Keijo!!!!!!!!

, also known as ''Hip Whip Girl'', is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by . It was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 2013 to April 2017, with its chapters collected in 18 volumes. It follows a gymnast participating in a fictional women-only contact sport, where players use only their breasts and buttocks to tackle opponents. An anime television series adaptation produced by Xebec aired from October to December 2016.

Plot

The story is set in an alternate reality where the women-only gambling competitive sport keijo becomes a fad in Japan. The rules of keijo are simple: the match is held in a swimming pool stadium. Participants must stand atop circular platforms floating in a pool, referred to as "lands". One of them can defeat their opponents by knocking them off their respective platforms and into the water, using only their breasts or buttocks. The sport attracts millions of viewers across the country and boasts a lavish prize pool. This prompts many aspiring athletes from different sports to try to succeed in keijo. After graduating from high school, Nozomi Kaminashi, a gifted gymnast, enters the world of keijo. She was raised in a poor family and hopes to bring a fortune.

Characters

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:A cheerful and energetic girl wishing to become the richest player. As an athlete, she moves around the Land. Her fighting type is "Infighter". Her technique, the "Vacuum Butt Cannon", can send anyone or anything far. She is sometimes a troublemaker and occasionally gets stuck in tough situations. She has a strong hunch when using her head in a butt, and figures out whose special talent is. Despite her loss, she learns all she can at school. She has dark blue eyes and wears a white ribbon tied in her long, dark blue hair.
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:A former judo champion. She is one of the most promising new recruits and the fastest player. Her fighting type is "Outfighter". Even though she is not fazed by her classmate's antics, except Nozomi, she is a caring friend to her roommates and solves problems with them. She has dark blue eyes and a blue ribbon tied in her short, white hair. Her father disapproves of her moving on from judo, but accepts it when the audience encourage Sayaka to use the move.
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:A shy resident of Hiroshima who is self-conscious of her dialect. Her ponytail moves when she is addressed or feeling emotional. Her right hand is sensitive and can copy her opponents' abilities by feeling up their butts, an ability she calls "Scanning Hand". In addition, she is a great strategist and uses special abilities from her friends as the situation demands in the East–West War. Her fighting style is "Counter". She has a brown eyes and a ponytail.
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:A countryside village girl wishing to gain popularity. She can revitalize her village by lacking the population. She has the softest buttocks and breasts, absorbing attacks and reflecting them back. She is clumsy, absent-minded and gets into comical situations. She has an unusual accent, like Kazane, which is why she is misunderstood by Nozomi. She has red hair tied in pigtails and red eyes.
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:An Elite Class Rank 3. She is a sports prodigy ever since childhood. Because of this, she makes friends upon joining keijo. She has a happy-go-lucky attitude when playing on the Land. Her attack strategy is to strike her opponents immobilized. Her attack style is "Infighter". She has short light purple hair and eyes.
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:An Elite Class Rank 1 and a lesbian player. She is a playful girl with a great interest in Nozomi. Her technique, "Breast Hypnosis", moves like a pendulum to immobilize her opponents. It was later banned from school. Her fighting style is "Infighter". She has long blonde hair and light blue eyes.
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:An Elite Class Rank 2. She initially claims the title in Western Japan, and sparks a rivalry between her and Sayaka. She is a former swimmer, with a large lung capacity and quick movement. Her favorite technique is the "Butt Gatling". When participating in keijo, her hairstyle forms with cat ears. Her nickname is "Rinrin" and she is an "Outfighter". She has short blue hair and eyes.
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:The main teacher in the West. She instructs the girls that are related to keijo, such as hip toss with the beach ball and morning exercises. She has amazing speed as a test in the second episode knocking four students off the land. She has a brown ponytail and eyes.
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:One of the first keijo players and prize queens known as the "Alluring Siren" in the past. In the present, she is Nozomi's teacher. She was the first to recognize her "Vacuum Butt Cannon" and knows the dangers of the attack, as she once used it herself. She is the owner of the UTMs, before Nozomi joins the elite class in preparation for the East–West War. She has a rivalry with the keijo training school's head teacher in the East. She has orange hair and eyes, and a high weight compared to when she was a teenager.
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:One of the other teachers in the West. Although she looks blind, she is a good teacher. She has long blonde hair and an unknown eye colour.
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:An Elite Class Rank 4. She comes from a family of players and is naturally gifted for sports. However, she sees it as nothing over work, until she joins keijo. She attacks while her back is turned and uses the vibrations on the Land to detect and predict her opponents' movements without looking. Her buttocks release an aura in the form of a dog and her buttocks appear to home in on her target. She listens to homosexual stories on a headset and fantasizes about them, which makes her uninterested to her opponents. Her fighting style is "Infighter". She has short blue hair and eyes.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , ''Keijo!!!!!!!!'' was serialized in Shogakukan's manga magazine ''Weekly Shōnen Sunday'' from July 24, 2013, to April 26, 2017. Shogakukan collected the chapters in eighteen volumes, released from November 18, 2013, to July 18, 2017.

Volumes

Anime

An anime television series adaptation produced by Xebec was announced in February 2016. It was directed by Hideya Takahashi, written by Takao Kato, composed by Hayato Matsuo, and the characters designed by Keiya Nakano. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2016. The opening theme song is "Dream × Scramble!", performed by Airi, while the ending theme song is "Fantas/Hip Girlfriends!", performed by Lynn, M.A.O, Kaede Hondo, and Saori Ōnishi. The series was released on six Blu-ray and DVD home video volumes, and each volume includes an original video animation episode.

The anime was streamed by Crunchyroll and Funimation, the latter of which streamed an English dub. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the English dub was moved to Crunchyroll. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.

Episodes

Specials

Other media

The video game ''Dead or Alive Xtreme 3'' has a crossover promotion with ''Keijo!!!!!!!!'', with in-game swimsuits based on the series.

Reception

In November 2016, Crunchyroll revealed ''Keijo!!!!!!!!'' as the most viewed anime series in the United States. It was the most popular in nine states, with only '' Yuri on Ice'' and '' Drifters'', being most viewed in more states. In 2017, fans in Portugal were in the planning stages for a defictionalized ''Keijo'' sport league. The rules of the defictionalized version were modified and protective gear for the breasts, rear, and thighs were added to make the sport "safer and more realistic". A proof of concept video showed a match in action, and the league planned to scout for interested parties and venues for play.

Explanatory notes

References

External links

''Keijo!!!!!!!!'' official manga website at ''Web Sunday''

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