Sekirei (яп. セキレイ Сэкирэй?, букв. «Трясогузка») — манга Сакурако Гокуракуина, выходящая с 2004 года в сэйнэн-журнале Young Gangan. Аниме по сюжету произведения создано студией Seven Arcs.


Аниме

Первый сезон аниме, состоящий из 12 эпизодов, выпущенный студией Seven Arcs, выходил в эфир в Японии со 2 июля по 17 сентября 2008 года. Лицензия на это аниме в Японии принадлежит компании Aniplex. Первый сезон практически полностью соответствует манге и освещает события, происходящие в первых пяти её частях.

Открывающей темой стала песня «Sekirei» (セキレイ), а главной темой «Dear sweet heart», обе песни исполняются Саори Хаями (в аниме — Сэкирэй № 88, Мусуби), Каной Ханадзавой (№ 108, Кусано) и Аей Эндо (№ 2, Мацу). В качестве закрывающей композиции одиннадцатого эпизода использована песня «Kimi o Omou Toki» (きみを想うとき) Саори Хаями.

Шесть DVD первого сезона поступали в продажу между 22 октября 2008 и 25 марта 2009. DVD издание было дополнено эпизодом OVA «Первое задание» (яп. 初メテノオツカイ Хадзимэтэ но Оцукай?)), в котором Кусано ходит по магазинам вместе с Мицуби и Цукуми. Диски Blu-ray с первым сезоном аниме появились в продаже 30 июня 2009 года. Издание включало в себя три Blu-ray диска и дополнительный CD. На фестивале Anime USA в 2009 было анонсировано, что аниме лицензировано на территории США и вскоре попадёт в эфир.

Трансляция второго сезона аниме, носящего название «Сэкирэй: Чистая Связь» (яп. セキレイ〜Pure Engagement〜?) началась 4 июля 2010 года.

Sekirei (セキレイ?, lit. Wagtail) is a Japanese manga series by Sakurako Gokurakuin. The manga began serialization in the seinen magazine Young Gangan published by Square Enix in December 2004 and the first tankōbon was released on June 25, 2005, with ten volumes available in Japan as of June 25, 2010. An anime adaptation produced by Seven Arcs and directed by Keizō Kusakawa aired in Japan between July and September 2008, and a second season aired between July and September 2010. Both seasons are licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment. The central character of the series is Minato Sahashi, a ronin who failed college examinations twice. His life changes, however, when he meets a girl named Musubi.

Manga

Sekirei began as a manga series which started serialization in the seinen manga magazine Young Gangan in June 2005, published by Square Enix. As of June 2010, ten bound volumes have been released.[8]

Anime

The first 12-episode anime series adaptation produced by the animation studio Seven Arcs and directed by Keizō Kusakawa aired in Japan between July 2 and September 17, 2008. The anime is licensed by Aniplex in Japan. The first season is mostly faithful to the overall story structure of the manga series, covering roughly the first fifty chapters of the series. The opening theme is "Sekirei" (セキレイ?) and the main ending theme is "Dear sweet heart"; both songs are performed by Saori Hayami (#88 Musubi), Marina Inoue (#9 Tsukiumi), Kana Hanazawa (#108 Kusano) and Aya Endo (#2 Matsu). The ending theme used in episode eleven is "Kimi o Omou Toki" (きみを想うとき?, "When I Think of You") by Hayami. Six DVDs of the first season were released between October 22, 2008 and March 25, 2009.[11] The sixth DVD volume was supplemented with an original video animation (OVA) episode, "Kusano's First Shopping Trip" (初メテノオツカイ, Hajimete no Otsukai?, "The First Errand"), featuring Kusano participating in the shopping race with Musubi and Tsukiumi. A Blu-ray box set of the first season was released on June 30, 2010 with three Blu-ray discs and one additional CD. At Anime USA 2009, Funimation Entertainment announced that the anime's first season was licensed and a DVD box set was released on November 23, 2010.

A second season entitled Sekirei: Pure Engagement (セキレイ～Pure Engagement～?) began airing on July 4, 2010 on Tokyo MX and on July 6, 2010 on some other Japanese networks. The first episode of Sekirei: Pure Engagement was pre-aired on June 13, 2010. The opening theme is "Hakuyoku no Seiyaku (Pure Engagement)" (白翼ノ誓約〜Pure Engagement〜?) and the ending theme is "Onnaji Kimochi" (おんなじきもち?, "Same Feeling"); both songs are performed by Hayami, Inoue, Hanazawa and Endo, as in the first season. The ending theme for episode 10 is "Oboeteiru kara" (おぼえているから?, "Remembering You") by Hayami. A single containing both songs was released on July 21, 2010. The limited edition of the single came bundled with a special three-minute OVA, classified as episode 0, titled "Two-Topic Gossip" (閑話弐題, Kanwa Ni Dai?). The full 28-minute version of the OVA was released with the first BD/DVD volume of the second season on August 25, 2010. At Anime Expo 2010, Funimation Entertainment announced at its panel that they have licensed the second season. A post-credits scene following the finale shows Minaka returning to Teito in his escape pod containing one of the Jinki followed by a fade-out message saying "to be continued", leaving the possibility of a third season.