is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by . It started in the supplementary edition of

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's manga magazine ''

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'', ''Young Jump Zōkan Mankaku'' in January 2001, and transferred to the main magazine in October of the same year, concluding in March 2007. Its chapters were collected in 13 volumes. The series centers on a couple whose age difference makes it difficult for them to further their relationship, as one is a high school girl and the other is her physics teacher. A video game based on the series was released for the

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as a "Director's Edition", both in 2002. A 13-episode

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television series adaptation, produced by Avex Entertainment and Madhouse, was broadcast from July to September 2005, with each episode composed of two mini-episodes.

Plot

is a 17-year-old high-school student (voiced by

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) with a secret which has not been revealed to anyone: she is already married. Her husband, (voiced by Mitsuaki Madono), is a physics teacher in the same high school as her. However, even though they are officially a married couple, Asami's father forbids them to have any sexual contact until after Asami has graduated. Asami has to hide the fact that she is married to Kyosuke while trying desperately to further their relationship, and it does not help when there are so many obstacles from her father and other third parties.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by , ''Oku-sama wa Joshi Kōsei'' debuted in the supplementary edition of

's manga magazine ''

'', ''Young Jump Zōkan Mankaku'' on January 11, 2001. It was later transferred to the main magazine on October 4, 2001, and finished on March 15, 2007. Shueisha first released a limited volume on June 20, 2002, and started publishing it in volumes on November 20 of the same year. The thirteenth and last volume was published on June 20, 2007.

Anime

A 13-episode

television series adaptation, produced by

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and animated by Madhouse, was broadcast on

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, and other JAITS stations from July 3 to September 25, 2005.

Episodes

Video game

A video game based on the series was released for the

on June 20, 2002, and later for the

, as a "Director's Edition", on November 21 of that same year.

Notes

References

External links

* * {{Madhouse Anime series based on manga Madhouse (company) Manga series Seinen manga Shueisha franchises Shueisha manga