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Tsukushi Nursery School Foresta Karankoro / UID Architects

Tsukushi Nursery School Foresta Karankoro / UID Architects

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

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• Curated by Hana Abdel

• Architects:
  UID Architects

• AreaArea of this architecture project Area : 
  782 m²
• YearCompletion year of this architecture project
  Year : 

  2020

• Photographs

  Photographs :Koji Fujii / TOREAL

• Lead Architect :

  Keisuke Maeda / UID

• Structural Engineering :

  Konishi Structural Engineers, Konishi Structural Engineers, Yasutaka Konishi, Takuya Asamitsu, Junpei Sato

• Landscape Design :

  Toshiya Ogino Landscape design, Toshiya Ogino Landscape Design, Toshiya Ogino, Nobuo Kuwaoka, Shota Ogino

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

Village-esque Nursery School

Since 1978, in harmony with the surrounding environment and neighborhood history, Tsukushi Nursery School has undergone constant remodeling and expansion. One of my children was going to the nursery, and the opportunity presented itself to design “Peanuts”: a nursery building for newborn babies between 43 days to 12 months, which was completed in 2012. In the following years a few houses north of the property were demolished, and in 2018 an expansion project was initiated.

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

The nursery is located in a peaceful landscape, surrounded by old country roads, water channels, farmlands, and some houses near the foot of a mountain. On the nursery premises there are several buildings – the main nursery, a multipurpose space, a shoe storage, and so on – that are all located next to each other without much consideration for how they interact and harmonize with one another, yet, paradoxically, seem to have a good balance. The combination of older and newer buildings – which is uncommon at other schools that are usually “scrap and build” – can create a comforting environment.

© Koji Fujii / TOREALPlan – Ground Floor© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

For this project, instead of designing something similar to the remaining buildings on the premises, I was inspired to design a gradual unfolding master plan. Within the village-esque nursery that has been built over the years, stories have continued to be woven, and will create a more dynamic and interactive relationship with the neighborhood and its surroundings.

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

Dynamic Forest-esque Place

This project was initiated after an increase in the number of toddlers at the nursery and the need to replace the aging equipment in the old dining hall. Not only did it require me to design a dining hall, but also challenged me to recapture the essential features of the eating space. Therefore, instead of designing an ordinary cafeteria where people gather simply to eat, I aimed to create “an interactive environment” where parents and neighbors get together for lunch, birthday parties and other events. The building consists of three spaces: a dining hall for 40 toddlers, parents and staff; two classrooms for 4 and 5-year-olds; and a lounge for the staff to relax after work.

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

For the dining hall, I deliberately avoided designing an open empty space that could be used in multiple ways. Rather, I added structure and order through the use of columns and beams, which add architectural strength. The details of the design include the arrangement of cross-shaped beams and columns that widen towards the ceiling. They are arranged in a grid layout at 3.5 meter intervals and rotated 45 degrees.

© Koji Fujii / TOREALSection A© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

Through the use of horizontal and vertical visual anchors, a gradual sense of depth is created, which generates a perception of physical distance. Through the use of furniture and landscape design, I created a seamless and gradual transition of the interior spaces and outside, which engenders a flowing forest-esque environment where one can enjoy wandering around.

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

In addition, since a toddler versus an adult perceives space differently, there is a distinct way each understands and interacts with the space. Within this structured, yet spontaneous and dynamic environment, I aimed to create a unique space where toddlers can cultivate their imagination and curiosity in a special way.

© Koji Fujii / TOREALSection B© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

The Future of the Community

Tsukushi Nursery School is located a 5 minute walk from UID’s office. I will continue to reflect on what kind of environment is of benefit for the families, employees, and toddlers in the community, and in harmony with the constantly changing modern environment.

© Koji Fujii / TOREAL

Location to be used only as a reference. It could indicate city/country but not exact address.

Cite: “Tsukushi Nursery School Foresta Karankoro / UID Architects” 20 Sep 2021. ArchDaily. Accessed . <https://www.archdaily.com/968732/tsukushi-nursery-school-foresta-karankoro-uid-architects&gt ISSN 0719-8884

PRESCHOOLS AND DAY CARE IN JAPAN

JAPANESE PRESCHOOLS AND DAY CARE

pre-school sports day More than 90 percent of Japanese three- and four-year-olds attend pre-schools that teach students things like respect for their school, the importance of group interaction, language skills and how to cooperate with others to achieve common goals. Preschool teachers usually don’t teach numbers and letters because mothers are expected to do that at home. In many Japanese pre-schools teachers and mothers swap notes on how the child is doing on a daily basis.

