Special A (Special A (S.A))

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Synonyms: S.A., Special A Class

Japanese: スペシャル・エー

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Type: TV

Episodes: 24

Status: Finished Airing

Aired: Apr 7, 2008 to Sep 15, 2008

Premiered: Spring 2008

Broadcast: Mondays at 01:30 (JST)

Producers: Showgate

Licensors: Sentai Filmworks

Studios: Gonzo, AIC

Source: Manga

Genres: Comedy, Romance

Theme: School

Demographic: Shoujo

Duration: 24 min. per ep.

Rating: PG-13 - Teens 13 or older

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Score: 7.50¹ (scored by 186,609 users)

¹ indicates a weighted score.

Ranked: #1856²

² based on the top anime page. Please note that 'Not yet aired' and 'R18+' titles are excluded.

Popularity: #641

Members: 366,693

Favorites: 2,767

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Synopsis

Hikari Hanazono has always been able to do things that normal people cannot. As a child, she assumed no one could beat her—until she met Kei Takishima. Thinking she would win, Hikari challenged him to a match. But things didn’t go as planned; she lost not once but each time she rechallenged him. From that point on, she has sworn to best Kei at everything, ranging from academics to athletics.

To achieve her goal, Hikari enrolls in the same school as Kei—Hakusenkan, a prestigious institute for the wealthy. As a pair, they hold the top two rankings in school and are among seven of the academy's best students in a class known as Special A.

While Hikari treats Kei as a rival, she is completely oblivious that he harbors hidden feelings for her. Together, the members of Special A deal with competition, friendship, and just a bit of love.

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Characters & Voice Actors

Takishima, Kei

Main

Fukuyama, Jun
Japanese

Hanazono, Hikari

Main

Gotou, Yuuko
Japanese

Karino, Tadashi

Main

Shimono, Hiro
Japanese

Tsuji, Ryuu

Main

Horie, Kazuma
Japanese

Yamamoto, Megumi

Main

Takagaki, Ayahi
Japanese

Toudou, Akira

Main

Nabatame, Hitomi
Japanese

Yamamoto, Jun

Main

Yonaga, Tsubasa
Japanese

Saiga, Yahiro

Supporting

Taniyama, Kishou
Japanese

Takishima, Sui

Supporting

Shimizu, Kaori
Japanese

Koupe Shuzette, Finn

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Yamazaki, Fumiki

Producer

Watanabe, Takashi

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Miyao, Yoshikazu

Director, Episode Director

Iida, Satoki

Sound Director

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Opening Theme

	1: "Special Days" by Hitomi Nabatame, Yuuko Gotou, Ayahi Takagaki (eps 1-12)
	2: "Gorgeous 4U" by Jun Fukuyama, Hiro Shimono, Tsubasa Yonaga, Kazuma Horie (eps 13-24)

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Ending Theme

	1: "Hidamari no Gate (陽だまりのゲート)" by Jun Fukuyama, Hiro Shimono, Tsubasa Yonaga, Kazuma Horie (eps 1-12, 24)
	2: "Special☆Gyutto Good Luck! (スペシャル☆ギュッとGood luck!)" by Yuuko Gotou, Hitomi Nabatame, Ayahi Takagaki (eps 13-23)

Reviews

Sep 27, 2008

shadowraze

Recommended

Special A is primarily a Shoujo Rom/Com that starts off slow but gets better as you go. Based on the inability of Hikari to understand Kei's true feelings for most of the plot. Normal laws of physics are generally ignored by the seeming superhuman duo of Kei and Hikari, who also are both at the top of their school academically.

The story isn't the most original story ever, relying on the interaction of the seven members of the Special A (SA from now on) class and not involving many other characters. While somewhat predictable, it still manages to be entertaining most of the time if not ...

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Dec 21, 2009

inkmouse

Mixed Feelings

Special A was anything but special. It was very cliche, but it's hard to avoid that in shoujo anime. There was nothing mind-blowing about neither the music or the art.

The story is pretty basic. In all honesty, I don't really think there is such a thing as orginality, but it's up to the people writing or directing to make it seem real. We know Shakespeare based Romeo and Juliet off a book someone had already written. How many times have we heard the story of 'I must defeat him...oh, wait I just found out he loves me?' but the issue isn't whether it was original ...

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Sep 27, 2015

Jenangelx3

Not Recommended

I tried to like this anime. I really did. I was so excited when they announced the Special A anime because I had been following the manga for so long. This manga has a lot of memories for me and I know that anime tend to add new things, take things out, and change up the story a little to meet the limitations of the time constraints, but it was just impossible for me to love this anime.
If I hadn't read the manga, I might've enjoyed watching this anime, but I agree, this anime really has nothing special compared to other student council anime (and ...

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