Recorder and Randsell

Recorder and Randsell (リコーダーとランドセル, Rikōdā to Randoseru, lit. Recorder and Backpack, also known as RecoRan) is a Japanese manga series by Meme Higashiya. It follows the lives of two siblings: Atsushi, an elementary school boy with the appearance of an adult, and Atsumi, a high school girl with the appearance of a young child. An anime adaptation by Seven aired from January to June 2012, with another season airing in July 2013.

Recorder and Randsell
Cover of the first manga volume
リコーダーとランドセル (Rikōdā to Randoseru)
Genre	Comedy, slice of life
Manga
Written by	Meme Higashiya
Published by	Takeshobo
English publisher	JManga
Magazine	Manga Club Original Manga Life Original
Demographic	Seinen
Original run	2007 – present
Volumes	19
Anime television series
Recorder to Randoseru Do♪
Directed by	Hiroshi Kimura
Written by	Ryou Karasuma
Music by	Takaaki Anzai
Studio	Seven
Original network	TV Saitama
Original run	January 5, 2012 – March 28, 2012
Episodes	13
Anime television series
Recorder to Randoseru Re♪
Directed by	Hiroshi Kimura
Written by	Ryou Karasuma
Music by	Takaaki Anzai
Studio	Seven
Original network	TV Saitama
Original run	April 4, 2012 – June 27, 2012
Episodes	13
Anime television series
Recorder to Randoseru Mi♪
Directed by	Itsuki Imazaki
Written by	Itsuki Imazaki
Music by	Takaaki Anzai
Studio	Seven
Licensed by	NA: Crunchyroll
Original network	TV Saitama
Original run	July 8, 2013 – September 23, 2013
Episodes	12

Characters

Atsushi Miyagawa (宮川 あつし, Miyagawa Atsushi)

Voiced by: Ryōtarō Okiayu

A fifth grade elementary school boy who has the appearance of a fully grown adult but still acts his age. His appearance often gets him into trouble with the police, particularly when he hangs around his classmate Hina, who he has a crush on and is going out with.

Atsumi Miyagawa (宮川 あつみ, Miyagawa Atsumi)

Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya

Atsushi's older sister who is in high school, but is short and has the appearance of a young girl. She is very responsible, but is quite reliant on Atsushi's height.

Sayo Takahashi (高橋沙夜, Takahashi Sayo)

Voiced by: Aya Hirano

Atsumi's classmate and friend, who develops a crush on Atsushi despite later discovering that he is actually a grade schooler. She could see Hina as a future rival for Atsushi.

Futami Moriyama (盛山 ふたみ, Moriyama Futami)

Voiced by: Tomoe Tamiyasu

Atsushi's elementary school teacher. Having previously taught at an all-girls school, she is not good with dealing with men, particularly Atsushi. Despite this, she has been shown to retrieve him from the police when he gets taken in.

Hina Soejima (副島ヒナ, Soejima Hina)

Voiced by: Aya Uchida

Atsushi's classmate, who is good friends with him, the sight of which sets off alarms for onlookers getting the wrong idea. She is going out with Atsushi.

Big Bro Take (タケ兄, Take-Nī)

Voiced by: Takahiro Sakurai

Atsushi and Atsumi's next door neighbor whose face is never seen. He is in his early 30s and is constantly quitting his jobs, resulting in constant unemployment.

Miura

Voiced by: Aya Gouda

A policewoman who knows of Atsushi's predicaments as being mistaken for a pervert. She is very conscious of the fact that she's in danger of becoming an unmarried old maid.

Kijima (木島)

Voiced by: Satomi Akesaka

A policewoman who constantly has to deal with Atsushi whenever he is mistaken for a pervert.

Aono

Voiced by: Nanami Kashiyama

Another policewoman who knows of Atsushi's predicaments. She is a chipper policewoman, but sometimes she goes overboard, usually to Miura's disadvantage.

Kawauchi-sensei

Voiced by: Mai Iizuka

She is the trainee teacher in Atsushi's elementary school who is dismayed by Atsushi's immature behavior despite looking like the man of her dreams, forcing her to develop a hidden obsession for the boy.

Yoshioka (吉岡)

Voiced by: Junichi Suwabe

A student at Atsumi's school who is an open lolicon and considers Atsumi to be a 'legal loli'.

Makoto Kobayashi (小林マコト, Kobayashi Makoto)

Voiced by: Maki Ino

Yoshioka's underclassman who is the other shortest (second shortest) student in his school besides Atsumi.

Yoshioka's older brother (Yoshioka no aniki)

Voiced by: Hikaru Midorikawa

While the younger Yoshioka has a fetish for young girls, his older brother has a fetish for mature women, much to Miura's dismay.

Midori (美鳥)

Voiced by: Nanami Kashiyama

A friend and classmate of Hina and Atsushi. She has dark brown hair that is worn in two wavy pigtails.

Jun (ジュン)

Voiced by: Sayaka Toujou

Another friend and classmate of Hina and Atsushi. She has purplish black hair that is styled in a bob cut.

Media

Manga

The original manga series by Meme Higashiya began serialization in Takeshobo's Manga Club Original and Manga Life Original from March 27, 2007. The series was added to the digital manga distribution website JManga on March 6, 2012.

Anime

See also: List of Recorder and Randsell episodes

An anime adaptation of Recorder and Randsell, separated into two seasons titled Do♪ and Re♪, aired on TV Saitama between January 5 and June 27, 2012. It was also simulcast by Crunchyroll. The series was released in two BD/DVD volumes on April 20, 2012, and July 20, 2012, respectively, featuring bonus episodes. A third season, Mi♪, began airing in July 2013. The ending theme for the first season is "Glitter" by Aoi Tada feat. Sister 773 whilst the second season's ending theme is "Stare" by Paprika and the third season's ending is "One, Two, Hello" (ワンツーハロー, Wan Tsū Harō) by Nanami Kashiyama.

See also

• Yoiko

External links

• Recorder and Randsell (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia