Super Lovers

Super Lovers

Cover of Super Lovers volume one
スーパーラヴァーズ
(Sūpāravāzu)
Genre Boy's Love,[1] Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by Miyuki Abe
Published by Kadokawa
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Ciel (2010-2014)
Emerald (2014-present)
Original run 2010 – present
Volumes 9
Anime television series
Directed by Shinji Ishihira
Written by Yoshiko Nakamura
Music by
Studio Studio Deen
Network AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, BS11, TVS, CTC, tvk, GBS, MTV, TVQ
Original run 6 April 2016 – 8 June 2016
Episodes 10
Anime television series
Super Lovers 2
Directed by Shinji Ishihira
Written by Yoshiko Nakamura
Music by
  • Yasuharu Takanashi
  • Shūji Katayama
  • Kenji Katō
Studio Studio Deen
Original run January 2017 – scheduled

Super Lovers (スーパーラヴァーズ Sūpāravāzu) is a Japanese shōnen-ai manga series published in the magazine Emerald by Miyuki Abe, author of Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East. An anime adaptation premiered in April 2016. A second season has been announced for January 2017.

Plot

Haru visits Canada to spend his summer vacation in the woodland house of his strict, strong-willed mother Haruko who purposely fools her son into believing that she's on "the verge of death" only to burden him with the responsibility of taking care of her newly adopted "puppy". That "puppy", in actuality, is a small, rash, anti-social little boy named Ren who doesn't trust anyone and would prefer hanging out with Haruko's dogs. Haruko orders Haru to "civilize" Ren until the end of summer. As the young man struggles in doing everything he can to help Ren, their relationship gradually improves; so far so that when Haru graduated high school, he planned on taking Ren to Japan for them to live together with his twin stepbrothers.

Unfortunately, an accident occurs that causes the death of Haru's father and stepmother, leaving him the only survivor. The accident causes him to lose his memories of that summer.

5 years later, Ren comes to Tokyo, Japan and claims Haru as his new "brother". Will Haru be adjusted to his new upcoming in life and make a new promise to Ren?

Characters

Kaidō Household

Haru Kaidō (海棠 晴 Kaidō Haru)
Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa (drama CD), Tomoaki Maeno (TV anime)
The eldest brother and the head household of the Kaidou family. He is the adopted brother to Ren and stepbrothers to Aki and Shima. 5 years ago, when he went to visit Canada, he met Ren. Even though Ren was quite hostile towards him, he managed to make Ren open his heart. He lost his memories of that summer when he came back to Japan due to an accident. When he meets Ren again he isn't too keen about the whole "brother" thing, but he quickly warms up to him again. He tends to dote on Ren a lot much to the annoyance of the younger boy as well as Haru's younger twin brothers, especially Aki. He is quarter-Canadian. He has a kind and child-like personality and cares dearly for all of his brothers, especially Ren.
Ren Kaidō (海棠 零 Kaidō Ren)
Voiced by: Hiroshi Kamiya, Yūko Sanpei (young) (drama CD), Junko Minagawa (TV anime)
The 4th and youngest brother of the Kaidou family. 5 years ago, he was a wild anti-social little brat that behaved like a dog which led to Haruko having a hard time raising him. When he first met Haru, his life gradually changed and started to accept the society life because of him. He attends a co-ed high school in Tokyo and is starting to make friends. In the series, Ren has a calm and steady personality, and he acts more mature for his age. According to Haruko, there is a possibility of his birth name being Allen and that his biological mother was a drug addict who sold him for drugs. This, however, has not been outright confirmed.
Aki Kaidō (海棠 亜樹 Kaidō Aki)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama (drama CD), Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (TV anime)
The 2nd brother of the Kaidou family. He has a brash, stubborn attitude compare to his younger twin. He seems to have a slight brother complex when it comes to Haru and Shima. He isn't very fond of Ren at first, but gradually warms up to him over time especially when they all start living together.
Shima Kaidō (海棠 蒔麻 Kaidō Shima)
Voiced by: Daisuke Ono (drama CD), Takuma Terashima (TV anime)
The 3rd brother of the Kaidou family. He has a calm personality and is taller than his older twin. He is more understanding than his brother when it comes to things concerning Ren.
Takashi Kaidō (海棠 崇 Kaidō Takashi)
Voiced by: Teruaki Ogawa (drama CD)
Haru's biological father. He passes away in a car accident in the beginning of the series.
Ruri Kaidō (海棠 留理 Kaidō Ruri)
Voiced by: Yūko Sasaki (drama CD)
Haru's stepmother. She passes away in a car accident in the beginning of the series.

Others

Ikuyoshi Sasaki (佐々木 郁芳 Sasaki Ikuyoshi)
Voiced by: Itsuki Takizawa (drama CD), Ayumu Murase (TV anime)

A host and fellow worker of Haru with a friendly and lively demeanor. He admires Haru and follows him working on the cafe White Fang, where he provides the food through his family in the country. He affectionately calls Ren as Ren Ren.

