Anime Review: Seitokai no Ichizon (UPDATED)

The Code: Winter, Fall, Spring, Summer and Harem chaser...

well, even though this anime is aired around 2009... we decided to make SYD review first... dunno why... ahaha... and now, lemme (Dwi_Edge, who posting about VN... it looks like we need moar post which invite moar visitor...) make a review of Seitokai no Ichizon (生徒会の一存 ).

INFORMATION

Title : Seitokai no Ichizon - Hekiyo Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku
Japanese Title : 生徒会の一存 碧陽学園生徒会議事録
Official Site : http://anime.webnt.jp/seitokai/
Category : TV
Total Episodes : 12
Genres : Comedy, Light Novel, School Life, Seitokai, Harem, Romance
Year Published : 2009
Release Date : 2009-10-02 to 2009-12-18
Broadcaster : TVA (Fri 25:58)
Studio : -
US Distribution : -
Summary
A private high school has a student council chosen entirely by popular vote. Ken Sugisaki is the only male in an otherwise all-girl student council who may enter the "sacred sanctuary" of the council's meeting room. The Council President records the minutes of the meetings, which consist of daily conversations about the students.

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(have too many remixes... in the Anime it's different every episode)

• #01: "Mousou Fetish" by Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 1)
• #02: "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A" by Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 2)
• #03: "Mousou Fetish ~Shiina Shimai ver.~" by Togashi, Misuzu and Horinaka, Yuki (ep 3)
• #04: "Mousou Fetish ~2 ban~" by Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 4)
• #05: "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A ~Ganbare Kurimu ver.~" by Honda, Mariko and Saitou, Yuka (ep 5)
• #06: "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A ~2 ban~ " by Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 6)
• #07: "Mousou Fetish ~Sasuga!! Chizuru ver.~" by Heikyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 7)
• #08: "Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A ~Shiina sisters ver.~" by Togashi Misuzu and Horinaka Yuki (ep 8)
• #09: "Yurupa☆Wonderful" by Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 9)
• #10: "Yurupa☆Wonderful ~Kurimu & Chizuru ver.~ " by Honda Mariko and Saitou Yuka (ep 10)
• #11: "Zettai Kaichou Sengen?" by Honda Mariko (ep 11)
• #12: "Yurupa☆Wonderful ~2 ban~" by Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai (ep 12)

First Impression

This anime is adapted from a Light novel by Sekina Aoi, published Januari 2008 with the Title Hekiyou Gakuen Seitokai Gijiroku (碧陽学園生徒会議事録) which later changed the name to SEITOKAI NO ICHIZON, or some people call it Seitokai Series.. (but there's already Seitokai Yakuindomo... so please replace it)

Have to say, nice and basic plot relay, but very similar to other anime that’s already on offer (for example, Lucky Star and most obviously, Hayate no Gotoku with the parodies).

Every episode will you’d always expect everything to happen in the Student Council room (which seems claustrophobic to some) and end in a ill-mannered way… but not quite!

The Story of this anime is simple, revolving about the daily meeting of Seitokai (Student Council) of Hekiyou High School...
the odd one is how they vote for the seitokai member... they using POPULARITY... of course... the one who is chosen are Cute and Kawaii Girls... also, one more member is came from the student who have the best score at Tests... ahahaha... after hearing of these, Sugisaki Ken... the only male protagonist of this Anime is study hard... and rose from Worst score to Best score of Hekiyou High School... and he's chosen as the fifth member...

Characters

and now let's see the list of characters (the Main chara)

Ken Sugisaki (杉崎 鍵)

Voiced by: Takashi Kondō

The only male member of Hekiyou Seitokai... always thought that the Student Council is his harem... (well I understand your feelings dude... I have my own harem too). He's manage to get the highest score in Hekiyou Gakuen and become the vice-president of the Student Council.. In the Anime, he's often become the "Victim" of the other member.. aside from that, his hobby is playing Galge (all-age rated)... (hahaha, we have some similarities) he even dare to play it at the seitokai room... Apart from his Stupidness, harem-ism, and hentai-ism... he's always dedicated and serious when doing the seitokai's work... and he's doing it when no one's around... (what a guy)... and he do that coz he wanted to have a free conversation with others when it's meeting time... that makes them didn't do any work... aside from Sugisaki's late work..

I like it when he choosing the route for his harem life..."First Mafuyu, after that Prez, and then Minatsu, and Chizuru is last because she"

Kurimu Sakurano (桜野 くりむ)

Voiced by: Mariko Honda

The Seitokaichou (Student Council President) pink-haired, and loli looking... LOL!..not only the phsyical appearance, but her traits and act is similar to kids... Always teased by Sugisaki bcoz of her loli-ness... and sometimes he even said "pettanko" ... (at eps 2).. She's also called Aka-chan by Chizuru which has the meaning "baby"... Like sweet things and often used for the material of Sugisaki's eroge...

