Gals!
Gals! (Japanese: ギャルズ！, Hepburn: Gyaruzu!) is a manga series written and illustrated by Mihona Fujii. It was published by Shueisha and serialized in Ribon shōjo manga magazine from 1998 to 2002. The manga was also published in the U.S. by CMX. In 2019, Mihona Fujii announced that the series will continue from November 5 on Shueisha's Manga Mee app, taking off from the manga's ending.
| Gals! | |
The first volume of the manga featuring the three main characters - Ran Kotobuki, Miyu Yamazaki and Aya Hoshino. | |
| ギャルズ！ (Gyaruzu!) | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Mihona Fujii |
| Published by | Shueisha |
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| Magazine | Ribon |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | December 29, 1998 – May 1, 2002 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran | |
| Directed by | Tsuneo Kobayashi |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Masashi Kubota |
| Music by | Masumi Itō |
| Studio | Pierrot |
| Licensed by |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
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| Original run | April 1, 2001 – March 31, 2002 |
| Episodes | 52 |
| Game | |
| Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platform | Game Boy Color |
| Released | July 26, 2001 |
| Game | |
| Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran 2 ~Miracle -> Getting~ | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Genre | Puzzle |
| Platform | Game Boy Color |
| Released | February 7, 2002 |
| Game | |
| Super GALS! Kotobuki Ran Special -> Coolmen Get you Gals Party -> | |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platform | PlayStation |
| Released | August 8, 2002 |
An anime television series adaptation produced by Studio Pierrot titled Super Gals! Kotobuki Ran (超ギャルズ！寿蘭, Sūpā Gyaruzu! Kotobuki Ran) aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between April 1, 2001 and March 31, 2002, running a length of 52 episodes. The first 26 episodes had been licensed and dubbed for North American distribution by ADV Films under the name Super Gals! and was distributed on DVD from 2003 to 2004. The Right Stuf International announced at Anime Expo 2006 that they had licensed all the episodes, including 27-52 and released a subtitled boxset containing the remaining 26 episodes on January 16, 2007. A box set containing all 52 episodes was also released in 2010.