Jūzen Kurosaki (黒崎 十全 Kurosaki Jūzen)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu (drama CD), Jun Fukushima (TV anime)
Ren's best friend and classmate. He lives in a student residence next to their school.
Haruko D. Dieckmann (春子・D・ディークマン Haruko Di Dīkuman)
Voiced by: Atsuko Tanaka (drama CD and TV anime)
Haru's biological mother and Ren's adopted mother. She stayed with Ren after Haru left for Japan. In the Manga and Anime, it is said that she is a CERN member and is friends with Mikiko.
Mikiko Kashiwagi (柏木 幹子 Kashiwagi Mikiko)
Voiced by: Yoko Soumi (drama CD and TV anime)
A friend of Haruko
Kiri Kondō (近藤 紀里 Kondō Kiri)
Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (drama CD), Ryoko Shiraishi (TV anime)
A female student and another friend of Ren's at his school.
Seiji Takamori (高森 清次 Takamori Seiji)/Kiyoka (清華 Kiyoka)
Voiced by: Mitsuki Saiga (drama CD and TV anime)
A friend from Haru's high school days. He is seen dressing up in women's outfits and takes on the name Kioka. He helps Haru when he decides to open up his own cafe.
Ai-chan (愛ちゃん)
A female student of Shima's and is her first year in middle school. Since her parents got divorced she is living with her grandparents; she appears in episode 8.
Mimi Anzai (安西 ミミ Anzai Mimi)
A regular customer of The White Fang Cafe, she has wavy blonde hair. She and Wakana appear in episode 9.
Wakana Anzai (安西 若菜 Anzai Wakana)
Mimi's sister and is another customer of The White Fang, she has short hazel brown hair.

Media

Manga

Abe began publishing Super Lovers in Kadokawa's Ciel magazine in 2010,[1] before switching to the Emerald magazine upon its 31 August 2014 launch.[2] Nine volumes have been published as of May 2016.

Volume list

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBN
1 28 July 2010[3]ISBN 978-4-04-854500-6
2 26 November 2010[4]ISBN 978-4-04-854562-4
3 28 June 2011[5]ISBN 978-4-04-854644-7
4 28 November 2011[6]ISBN 978-4-04-120074-2
5 30 August 2012[7]ISBN 978-4-04-120388-0
6 1 November 2013[8]ISBN 978-4-04-120900-4
7 1 August 2014[9]ISBN 978-4-04-101894-1
8 1 August 2015[10]ISBN 978-4-04-103300-5
9 30 April 2016[11]ISBN 978-4-04-104150-5

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced via a handout included with the reprint of volume one of Shungiku Nakamura's √W.P.B. manga.[1] It is directed by Shinji Ishihira and written by Yoshiko Nakamura, with animation by the animation studio Studio Deen. Miki Takihara is in charge of the series' character designs.[12] The opening theme song is Okaeri by Yūsuke Yata and the ending theme is Happiness YOU&ME by Kaidō 4 Kyōdai (voice actors of Ren, Haru, Aki, and Shima).[13]

The 10-episode series premiered on 6 April 2016, and was broadcast on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, BS11, Chiba TV, tvk, Mie TV, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, Gifu Broadcasting, and TV Saitama.[14]

A 20-minute-long OVA will be included with the 10th volume of the manga when it ships on 1 January 2017.[14]

A second season of the anime was announced in the final episode of the first season. It is scheduled to air in January 2017.[15][16]

