Kuranosuke (in princess jellyfish)

Kuranosuke is a character who comes from a wealthy political family, but he is not interested in politics and instead wants to pursue fashion: Gender Kuranosuke is a boy who uses the alias "Kurako" when he is with other sisters to hide his gender. He enjoys cross-dressing, which upsets his family. Family Kuranosuke's mother had an affair with his father and gave birth to him. He is constantly looking for her address, hoping to see the wardrobe she kept so passionately. Interests Kuranosuke is not interested in politics and instead wants to pursue fashion. Kuranosuke "Kurako" Koibuchi Kuranosuke Kanji 鯉淵 蔵之介 Romanji Kuranosuke Koibuchi Personal Status Age 19-20 Affiliation Koibuchi Family Amars (non-resident) Occupation University Student Relatives Lina (mother) Keiichiro Koibuchi (father) Mrs. Koibuchi (step-mother) Shuu Koibuchi (older half-brother) Saburouta Negishi (uncle) First Appearance Manga Chapter 1: Sex and the Amars Anime Episode 1: Sex and the Amars Portrayal Voice Actor Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese) Josh Grelle (English) Movie Masaki Suda TV Mini-series Koji Seto Kuranosuke Koibuchi 25 Edit Kuranosuke "Kurako" Koibuchi Kuranosuke Kanji 鯉淵 蔵之介 Romanji Kuranosuke Koibuchi Personal Status Age 19-20 Affiliation Koibuchi Family Amars (non-resident) Occupation University Student Relatives Lina (mother) Keiichiro Koibuchi (father) Mrs. Koibuchi (step-mother) Shuu Koibuchi (older half-brother) Saburouta Negishi (uncle) First Appearance Manga Chapter 1: Sex and the Amars Anime Episode 1: Sex and the Amars Portrayal Voice Actor Mitsuki Saiga (Japanese) Josh Grelle (English) Movie Masaki Suda TV Mini-series Koji Seto Kuranosuke Koibuchi is the cross-dressing son of the wealthy and political Koibuchi family. He uses the alias "Kurako" (倉子, Kurako) in front of the other Amars to hide his gender.

Kuranosuke is the son of a rich political family. He uses the alias "Kurako" in front of the other Sisters to hide his gender. He enjoys cross-dressing, to the chagrin of his family. Unlike the rest of his family, he does not find politics interesting at all and desires to get into fashion. He is constantly looking for the address of his mother, who gave birth to him after having an affair with his father, hoping to see at least once more the wardrobe she kept with so much passion. After meeting Tsukimi and helping her rescue Clara from a pet store, he starts paying her visits, finding her more interesting than anything else in his life. Throughout his life he has been popular with pretty girls, thus he almost cannot believe it when he starts realizing he may have feelings for Tsukimi.

Tsukimi Kurashita (倉下 月海, Kurashita Tsukimi) Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa (Japanese); Maxey Whitehead (English) Played by: Rena Nōnen[3] (2014 film), Kyoko Yoshine[4] (2018 show) Tsukimi, age 18-19 years old, is nerdy girl who lives in Tokyo who wants to be an illustrator. Influenced by her late mother, she has a love for all kinds of jellyfish and is quite knowledgeable about them. She is the only resident of Amamizukan who knows Kuranosuke's true gender. Like the other Sisters, she has a fear of stylish people and will usually petrify in their presence. Tsukimi has a pet spotted jellyfish named Clara. Much to her chagrin, she often receives temporary makeovers from Kuranosuke; in these states, she becomes beautiful and Shū falls for her. She reciprocates Shū's feelings but she is led to think that he is in love with Shōko Inari. She grows to be very comfortable around Kuranosuke when he is cross-dressing to the point she nearly forgets his gender, but conversely she gets very nervous whenever he is in his "boy" state in front of her.

Chieko (千絵子) Voiced by: Kimiko Saito (Japanese); Cynthia Cranz (English) Played by: Azusa Babazono[3] (2014 film), Eriko Tomiyama (2018 show) Chieko is one of the Sisterhood who is the manager of Amamizukan. She is obsessed with dressing in traditional Japanese clothes, such as in a kimono, and collects traditional Japanese dolls. Her mother is the owner of the building, but is rarely present as she is a groupie of Bae Yong-joon. Chieko is the only Sisterhood member who never receives a makeover from Kuranosuke, on the grounds that wearing traditional Japanese clothing in the middle of Tokyo makes her fashionable to begin with. Due to her interests, Chieko is an excellent seamstress. Mayaya (まやや) Voiced by: Akemi Okamura (Japanese); Monica Rial (English) Played by: Rina Ōta[3] (2014 film), Rio Uchida (2018 show) Mayaya is one of the Sisterhood who is obsessed with Records of the Three Kingdoms. She makes constant references to events of that time, tends to be overly excited, and shouts when she speaks. Banba (ばんば) Voiced by: Motoko Kumai (Japanese); Mariela Ortiz (English) Played by: Chizuru Ikewaki[3] (2014 film), Rena Matsui (2018 show) Banba is one of the Sisterhood who is obsessed with all kinds of trains. Her large "afro" hair is natural. She can accurately judge the quality of food just by looking at it, an ability referred to in the anime as the "Banba scope." She claims to be eight years old, due to her being born on a leap year, putting her chronological age between 32 and 35.

