DOKI DOKI SCHOOL HOURS

'''' is a four panel manga series and anime series by Tamami Momose.
''Sensei no Ojikan'' was serialised in Bamboo Comics from 1997, published by Takeshobō. A 20 episode anime TV series adaptation was created by J.C.Staff. The first 13 episodes aired on TV Tokyo from April 4 2004 to June 27 2004, it is uncertain when the final 7 episodes aired.
The series is centered on 27-year-old homeroom teacher Mika Suzuki (who only looks about half her age) and the eccentric and colorful students of her class. The anime, coming three years after J.C.Staff had success with ''Azumanga Daioh'', inherits a lot stylisticly from that series, however the original manga predates ''Azumanga Daioh'' by two years. Additionally, before the recent anime incarnation, the manga spawned a series of drama CDs.
The series has been licensed for release in North America by Geneon.

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Characters

External links and references

Characters

★ 'Mika Suzuki' (鈴木みか ''Suzuki Mika'')
The 27-year old homeroom teacher who is unusually short. She is usually addressed as "Mika-sensei". Her short stature and generally "cute" appearance causes people to think her more childish than she is. Even so, she is not especially mature, still lives with her parents and dreads "measuring day".

★ 'Minako Tominaga' (富永美奈子 ''Tominaga Minako'')
A brutally honest student who belongs to the cooking club. She is often shown moaning about being surronded by the "idiots (etc...)" in her class, or telling people off. She loves slasher films.

★ 'Akane Kobayashi' (小林あかね ''Kobayashi Akane'')
A girl who likes to sleep in class but outside of school she holds a part-time job as she loves to make money. She has also shown great concern about her appearance and weight, causing her to put herself on crash diets. She's very ditzy sometimes, like wheh she walked into the classroom and Anthony (an American exchange student) said "Hello!" in English: she came to the instant conclusion she had woken up in America.

★ 'Shizuka Nagare' (流静 ''Nagare Shizuka''), also known as 'Iinchou')
The Class President of Class 2A. She wanted to be class president due to her favorite pop star stating that he liked class presidents: she decided to be class president for the rest of her life. She is highly intellgent and friendly, but is seem at times being brutal to people, especially when the somehow insult her idol.

★ 'Rio Kitagawa' (北川理央 ''Kitagawa Rio'')
A girl who constantly teases Mika-sensei as she finds her various moods "cute". She is in fact gay, and has a crush on Mika-sensei. She has an excellent body, one that Kobayashi is desperate to have.

★ 'Kenta Suetake' (末武健太 ''Suetake Kenta'')
The athlete. Kenta knows nothing other than sports-related information. He is rather dumb and fails most things. Kudo, who likes him, will often tutor him.

★ 'Yuichi Kudo' (工藤雄一 ''Kudō Yūichi'')
A male honor student who is gay and in love with Suetake. He has poor self-control and is known as "the nosebleed king". Though Suetake in completely unaware of his interest, all of the girls do, and are constantly rolling their eyes overhis actions. He is seen having fantasies about Suetake, and not much else.

★ 'Jyoji Seki' (関譲治 ''Seki Jōji'')
A student who used to love beautiful girls who turned into a narcissist, to the point that he usually goes to school in makeup. He goes on and on about how lovely a girl can be, if she uses the right products. Outside school, he has been seen in skirts and even a full ladies' kimono.

★ 'Takumi "Watabe" Watanabe' (渡部匠 ''Watanabe Takumi'')
The head (and, originally, sole member) of the school's manga club. He is an artist of no little talent but intensely dislikes the thought of drawing male characters.

★ 'Gen Nakamura' (中村元 ''Nakamura Gen''), also known as "'Old Man'" (Oyaji)
The 17-year old student carries himself in a stereotypically "40-year old" manner, and therefore is nicknamed "Old Man". Later in the series, it's hinted he has a crush on Iincho.

★ 'Linda Matsumoto' (松本リンダ ''Matsumoto Rinda''), also known as 'Matsumoto-sensei'
Okitsu High School's Doctor and Mika's best friend on the faculty.

★ 'Chinatsu Nakayama' (中山千夏 ''Nakayama Chinatsu'')
A member of Takumi Watanabe's manga club who can barely draw. She idolises and has a large crush on Takumi. He seems to know, but manages to throw her off.

External links and references

★ Geneon ''Doki Doki School Hours'' website

★ Official series site at King Records

★ J.C.Staff page on the anime