Written by Hikaru Murozumi Original run October 2003 – 2009 Network Nippon TV Publisher Shogakukan | Illustrated by Shinobu Inokuma Volumes 22 Genre Comedy Program creator Nippon TV | |
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Similar Nobuta wo Produce, Gokusen, Gyoretsuno dekiru horitsu so, Ninosan, Woman On The Planet | ||
The School of Water Business (都立水商!, Toritsu Mizusho!) is a manga series created by Shinobu Inokuma, the author of Salad Days. It is based on a novel by Hikaru Murozumi, and is set in a fictional trade-school—that focuses on the mizu shōbai—located in the Kabukichō district of Shinjuku, Tokyo.
The school's focus is to give students their last chance in the school system. Classes are divided into occupations such as hostesses, hosts, "managers" (from waiters to actual managers), "geibaa" ("gay bar" but is a more comedic view of males dressing and acting like females) and, finally, "soapgirls". The series is mostly a romantic comedy but also mixes in many positive messages about life, work, friendship, and other topics.
The series has a sequel, 都立水商！2, with one volume published as of March 2012. Oda Mari, now a teacher at the high school, replaces Keisuke Tanabe as the focus character.
Characters
The volume number denotes the character's first appearance. The actor/actress is the person that was cast for the character in the TV special.