Jiji (ジジ) Voiced by: Mamiko Noto (Japanese); Leah Clark (English) Played by: Tomoe Shinohara[3] (2014 film), Haruka Kinami (2018 show) Jiji is one of the Sisterhood who is obsessed with mature, old men. She tends to blend into the background and is constantly afraid of falling ill. Shū Koibuchi (鯉淵 修, Koibuchi Shū) Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe (Japanese); Ian Sinclair (English) Played by: Hiroki Hasegawa (2014 film), Asuka Kudoh (2018 show) Shū is Kuranosuke's 30-year-old half-brother and a personal assistant to their father. Due to catching his father cheating with Kuranosuke's mother at a young age, he has a phobia of women. However, after first seeing Tsukimi all dressed up, he starts becoming attracted to her, though he initially cannot recognize her when she wears her regular clothes.

Juon Mejiro (目白 樹音, Mejiro Juon) Played by: Kenichi Takitō (2018 show) Mejiro is a popular writer of yaoi manga, treated with great reverence by the other Sisters. Due to her anthropophobia and nocturnal habits she is barricaded in her room and has only been seen a few times by Chieko. Her only communication with the Sisterhood are sheets of paper slipped under her door, and the Sisterhood has developed a ritual of preparing questions for Mejiro and slipping them to her. Sometimes she has the Sisterhood help her out with her manga, especially near deadlines. Unlike the other Sisters who are simply nervous around or have no interest in men, Mejiro has a very strong dislike of men. However, it is revealed at the end of the manga that Mejiro is actually a guy. He has deep affections for Chieko and declares that men should be banned from Amamizukan because he did not want other men to fall for Chieko. Unfortunately, this backfired and he could not leave his room as a result. Yoshio Hanamori (花森 よしお, Hanamori Yoshio) Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu (Japanese); Christopher Bevins (English) Played by: Mokomichi Hayami (2014 film), Jun Kaname (2018 show) Hanamori is the Koibuchi family's chauffeur and a childhood friend of Shū. He's a Mercedes-Benz enthusiast and easily caves under pressure, bribery, or requests from people with an afro. A smooth-talker who loves to flirt, he's more self-centered than not despite a solid streak of decency. He bears the distinction of being the only male allowed freely in and out of Amamizukan.

Lina (リナ, Rina) Voiced by: Seiko Yoshida Played by: Mayumi Wakamura (2018 show) Kuranosuke's biological mother. She used to be a stage actress, but became Keiichirō's lover and became pregnant with Kuranosuke. After giving birth, she and Kuranosuke lived together, but Keiichirō separated them. She is currently living with an Italian man in Italy. When she received an email from a friend with a video of Kuranosuke attached, she contacted Shū, but told him not to tell Kuranosuke. Clara (クララ, Kurara) Voiced by: Sumire Morohoshi (Japanese); Lara Woodhull (English) Tsukumi's pet spotted jellyfish. She is kept in a tank on the floor of Amamizukan. She was saved by Tsukimi and Kuranosuke when she was in mortal danger after being carelessly put together with an Aurelia aurita at a pet store, and was the reason for their encounter with each other. Tsukimi seems to have paid a considerable amount of money to keep the jellyfish, including the aquarium and artificial seawater. Since she is a jellyfish, she doesn't do anything special, but she is a source of emotional support for Tsukimi. Tsukimi draws illustrations of anthropomorphic Clara and makes stuffed animals based on her, which is how Tsukimi's sense of style caught the attention of Kuranosuke. The anthropomorphic Clara is the mascot character of the story, providing commentary throughout the chapters, and in the anime adaptation, she is also featured on the eyecatch cards. She usually speaks in a respectful tone, but when dealing with jellyfish, she takes on a friendlier tone.

Manga edit Written and illustrated by Akiko Higashimura, Princess Jellyfish was serialized in Kodansha's josei manga magazine Kiss from October 25, 2008,[5] to August 25, 2017.[6] Kodansha collected its chapters in 17 tankōbon volumes, released from March 13, 2009, to November 13, 2017.[7][8] Kodansha USA licensed and released the manga in North America in nine omnibus editions from March 22, 2016, to June 5, 2018.[9] Crunchyroll also added the manga to its web distribution service.[9] The manga is licensed by Star Comics in Italy,[10] and Akata in France.

