Tokimeki Tonight

Tokimeki Tonight
EP album cover with Ranze (right) and Shun (bottom-left) on the cover
ときめきトゥナイト (Tokimeki Tunaito)
Genre	Romantic comedy
Manga
Written by	Koi Ikeno
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon
Original run	July 1982 – October 1994
Volumes	30
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroshi Sasagawa
Studio	Group TAC, Toho
Network	NTV
Original run	October 7, 1982 – September 22, 1983
Episodes	34
Manga
Tokimeki Tonight: Hoshi no Yukue
Written by	Koi Ikeno
Published by	Shueisha
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Ribon Bikkuri
Volumes	1

Tokimeki Tonight (ときめきトゥナイト, Tokimeki Tunaito, lit. Exciting Tonight) is a manga series by Koi Ikeno, which ran in the Japanese manga magazine, Ribon, from July 1982 to October 1994. An anime TV series (directed by Speed Racer's Hiroshi Sasagawa) was adapted from the manga and was broadcasted on NTV from October 7, 1982 to September 22, 1983.

Plot

Ranze Eto lives in an isolated castle in Japan with her werewolf mother, vampire father, and younger brother, Rinze. Despite her lineage, she has yet to demonstrate any special powers of her own, and her parents are worried she might be a normal girl. One day, Ranze's innate power finally manifests itself when she, quite by accident, discovers that she can change herself into a carbon copy of any object she bites, whether it be a person or an inanimate object like a piece of bread, and can return to her normal self only by sneezing. Her parents are overjoyed, but Ranze's new powers make it difficult to continue living life as a normal teenage girl.

On Ranze's first day at her new school, she meets and falls in love with the brash yet handsome young athlete, Shun Makabe. The chief problem with this is that Ranze's parents will not allow her to date a human - although there may be much more to Shun than meets the eye. On top of this, she also has a bitter rival in the pretty but spiteful Yoko Kamiya (the daughter of a yakuza boss) who also likes Shun and doesn't take kindly to Ranze's intruding on her turf.

Final Anime Episode

Since the anime series ended years before the manga, the writers had to create an original ending. This leaves the story open-ended. In the last episode, it had Shun being discovered of a star birthmark, proving he that is actually the long lost prince of the Demon World. Ranze is thrilled by the news, meaning she'll be able to marry him. However when confronted by the King, Shun denies being the long-lost-prince and claiming the star as a bruise. The King bans the Eto Family from the Demon World, until they can bring back his long-lost-son. When Shun returns home, his mother reveals that the star is actually a birthmark. The following morning, Shun tries to talk to Ranze on the way to school, but Yoko ends up interrupting the conversation. The series closed with a special ending, with not only Ranze but the main cast dancing (in cloaks) to the ending, "Super Love Lotion".

Characters

• Ranze Eto (Voiced by: Eriko Hara) - the lead character
• Shun Makabe (Voiced by: Yū Mizushima) - the boy Ranze loves
• Yoko Kamiya (Voiced by: Miina Tominaga) - Ranze's rival, the spoiled daughter of a yakuza lord
• Rinze Eto (Voiced by: Sanae Miyuki) - Ranze's younger brother
• Mori Eto (Voiced by: Yoshito Yasuhara) - Ranze's father, a vampire
• Shiira Eto (Voiced by: Noriko Ohara) - Ranze's mother, a werewolf
• Aaron (Voiced by: Hirotaka Suzuoki)
• Sand (Voiced by: Hideyuki Tanaka)
• Tamasaburo Kamiya (Voiced by: Junpei Takiguchi) - Yoko's father
• Hanae Makabe (Voiced by: Yuri Nashiwa) - Shun's mother

Media

Episode list

1. Ranze Eto's Secret
2. Door to The Demon World
3. Bathroom Crisis
4. A Small Friendship
5. Ranze goes to the Demon World
6. Foggy Night Romance
7. Beware the Cultural Festival
8. Love, Camera, Action
9. Tamasaburo's Love
10. The Invisible Girl, Miel
11. Birthday of the Full Moon
12. Eh?? Ranze's Wish
13. White Sweethearts
14. I saw it!! Ranze is a Tanuki!
15. Sorry for the Nudity
16. Love of The Young Runner
17. Fickle Magic Teacher
18. Title Match of Love
19. The Sentimental Giant
20. Chaos! Too many Ranzes!
21. Love Letter from E.T.
22. Panic! Pajama Game
23. Sand's Love Story
24. Ardent Love! Great War in the Demon World
25. The Transformation is seen! Shun must die
26. Execution Battleship! Space Wars
27. Clash! Rocky VS Shun
28. Stretching Angel, Hunter of Love
29. Shock! Future Encounter
30. The Prince's Order of Assassination
31. The Migratory Bird Returns
32. Venture! Island of Sweethearts
33. Tokimeki Folklore Comic
34. I Love you! I Love you! Love Triangle!

Theme songs

• Opening Theme: Tokimeki Tonight
• Ending Theme: Super Love Lotion

Manga

Cover of the 25th volume.

There are 30 volumes in the original release of the manga series in Japan. In 2006, they sold 26 million copies, making Tokimeki Tonight the sixth best-selling shōjo manga.

