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Hōkago Play

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Written by
  
Rendou Kurosaki

Magazine
  
Dengeki PlayStation

Published by
  
ASCII Media Works

Volumes
  
6

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Genre
  
Romantic comedy, Slice of life story

Original run
  
October 26, 2007 – present

Similar
  
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Hōkago Play (放課後プレイ, Hōkago Purei, lit. Afterschool Play) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Rendou Kurosaki. The manga follow various couples in Japan who usually spend their free time playing and talking about video games and how their relationships progress in 4koma style.

Contents

The manga was and has been serialized in Dengeki PlayStation since Oct 26, 2007. As of March 2012, 4 tankōbon volumes have been published by Dengeki Comics. In March 2010, a drama CD was released by Geneon Entertainment.

Characters

Girlfriend (彼女, Kanojo)
Voiced by: Shizuka Itō
A high school girl who dwarfs her boyfriend in terms of height. She comes to his apartment after school when she's not busy with club activities. She is also fairly aggressive when it comes to her boyfriend and usually kicks at him whenever she's in a bad mood or wronged, but is exceptionally meek when it comes to actual romancing like hugging and kissing. She is also the postergirl for the series. She enjoys fighting games the most.
Boyfriend (彼氏, Kareshi)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima
A high school boy whose girlfriend dwarfs him by quite a bit. He participates in no after school activities and the majority of his interactions with Kanojo are at his place. Much like Kanojo he is quite bashful himself when it comes to the romantic parts of their relationship.

Manga

Written and drawn by Rendou Kurosaki, the Hōkago Play manga series is serialized ASCII Media Works' Dengeki PlayStation. It has been serialized since its premiere in Dengeki PlayStation's October 2007 issue.

Drama CD

In March 2010, a Drama CD was released by ASCII and Geneon. The CD covers most of the content in the first volume of the manga, with Shizuka Itō voicing Kanojo and Takuma Terashima voicing Kareshi.

References

Hōkago Play Wikipedia
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