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Penguin Revolution

Penguin Revolution Volume 3 Cover
ペンギン 革命
(Pengin Kakumei)
Genre Romantic comedy, Gender bender
Manga
Author Sakura Tsukuba
Publisher Flag of Japan Hakusensha
Flag of the United States CMX Manga
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Flag of Japan LaLa
Original run 2005 – 2007
Volumes 7

Penguin Revolution (ペンギン 革命 Pengin Kakumei?) is a shōjo fantasy manga by Sakura Tsukuba. It was published by Hakusensha in the mangazine LaLa and collected in 7 tankoubon volumes. It is licensed in North America by CMX Manga. It is about a high school girl who disguises herself as a young man to become the manager of an actor classmate.

Contents

Plot

Yukari Fujimaru is the only daughter of a quite unreliable father, and she dreams of a more reliable future, as a public official. She has a gift: she can see the potential of a person in the form of wings on their back, and by chance she sees wings on the back of one of her schoolmates, Ryouko, who is actually Ryou, one of the male actors of the famous entertainment company PEACOCK, in disguise. When Yukari's father loses his work and flees, Ryou introduces her to PEACOCK as his manager, and a totally unexpected career starts for Yukari. Through a series of twists and turns, both Ryou and Yuka are forced to put their teamwork and trust to the test.

Characters

Yukari Fujimaru
The main protagonist, Yukari is a 16-year old girl attending her first year of high school[1],who has a special gift of seeing star-potential of people as wings on their back.[2] She usually stays home alone with her father out working and her mother left when Yukari was a child. Yukari's dream is to be a public officer due to her father's negligence in having a stable job.[3] She is a good student, a talented cook, and a black belt in Aikido.[4][5] Her life changed after encountering Ryou dressed up as the student council vice president in her school.[6] Ryou suggests she work as his manager and live with him when her father abandons her due to bankruptcy.[7] She becomes his manager after passing various tests, however she must disguise herself as a boy.[8] Yukari is very dedicated to her work, and gets angry when someone insults her friends(namely Ryou and Aya). She and Ryou have a very close relationship. Yukari seems to have romantic feeling towards Ryou and vice-versa.
Ryou Katsuragi
17-year old Ryou is a "penguin," the lowest rank, at the talent agency PEACOCK.[9] He is obligated to maintain a public image as a normal school girl (named "Ryouko")due to the company's policy of keeping their stars' true identities a secret.[10] Ryou met Yukari at the backyard when a guy forced a confession upon him (not knowing that "Ryouko" was really a guy). When Yukari interrupted the scene, the guy almost attacked her, but ended up hitting Ryou who was protecting Yukari.[11] They become good friends, even after Yukari discovers his secret. After receiving a call from her dad that he has fled, Yukari is homeless, until Ryou suggests she live with him as a manager. He lives with Yukari and Ayaori.[12] He seems to have romantic feelings towards Yukari; in one chapter he can't stop thinking about an accidental kiss with her.[13] Ryou is actually the son of Torii Hidemitsu and Yoko Oka. Ryou also has a lot of potential as an actor, although his wings are usually very small, there have been times when his wings become huge; usually after he is angry or hurt.
Ayaori Mashiba
Top-ranked(Number 1) in the PEACOCK agency, disguised as the president at the high school with glasses and ruffled hair. Behind the disguise is a boy with good looks, impeccable talent and ability with thorough professionalism. Fortunately, he has extremely bad eyesight, so he still believes Yukari is a male after walking in on her in the bathroom. He lives with Ryou and Yukari. He really likes Yukari's cooking. Unbelievably, he is lazy and always drowsy but dedicated to his acting career. As a matter of fact he is president of the student council because of his top score, but always leaves early and leaves the work to Ryou, the vice president because he is usually useless. He has an amazing ability to control his breathing for acting and can also memorize scripts easily and quickly. He truly cares for both Ryou and Yukari, indirectly looking after them with elderly brother concern. His stage name is Makoto Ayaori. He is in fact, the adopted son of Torii Hidemitsu, after his parents died in a car accident. Ayaori's past is closely linked with Ryou, as Aya's dad was Ryou's mother's driver, and they got in a car accident in which Aya's dad died, and Ryou's mother went into a coma.
Torii Hidemitsu
Torii Hidemitsu is the CEO of PEACOCK. He's referred to as 'Boss'. He's usually always found with a cigarette and he's also Ryou and Ayaori's father. All three of their surnames are different because Hidemitsu took Ayaori in when his real parents died in a car accident. When Ryou was born Hidemitsu had his wife's surname, but changed it later on.Hidemitsu also has a gift similer to fujimaru's.
Yuzuru Narazaki
Number 10 at PEACOCK. He has a traditional Japanese style and often plays the roles in Historical Japanese dramas. He eventually develops feelings for Fujimaru, even though he doesn't know she's really a girl. He is a good swordsman who likes to carry a wooden sword all the time, and he enjoys camping out. In later chapters, he told Yukari that he loved her and kissed her on the lips.
Fukatsu Shougo
Number 8 from PEACOCK, he is a cruel person who destroys anyone who gets in the way. He tried to sabotage Ryou's career but he failed.

References

  1. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 2, page 4.
  2. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 19-20.
  3. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, page 10.
  4. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 28 & 37.
  5. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 2, page 19.
  6. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 17-21.
  7. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 29 & 31.
  8. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 35-38 & 44.
  9. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 2, page 3.
  10. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 22-25.
  11. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 14-16.
  12. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 1, pages 46 & 51.
  13. ^ Penguin Revolution manga; chapter 15, pages 24 & 25.

External links

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penguin_Revolution_(manga)"

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