Kyo no Go no Ni 2 Kyō no Go no Ni?, lit. "Today's 5's 2" or "Today, in Class 5-2") is the debut Japanese seinen manga series created by Koharu Sakuraba, the author of Minami-ke. It was originally serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Young Magazine from 2002 to 2003, and the twenty-two chapters were later collected together in a single bound volume along with two extra chapters and published on November 11, 2003 by Kodansha. The main premise of Kyō no Go no Ni is the school life of the fifth grade class 5-2, focusing on an elementary-school boy named Ryōta Satō.
In 2006, Shinkukan produced a four-episode original video adaptation (OVA) directed by Makoto Sokuza. The OVAs contain a special audio track in which the female characters' voices are replaced by members of the idol unit Sweet Kiss and were released in two versions: original and special edit. Xebec produced a thirteen episode anime adaptation directed by Tsuyoshi Nagasawa, unrelated to the OVAs. It first began airing on TV Tokyo between October 5, 2008 and December 28, 2008. Kodansha has announced that Xebec will be adapting an OVA version of the anime in 2009, directed by Tsuyoshi Nagasawa, featuring the same cast as the anime.
Plot
Ever since their childhood, Ryōta Satō and Chika Koizumi have been close friends, going so far as to pinky swear to marry each other.[1] The story begins when they are both now in their fifth grade of elementary school in class 5-2 together with their group of friends Yūki Asano, Kazumi Aihara, Natsumi Hirakawa, Megumi Hidaka, Kōji Imai, Tsubasa Kawai. While making his way to sixth grade, much to his own dismay, Ryōta is often forced unwillingly into compromising situations
Manga
The original work for Kyō no Go no Ni is illustrated and written by Koharu Sakuraba. It was serialized in Kodansha's Bessatsu Young Magazine between 2002 and 2003.[citation needed] The only tankōbon volume of the series was published on November 11, 2003 with ISBN 9784063611786.[5] The volume features Chika as the cover character in addition to two omake chapters entitled Supplementary Lesson - "Today in Tennis Club" and Invitation. In a similarly named magazine the Weekly Young Magazine, it was announced in its 43rd issue on September 22, 2008 that it would begin serializing Kyō no Go no Ni once again in its next issue on September 29, 2008.[6] Chapter List 001. 1st Period - "Wiggle, Wiggle" 002. 2nd Period - "Collarbones" 003. 3rd Period - "Undefeated" 004. 4th Period - "The Scale" 005. 5th Period - "Sneak Attack" 006. 6th Period - "Smile" 007. 7th Period - "Dress-Up" 008. 8th Period - "Observation Diary" 009. 9th Period - "Rain" 010. 10th Period - "Superball" 011. 11th Period - "Library" 012. 12th Period - "Fairytale" 013. 13th Period - "Surprise" 014. 14th Period - "Sweet and Soft" 015. 15th Period - "Flip" 016. 16th Period - "Cat's Paw" 017. 17th Period - "Nodding Off" 018. 18th Period - "Bum Rap" 019. 19th Period - "Comparing Heights" 020. 20th Period - "Three-Legged Race" 021. 21st Period - "Pinky Promise Part 1" 022. 22nd Period - "Pinky Promise Part 2" "Supplementary Lesson - 'Today in Tennis Club'" "Turn on the Water"
