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Japanese manga serial and its franchise

魔乳秘剣帖
Manyū Hiken-chō
Embrace of the commencement manga book featuring Chifusa Manyu
Genre	Activeness, one-act, Bakunyuu
Manga
Written by	Hideki Yamada
Published by	Enterbrain
Imprint	Techgian Mode
Mag	Tech Gian
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	March 24, 2007 – Jan 25, 2012
Volumes	7
Anime boob tube serial
Directed by	Hiraku Kaneko
Produced by	Akira Matsui Hiroaki Ooki Yoshiyuki Ito
Written by	Seishi Minakami
Music by	Miyu Nakamura
Studio	Hoods Entertainment
Original network	Tv Kanagawa, Tokyo MX, Chiba Television set, KBS Kyoto, Dominicus Television, AT-X (TV, censored) Outset, Inc. (Webcast, uncensored)
Original run	July 12, 2011 – September 27, 2011
Episodes	12

Manyū Hiken-chō ( 魔乳秘剣帖 , lit. "Magic Breast Secret Sword Scroll") is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hideki Yamada. Set up in a parallel version of the Taihei Edo period, the series follows Chifusa, a busty kunoichi learning to exist samurai. The manga began serialization in Enterbrain'due south seinen manga mag Tech Gian in 2005. An anime adaptation produced by Hoods Amusement aired in Nippon from July to September 2011.

Plot [edit]

In a state ruled by the Tokugawa shogunate, large breasts mean everything. Those who have huge breasts are guaranteed wealth and popularity. The women who lack them are not considered "man". Members of the ruling Manyū association aid heighten future big-breasted women. Written on a secret curl possessed by the clan, there are said to be various techniques on how to grow big and beautiful breasts. Chifusa is to be the successor of the association. However, she takes the surreptitious scroll and runs away with it, hoping to fight confronting the savage world that the Manyū association has created.

Characters [edit]

Chifusa Manyū ( 魔乳千房 , Manyū Chifusa ): Voiced by: Eri Kitamura (Drama CD), Minako Kotobuki (anime); The main protagonist of the series. She is the tomboyish successor of the Manyū ("Magical Breasts") clan and an good samurai. She is hotheaded, rash and temperamental but is incredibly loyal and kind-hearted. However, she is decumbent to becoming enticed with buxom women equally a outcome of her time with her mother. This often puts her at a disadvantage confronting the assassins sent after her due to hands existence distracted past the "assets". Despite the fact that she was meant to continue the tradition of the Manyū, she deserts her family unit because of her hatred of the unfair organization with which her family governs (which is judging women's worth based on the size of their breasts) and steals the Scroll of Secrets, which contains techniques on how to enlarge breasts. She is also the only person capable of a technique known as Breast Menstruum ( 乳流れ , Chic-nagare ), which allows her to control the form of breasts and thus allows her to enlarge or reduce breasts. Because of her inexperience with the technique, initially she can merely apply it to absorb other women'south breasts. Later discovering this technique, Chifusa made it her ultimate goal to master it so she could ensure all women in Japan a decent-sized bust. A key part of personality is that she disdains large breasts, how people are treated with or without them, and manipulating people with them (such equally big breasted girls at a maid inn). In episode 9, her breast size is 123 cm.

Kaede ( 楓 ): Voiced by: Ryō Hirohashi (Drama CD), Aki Toyosaki (anime); Chifusa's bellboy and her best friend since childhood. She is eternally loyal to Chifusa to that bespeak that she too deserted the Manyū clan to proceed with her friend. Despite the fact that she is Chifusa's underling, she still tends to give her friend orders, especially when it comes to managing money or picking fights. It is implied several times in both the manga and the anime that Kaede is secretly in love with Chifusa, demonstrated past her envious beliefs when Chifusa is effectually men or her abiding attempts at playing with Chifusa's large bosom. It is because of these behaviors that most people who encounter Chifusa and Kaede assume that they are lesbians. In episode 9, it is revealed that her chest size is 68 cm.

Ouka Sayama ( 狭山桜花 , Sayama Ōka ): Voiced by: Mamiko Noto; A Manyu assassin and Muneyuki'southward bodyguard who is sent by the Manyuu to hunt afterward Chifusa. She is cold and ruthless, showing no mercy confronting any foes. She is an incredibly skilled swordswoman, her skills matching and possibly fifty-fifty surpassing Chifusa's. She was the first person that Chifusa used the Breast Flow technique on, accidentally stealing her breasts during a duel when both of them were young. Later on she lost her breasts to Chifusa, Ouka endured the harsh lifestyle of a flat-chested commoner until Muneyuki employed her, ignoring her lack of social position due to her small breasts. It is implied that Ouka is in dearest with Muneyuki because of this kindness.

