Smart-san

Synopsis

Set in the 1920s, Haikara-san ga Tooru is the story of the high-spirited tomboy Benio and her relationship with a handsome half-German soldier named Shinobu. Benio is a very outgoing and athletic girl with firm ideas about being able to live her life as she wants to. When she first meets Shinobu, she dislikes him intensely, even though he manages to help her out of a series of embarrassing mishaps. She is therefore surprised when she finds out that she has been forced into an arranged marriage and that her husband-to-be is none other than Shinobu! The story then has many twists and turns, as Shinobu has to fight in the war, Benio has to wrangle with the idea of getting married, and getting along with her future in-laws and employer. Meanwhile, the great Kanto earthquake looms in the future...

Characters & Voice Actors

Shinobu IjuuinMain

Katsuji MoriJP

Benio HanamuraMain

Keiko YokozawaJP

Larisa MikhailovSupporting

Mami KoyamaJP

Ranmaru FujiedaSupporting

Kazuko SugiyamaJP

Tosei AoeSupporting

Makio InoueJP

Shingo OnijimaSupporting

Yoshito YasuharaJP

UshigorouSupporting

Hiroshi MasuokaJP

Tamaki KitakoujiSupporting

Rihoko YoshidaJP

KichijiSupporting

Eiko MasuyamaJP

NarratorBackground

Ichirou NagaiJP

Staff

Waki YamatoOriginal Creator

Hiroshi YoshidaEpisode Director (eps 2, 6, 8-11, 13, 16-19, 21, 23-25, 28-31, 33-37, 40-42)

Hiroshi YoshidaStoryboard

Sadayoshi TominagaAnimation Director (eps 22, 25, 31, 35, 42)

Tsutomu ShibayamaCharacter Design

Kazuyoshi YokotaDirector

Niisan TakahashiScript

Relations

AlternativeHaikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern – Part 1

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