S-A ~Special-A~ [Spring 08]

[Arika]

S-A ~Special-A~
Japanese Title: スペシャル・エー
Genres: School-life, Romance, Shoujo
Episodes: 24
First Air Date-Time: 04/07-1:30AM
OP: “Special Days” by Yuko Goto
ED: “Hidamari no Gate” by Jun Fukuyama, Hiro Shimono, Tsubasa Yonaga & Kazuma Horie
Producers: Gonzo
Source Material: Manga
Official Site: [Only registered and activated users can see links. ]
Probability of watching this: Below Average
Probability of blogging this: Low
I remember reading the manga for this, and aside from the generic shoujo-ness, it’s actually quite spunky. The setting is this: Hikari, through hours on hours of hardcore studying, is the second smartest student in her school. The top student though, is a bishi who remembers anything after seeing it once. The two find themselves in your (ab)normal school situations, and being a shoujo anime, you can imagine the rest. I did say I like the manga, though the anime is something I have some doubts in. The CM already shows a LOT of animation shortcuts, which are never a good sign…Oh, it’s by Gonzo. No wonder…Yuko Goto fans note: she is voicing Hikari.