Chizuru Akaba (紅葉 知弦)

Voiced by: Yuka Saitou

Chizuru is the Secretary of the Student Council. She has a tall and model-like figure. She is a mature woman who seems to spend most of her time being quite serious. However, she has a sadistic side to her, which is shown when she "brain-washes" Ken and Kurimu. Also, she makes a lot of references to her sadism in the anime. She loves to cuddle and "abuse" the President (Kurimu) in a little sister way, and is an avid reader. Sometimes, it is hinted towards her wanting to be involved with Kurimu. She is hinted towards having a couple part-time jobs despite being too young legally to even have a job. While she is identified as the cool, serious type, she can embrace her more cutsy side to her once hopping around dressed as a cute sheep. Chizuru and Ken met in autumn when Ken was suffering from a broken heart. Their meeting healed it and showed him compassion for others. Like the season she represents, she always seems a bit gloomy and hard to approach but has a certain elegance to her.

Minatsu Shiina (椎名 深夏)

Voiced by: Misuzu Togashi

Minatsu is a bold character and Student Council Vice-president. A tomboy with impressive athletic skills, and is surprisingly also good in math, which Ken considers to be uncharacteristic of her. She's popular among girls and has a bit of a yuri taste. She's in the same class with Ken but she's an orthodox tsundere without any 'dere' (short for dere-dere (でれでれ) to be found. She also has a little sister, Mafuyu. She's very protective of Mafuyu and despises anyone who tries to hurt her. She's is into a lot of Shōnen manga as most of her suggestions tend to be based on typical Shōnen manga plots. Minatsu and Ken met in the summer. Because of how she was, he looked up to her and to be like her, but she told him that he shouldn't aim to be like her but to aim for the impossible. Their meeting taught him not to be lazy and work if he desires something. Like the season she represents, she's fired up and is always ready to take action, especially when it has something to do with anime or manga.

Mafuyu Shiina (椎名 真冬)

Voiced by: Yuki Horinaka

Mafuyu is the Student Council Treasurer. Minatsu's sister and the only freshman in the Council. She is a swaying bishōjo, and is afraid of males (though she lightens up to Ken). Ken thought her to be "the easiest character to see the ending" but later turns out to be the most feared one by some reason, even when compared to Chizuru, particularly the fact that she's into yaoi, and that she fantasizes pairing Ken romantically with a boy named Nakameguro (who turns out to be an actual person). When it comes to yaoi, Mafuyu can actually be just as perverted, if not worse, than Ken. She's addicted to video games, and spends much of her free time playing with a handheld game console that resembles a pink PlayStation Portable. Despite her shy personality (or based on Ken's logic, because she's shy) she confesses her love to Ken, although she says she just wanted to share her feelings with him rather than start a relationship, because she loves the Student Council's atmosphere most of all, implying that even when she loves him she doesn't want to change how things are at the moment. Mafuyu and Ken met in the winter chatting online with him as Yuki (with Ken as Key) and even having a more spirited personality online. Ken fell asleep once in the snow and, despite her fear of men, took him out of the freezing cold. Their meeting showed him a clear understanding about what strength really is. Like the season she represents, she's extremely passive and keeps a lot to herself, but she will show her real self and her real feelings if she feels comfortable.

Satori Magiru (真儀瑠 紗鳥,)

Voiced by: Mami Kosuge

she is a teacher of Japanese and an advisor of the Student Council. She is also one of primary characters of author's previous work "Material Ghost".... and even though the devil is Chizuru-san, sensei have better control of the seitokai than her...

actually there's also the Newspaper club girl... and his sister... also the BL of Sugisaki...
but I'm too lazy to add them ... haha...

Fun Fact

I found this anime is censored...
here's some..
Episode 2 = 17:43
Episode 3 = 06:48
Epis0de 4 = 13:10

and some of the Parody...

