description Doukyusei: Classmates Overview
Hikaru Kusakabe is a normal, carefree boy in a rock band who is always focused on the present. During the summer, his entire class is forced to participate in an upcoming chorus festival. By coincidence, he discovers his classmate Rihito Sajou—known for being an honor student with excellent grades—practicing his singing alone. Sajou just cannot seem to get their class' song right, and Kusakabe, delighted at seeing a new side of his straight-laced classmate, offers to help him prepare for the event.
Although their lives and personalities are total opposites, they begin to grow closer as time progresses. But with the pressure of an unknown future, what will become of them and their growing rel...
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What starts the romance in Doukyusei: Classmates?
Hikaru Kusakabe notices that honor student Rihito Sajo is not singing during chorus practice. Their after-school practice sessions become the center of the 2016 anime film.
How long is the Doukyusei: Classmates movie?
The film is about 60 minutes long, so it adapts the first Classmates manga volume in a compact format. It was produced by A-1 Pictures and released in Japan in 2016.
Who created the original Classmates manga?
The manga is by Asumiko Nakamura, whose thin-line character art is a major part of the series' identity. The anime film keeps that delicate look rather than redesigning the cast into a standard TV-anime style.
Are there story sequels after Doukyusei?
Yes. The manga continues through related works such as Sotsugyosei, Sora and Hara, O.B., Blanc, Home, and other Classmates books.
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