Kagefusa Manyū ( 魔乳影房 , Manyū Kagefusa ): Voiced by: Yumi Tōma (Drama CD), Kaoru Mizuhara (anime); Chifusa's sadistic, older sister, and an accomplished shot with the teppo. Unlike Chifusa, she is perfectly happy with her family unit'south form of authorities and goes to great lengths to preserve information technology. She hates her sis because even though Chifusa has a smaller chest than her, she was still chosen as the Manyū successor over Kagefusa. At the outset of both the anime and the manga, Chifusa steals Kagefusa'south breasts when she unwittingly uses the Breast Menstruum technique for the first time. After this incident, Kagefusa is forced to clothing an inflating bra and she swears a personal vengeance against her sister. She eventually abandons this grudge after Chifusa promises to return her breasts when she masters the Chest Catamenia technique. Afterwards forgiving Chifusa, Kagefusa'south mental attitude towards life and the Manyū completely changes, turning her into an easygoing and relaxed (albeit however sadistic) person.

Muneyuki Manyū ( 魔乳胸幸 , Manyū Muneyuki ): Voiced by: Kenji Hamada; Chifusa's brother, whom she initially admires greatly. He is the chief Manyū Breast Inspector because of his bully, natural ability to analyze them. Information technology is because of this job that he despises large breasts, since he claims that later years of staring and analyzing them he has grown tired of them. After Chifusa's defection, his darker side comes up, revealing that he is as ruthless as his begetter and is willing to become to brutal lengths to preserve Manyū rule. It is unsaid that he is either in love with or holds sure feelings for Ouka.

Kokage ( 小影 ): Voiced by: Misato Fukuen; Kagefusa's assistant and best friend. Very much like what Kaede is to Chifusa, Kokage is eternally loyal to Kagefusa, fifty-fifty though Kagefusa is a lot sterner to Kokage than Chifusa is to Kaede. Kokage is very inexperienced in gainsay and unremarkably acts as a spy and reconnaissance agent for Kagefusa, looking for information to rails down Chifusa and Kaede'due south location.

Munenori Manyū ( 魔乳胸則 , Manyū Munenori ): Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata (Drama CD), Atsushi Ono (anime); The lord of the Manyu clan, the ruler of Japan and Chifusa's begetter. He is the leader of the Manyu and the serial' primary antagonist. He preserves the Manyū's system of rule, in which a woman's worth is judged on past the size of her breasts, through a totalitarian demeanour of government. He is shown to be very cold and vengeful, issuing a decease warrant for his ain girl because of her defection and spares no expense to take her stopped.

Kyoka Manyū ( 魔乳胸華 , Manyū Kyōka ): Voiced by: Ayahi Takagaki; Chifusa's kind-hearted older sis. She is the about calm person of her family and despite her general mercy and practiced nature, she still is an enemy to Chifusa after her defection.

Hatomune Mie ( 三重鳩宗 , Mie Hatomune ): Voiced by: Chō (Drama CD), Tōru Ōkawa (anime); The feudal lord of a Japanese province that Chifusa and Kaede travel through during about of the serial. He is introduced when he judges a "Chest Shaking Contest" in which Chifusa participates to assist an innkeeper who lets them stay at his inn gratis of charge. After seeing her bare breasts be flashed accidentally during the competition, Mie becomes obsessed with Chifusa and begins to try to discover her in order to bear upon her breasts. He eventually flees from his palace and becomes a unproblematic citizen in a pocket-sized town, afterwards running into Chifusa and Kaede again. He helps Kaede rescue Chifusa from the palace of a rival lord and every bit a reward he is finally allowed to play with Chifusa's breasts, an honour he rejects out of respect for Chifusa. He then returns to his palace and resumes his lordship duties.

Ame Shuji ( 魔乳胸華 , Shūji Ame ): An assassinator for the Manyū clan who was sent to assassinate Chifusa and think the roll from her possession. She first appears in the 2nd affiliate of the manga. She invited a traveling Chifusa to her home where she attempted to steal the scroll but was caught by Chifusa, resulting in a duel between the two of them where Chifusa held her own initially, until Ame revealed her skill by secreting blinding liquid from her nipples at Chifusa'southward eyes.

