and loves to travel the world. However, his constant disappearances annoy Rin to no end. She is the leader of the Crimson Angels (Kurenai Benten), an all-female gang who constantly harasses and embarrasses Kouta (most notably by dressing him up in girl's clothing). Despite this, she has a soft spot for the boy and later helps him out when he tries to separate Seiji and Midori. Yukina Asano is Seiji's first (sort of) girlfriend and childhood sweetheart. She had become friends with him when they were both 10 years old, but since she had to move away, they did not see each other for seven years until a chance meeting at a place of mutual memory. An 11th-grader who is one of the popular and best students at Seiji's school, and the daughter of a trading company's chairman. For her popularity, she has earned the unofficial nickname kamakiri fujin ("praying mantis"). Media Manga Midori Days, written and illustrated by Kazurou Inoue, was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from September 18, 2002, to July 21, 2004. The 85 individual chapters were collected into eight tankōbon volumes, published from January 18, 2003, to October 18, 2004. The series was licensed in North America by Viz Media, in Singapore by Chuang Yi, and in Australia by Madman Entertainment. Anime An anime television series adaptation by Pierrot aired on tvk and other UHF stations from April 4 to June 27, 2004. The series was directed by Tsuneo Kobayashi, with Yuko Kusumoto providing the character designs and Yoshihisa Hirano composing the music. CooRie performed the opening theme , while Saori Atsumi performed the ending theme . The series was licensed in North America by Media Blasters. Episode list Notes References External links 2002 manga 2004 anime television series debuts Madman Entertainment anime Madman Entertainment manga Media Blasters Pierrot (company) Romantic comedy anime and manga School life in anime and manga Shogakukan manga Shōnen manga Viz Media manga Juvenile delinquency in fiction