DearS

DearS
Cover art of first Tokyopop manga.
ディアーズ
(Diāzu)
Manga
Written by Peach-Pit
Published by MediaWorks
English publisher
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Dengeki Comic Gao!
Original run March 2002 – December 17, 2005
Volumes 8
Anime television series
Directed by Iku Suzuki
Produced by Hisanori Kunisaki
Nobuhiro Osawa
Takayasu Hatano
Written by Takao Yoshioka
Music by Tomoki Hasegawa
Studio Daume
Licensed by
Original network Chiba TV
Original run July 10, 2004 – September 26, 2004
Episodes 13
Original video animation
Kane no Tama desu no?
Directed by Iku Suzuki
Written by Takao Yoshioka
Music by Tomoki Hasegawa
Studio Daume
Licensed by
Released April 21, 2005
Runtime 24 minutes
Game
Developer MediaWorks
Publisher MediaWorks
Genre Visual novel
Platform PlayStation 2
Released June 24, 2004

DearS (ディアーズ, Diāzu) is a Japanese manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit. It was serialized monthly by MediaWorks in their magazine Dengeki Comic Gao! from March 2002 to December 17, 2005 and was later published into a ten volume set by the company. The manga was licensed and translated into English by Tokyopop. A 13-episode anime was adapted by MSJ and a PlayStation 2 video game was produced by MediaWorks.[1]

Plot

Exactly one year prior to the beginning of DearS, humanity made unprecedented contact with extraterrestrial life. Forced to crash land into Tokyo Bay when, en route to their home planet of Thanatos, their spacecraft breaks down, 150 humanoid aliens are naturalized into Japanese society and affectionately nicknamed "DearS"; a portmanteau of the words "Dear" and "Friends".

Takeya Ikuhara is a temperamental seventeen-year-old Japanese student attending the fictitious Koharu High School with a strong prejudice against the DearS. Due to a childhood scare, he believes that the aliens are fake, worthless beings that have generated nationwide overhype and are secretly plotting to take control of Earth.

On his way home from school he discovers a homeless DearS who, after fainting and much to his annoyance, he feeds and shelters in his apartment. The girl, who he nicknames Ren, is infantile and friendly, and grows obsequious and dependent upon Takeya, a responsibility he tries to disassociate himself from. Her oblivious tenacity keeps her around, however, and over time, realizing Ren's genuine care and empathy for him, Takeya has a change of heart. Unfortunately, because Ren is deemed defective, DearS headquarters orders her arrest.

Characters

Media

Manga

DearS began as a manga series co-written and illustrated by Banri Sendo and Shibuko Ebara, credited under their pen name Peach-Pit, which was serialized in MediaWorks' Dengeki Comic Gao! manga magazine from March 2002 to December 17, 2005. The manga was compiled into ten tankōbon volumes released by MediaWorks in Japan.[2] The series was later translated into English and German by Tokyopop, French by Semic Comics[3] and Italian by Flashbook Editore.[4]

Volume list

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 March 2002 ISBN 978-4-8402-2086-6January 11, 2005 ISBN 978-1-59532-308-8
  • Chapters 1–6
2 September 27, 2002 ISBN 978-4-8402-2206-8April 12, 2005 ISBN 978-1-59532-309-5
  • Chapters 7–12
3 March 2003 ISBN 978-4-8402-2343-0July 12, 2005 ISBN 978-1-59532-310-1
  • Chapters 13–18
4 September 27, 2003 ISBN 978-4-8402-2478-9October 11, 2005 ISBN 978-1-59532-311-8
  • Chapters 19–23
  • Extra Contact
  • Spring Contact
  • Character Gallery
5 March 27, 2004 ISBN 978-4-8402-2651-6January 10, 2006 ISBN 978-1-59532-797-0
  • Chapters 24–28
  • Setting Data Collection
6 August 27, 2004 ISBN 978-4-8402-2797-1April 11, 2006 ISBN 978-1-59532-798-7
  • Chapters 29–33
7 March 26, 2005 ISBN 978-4-8402-3011-7July 3, 2006 ISBN 978-1-59816-185-4
  • Chapters 34–39
8 December 17, 2005 ISBN 978-4-8402-3289-0November 7, 2006 ISBN 978-1-59816-861-7
  • Chapters 40–46
  • Later Contact

Anime

DearS was adapted into a twelve episode television and single original video animation anime by MSJ with co-production by Bandai Visual, Geneon Entertainment, Lantis and TeaM DearS. The series was directed by Iku Suzuki.[5] The series was broadcast on Chiba TV, TV Kanagawa, TV Saitama, Tokyo MX TV, TV Santerebi, TV Aichi and TVQ Kyushu[6] from July 10 to September 26, 2004. Four DVD compilation volumes were released from August 2, 2005 to February 21, 2006. The anime's opening theme is "Love Slave" (ラブスレイブ) by Under17 and the ending theme is "Happy Cosmos" by Poppins. The anime has been re-licensed by Discotek Media.

Video game

A visual novel video game was developed and published by MediaWorks for the PlayStation 2. It was released on June 24, 2004.[7] It received a C rating by the Computer Entertainment Rating Organization.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "DearS game" (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan: MediaWorks, Inc. Archived from the original on December 1, 2010. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
  2. ↑ "DearS manga" (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan: MediaWorks. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
  3. ↑ "DearS" (in French). Nantes, France: Groupe Tournon. Archived from the original on September 15, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  4. ↑ "DearS" (in Italian). Bologna, Italy: Flashbook Editore. Archived from the original on June 25, 2008. Retrieved August 12, 2008.
  5. ↑ Clements & McCarthy 2014
  6. ↑ "DearS アニメ情報" (in Japanese). Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan: MediaWorks, Inc. Archived from the original on February 14, 2009. Retrieved November 26, 2009.
  7. ↑ "DearS". gamesfaqs.com. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
  8. ↑ "DearS(ディアーズ)" (in Japanese). psmk2.net. Retrieved November 27, 2009.
Book references
  • Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (2014). The Anime Encyclopedia, 3rd Revised Edition: A Century of Japanese Animation. Stone Bridge Press. 1200. ISBN 9781611729092.
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