Special A

Special A cover
Format
TV
Episodes
24
Episode Duration
24 minutes
Status
finished
Start Date
4-7-2008
End Date
9-15-2008
Season
spring 2008
Average Score
7.1
Mean Score
7.1
Studios
GONZO
Producers
Sentai Filmworks Hakuhodo DY Music & Pictures
Source
manga
Genres
Comedy Drama Romance Slice of Life

Hikari Hanazono has always been second to Kei Takishima. When they were six years old, their pro-wrestling loving fathers introduced them to each other. Assuming that she was the best in wrestling, young Hikari challenged Kei to a wrestling match only to be thoroughly defeated by him.


Ever since that fateful incident, Hikari swore to beat Kei in school grades, sporting events - anything. To do this, she has enrolled in the same school as Kei since elementary. Now she attends Hakusenkan, an ultra elite school, that costs her carpenter father a lot of money.


Hikari and Kei are the top two students in the school, with Kei holding firmly to that number one position. While Hikari considers Kei to be a rival and important friend, she is completely unaware that Kei loves her. The story primarily focuses on Hikari and her constant attempts to defeat her one and only rival, Kei, and how she finds love in their rivalry.

Characters

Hikari Hanazono

Hikari Hanazono

main

Yuuko Gotou

Japanese

Yuuko Gotou
Kei Takishima

Kei Takishima

main

Jun Fukuyama

Japanese

Jun Fukuyama
Megumi Yamamoto

Megumi Yamamoto

main

Ayahi Takagaki

Japanese

Ayahi Takagaki
Jun Yamamoto

Jun Yamamoto

main

Tsubasa Yonaga

Japanese

Tsubasa Yonaga
Tadashi Karino

Tadashi Karino

main

Hiro Shimono

Japanese

Hiro Shimono
Akira Toudou

Akira Toudou

main

Hitomi Nabatame

Japanese

Hitomi Nabatame

Staff

Maki Minami

Maki Minami

Original Creator

Jukki Hanada

Jukki Hanada

Series Composition

Shougo Kaida

Shougo Kaida

Music

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Theme Song Performance

Hitomi Nabatame

Hitomi Nabatame

Theme Song Performance

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Theme Song Performance

Recommendations

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Hikari Hanazono

Hikari Hanazono

main

Yuuko Gotou

Japanese

Yuuko Gotou
Kei Takishima

Kei Takishima

main

Jun Fukuyama

Japanese

Jun Fukuyama
Megumi Yamamoto

Megumi Yamamoto

main

Ayahi Takagaki

Japanese

Ayahi Takagaki
Jun Yamamoto

Jun Yamamoto

main

Tsubasa Yonaga

Japanese

Tsubasa Yonaga
Tadashi Karino

Tadashi Karino

main

Hiro Shimono

Japanese

Hiro Shimono
Akira Toudou

Akira Toudou

main

Hitomi Nabatame

Japanese

Hitomi Nabatame
Ryuu Tsuji

Ryuu Tsuji

main

Kazuma Horie

Japanese

Kazuma Horie
Yahiro Saiga

Yahiro Saiga

supporting

Kishou Taniyama

Japanese

Kishou Taniyama
Chitose Saiga

Chitose Saiga

supporting

Ami Koshimizu

Japanese

Ami Koshimizu
Hajime Kakei

Hajime Kakei

supporting

Keisuke Oda

Japanese

Keisuke Oda
Sakura Ushikubo

Sakura Ushikubo

supporting

Natsuko Kuwatani

Japanese

Natsuko Kuwatani
Satoru Takishima

Satoru Takishima

supporting

Megumi Ogata

Japanese

Megumi Ogata
Sui Takishima

Sui Takishima

supporting

Kaori Shimizu

Japanese

Kaori Shimizu
Aoi Ogata

Aoi Ogata

supporting

Kouji Yusa

Japanese

Kouji Yusa
Atsushi Hanazono

Atsushi Hanazono

supporting

Mitsuhiro Ichiki

Japanese

Mitsuhiro Ichiki
Kaname Takishima

Kaname Takishima

supporting

Kazuya Ichijou

Japanese

Kazuya Ichijou
Sumire Karino

Sumire Karino

supporting

Atsuko Tanaka

Japanese

Atsuko Tanaka
Yui Oikawa

Yui Oikawa

supporting

Noriko Shitaya

Japanese

Noriko Shitaya
Maki Minami

Maki Minami

Original Creator

Jukki Hanada

Jukki Hanada

Series Composition

Shougo Kaida

Shougo Kaida

Music

Jun Fukuyama

Jun Fukuyama

Theme Song Performance

Hitomi Nabatame

Hitomi Nabatame

Theme Song Performance

Kazuma Horie

Kazuma Horie

Theme Song Performance

Tsubasa Yonaga

Tsubasa Yonaga

Theme Song Performance

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Theme Song Performance

Hiro Shimono

Hiro Shimono

Theme Song Performance

Yuuko Gotou

Yuuko Gotou

Theme Song Performance (OP, ED2)

Michiko Itou

Michiko Itou

Script (eps 3, 9)

Yuuko Kakihara

Yuuko Kakihara

Script (eps 2, 7, 12, 17, 22)

Naokatsu Tsuda

Naokatsu Tsuda

Episode Director (ep 10)

Yoshihito Nishouji

Yoshihito Nishouji

Episode Director (eps 3, 7, 12, 17, 23)

Hirotaka Endou

Hirotaka Endou

Episode Director (ep 4)

Michiko Itou

Michiko Itou

Storyboard (eps 3, 9)

Akiko Matsuo

Akiko Matsuo

Key Animation (OP)

Kenji Sugihara

Kenji Sugihara

Script

Ayahi Takagaki

Ayahi Takagaki

Insert Song Performance

Montserrat Aguilar

Montserrat Aguilar

ADR Director (Latin American Spanish)

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