is a Japanese

light novel A light novel (, Hepburn: ''raito noberu'') is a style of young adult novel primarily targeting high school and middle school students. The term "light novel" is a ''wasei-eigo'', or a Japanese term formed from words in the English languag ...

series by

Kentarō Katayama is a Japanese light novelist best known for his series ''Kure-nai'', which has been adapted into a manga in Jump SQ. and an anime. ''Kure-nai'' has three individual books illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto. Katayama won an honorable mention at the Sup ...

, with illustrations by

Yamato Yamamoto is a Japanese manga artist most notable for providing the illustrations for the Kentarō Katayama's light novel series ''Kure-nai'', as well as creating the related manga. Yamamoto has also been the illustrator for the manga series ''Seraph ...

. Three novels were published by

Shueisha (lit. "Gathering of Intellect Publishing Co., Ltd.") is a Japanese company headquartered in Chiyoda, Tokyo, Japan. The company was established in 1925 as the entertainment-related publishing division of Japanese publisher Shogakukan. The foll ...

, under their

Super Dash Bunko is a Shueisha publishing imprint established in July 2000 for publishing light novels aimed at teenage boys. In April 2001, the label inherited a strong lineup from the discontinued Super Fantasy Bunko label, in addition to inheriting all of the ...

imprint, between 2004 and 2005. The series remains unfinished. Under the title , the first story in the series won an honorable mention at the Super Dash Novel Rookie of the Year Awards in 2003. In 2009, a two-episode

original video animation , abbreviated as OVA and sometimes as OAV (original animation video), are Japanese animated films and series made specially for release in home video formats without prior showings on television or in theaters, though the first part of an OVA s ...

(OVA) adaptation was exclusively bundled with the pre-order editions of ''

Kure-nai is a Japanese light novel series by Kentarō Katayama, with illustrations by Yamato Yamamoto. A manga adaptation started serialization in the first issue of '' Jump Square'' magazine and had its last chapter published in the June 2012 iss ...

'' (another series by Katayama) DVD volumes 3 and 4. A

manga Manga (Japanese: 漫画 ) are comics or graphic novels originating from Japan. Most manga conform to a style developed in Japan in the late 19th century, and the form has a long prehistory in earlier Japanese art. The term ''manga'' is u ...

adaptation, storyboarded by Daisuke Furuya and illustrated by Hiroshi Hiraoka, was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

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'' from July 2019 to January 2021, with its chapters collected in two ''

tankōbon is the Japanese Japanese may refer to: * Something from or related to Japan, an island country in East Asia * Japanese language, spoken mainly in Japan * Japanese people, the ethnic group that identifies with Japan through ancestry or cultur ...

'' volumes.

Plot

is a delinquent high school boy who just wants to be left alone. One day, he is approached by , who claims that she knew him in a previous life, and now wants to serve him as his "knight." At first Juu wants nothing to do with Ame, but after a classmate is murdered, he accepts her help as he looks for the killer.

Media

Light novel

Written by

and illustrated by

, the ''Denpa teki na Kanojo'' novel spawned three volumes, published under the

imprint, and released from September 22, 2004, to July 22, 2005. The series remains unfinished.

Volume list

Original video animation

The two OVA episodes are based on the first and third light novels. The second novel does not have an OVA adaptation. Juu is voiced by

Yoshimasa Hosoya is a Japanese voice actor and narrator. Biography After attending Tokyo Announce Gakuin Performing Arts College and Mausu Promotion Actor Training Center, he joined Mausu Promotion. He is currently a freelancer. Among his many roles, he voiced ...

and Ame is voiced by

Ryou Hirohashi Ryo may refer to: * Ryō, a gold currency unit in pre-Meiji Japan Shakkanhō system * Ryō (actress) (born 1973), Japanese model, actress, and singer * Ryō (given name), a unisex Japanese given name * Ryo, Georgia Ryo is an unincorporated communit ...

. The ending theme for the first episode, , is performed by Tenohira. The ending theme for the second episode, "door", is performed by Rumika.

Episode list

Manga

A manga adaptation, storyboarded by Daisuke Furuya and illustrated by Hiroshi Hiraoka, was serialized in

's ''seinen'' manga magazine ''

'' from June 19, 2020, to January 19, 2021. Its chapters were collected in two ''

'' volumes, released on January 19, 2021.

References

External links

Light novel series official website
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