Anime edit An 11-episode anime television series adaptation produced by Brain's Base, directed by Takahiro Omori, and written by Jukki Hanada aired in Japan between October 15 and December 31, 2010, on Fuji Television's Noitamina programming block.[36][37] Character designs were provided by Kenji Hayama and the music was composed by Makoto Yoshimori.[38] Prior to the anime, a mini-anime version called Go, Sisterhood Explorers! (それ行け!尼〜ず探検隊, Sore Ike! Amāzu Tankentai) was broadcast in August of the same year. It had nothing to do with the main storyline, but rather depicted the adventures of the Sisterhood as they explored the jungle. Four BD/DVD compilation volumes were released from January to April 2011, and each volume contained a bonus anime short called Princess Jellyfish - Heroes that focused on each of the Sisterhood members.[39] The opening theme is "Koko Dake no Hanashi" (ここだけの話, "Just Between Us") by Chatmonchy and the ending theme is "Kimi no Kirei ni Kizuite Okure" (きみのきれいに気づいておくれ, "Please Realize How Beautiful You Are") by Sambomaster. Actor Takeo Chii makes a special appearance in the anime as Jiji's beloved goods (posters, etc.), and is also listed in the ending credits. In addition, the son of the original author, Akiko Higashimura (nicknamed Gocchan), makes a brief appearance as a background character in episode 8. Funimation simulcasted the series on its video streaming website as part of their deal with Fuji TV; the first two episodes premiered on October 28, 2010.[40] Funimation later licensed the series in North America in response to positive feedback from a fan survey posted on their Facebook page[41] and released the series on BD/DVD on February 28, 2012.[42] The series made its North American television debut on September 11, 2012 on the Funimation Channel.[43]

Episode list edit No. Title Directed by Written by Original airdate[44] 1 "Sex and the Sisterhood" Transliteration: "Sekkusu ando za Amāzu" (Japanese: セックス・アンド・ザ・アマーズ) Takahiro Omori Jukki Hanada October 15, 2010 Tsukimi Kurashita is an 18-year-old nerd living in an all-female apartment building, Amamizukan, with other nerdy women. One day, Tsukimi, who has an intense love for jellyfish, tries to go to Shibuya for a jellyfish exhibit, but turns back when she becomes apprehensive at all the stylish girls walking around Shibuya. Later, when reminiscing about her dead mother, Tsukimi goes to see a spotted jellyfish she named Clara at a local pet store to cheer her up. She is shocked to find a moon jellyfish in the same tank, as this will eventually cause the spotted jellyfish to die. Overcoming her fear of talking with the stylish male shop clerk, Tsukimi tries to explain the imminent danger to the jellyfish, but is pushed back when she tries to enter the store. She bumps into a stylish woman outside the store, who eventually reasons with the clerk to give Clara to Tsukimi, since it will die anyway. They take it back to Amamizukan and put it into the bathtub for the night. The woman stays the night, and the next morning Tsukimi discovers the woman is in fact a cross-dressing

Kuranosuke is a crossdresser and is more often than not shown wearing women's clothing and makeup. He has appeared in a wide variety of various fashionable outfits throughout the series, as well as several different wigs.

Bio Kuranosuke Koibuchi enjoys cross-dressing, to the chagrin of his family. Unlike the rest of his family, he does not find politics interesting at all and desires to get into fashion. He is constantly looking for the address of his mother, who gave birth to him after having an affair with his father, hoping to see at least once more the wardrobe she keeps. After meeting Tsukimi and helping her rescue Clara from a pet store, he starts paying her visits, finding her more interesting than anything else in his life. Throughout his life he has always been popular with pretty girls and thus he almost cannot believe it when he starts realizing he may have feelings for Tsukimi. Kuranosuke was born from an adulterous affair between the Japanese politician, Keiichiro Koibuchi, and an Italian diva, Lina. He lived with his mother and gained his love of fashion from her closet full of beautiful clothes. When he grew old enough, Kuranosuke was sent to live with his father's family, and he has not seen his mother since. Throughout his life, Kuranosuke was very popular for his good looks and had many girlfriends in the past.

Personality Kuranosuke is confident, flamboyant and outgoing, both in male and female guise. He believes all women can be beautiful, but often fails to understand how different Tsukimi and the Amars are from the 'Stylish' women he's used to. He can be vain and selfish at times, but he is unstoppable in his efforts to both 'help' his new friends realize their own beauty and save their home.

Relationships Friends Kuranosuke has made many 'Stylish' friends and acquaintances, but has grown bored with them by the time he meets Tsukimi. Finding the Amars interesting, he lets them believe he's a woman and manages to charm them into letting him come over whenever he wants. He seems to care about them more than his old 'Stylish' friends, as he goes out of his way to help them with their problems, whether they want it or not.

Family Kuranosuke does not get along with his father. His older brother Shū also finds Kuranosuke's hobbies embarrassing but is generally more tolerant toward him. Kuranosuke's very eccentric uncle likes to see him in girl's clothes and calls him "Kura-pyon." However, the one relative Kuranosuke cares for the most is his mother, whom he hasn't seen in years and cannot get in contact with. Romance In Kuranosuke's words, all of his life he's had girls flocking to him. Which gave him many girlfriends and a lot of drama, so much so that over time he got bored with women. Kuranosuke's feelings for Tsukimi begin as friendship, but when he becomes jealous at the thought of her with Shū he realizes he's attracted to her. This bothers him greatly and he tries in vain to deny his feelings, especially since Tsukimi still sees him as a friend and prefers his brother. However, when he brought Tsukimi and his brother to the aquarium, he "sealed" Tsukimi by putting on her glasses so she would have trouble talking to Shu after he saw them hugging.

kuranosuke dress up like a girl so no one don't see his body form.