Episode list

No. Title Original air date
1 "Forest Green"
"Shinrin Midori" (フォレストグリーン) 		6 April 2016
Having arrived in Canada during summer break upon hearing the fake news that his biological mother Haruko is in critical condition, high school student Haru Kaidou meets a young boy named Ren his new adopted brother and is forced to spend the summer with him and to teach him how to act and behave like a normal person so that he can fit into society and even survive in the outside world. Every day is a battle with Ren, who refuses to listen to anybody. However, as Ren grows to like Haru little by little and Haru comes to adore Ren as well, they make a certain "promise" to each other... 
2 "Black Eye"
"Kuroi Me" (黒い目) 		13 April 2016
It has been five years since that summer. Haru works as a host a bar while saving money for his twin brothers' tuition. One day, Haru's lawyer Mikiko invites him to her office where he is reunited with Ren now a teenager. Three months before his parents passed away in a terrible car accident, they adopted Ren from an orphanage. Since he lost his memory after the deaths of his father and stepmother, Haru is at a loss, but Ren still insists on living with him! 
3 "White Christmas"
"Shiro Kurisumasu" (ホワイト・クリスマス) 		20 April 2016
Haru's twin younger brothers Aki and Shima are upset by the sudden appearance of a "fourth brother" in the Kaidou household, and Haru's excessively affectionate attitude towards Ren makes Aki explode with rage. Meanwhile, Haru happens to witness a car accident in the city. Since then, Haru begins leaving Ren alone in the apartment. On top of that, while Ren is home alone, one of Haru's customers from the host club forces her way into the apartment. 
4 "Young Grass"
"Wakai Kusa" (若い草) 		27 April 2016
Spring arrives, and Haru's dream of living with his three brothers finally comes true. They move into a bigger house together, and with the help of his former coworker Ikuyoshi, Haru's plans to open a cafe seem to be coming along well... when something gives Haru a cause for concern: Ren is staying cooped up inside his room. Annoyed by Ren's attitude, Aki tells him he's a useless kid unable to do anything on his own. 
5 "Cherry Blossom"
"Sakura no hana" (桜の花) 		4 May 2016
Just when Ren begins attending his first day of school, he's seen kissing Haru goodbye by his classmate Juzen Kurosaki. His friend asks him if Haru is his boyfriend, but... Meanwhile, unable to get used to the increasingly close relationship of Haru and Ren, Ikuyoshi asks Haru a certain question. However, when Haru half-jokingly responds that he'd never be interested in a kid with so little sex appeal, Ren overhears their conversation...?! 
6 "Cloudy Sky"
"Kumori Sora" (曇り空) 		11 May 2016
While Haru and Ren are out at a nearby zoo looking at the animals, Aki calls Haru to let him know a woman calling herself "Kiyoka" has showed up at the house. Kiyoka is Haru's high school classmate and the co-owner of the cafe that they're about to open. While discussing the plans and preparations for the store, Kiyoka mentions a certain woman to Haru and gives him her contact information. 
7 "White Fang"
"Howaito Fangu" (白い牙) 		18 May 2016
A story book that Ren brought from Canada is one of Haru's old favorites and a story about a lone gray wolf who meets a human that he comes to recognize as his master. Already hating himself for making Ren say he'll be "just a brother," Haru is dealt the final blow by Seika's words. Meanwhile, Ren manages his high school life with the help of his classmate Juuzen and Kiri Kondo , a female student whohad returned from overseas, but he collapses during PE class and is sent to the nurse's office. 
8 "Blue Sky"
"Aoi Sora" (青空) 		25 May 2016
Haru's cafe "WHITE FANG" quickly begins filling up with customers soon after it opens. Even Haru and Ren's recently awkward relationship is getting back to normal. However, Aki is in a terrible mood. Shima has been spending all his time taking care of Natsukawa Ai, one of the students he tutors. Shima feels obligated to care for Ai, a middle school girl whose parents are divorced, is living with her grandmother, and is having trouble in school. When he even goes out to meet her late at night, Aki finally loses his temper--?! 
9 "Rainy Season"
"Ame no Shīzun" (梅雨) 		1 June 2016
Haru suddenly awakens to the sound of rain in his bedroom. Shaken by the sight of Ren in his dream, his breathing becomes erratic. Realizing the reason for his dream, the next morning Haru questions Ikuyoshi. Meanwhile, experiencing his first rainy season in Japan, the stress from not being able to jog due to the unfamiliar humidity and rain cause Ren to start feeling sick and unwell. As a result, he gets a nosebleed while talking to Juuzen at school and is taken to the nurse's office. However, the school nurse asks him an unbelievable question...?! 
10 "Summer Storm"
"Natsu no arashi" (夏の嵐) 		8 June 2016
The e-mail Ren had sent prompts Haruko to come all the way from Switzerland to Japan for a visit. Eagerly looking forward to seeing Haruko again, Ren innocently bubbles with excitement. But believing Haruko may notice how his relationship with Ren has changed, Haru is unable to show genuine excitement for Haruko's visit. When Haruko finally arrives at the Kaidou family home, Ren tries to tell her what he's thinking. 

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Boys-Love Manga Super Lovers by Hakkenden's Abe Gets Anime". Anime News Network. 28 April 2015. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  2. ↑ "Kadokawa Launches Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi's Manga Magazine Emerald in Real Life". Anime News Network. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  3. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第1巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  4. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第2巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第3巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 5 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第4巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  7. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第5巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  8. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第6巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  9. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第7巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  10. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第8巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  11. ↑ "SUPER LOVERS 第9巻". Kadokawa Corporation (in Japanese). Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  12. ↑ "Studio Deen Animates Abe's Super Lovers TV Anime". Anime News Network. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2015.
  13. ↑ "Super Lovers Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Yūsuke Yata's Opening Theme". Anime News Network. 19 February 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  14. 1 2 "Super Lovers TV Anime Has 10 Episodes, Gets Anime DVD with 10th Manga Volume". Anime News Network. 25 March 2016. Retrieved 25 March 2016.
  15. ↑ "Super Lovers Boys-Love Anime Gets 2nd Season in January". Anime News Network. 8 June 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2016.
  16. ↑ "Super Lovers Anime Season 2 Reveals Story, Returning Cast & Staff, Visual". Anime News Network. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2016.
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