらしゅしゅしゅ) and "Ohirune Universe" (おひるねゆにばーす).[46] For San☆Hai, the main opening and ending themes are "Chochocho! YuruYuri☆Capriccio!!!" (ちょちょちょ!ゆるゆり☆かぷりっちょ!!!) and "Atchu~ma Seishun!" (あっちゅ〜ま青春！) by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club. The ending theme for episode 12 is "Kimi ga Kureta Shiny Story" (きみがくれたシャイニーストーリー) by the Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club.