Education prior to elementary school is provided at kindergartens (“yochien”) and day-care centers (“hoikuen”). Public and private day-care centers accept children from under age one up to age five; their programs for children age three to five resemble those at kindergartens. Approximately 60 percent of all kindergartens are privately operated. The combined attendance of five-year-olds at kindergartens and day-care centers exceeds 95 percent. The educational approach at kindergartens varies considerably, from unstructured environments that emphasize play and provide little formal instruction to highly structured environments that are focused on mental training. [Source: Web-Japan, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan]

More than 70 percent of three-year-olds, more than 80 percent of four-year-olds, and more than 90 percent of five-year-olds attend either preschool/kindergarten (yo-chien) or nursery school (hoikuen) (Monbusho- 1999b:270). Yo-chien is the Japanese equivalent of American preschool and kindergarten. Under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Education (MOE), preschools teach three- to six-year-olds approximately four hours a day. Nursery schools provide full-time childcare for infants and preschoolers to the age of six whose guardians are unable to take care of them because of work, illness, or other reasons. [Source: Miki Y. Ishikida, Japanese Education in the 21st Century, usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jp ; iUniverse, June 2005 ~]

Yo-chien (preschool and kindergarten) and hoikuen (nursery school) in a typical town: In 1999, there were 5,069 children under the age of six in Marugame City, which had a population of 80,000. Fourteen public nursery schools operate for eight hours a day. Some of them provide service for 10.5 hours a day. Three private nursery schools operate 11 hours a day. Private nursery schools take care of infants and provide temporary emergency daycare. In addition, there are five unlicensed nursery schools. There are eight public preschools and two private preschools that thus far do not provide extended childcare service. Six percent of newborns, 26.2 percent of one-year-olds, and 37.7 percent of two-year-olds are sent to nursery schools. Mothers and/or relatives care for the rest at home. Approximately half of all children between the ages of 3 and 6 attend preschools while the other half go to nursery schools (Marugame-shi 2000). ~

Recently, yo-chien (preschool and kindergarten) have become more like hoikuen (nursery school) by providing extended services for working mothers. Otherwise, because of the falling birthrate, it would be too difficult for the yo-chien to maintain the number of children enrolled. Elementary schools have also confronted the problem of too many vacant classrooms by the decreasing number of students. In April 2002, the school week was reduced to five days. All elementary schools now have “integrated study” and course content has been reduced by 30 percent, in accord with the 1998 Course of Study. This chapter discusses the current state of preschool and primary school education in Japan. ~

Five-year-olds from wealthy Tokyo families attend exclusive kindergartens (which feature calligraphy, drawing and piano lessons), special $500-a-month strengthening class (which teach rhythm exercises, simple academics and etiquette) and other special classes. Mothers often wait outside the classrooms for two or three hours while their children are studying. They say the classes help their children “jump puddles” ahead of them.

See Separate Article on YO-CHIEN (PRESCHOOL-KINDERGARTEN IN JAPAN)

Links in this Website: EDUCATION SYSTEM IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SCHOOLS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; TEACHERS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; SCHOOL LIFE IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; BULLYING AND SCHOOL PROBLEMS IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; UNIVERSITIES IN JAPAN Factsanddetails.com/Japan ; JAPANESE CHILDREN Factsanddetails. com/Japan ; JAPANESE TEENAGERS AND YOUNG ADULTS Factsanddetails.com/Japan

Good Websites and Sources on Education: Education in Japan education-in-japan.info ; Education in Japan, a First Hand Look with Photos amphi.com/~psteffen/fmf ;
MEXT, Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology mext.go.jp/english ; Statistical Handbook of Japan Education Chapter stat.go.jp/english/data/handbook ; 2010 Edition stat.go.jp/english/data/nenkan ; News stat.go.jp

Education System Good Photos at Japan-Photo Archive japan-photo.de ; Education Japan.org educationjapan.org/jguide/education_system ; Education System in Japan , Case Study Findings www2.ed.gov/pubs/JapanCaseStudy ; Japan’s Modern Education System mext.go.jp/b_menu/hakusho ; List of Schools and Universities Broken Down by Prefecture okumedia.cc.osaka-kyoiku.ac.jp Education Topics Moral Education in Japan hi-ho.ne.jp/taku77 ;Wikipedia article on Secondary Education in Japan Wikipedia ; Education Cost boingboing. net ; English Language Education in Japan doshisha.ac.jp/~kkitao/online ; Wikipedia article on Juku Cram Schools Wikipedia ; Exam Hell uniorb.com ; Exam Hell, Now Not So Hot japantimes.co.jp ;

Preschool Education in Japan

Nursery schools began as a social welfare program for poor working mothers under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The local government had examined eligibility and assigned nursery schools before the 1997 Amendment to the Child Welfare Law allowed parents to select nursery schools. As the number of working mothers has risen, more mothers prefer nursery schools to preschools. Approximately 60 percent of first-graders graduated from preschools (yo-chien) in 2003 (Monbukagakusho- 2004a). The government plans to establish integrated preschool/nursery school facilities, which will accept children up to the age of five without the requirement of guardian’s work status and let part-time guardians use only during working days, if they want, after April 2006 (AS January 15, 2005). [Source: Miki Y. Ishikida, Japanese Education in the 21st Century, usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jp ; iUniverse, June 2005 ~]