• The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya (at eps 5... when sugisaki said some bunny girl give out fliers at the school gate... that's only SOS)
  

(at eps 1)

LOL!! Sugisaki searching Alien, Esper, and Time traveler

but it seems like it's "Classified Information"

• Dragonball (eps 1 too)
• Canon in D (songs... when Sugisaki is using ILLUSION at eps 5)
• Metal Gear Solid (eps 6... hahaha... leave it to that man, eps 7... ayatori game)
  
• Lucky Star (eps 6... mainland seifuku... the skirt's only 3cm long)
  

(eps 1 again)

LOL!! fake Raki Suta

• Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (I don't remember any of these... or maybe I haven't watch TTGL yet? or not... in eps 10... story of "someone dying protecting the others" ... LOL! )
• Canaan (eps 4's preview in eps 3)
• Castlevania (eps 11... Sugisaki become vampire hunter with whip in Mafuyu delusion)
• Fate/Stay Night (eps 11, Mafuyu: Sugisaki-senpai must be involved in Holy Grail War behind the scene... LOL)
  
• Samurai X (eps 11... when he/she's out... everyone is hiding and scared)
  
• AIR (forgot)
• KEY - Developer (eps 12... bcos Sugisaki Ken is often called "Key-kun" by Chizuru)
• Leaf - Developer (eps 12...same as above, "Sugisaki" is close to Pine but Ken changed it to leaf)
  
• Hikaru no Go (eps 12... Mafuyu's talking about her dream of becoming go champion with the help of a hot ghost from Hekian period)
  
• MOKYUUUU!!!! (watch Seitokai no Ichizon and you'll know what is these)
  
• Toradora (eps 5, when Kurimu explained about "men" and "women"... but she's mentioned about Taiga fell in love with Ryuuji on the first sight... everyone know that)
  
• Final Fantasy 9 (eps 5... Mafuyu is talking about the hunting festival .. monsters released in school.. but in ff9 it's in the city)
• Bleach (there's that big fist guy in eps 9)
• Invisible Man (often seen in some eps... tamed by Chizuru)
  
• K-ON! (when the girls trying to perform... a girl's band ^^ it's 4... Sugisaki: but it'll become 5 later... Kurimu: that's underclassman; a girl at that... LOL!!)
  
• Strike Witches (You’d must have problems if you didn’t spot this one out... eps 4... in a battleship)
  
• Higurashi no Naku Koro ni (some eps)
• Umineko no Naku Koro ni (eps 1, 2, and some moar)
  
• Death Note (forgot)
  
• Fullmetal Alchemist (spot this one...)
  
• Yu-gi-OH!

• Resident Evil (the zombie of Sugisaki... when used again Kurimu said it won't be effective anymore.. repeated jokes loses it's power... haha)
  
• Kuroshitsuji (hahaha... appear in moar than one eps... Nakamegurooo ... umeee!!)
• Kan Kan / Can Can (yeah... that song... BGM in the first part eps 10)
  
• Baka to Test (Isn't baka test great if it's animated? LOL!... it's already done by now...)
• To Aru Majutsu no Index (Light novel list.. but Fantasia's still the best... ^^)
  
• To Aru Kagaku no Railgun (haha... preview of next eps in eps 9... kanji quiz... Railgun)
  
• VISUAL NOVELS

Example ^^

Q-Save first dude ^^

NICE CHOICE!!!

H-Scene... LOL!

Oops... someone get mad..

Our Opinion

Dwi_Edge
This is a rare piece of comedy gold with all the laughing points come mostly from the character interaction. I can only say, bravo!! it's recommend for people who seek a soft story... with decent background which I'll not spoil here...
from the OP,ED and BGM... I think it's okay...
Character development are great, story is simple but rather deep at some point... err.. maybe a little exxagerating.. but it's still accepted...

my favourite quote from this anime...

Chizuru: But Why are you so obsessed with the harem end? There are other happy endings, aren't there?

Sugisaki: It's Obvious isn't it? In the Harem end everyone's happy... so that's why... I... I... I will make a harem of CUTE GIRLS!! (Ocean wave background...)

finally... the SS

so in the end Seitokai no Ichizon is a great anime... even though some people don't approve my statement... zzz...

C'mon girls... don't give me that look... I can't stand it...

Final Words

if you have eyes... I think you can see that I'm doing this half-heartedly... but you know... actually my mozilla is crashed when I already finished doing this... and when I try to restore it, almost all of my edit is go back to default .. grr....

ahaha... I reccommend you to use SS sub... I can't find any better one... so let's stick with SS

forget that... it's time for comedy... LOL!!
ah... I already slip them above... so I only give one at this moment... err... maybe two

I don't know where this scene is taken from... maybe some anime?

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so... to include all of my review... let's use their (Sei*Zon) way of things...



Dwi_Edge: TODAY'S SEITOKAI NO ICHIZON REVIEW...

Dwi_Edge (alone, coz no one's helping): FINITO!!

Well, It's not over yet.. the extra boss is haven't been defeated....
just like Thomas Alva Edison said "before you fight the boss, you have to prepare a lot of potion" <--- well I don't know the real quote is.. but it's nearly the same...
UPDATE

F*ck Yes!!
Seitokai No Ichizon get more Anime
http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-03-17/seitokai-no-ichizon-light-novels-gets-more-anime

MORE SEI*ZON!!!!!
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