Media [edit]

Manga [edit]

Manyū Hiken-chō began monthly serialization in Enterbrain'due south seinen manga mag Tech Gian in 2005. The first tankōbon was released on March 24, 2007,^[one] with a total of seven volumes under its Techgian Style banner.^[two]

No.	Release engagement	ISBN
01	March 24, 2007^[one]	978-iv-7577-3487-6
02	February 25, 2008^[3]	978-iv-7577-4005-i
03	October 25, 2008^[4]	978-4-7577-4496-7
04	October 24, 2009^[5]	978-4-04-726098-half dozen
05	May 24, 2010^[6]	978-four-04-726565-three
06	June 25, 2011^[vii]	978-4-04-727379-five
07	Jan 25, 2012^[2]	978-4-04-727832-five

Drama CD [edit]

A drama CD produced by Chara-Ani was released on October 16, 2010, featuring a different vocalization cast than its anime counterpart.^[8]

Cyberspace radio prove [edit]

An internet radio show entitled Manyū Hiken-chō: Oedo Radio ( 魔乳秘剣帖大江戸らじを , Manyū Hikenchō: Ōedo Rajio ) aired on Onsen from July 4 to October 24, 2011. The show is hosted by Tōru Ōkawa and Mamiko Noto, the corresponding voices for Hatomoto Mie and Ouka Sayama.

Anime [edit]

The May 2011 issue of Tech Gian announced that an anime adaptation of the manga was in the works.^[nine] Produced by Hoods Amusement, the anime was directed past Hiraku Kaneko, serial limerick by Seishi Minakami, music by Miyu Nakamura, character designs past Jun Takagi, and produced by Akira Matsui, Hiroaki Ooki, and Yoshiyuki Ito. The anime aired on July 12, 2011, on Telly Kanagawa, followed by subsequent broadcasts on Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, Lord's day Telly, and AT-X. The final episode aired on September 27, 2011. AT-X broadcasts of the serial were partially uncensored, while information technology remained heavily censored on other channels. A raw uncensored "Director's Cut" version of the anime became available via webcast on Start's video portal on July 22, 2011. DVD and Blu-ray releases of the serial, beginning on October 4, 2011, includes an OVA titled "Binyū Tanren-hō • Nyū-Togi" and a motion picture drama titled "Kaede no 'Chifusa-sama Oppai Seichō Kiroku'".^[10] The series' opening theme is "Fate" ( 運命 , Unmei ) and the ending theme is "Futatsu no Ashiato" ( 二つの足跡 , "Two Footprints"), both performed by AiRI. A rumored second flavour has been going around the net. On the anime's website, in that location was an announcement that a 2nd flavour was going to be produced and air on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Chiba TV, KBS Kyoto, Sun Telly, and Boob tube Kanagawa if the DVDs and Blu-rays did well. All the same, equally of 2019, that is yet to have happened.

References [edit]

^ ^a ^b 魔乳秘剣帖 (one) (TECHGIAN Manner) (in Japanese). ASIN 4757734875.
^ ^a ^b 魔乳秘剣帖 (7) (TECHGIAN STYLE) (in Japanese). ASIN 4047278327.
^ 魔乳秘剣帖 (2) (TECHGIAN STYLE) (in Japanese). ASIN 4757740050.
^ 魔乳秘剣帖 (3) (TECHGIAN Style) (in Japanese). ASIN 475774496X.
^ 魔乳秘剣帖 (4) (TECHGIAN Style) (in Japanese). ASIN 4047260983.
^ 魔乳秘剣帖 (5) (TECHGIAN Fashion) (in Japanese). ASIN 4047265659.
^ 魔乳秘剣帖 (six) (TECHGIAN STYLE) (in Japanese). ASIN 4047273791.
^ "ドラマCD 魔乳秘剣帖" (in Japanese). Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^ "Manyū Hikenchō Manga Gets Television receiver Anime". Anime News Network. March 17, 2011. Retrieved July xi, 2011.
^ "Manyū Hiken-chō'south BD/DVD Volumes to Include Mini Anime". Anime News Network. June 16, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 魔乳秘剣帖 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved July 11, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d 魔乳秘剣帖 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on Baronial x, 2011. Retrieved August x, 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c 魔乳秘剣帖 (in Japanese). Web Newtype. Archived from the original on October i, 2011. Retrieved Oct ii, 2011.