In recent years, the government has become interested in preschool education and childcare. The government enacted the 1995 Child Care and Family Care Leave Law, the Angel Plan (1994-1999), and the revised Angel Plan (2000-2004) to provide favorable childbearing and childrearing environments for women, especially working mothers. This change in policy came after the government was alarmed by the drastically decreasing birthrate (in 2003, 1.29 children per woman in her lifetime). The ever-decreasing number of newborns will reduce the number of productive workforce-aged groups, and stall economic productivity. Moreover, a smaller pool of workers will have to bear the burden of supporting social welfare for a population that is both aging and living longer. Lawmakers have realized that they have to make it easier for women to balance their careers and motherhood if they want to prevent a further decline in population. The Child Care and Family Care Leave Law guarantees working parents childcare leave for newborns and toddlers. Beginning in April 1999, all companies must provide childcare leave up to one year after birth, and shorter working hours until the child enters elementary school, at the request of any employee (male or female). ~

Under the Angel Plan (1994-2004), the government subsidizes childcare facilities and childrearing expenses. First, the government launched the Five-Year Program on Emergency Measures for Nursery Care (Angel Plan) (1994-1999) which opened more nursery schools for newborns, extended the hours of daycare service, provided temporary and emergency daycare service, created infant health daycare services, promoted after-school children’s clubs, and increased the number of multipurpose nursery schools and child-rearing centers. The conditions for childbearing and childrearing are improving. However, the demand for nursery schools for newborns is still high. In practice, not many women take long-term childcare leave from work. ~

Local governments regulate their own Angel Plans to meet demand at the community level. Many local governments provide incentives for women to have more children. The Marugame municipal administration enacted the Marugame Angel Plan (2000-2004) to promote 1) health and medical care for pregnant women, newborns, and new mothers; 2) extended daycare service and temporary daycare service; 3) community support at child centers, mother’s clubs and child counseling centers; and 4) reduction of fees for nursery schools (Marugame-shi 2000). The administration waives half of the daycare tuition for the second child, and provides total daycare tuition for the third child. ~

Hoikuen (Nursery Schools in Japan)

Hoikuen are day-care nursery facilities provided for mothers who cannot take care of their children during the day, either because they are working or for some other reason. Hoikuens are similar to kindergartens and their aim is, as the name suggests, to prepare young children for elementary school. Children up to elementary school age are eligible to attend.

Nursery schools (hoikuen) were established under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (now the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare) as a part of the social welfare programs for working mothers. Nursery schools tend to newborn babies, toddlers, and preschoolers to the age of six whose guardians are unable to take care of them because of work, health problems, or responsibilities to sick or elderly family members. As more mothers work outside of the home, the number of children enrolled in nursery schools has risen. Prior to the revised 1997 Child Welfare Law, local governments had designated certain nursery schools as a part of their social welfare program. Since April 1998, parents/guardians have been able to choose nursery schools. Since April 2000, businesses, private preschools, and individuals can establish their own nursery schools. The local government sets tuition fees for licensed nursery schools, taking into consideration the annual income of parents/guardians and the age of the child. [Source: Miki Y. Ishikida, Japanese Education in the 21st Century, usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jp ; iUniverse, June 2005 ~]

In April 2003, approximately 1,990,000 children received nursery care at 22,355 licensed nursery schools (AS August 20, 2003). The prefectural and municipal governments together share half of the expenditures for nursery schools. Nursery schools regularly operate eight hours a day on the weekdays all year long. Parents apply for daycare at their municipal office, which determines whether their child can be taken care of at a daycare center, depending on their needs. The fees for nursery schools are based upon the income of the family or guardian. National and local governments subsidize both public and private nursery schools (about 60 percent of nursery schools are public). ~

Nursery schools, which provide extended childcare service and care for newborn babies, are in high demand. Many nursery schools accommodate working mothers who cannot pick their children by 4:30 p. m. by offering longer service hours. However, many caregivers are themselves mothers, and cannot work early in the morning or late in the evening. The local government subsidizes these extended services, especially for children under the age of two, because many newborn babies are on nursery schools’ waiting lists. ~

In 1999, the national government established a 200-billion-yen grant to counter the plunging birthrate. The grant money is distributed to local governments to use at their discretion. In many cases, local governments subsidize preschools and nursery schools. About 70 percent of the grants are used to build facilities and purchase equipment for preschools and nursery schools (AS January 14, 2000). Since 2000, public subsidies for childcare have been extended to children under elementary school age. Originally these subsidies were only granted to children under three years old. ~

The tuition for public and private nursery schools is based on the guardians’ household incomes because childcare service in nursery schools is a social welfare program under the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Applying for Entry: The Japanese day care year runs on the same schedule as the school year, that is from April 1 through March 31. As a rule applications are accepted from about January and decisions are made by early or mid-March. There are circumstances in which applications are accepted mid-year. Public daycare systems are administered by local governments so the services differ from community to community. In Tokyo, pregnant women are entitled to put their older children under age six into public daycare for the last 4 months of their pregnancy and another 4 months after the birth of the newborn, provided there is space available and need. There are also supposed to be ways to get your newborn in mid-year, provided space is available. I have not heard of anyone successfully doing so. [Source:Cornelia Kurz, “Japan With Kids” website, June 8, 2001 ]

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Japanese Day Care Centers

Day care centers are designed as childcare facilities for families with two working parents. Participants apply through local government channels for spaces. The kids are served food at the facility, take naps and usually come home around 5:00pm or 6:00pm. The fees are about $240 to $350 a month. Kindergartens centers are supposed to be more learning oriented. Participants apply directly to the schools. The kids have to bring bento lunches from home (they are not served food at the facilities), don’t take naps and usually come around 2:00pm or 3:00pm.

Children as young three months can be enrolled in government-subsidized day-care programs that are said to be so much fun that children sometimes hide behind stacks of blocks when there are told it is time to go home. Day care center cost are relatively low for low-income families and reasonable for those who are better off. Even so many parents dodge paying the fees. A study in 2007 found that 2.3 percent of parents shirk their responsibilities

For a child to enter a day care center his or her parents must get a certificate that shows proof that they are both employed. Some mothers want so desperately to get their child into good day care centers that they work long enough to get the certificate and then quit. “The paradox,” writes Nicholas Kristoff in New York Times, “is that Japanese society presents working women with every kind of hindrance and discrimination, yet one area that is essential in allowing women to pursue careers — the provision of reliable and affordable day care — Japan has a far more sophisticated system than the United States.”

More and more companies are offering day care for their employees at in-house centers. Many of the employees that are taking advantage of these facilities are men, especially if their wives work and have longer commutes than they do. Demand for night time child care is high as working mothers and parents increasingly have to work late or do night shifts.

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Pros and Cons of Day Care in Japan

Some Japanese housewives, worry that they are doing their children a disservice by keeping them at home. “It’s good for the kids in nursery school,” one mother told Kristoff, “it’s better for them to be in a nursery school than to be at home.” An elementary school teacher at the day care center agreed, “Here [a child] can meet friends and play with them, and that’s very important for development. He’s learning to be more independent, and to do things on his own. Why, now he can put on his clothes for himself!”

A typical family pays about $150 to $250 a month for day care with wealthy Tokyo families paying up to $570 a month. Even then, a parent’s contribution covers only about a fifth of the total costs of the system. The rest of the funding come from the government, who sees the money as an investment in their country’s future. Working women that can’t afford normal day care are sometimes forced to place their children in substandard day care centers known as “baby hotels,” which are not illegal but are run without government approval. These baby hotels got a lot of negative press in spring 2001, when a 4-month-old infant suffocated at a center in Tokyo after another baby in the same crib rolled over on top of him . The owner of similar facility in Kanagawa was arrested for child abuse in connection with the deaths of two children..

The number of children on waiting lists to get into day care has risen from around 16,000 in 2003 to around 28,000 in 2009. The problems is particularly acute in urban areas like Yokohama where many parents struggle to find day care for their children. The shortage is linked more to more women seeking work than to an increase in the number of children.

Employees at Hoikuen (Nursery Schools in Japan)

One of most serious childcare problems is the shortage of caregivers for newborn babies, toddlers, and children before and after regular business hours. If working mothers cannot find a daycare center, they have to bring their children to an unlicensed daycare center or to a daycare home. In 1998 there were 9,644 unlicensed nursery schools, including 3,561 company daycare facilities and 649 “baby hotels” (Ko-seisho- 1998:160). The government must increase the number of nursery schools that offer extended childcare service and emergency daycare service. As of April 1, 2003, there were 26,383 children, 57 percent of whom were 1- to 2-year-olds, on waiting lists for the licensed nursery schools. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare planned to increase the number of nursery schools in order to take 150,000 children from 2002 to 2004 in order to take all children on the waiting lists (AS August 20, 2003). About half of new nursery schools may be private, and unlicensed but excellent nursery schools may receive public subsidies (AS May 21, 2001). [Source: Miki Y. Ishikida, Japanese Education in the 21st Century, usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jp ; iUniverse, June 2005 ~]

Newborn babies and toddlers can be taken care of by daycare homes, baby-sitters, community-based support centers, and by mothers’ support groups, though many parents prefer licensed nursery schools. In the mid-1950s, local governments started a home-based daycare system (so-called “daycare mama system”) for babies and toddlers younger than three years of age. In 1997 there were 137 local government-operated home-based daycare systems (Ko-seisho- 1998). Many homemakers or retirees are interested in obtaining the certificate to open licensed home nursery schools. Childcare providers can earn certification by completing correspondence courses. Many local governments have taken the initiative in creating “childcare home-helpers” by providing free workshops for baby-sitters and nannies. ~

Many community centers offer childcare facilities that are staffed by volunteers. Marugame City provides a community-based childcare support club for stay-at-home mothers of children up to three years of age. Mothers bring their children to the childcare support clubs in nearby community centers once a month, where the public health nurse and volunteers examine the children and offer advice to the mothers. However, this support is available only for stay-at-home mothers or guardians, not for working mothers. ~

Among the first things the pre-schoolers learn are how to bow correctly and how to put their shoes in their proper place and change into their indoor shoes. They also learn how to march around the room in time to the piano, following a colored tape, to obey “cleaning-up music,” and to sing the good-bye song. During a “voice-obedience” session a group of 50 four-year-olds stand in a straight line and hop forward when they hear the beat of the tambourine and jump in place to the sound of a whistle.

Describing how a pre-school teacher dealt with a four-year-old bully who was notorious for stealing other children’s ball, Lavinai Downs wrote in the Washington Post: “the teacher seldom disciplined him. Instead, each student eventually left him alone. Totally alone. In time he had no one to play with, and no one to sit next to unless the teacher asked them to. Before many lonely months had gone by, he was more conciliatory toward his classmate. All this happened without obvious intervention by the teacher.”

Care and Curriculum at Japanese Day Care (Hoikuen)

The children learn how to brush their teeth after lunch and change into their pajamas when they take their afternoon nap. The children wear color-coded hats that indicate what grade they are in. Sometimes they are identified as individuals as a grape girl or butterfly boy and places for their stuff is identified with symbols of a grape or butterfly. When they go for a walk or to the playground the younger one are often pushed around in cage-like carts that hold fie or six children. Nicholas Kristoff wrote in in the New York Times, “By and large they seem better behaved than they might be at home.”

Nursery schools emphasize childcare services rather than preschool education. The curriculum for nursery schools follows guidelines from the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare. Almost all nursery teachers are female, and most of them received their certification from a junior college. Nursery schools have much longer operating hours than preschools, and provide naptime and snack time. Nursery schools teach children up to six years of age how to use the toilet, feed themselves, and put on their clothes. In addition, nursery schools provide preschool education for four- to six-year-olds, like preschools/kindergarten (yo-chien). According to a cross-cultural study of American and Japanese nursery schools, American teachers prepare children to be self-sufficient, while Japanese teachers indirectly train children to socialize with their peers (Fujita and Sano 1988). [Source: Miki Y. Ishikida, Japanese Education in the 21st Century, usjp.org/jpeducation_en/jp ; iUniverse, June 2005 ~]

In April 2000, the private Kiku Daycare Center in Marugame had 216 children up to five years of age, 32 caregivers, one nurse, four food service workers, and three administrators.3 The government regulates the maximum ratio of children per caregiver. For example, one caregiver cannot take care of more than three newborn babies. ~

The Center, like other private childcare centers, tailors its programs to working mothers in order to attract more children. The Center operates from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p. m. on weekdays, and from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturdays, with extended hours from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 a.m. in the morning, and from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. in the evening. The Center also provides temporary childcare services, where one childcare worker and one assistant care for the children. Furthermore, the Center has an after-school childcare program for first to third graders from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. during the spring, summer and winter vacations. ~

Children play, sing, dance, make handcrafts, and listen to stories read by caregivers in the playgrounds and classrooms. Five-year-olds have more classroom learning activities in order to prepare for elementary school. The Center provides English lessons with a native English-speaker once a week for four- and five-year-olds. The children perform plays in English at the school festival. Four- and five-year-olds have a dance lesson once a week and a brass band class once a month. In addition, the Center teaches computer skills to five-year-olds three times a week. ~

Daily Life at Japanese Public Daycare (Hoikuen)

Children are generally dropped off at hoikuen between 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 a.m., have a snack time at 10:00 a.m. for newborns to 2-year-olds, lunchtime at 11:30 a.m., a naptime from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. (except for 5-year-olds), and an afternoon snack time at 3:00 p.m. The mothers and guardians return to pick up the children between 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. All classrooms, except the 5-year-olds’ classroom, have a corner of tatami-floor where children can nap. The bathrooms are connected to the classrooms for smaller children so that caregivers can teach toilet training. ~

“From about 7:30am to 6:30pm,”Nicholas Kristoff wrote in in the New York Times, “the nurseries look after dozens of children ranging in age from a few months to six years. Divided into classes by age group, they spend the day playing, singing, drawing, making crafts and generally wreaking the kind of havoc that warms your heart. There is at least one teacher for every three infants. But that ratio falls steadily, so that one teacher must look after six terrible two’s.” [Source:Nicholas Kristoff, New York Times, February 1, 1995]

Mothers and day care instructors exchange notes. “She woke up at 7:45am and ate bread, shrimp and milk for breakfast,” the mother of a two-year-old wrote. “recently she goes to potty herself and when she’s on it she says ‘Mommy you shouldn’t watch me! Then she comes to tell me when she’s done.” The teacher then wrote back: “She can put on panties and pants on by herself, and she can sit on the potty by herself. It’s very impressive, and show’s how she’s developing.”

Cornelia Kurz wrote on the “Japan With Kids” website: “Japanese public daycare hours vary. In Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, the earliest time for children to arrive is 7:15. All children are expected to be there by 9:30. If your child arrives later, he or she may miss an outing called an osampo. If it is raining you don’t have to worry about that. All children are to be picked up by 18:15. However, there is an extended care program (enchoban) until 19:00 which costs an additional 10 percent of your assessed fee (which is weighted according to your income). The first two years that I was participating, the pick-up time was 18:00, so there are minor changes from year to year. (Vocabulary: hayaban = early shift, osoban = late shift). Saturday care is also available and included in your monthly fee, but not all Saturdays are fully available. For example, twice a year fumigation takes place on Saturdays so there is no child care on those days. Generally, Saturday care does not extend much past 5:30 pm. I’m not sure if this is official or an unspoken courtesy to the daycare staff. [Source: Cornelia Kurz, “Japan With Kids” website, June 8, 2001 ]

As in Japanese elementary school and kindergarten, each age group in the hoikuen has a name. At my hoikuen the babies are in “Dream” class (Yume – maximum number 10). The one and two year olds are in Tsukushi and Tampopo (Dandelion – maximum number about 16) classes. The three younger classes are on the second floor with a gate at the top of the stairs and an air conditioner in each room. There is a large hallway and a common space as well as a large open toilet room with toddler sized toilets and two urinals. This makes toilet training pretty easy since the caretakers can observe more than one child at a time and the children learn very quickly immitating each other. Each room has child sized wash basins at toddler height. There is also a fair sized veranda with a tall wrought iron fence painted a neutral color.

On the ground floor are the Risu, Kuma and Mori (Squirrel, Bear and Forest) classes as well as a large common room, toilet room with urinals and toilet stalls with doors, the kitchen, the entrance way and the staff office. The rooms for the older children are about half the size of the rooms for the younger children, and the maximum number of children per class is increased to about 18.

Food and Nap Time at Life at Japanese Public Daycare (Hoikuen)

Meals are prepared by the cooks and are basically very healthy with portions of vegetables, a meat (generally fish or chicken), often noodles or bread instead of rice, miso soup and milk. The day’s meal and afternoon snack can be seen in a glass case in the entrance way when the children are retrieved at the end of the day. There is also a monthly menu included in the monthly newsletter. Parents only supply a lunch box on scheduled picnic days, which only applies to the oldest three classes. [Source: Cornelia Kurz, “Japan With Kids” website, June 8, 2001 ]

The Dream class receives their food first at 10:30. When they are still tiny they get formula or pumped breast milk from the freezer (supplied by mother) and they receive this again after their nap. Their diet is changed according to their age. Then the rest of the upstairs gets their food by about 11:00 am. The downstairs classes all eat the same thing and pretty much get their lunch by about 11:30. After lunch there is a diaper/clothes change and cleaning up, and then it is nap time. The caretakers are very patient and work hard to instill this habit in the kids. The younger kids are allowed to sleep until they wake up on their own (which can be as long as 3 hours!). The downstairs kids all sleep in the big common room where the futons are stored. They all awaken after about two hours, and the room, which has ceiling fans and an air conditioner, is made available again for play.

There is an after nap snack served with a beverage (mugi-cha or milk) and in the hot months there is water or mugi-cha served in the entrance way for any kids that get thirsty while racing around outside.

Diaper and Toileting Policies at Japanese Public Daycare (Hoikuen)

Cornelia Kurz wrote on the “Japan With Kids” website: “Diaper policies seem to vary widely across local systems. I’ve heard of daycares that have a rule to allow only cloth diapers, for example. In the case of the daycare where my daughter attended, both cloth and disposables were acceptable. Dirty diapers were collected in a labeled bag provided by Mom (standard plastic supermarket bag with my daughter’s name written on it with magic marker in katakana) and had to be taken home at the end of the day. This included disposable diapers as well as cloth diapers. [Source: Cornelia Kurz, “Japan With Kids” website, June 8, 2001 ]

“Toileting was pretty easy going at hoikuen. There wasn’t really any pressure to attain a certain level of skills by a certain age. By and large the kids were all more or less competent at using a toilet by the time they were in Squirrel class, though they all had accidents time and again, particularly during naps. Not a problem, since mothers are there for the purpose of washing the futon sheets mid-week and supplying umpteen changes of clean clothing (never mind that the whole point of having the kid in daycare is so that mother can hold down a job). A lot of mothers have mentioned to me that they felt that the demands on mothers were pretty high. In retrospect, I think this was more likely to be heard from a working first-time mother who ultimately did not realize that, in the first years, child-rearing is a heap of maid labor, and that the daycare system is not an exact replacement for full-time “mothering”. In other words you are expected to keep up your end of the grunt work regardless of whether or not you work outside the home.

“I nicknamed the place the “Imperial Hoikuen” when I noticed during the first year (age zero) that half the diapers in the bag at the end of the day were not even wet! The diapers were changed on the hour every hour regardless of whether or not a change was needed. So was the clothing. At some point I got smart and switched back to cloth diapers. I also sorted the “dirty clothes” into two piles: “actually dirty” and “obligatory change”. The second pile went back into the backpack for the next day. Age zero class required 5 clean changes per day (as well as 5 washclothes/oshiburi, 5 gauze clothes, 10 diapers, 2 bibs with pocket in front, etc., etc.)

“Incidentally, I was the only mom who packed all this stuff into a backpack. The bag of choice for the Japanese moms was a rectangular open canvas or vinyl bag with short handles so it could not even be slung over a shoulder and definitely did not fit properly into a bicycle basket. This may be because that was what was described with a small drawing in the list of items to prepare for the first day. So people just followed instructions. I, on the other hand, was not going to go out and buy a bag when something I had on hand looked suitable enough for the job. Fortunately, this time I was not gently reminded to get the item described.

Parental Duties at Japanese Public Daycare (Hoikuen)

Cornelia Kurz wrote on the “Japan With Kids” website: “You will receive a description (in Japanese) of all the stuff you need to prepare for your child’s entry into daycare, and what is needed on a daily basis. This differs widely across systems and age-groups. For example, at my public daycare, clothing changes were constant until age 3 when the incessant “cleanliness” finally slowed down a bit. [Source: Cornelia Kurz, “Japan With Kids” website, June 8, 2001 ]

You must pay dues to the parents’ association (which in my case was Yen 1,500 twice a year).
You are expected to attend certain meetings, basically one meeting with all the parents and the staff for your child’s class which will also be attended by the encho-sensai, the parents association meeting at least once a year and two “one-on-one” meetings per year with the daycare staff directly responsible for your child.

Sooner or later you may feel pressure to serve on the parents committee for your child’s class. I volunteered during Squirrel class because I was sure I did not want to end up doing it in the last year for Mori class. My main duty was to buy and wrap the Christmas presents for the 18 kids in that class. I managed to get another mother who spoke English to volunteer with me, so I had better than usual communication.

You will receive papers (in Japanese) on everything with great regularity. These include monthly newsletters, menus, the odd bits from the daycare staff union, flyers for pertinent performances (suitable for very young children) taking place at the local city hall, and finally various notices churned out by the parent’s association. I’m probably missing something. In fact, I know I missed a lot, since I am Japanese illiterate. I often did not find out about something until the day before it was scheduled.

One Year Schedule at Japanese Public Daycare (Hoikuen)

APRIL: In the first week there is the Yuenshiki which could be translated as the Welcoming Celebration for all newcomers. (Parents need not attend.) [Source: Cornelia Kurz, “Japan With Kids” website, June 8, 2001 ]

JUNE: First Saturday of June fumigation takes place so there is no day care available to children. All possessions are removed from cubby holes and drawers and taken home on Friday.
Also in June, the government sponsored worm test is handed out and parents collect a stool sample at home. The second test just calls for a pressure imprint around the child’s anus two mornings in a row (this is where some worms lay their minuscule eggs). Return must be punctual since all the samples are collected only one time to be taken to the lab. A week or so later parents receive the results. Click here to see the instruction form for Test type one and here to see the instruction form and English translation for Test type two (for thread worm). The tests have your child’s name printed on them in advance to prevent any mix-ups. A man shows up one day with piles of bamboo, and over the next 10 days two bamboo shade awnings are erected, one over the sand box and one over the second floor veranda.

About now, we are asked to bring in two towels, labeled with the child’s name. First, a larger one to be used as the summer blanket during nap time (should be about the same size as the child futon) and, second, one not too much smaller to be used when the kids get showered off on a particularly hot day. The weather in June is still variable between 20 and 29 degrees centigrade. You know when your kid had a mid-day shower, because she will get a clean set of clothes after, meaning your take-home bag will have extra laundry in it. This also means that you will see mud stains on the clothes because water is introduced into the sand box and the play yard.

JULY: In this month the swimming pool (about 2 by 3 meters) is opened for the older three age groups. The younger three age groups get to play in little plastic splash pools up on the balcony of the second floor. This means that you have to provide a bathing suit and cap daily, as well as the shower towel that you already started bringing in June. The swimming pool is filled and drained every day so chlorine is not added (there is already plenty in the city tap water!) The kids LOVE this and I have heard of no serious accidents. The toddlers are heavily supervised and there is a caretaker in the swimming pool with the older kids. Each class has to take turns since the pool is so small.

The Tanabata Festival is celebrated early in the month. A bamboo branch is erected in the foyer and decorated by the children. Also, the PTA arranges a small summer festival about mid-month always on a Friday which starts at about 16:00 and ends at 18:00. The parent is supposed to come early (at 4:30) , and accompany the child through the various activities of the festival. Depending on what the activities are, the time it takes to complete them varies from year to year. This festival includes invited daycare “alumni” who are now in elementary school, so the yard can get pretty crowded! If it rains, the festival is set up inside and activities inappropriate for indoors are dropped from the agenda.

OCTOBER: The first Saturday of October is Sports Day (Undokai). There is no day care available after the festivities and class photos are taken afterwards. The whole affair is done by noon. Parents are strongly encouraged to attend, though I did not attend even once until my daughter’s 5th year in October of 2001 and it was not so bad. My kid was pleased. Parents who attend are also asked to participate. They will play at least one game paired off with their child. And there will be one parents only game which will make their kids laugh.

DECEMBER: A Christmas Party is arranged. The PTA arranges gifts for each child (and pays for it out of the dues that were previously collected. The child minders will make sure that the gifts get to the kids in a fun way. Maybe one of them will dress as Santa.

MARCH: Graduation (Sotsuenshiki). Some time this month the Sotsuenshiki is scheduled which lasts about 2.5 hours. Parents are highly encouraged to attend. This is the graduation ceremony for the children leaving to start elementay school, and all the children put on little skits and shows, even the babies who can all walk by now. Formal class pictures including the parents might be taken depending on what the PTA arranged in terms of photography. Also this month the 3 oldest classes will probably do one more big outing together which means that a complicated bento must be arranged by mom or dad.