• Volume 1, ISBN 4-08-853247-3
• Volume 2, ISBN 4-08-853257-0
• Volume 3, ISBN 4-08-853271-6
• Volume 4, ISBN 4-08-853281-3
• Volume 5, ISBN 4-08-853292-9
• Volume 6, ISBN 4-08-853304-6
• Volume 7, ISBN 4-08-853313-5
• Volume 8, ISBN 4-08-853325-9
• Volume 9, ISBN 4-08-853337-2
• Volume 10, ISBN 4-08-853352-6
• Volume 11, ISBN 4-08-853364-X
• Volume 12, ISBN 4-08-853376-3
• Volume 13, ISBN 4-08-853388-7
• Volume 14, ISBN 4-08-853400-X
• Volume 15, ISBN 4-08-853410-7
• Volume 16, ISBN 4-08-853436-0
• Volume 17, ISBN 4-08-853453-0
• Volume 18, ISBN 4-08-853474-3
• Volume 19, ISBN 4-08-853489-1
• Volume 20, ISBN 4-08-853506-5
• Volume 21, ISBN 4-08-853523-5
• Volume 22, ISBN 4-08-853540-5
• Volume 23, ISBN 4-08-853598-7
• Volume 24, ISBN 4-08-853618-5
• Volume 25, ISBN 4-08-853632-0
• Volume 26, ISBN 4-08-853654-1
• Volume 27, ISBN 4-08-853686-X
• Volume 28, ISBN 4-08-853720-3
• Volume 29, ISBN 4-08-853747-5
• Volume 30, ISBN 4-08-853775-0

Tokimeki Midnight

In 2002, a second manga series called Tokimeki Midnight, also by Koi Ikeno, began releasing. It is an alternate retelling where the roles (who has monster parents) is reverse. A seventh volume was released by 2007.

Staff

• Story: Koi Ikeno
• General Director: Hiroshi Sasagawa
• Literature consists Series: Okabe Toshio
• Music: Ootani Kazuo
• Art Director: Kadono Mariko
• Chief Director: Hisashi Takashi
• Producer: N. (NTV), performing Ohno (Yomiko Advertising), Masamichi Fujiwara (Touhou) for Thurs (Group TAC)
• Production: Oohashi Yuukiti (Touhou), Atsumi Tashiro (Group TAC)
• Chief animation director: Takazawa Magoiti
• Original: Takano Noboru, Keep Tomaru, Noriko Otsuka, Oonuki Keniti, Sawa Yumiko dong, Ooshima Hidenori, Mizuta Megumi, Hosoya Akio, S. Eguchi, Yumiko Gimhae, Shimura Noriko, victory Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Ikegami, Shimura Noriko, Jouji Yanase, Gotou Noriko, Well you pour Nabeji, T. Furukawa, Bihuka Taga, Yuzo Aoki, Yoshimoto Keiko, New Agatsuma, Katou Kiyouko, Hirata Kaoru, Miyawaki Takako, Nakano Akiko and Eiji Suzuki, Ikuno Hiroko, Itou Huziko, Tsuyoshi Makoto Kanazawa, Tsudi Hisako*Check Video: Nishi Yasushi Kei River
• Video: Cosmo add lifetime Shimizu, Akiko Matsumoto, Ikuno Hiroko, Ishiguro Atsushi, Sawada Hiroko, Nomura Seizi, Tsudi Hisako, Satoshi Ken Iida, Nami Satoshi Ikeda, Yamamoto Yoshiko, Kanda Ikuko, Masuda Ayako, Reiko Suzuki, Hirai Tiaki, Aihara Hiroyuki studio K2, Shimamura Yumiko, Mayumi Mori Nishi, Endou Hiromi, Shinozaki Haruko, Ogata Taeko, Hiroki Takagi and Arai Satiko, Tsu Mano, Satoshi Mitsuru Mochizuki, Yano Atsushi, Katsuta Shigeru, Itou Yukiko, many Tomoko Horie, Hara Tetsuo, Yanagita Yoshiaki, Shima Ono Etsuko Yoshida, Suzuki Kayoko, Hitomi Tamon, M. Takabari quasi Kiguchi
• Color Design: Yokose Rumiko
• Finish: Studio M, shafts, Studio Junio
• Background: Kametani, Tsune Humi Kamezaki, Hukui Noriko, Tanaka Shizue, Yumi Watanabe, Nagashima Yukio, Masako Kato, Huzii Wako, Kimi Makoto Osaki, Toyama biological child, Watanabe Naomi, Ishikawa Dushanzi, Matsuzaki Yukari, Yoko Yoshida, Andou Hiromi, Hazime Zyun East, Takahashi Mitiko
• Photographer: Production Ogata, Gallop, Asahi Production
• Animation Title: Gisaburo Sugii
• Edit: Kogawa Masashi
• Title: Katayama Satoshi
• Developing: Touyou processing station (currently: Imagica)
• Sound Production: Zack Promotions
• Sound Director: Fujiyama atrial extension
• Effect: Katou Syouzi (Anime Sound Production)
• Record: Itou Tadami
• Production Cooperation: Media bread, Asia-Do, loose production Sutajiojunio
• Production staff: Kon Masahiro
• Production Progress: Akira Shinohara, Koizumi Yoshiko, Suzaki Hiroshi, Takashi Hutoshi Sugawara, Hiroshi Masashi Toyozumi
• Agency: Yomiko Advertising
• Producer: Touhou Inc., Group TAC

External links

• Tokimeki Tonight (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Tokimeki Tonight (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
• Tokimeki Tonight (manga) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia