Ganbare Doukichan

Template:Nihongo is a collection of illustrations by Japanese artist Yom. The doujinshi manga was serialized online via Yomu's Twitter account from September 2019 to May 2023. Eleven volumes were been released from May 2020 to December 2023. A short-form 12-episode original net animation (ONA) adaptation by Atelier Pontdarc was released from September to December 2021.

Premise

The story follows Douki-chan, an office lady who works with Douki-kun. Unbeknownst to Douki-kun, Douki-chan secretly has feelings for him. As Douki-chan struggles to confess her feelings, her colleagues, both the kouhai co-worker, and their senpai from a related company, also vie for Douki-kun's affection.

Characters

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An office worker at a Tokyo-based company. She is a serious worker and promising prospect within the company. However, she is inexperienced when it comes to romance, and is unsure of how to approach the man she has feelings for.

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The male office coworker of Douki-chan and Kouhai-chan, who is drawn without visible eyes. He has a romantic interest towards Douki-chan and often goes to look after her when she gets isolated, but is too shy to confess his feelings to her.

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A coy woman with a soft vibe who is always smiling. She is a junior in the same department as Douki-chan and Douki-kun. She is always trying to seduce Douki-kun and isolate him from the other girls. She enjoys cosplay, picking popular characters and leaving Douki-chan with less attractive mascot costumes.Template:Ref Many other men are attracted to her.Template:Ref

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Maiko is a woman with a mature female aura, and is the only character with an actual name and a visible name tag.Template:Ref She is currently an employee of a business partner. She is free-spirited and likes to drink. As Douki-kun's senior in college, she was very close with him, but had turned down his confession, saying that she was already seeing someone.Template:Ref Her younger sister is Yuiko Okuzumi from the author's related web manga Miru Tights.Template:Ref

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A girl with short blonde hair who gives Douki-kun a kiss on the lips the first time they bump into each other. She becomes an intern in their department, and later a permanent hire. She easily deduces that Douki-chan has a crush on Douki-kun.Template:Ref In one of the chapters, she tells Douki-kun that she joined the company because she likes him romantically too, but quickly adds "just kidding".Template:Ref

Media

Original net animation

An original net animation (ONA) adaptation was announced on August 14, 2021. The series is produced by Atelier Pontdarc and directed and storyboarded by Kazuomi Koga, with Yoshiko Nakamura writing the series' scripts, Yuki Morikawa designing the characters, and Ryōsuke Naya serving as the sound director. The ending theme is "Lady Go", performed by Nene Hieda. It was released on the Abema service from September 20 to December 6, 2021. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. A Blu-ray with a bonus episode was released on December 24, 2021.

See also

• Tawawa on Monday, aired in tandem with Ganbare Doukichan in 2021 with a brief crossover promotion
• Miru Tights, another manga by Yom

References

Works cited

• Template:Note "Ch." is a shortened form for "chapter" and refers to chapters of the Ganbare Doukichan manga.

External links

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