Alternative TitlesEnglish: Heaven Academy Synonyms: Boy's Love Scramble Japanese: 学園ヘヴン
Information
Type: TV
Episodes: 13
Status: Finished Airing
Aired: Apr 1, 2006 to Jun 24, 2006
Duration:
26 min. per episode Rating:
PG-13 - Teens 13 or older
L represents licensing company
StatisticsScore: 6.981 (scored by 11451 users)
Ranked: #30342
Popularity: #856
Members: 20,573
Favorites: 132 1 indicates a weighted score
My Info
Popular Tags
comedy romance school shounen-ai |
SynopsisItou Keita, an average guy, is shocked when he's invited to attend the elite institution, "Bell Liberty Academy". Unnerved by the mystery, he's further distracted by the school's social dynamics. In a sea of amazing young men, Keita struggles to find out what makes him unique, and how he can possibly deserve to be treated as an equal by the boys of BL. Lacking any particular ability, just why has Itou been welcomed into the privileged world of the talented and the beautiful?
Along the way, he develops intense relationships with the almost everyone at school but he is terribly drawn to the friendly, overcaring but very mysterious classmate, Kazuki Endou. |
Related AnimeAdaptation: Gakuen Heaven, Gakuen Heaven - Calling You
Side story: Gakuen Heaven: Hamu Hamu Heaven
Characters & Voice Actors
Staff
Reviews
|
|
jet2r0cks
102 of 132 people found this review helpful
|
13 of 13 episodes seen
|
| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
7 |
| Animation |
9 |
| Sound |
8 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
8 |
5 WORDS OR LESS REVIEW: Not a lot of action
As a yaoi fan girl, nothing pleases me more than a transfer student asking to be corrupted by his new school mates who are into “different extracurricular activities”. Such is not really the premise of Gakuen Heaven, but yaoi fan girls like me should know otherwise, right?
Gakuen Heaven is about Ito Keita, seemingly an ordinary, supposedly straight teenage boy, who is suddenly invited to a prestigious all-boys school named Bell Liberty Academy, or BL academy (How ominous XD). As soon as he gets there, his bishounen school mates start fawning over him because he’s cute. It’s almost like the yaoi counterpart of Strawberry Panic, if you ask me.
I like the story, I think it’s cute as a whole, but I thought there wasn’t enough material to work with. Most of the episodes dealt with Keita trying to adjust in his new school, when 3 episodes would have been enough. Also, just when it was about to end was a climax that came out of almost nowhere. I thought it didn’t fit the image of the story. Heck, Ham-ham heaven was better than that climax.
Now for the more important part – the “action”. Yaoi fan girls should know what I’m referring to. Sadly, there wasn’t enough “action” in Gakuen Heaven. Most of the “action” were fake and plain teasing. There was only one kiss throughout the whole thing, and I thought that kiss was kinda awkward and disappointing.
I have to say though, that Gakuen Heaven has a beautiful cast of bishounens. Yes, the cast is heavily dominated by men. There was only one episode with women, and they’re not even that significant, nor attractive. Not that it’s important. My favorite characters are Niwa a.k.a. King. He’s like a dashing prince that reminds me of Conrad from Kyou Kara Maoh. I also like Shunsuke’s playful nature, the impish twins, and the cute Keita.
You’d think I’ll be contented with the bevy of bishounens, but I’m not. I’m a little disappointed because there wasn’t enough differentiation between the characters. They all look almost completely alike, except for Keita, Shunsuke and the twins (probably explains why I like these characters the most). Everyone else had the same facial structure and would look the same if they had the same hairstyle. That’s just a small qualm though. Overall, visuals really look nice. I like the coloring, because a wide variety of colors were used. The illustrations and the backgrounds were all very detailed but not overwhelming to the eye.
As for the voice acting, 2 names immediately caught my attention. The first name is Jun Fukuyama, who was Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass, and Watanuki Kimihiro in xxxHOLiC, and is Ito Keita in Gakuen Heaven. What a talented guy – I almost didn’t recognize it was him since Lelouch and Watanuki have such strong voices, while Keita has such a soft, almost girly voice. The second is Takahiro Sakurai, one of my favorite male voice actors. He was Shun in Gatekeepers, and Cloud in Final Fantasy: Advent Children. In Gakuen Heaven, he is Kazuki, who’s actually my least favorite character, but at least he has a talented voice actor to back him up.
I usually wouldn’t like songs similar to the OP “School Boys”, but I really like that song. I think it’s poppy and catchy, and I even dance to it when I hear it sometimes. It’s the same for the ED, “Panorama” – I didn’t expect I would like it at all. However, I still prefer the OP since it’s more upbeat.
In the end, the story seems to be Gakuen Heaven’s weakest point. I know it may seem that yaoi fan girls are more concerned about BL when it comes to yaoi, but the story’s important too. If the story had a different, more suitable climax, I probably would have liked it more, but Gakuen Heaven was still worth watching. read more
|
|
Gremshula
28 of 37 people found this review helpful
|
13 of 13 episodes seen
|
| Overall |
8 |
| Story |
9 |
| Animation |
8 |
| Sound |
10 |
| Character |
8 |
| Enjoyment |
10 |
Ah, Gakuen Heaven. I happen to come across this by chance and I'm glad I did. Now its a storyline based upon the main character (Keita) who suddenly receives an invite to an exclusive academy for boys. Unknown to him, the invite is from an old childhood friend. Throughout the storyline you meet the rest of the characters, like Naruse who automatically falls "in-love" for Keita and spends the entire series fawning over him, calling him his "Honey".
You also see a bit of an "evil" side from the other characters in the story. Keita's doubt at being able to attend BL Academy is very apparent throughout the storyline, especially when the Ozawa twins taunt him, saying he's not fit to attend the school because he has no special talents.
This is very much a Shounen-ai, and you do see romantic tendancies in the show, and apparently almost all the characters have a bit of a "crush" on Keita. Throughout the storyline you slowly notice the real reason for Keita being there (I'll be a bum and not expose why if you haven't seen it).
Long in a short, I found this SUPER funny and really cute. The best parts are the "commercial" areas that show screen shots of various characters... some a little more PG-13 than others *grins* Total love for fangirls. If you haven't seen this, and you want a good laugh, I'd recommend it. read more
Recommendations
|
|
They're both shounen-ai school-based and humorous. The general mood is similar too.
Sukisho and Gakuen Heaven go hand and hand: both are yaoi/shounen-ai fests that use the gimmick of an all-male academy to inject a manifold of bishounen into the cast. These two series offer believable romances between male characters; Sukisho tends to be more hilarious even if it gets darker while Gakuen Heaven is cute and mostly harmless. Anyone who enjoyed one of these series is bound to appreciate the other.
Both are positive anime with a lot of beautiful and likeable characters + it's both about a all-boys school with shounen-ai. It's both containing comedy, romance and a little bit of angst (but telling what would be spoilers for both of the series!).
Both are slight shonen ai animes with no explizit sex scene. but both are really cute.
also light yaoi, with a more complex story line.
|
|
|
It also deals with school life and a lot of things that happens are really funny though there are hints of shonen-ai.
The plot is VERY similar: main char. enrolls in an elite school and meets very interesting and good-looking guys, and tries to fit in. The only difference is, Ouran's main character is a girl, and GH's is a guy.
They are both cute, crazy animes.These animes are suitable for all ages .And believe me watching both anime will be a great experience
If you like the character of the boys in' Ouran' then you will definetly those in gakuen heaven (the boys are even cuter)also. And yeah, the art ,cuteness and innocence are even better in gakuen heaven than 'ouran' however Ouran has much more comedy in it.
There is a great similarity in both animes. Both animes puts you in the same mood. In Ouran high school host club, the story is about a girl surrounded by a pack of crazy and funny rich guys while 'Gakuen heaven' is a boys X boys anime in which a boy named Keita is surrounded by strange, funny,and crazy boys who are elder to him.
|
Opening Theme"School Boys" by Yamoto
Ending Theme"Panorama" by Masaaki Endou
| No posts for this board were found |
Fansubbing Groups
Which fansubbers do you like the best? Click + to approve of their subs for this show. Click - if you don't think they did such a great job.
Related ClubsTattoo Anime People, "Yaoi " and "Yuri Lovers , § My sexual & hentai harassement §, Takahiro Mizushima fanclub, Original Yaoi Fiction!, Yaoiers, School Life Anime Club, The Sibling Spectrum, Random Anime Claim Club, Temptation Role play (Yaoi, Yuri, whatever floats ur boat), ~Yaoi fan!!!!club~, Yaoi <3, Yaoi Club, more yaoi club!, Favorite Yaoi Club. (Roleplay) Etc., High School Anime Fans, Russian yaoifans, Anime/Manga Mix, Fans of Yaoi, Yaoi Luvers Gakuen Heaven FC, -Orange & Yellow haired-, A~World Society, Shounen-ai / Shoujo-ai Brasil, Blue/Green Eyes FanClub, Anime Addicted, KnownOfDreams's 'HideOut', Student x Teacher Relationships, Shounen Ai/Yaoi Club, ..ANIME YAOI WORLD.., Yaoi and Yuri Fanclub, Emotionally Attached, shonen ai lovers club!~ <3, Yaoi, Polski FC Yaoi., -˜~ _EclipsE_ ~˜-, The Twin Factor, Claim a anime/manga character!, Mole=Moe, High School Anime Lovers, russian yaoifans, Romance Lovers!, The All-Over Otaku Club Okawari, Together We're Invincible ~A Boy's Love Fanclub~, Kamiya Hiroshi fanclub, Claim a gay, Nakatomi High (Yaoi RP), [HIATUS] Teach A Character [HIATUS], xxx yaoi xxx, [S.C] School Claiming., BL Obsession, Shounen ai / Yaoi Türkiye, Anime Land, Tiny Awsomeness (TA), Shinichiro Miki Fanclub, BL Addicts!, Yaoi Cards Club, Claim a School Delinquent, Higuri You Appreciation!, ~* OKIAYU RYOTARO FANS *~, ~My Yaoi Dreamland~, Sakura High All-Boys School (Yaoi RP), Top Yaoi couples, the best damn anime/game club ever, Anime Revolution ♡, yaoi lovers..., Save Media Blasters!, Romance Lovers, Boys Like Yaoi Too... see all
Recently Watched By|
3 hours ago |
5 hours ago |
8 hours ago |
10 hours ago |
12 hours ago | |
Yesterday, 1:28 PM |
Yesterday, 11:48 AM |
Yesterday, 9:21 AM |
Yesterday, 1:48 AM |
05-16-13, 5:03 PM |
|
|
