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series written and illustrated by Etsuya Mashima. The manga was serialized in

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's ''Manga Life Original'' and ''Manga Life MOMO'' magazines from 2002 to 2014 and the chapters collected into 10 ''

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'' volumes. A 26-episode

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television series adaptation animated by

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aired between July 1, 2012 and December 24, 2012.

Characters

; : :The main character, an elementary school girl who has a crush on Hiroshi after he allegedly rescued her. She is incredibly strong and athletic for her age. ; : :A kind man who works at the town hall next to Chitose's school. He is often paranoid about Chitose's affections for him. ; : :Chitose's classmate and best friend who is something of a worrywart. She has an incredible

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and wants to become his bride when she grows up. ; : :Chitose's friend and classmate, who, despite her regal looks, is a little strange. She seems to always have a

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for every major occasion. ; : :Chitose's homeroom teacher, who is constantly at odds against Chitose, primarily being her "rival" for Hiroshi's affections. ; : :A young teacher who is Asako's junior. ; : :Shige is Hiroshi's boss.

Media

Manga

''Chitose Get You!!'' began as a

series written and illustrated by Etsuya Mashima. It was serialized in

's ''Manga Life Original'' and ''Manga Life MOMO'' from September 2002 to June 2014 and the chapters collected into 10 ''

'' volumes. The series is available in English on the JManga reader site.

Drama CD

Two drama CDs were released on December 22, 2005 and June 23, 2006 respectively.

Anime

A 26-episode

television series adaptation animated by

aired between July 1, 2012 and December 24, 2012. The anime was streamed on

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and

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. The ending theme for episodes 1-13 is by Sayaka Nakaya, Sora Tokui and

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whilst the ending theme for episodes 14 onwards is by Rikako Yamaguchi and Asaketsu Iizuka.

Episode list

References

External links

Official website
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