Alice Academy

[ayumi99]

(all information are from wikipedia)

Gakuen Alice/Campus Alice/Alice Academy

Alice Academy is a manga by Tachibana Higuchi, currently being serialized in the Hana to Yume shōjo manga magazine. It was adapted into an anime series, produced by Aniplex and Group TAC which spanned 26 episodes, originally premiered on NHK BS 2, between October 30, 2004 – May 14, 2005. The anime was then translated and dubbed into English by the anime television network, Animax, who has broadcast it in its respective networks within Southeast Asia, South Asia, East Asia, and other regions.

Story:

Gakuen Alice or Alice Academy is the story of a 10-year old girl, Mikan Sakura, who is devastated when her best friend, Hotaru Imai, transfers to a special school for "genius" kids in Tokyo. Mikan runs away from home to seek out her dear friend, and finds that the school Hotaru transferred to, Alice Academy, is specifically for children who each have a special power called an "Alice". After a teacher at Alice Academy, Narumi, discovers that Mikan has a unique Alice, she is admitted into the school. The story is primarily about Mikan and her experiences at the academy.

Alices

It is a special ability that a person has. (Super Powers)

In the story there are many types of Alices. The five main types of Alices are:

  1. Latent Ability- Alices that are super powers (flying, mind reader, illusion, etc)
  2. Technical - Alices that are based on technology and research fields (drawings, stuffed animals, invention)
  3. Somatic type- Alices based on the body of humans, animals, and other living things (animal pheromone, voice pheromone, dog ears);
  4. Special Ability Types - Alices that don't exactly fit in the three types of Alices above (nullification, shadow manipulation, doppelganging, time travel); and
  5. Dangerous Ability Types - Alices that may be one of the above but are considered dangerous.

Every Alice is categorized as one of four shapes, that specify how much of it can be used and how often.

  1. Childhood Alice: The Alice slowly disappears as the child with it grows into an adult.
  2. Diffuse: The Alice is always available, but at a relatively low power level.
  3. Intermittent: The Alice can only be used for a short period at any time, but at a relatively high power level.
  4. Limitless: The Alice can be used as often and as much as desired, but each use impacts against the user's own life and can kill them if overused.

Main Characters:

(Warning: Contains Spoiler)

Mikan Sakura

Mikan is the protagonist of the story. She is an energetic, good-natured girl, but is clumsy. She is an orphan who used to live with her grandfather in the country. She has been friends with Hotaru since second grade. Mikan left her grandfather and her home to go after Hotaru when she transferred to Alice Academy. She was then accepted to Alice Academy by Narumi-sensei and could attend Alice Academy with Hotaru and other children with extraordinary powers. Her "Alice", is the power to nullify the Alice of others, which is the reason why the Academy administration keeps an eye on her. She has feelings for Natsume . When Natsume called her by her first name, she blushed and, as shown in the manga and anime, her heart was beating really fast. In the manga they kiss. Hotaru happened to know about it but she still keeps quiet.

Hotaru Imai

Hotaru Imai is Mikan's best friend. She is extremely intelligent and rational. During the story, though she may appear to be rather cold and indifferent on the surface, it is apparent that she genuinely cares for Mikan. Her Alice is that of Invention, and during her time at the country with Mikan and her grandfather, she created many strange but useful inventions, often made to look like animals. She knows that Natsume and Ruka have a crush on Mikan. She also knows who Mikan likes. Hotaru breaks the fourth wall by teaching the audience about her inventions. The other characters see her explaining her inventions to apparently no one.

Natsume Hyuuga

Natsume is a genius and ditches class frequently throughout the story. He is thoroughly unhappy with the school, and is suspicious of the intentions of adults. He is paired up as Mikan's "partner" by their mostly-absent class teacher, Narumi. He possesses the Alice of Fire, and is classified into the Dangerous ability type. He is generally moody and silent, but seems to have softened to Mikan and listens only to her problems. During the anime, there are hints that his family perished in a fire that burned down the village, which may have been due to Natsume's fire Alice. He has a lot of girl fans but it is hinted that he has feelings for Mikan, since Mikan, according to Ruka, was the first ever girl that Natsume called by her name. In the manga, he kisses Mikan.

Ruka Nogi

Ruka is Natsume's childhood friend and often referred by Mikan throughout the story as "Ruka-pyon". He is a gentle and generous person, characteristics that balance out Natsume's personality. His animal pheromone Alice allows him to get cozy with animals, a fact that he is embarrassed and often blackmailed over. Despite this, he often carries a rabbit with him. He knows Natsume (his best friend) has a crush on Mikan, and he also has a crush on her, which makes him and Natsume rivals.

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Other Characters:

Andou Tsubasa

Mikan's sempai in the Special Ability Type Class. He takes good care of her, like a big brother. His Alice is the ability to Control a person's shadow.

Shouda Sumire

She is the president of Natsume's Fans club.

Narumi-sensei

He's the teacher that got Mikan into the Academy.

[Animayari]

maganda ba 'to??? ano mas maganda, ito or ouran high school club? naghahanap ako ng bago eh....

[ayumi99]

(05-28-2007 08:12 AM)Animayari Wrote:  maganda ba 'to??? ano mas maganda, ito or ouran high school club? naghahanap ako ng bago eh....

yep! maganda ito...kaso hindi ko lang macompare kung alin mas maganda..basta parehas silang maganda nung ouran..heheh..

[blueisshh_aish]

ang cute talaga ng alice academy pati ung mga characters ang qcute! at ang love triangle na sina mikan natsume at ruka pero mas gusto ko c natsume!!!

[ayumi99]

(05-28-2007 03:24 PM)>aish< Wrote:  ang cute talaga ng alice academy pati ung mga characters ang qcute! at ang love triangle na sina mikan natsume at ruka pero mas gusto ko c natsume!!!

yeah...mas nakakakilig kapag si natsume at mikan ang pair..hihihi

[emerald_scepter]

great anime.. NatMik.. cute c0uple!!

[angel_devil]

[color=blueviolet]ang cute ni natsume at tsubasa  :iou:

[superting]

.,di ba nag kiss sina natsume at mikan sa mangga...?!??!?!...apat na beses ata yun....!!!!....

[Frenzyguy]

haha nice... may alice accademy plang naka post d2...