Other Pre-School Options in Japan

The American mother wrote on the education-in-japan website: Yoji rooms are run by the municipal ward are very cheap, just over a thousand yen per month with a guardian/babysitter. And it’s usually free if you just meet there to play with the toys with other mums. Mums just meet in a playroom with boxes of toys in a huge tatami room, and chat while their children play together. It is a good place to exchange info with other mums. This is where mums turn to when their kids are not ready for preschool or who can’t really afford three-year yochiens for several kids or whose husbands may be assigned elsewhere the next school year. [Source: education-in-japan.info/sub105.html ^^]

Sometimes, there are non-recognised unorthodox preschools.

Extracurricular activities: Calligraphy, music or gym classes can be good alternative activities if you’d like your kids to meet other Japanese kids. The Yamaha music schools which have a variety of rhythm and movement as well as instrumental classes for the preschool set (phone the Yamaha Music Foundation for the location of a school near you: 03-5773-0808 or see this page in Japanese for locations). Costs are reasonable. Apple Rhythm classes are very well-known, not only provide rhythm & movement for tots and preschoolers, trampolines, crayon and craftwork to music, storytelling but also really do teach kids how to read music notes and have a good musical ear (available in various locations in Chiba). Finally, your kid can start to learn the piano and violin as early as three with the world-famous Suzuki method. The method maintains that before the age of three, a child can be prepared for music lessons by listening, observation and mimicking others. I called up the Suzuki office in Tokyo 03-3295-0270 and they were able to locate two teachers near my home.

Plan for Tuition-Free Pre-Schools Eyed

In February 2013, the Yomiuri Shimbun reported: “The government will establish a panel to study a plan to eliminate tuition fees for children aged 3 to 5 in a bid to improve preschool education and stem the declining birthrate by easing the burdens of child-rearing households. according to sources. [Source: Yomiuri Shimbun, February 19, 2013]

Among the facilities the panel will consider making tuition-free are kindergartens, day care centers and so-called authorized kodomo-en facilities, a hybrid between kindergarten and day care. The Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Ministry has estimated about 790 billion yen would be needed annually to finance the measure.

While the consumption tax rate is scheduled to be raised to 10 percent in October 2015, increased tax revenues will be unavailable for the tuition-free plan. The government therefore needs to allocate other funding for the plan when compiling the fiscal 2014 budget or later. Some within the ruling parties have proposed a plan to gradually introduce tuition-free preschool education by first targeting 5-year-olds. Other lawmakers have suggested reviewing the way increased tax revenues from the planned consumption hike would be utilized. However, such a review would likely be met with opposition from the Democratic Party of Japan and groups of day care facility operators, among others. As a result, observers say the government will likely have a hard time securing the necessary funds to implement the plan.

Yokohama Method’ Eases Day-are Waiting Lists?

The are shortages of day care facilities in many places in Japan, particularly in urban areas. In May 2013, the Japan Times reported: “Officials at Yokohama City Hall said the city has reduced the number of children on nursery school waiting lists to zero from 179 as of April 1, meeting its 2010 target of doing so in three years. City officials credited the reduction of the lists, which at one stage were the longest of any municipality in Japan, mainly to efforts to increase the number of nursery schools by aggressively encouraging private companies to enter the business. [Source: Japan Times, May 21, 2013 **]

“The city also promoted nonregistered day-care facilities that met the city’s standards, which are somewhat more relaxed than the national standard. According to the Health, Labor and Welfare Ministry, similar problems exist in urban areas across the nation because an increasing number of households have both parents working, and most local governments are facing difficulty addressing the problem. **

“Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s government is willing to learn from Yokohama’s success and intends to address the problem as part of its growth strategy because it has become a major obstacle to women returning to the workforce after childbirth. He has proposed increasing maternity leave. But some experts say the rapid increase in nursery schools could eventually lead to a shortage of qualified teachers and a deterioration in services, as well as increased pressure on local finances. **

The Yomiuri Shimbun reported: “Under the Yokohama method, funds from a limited budget are concentrated to encourage corporations to enter the day care business. Following Yokohama’s success, other municipalities have since adopted the method. However, … funding and how far the initiative will actually spread is unclear…Now at the forefront of the movement, Yokohama faces the challenge of maintaining the quality of its child care facilities.” [Source: Yomiuri Shimbun, May 22, 2013]

“In Yokohama, children below the age of 5 on nursery waiting lists rose to a record 1,190 in 2004, the highest in Japan. In 2010, it broke that record with a figure of 1,552, prompting Mayor Fumiko Hayashi, former president of BMW Tokyo Corp. and chairwoman of Daiei Inc., to make solving the problem a priority. As the city used the private sector to boost the availability of day-care services for children, the number of privately operated nursery schools in Yokohama doubled from its level in April 2010, and now accounts for about a quarter of the total. **

“The city also deployed special consultants at ward offices to advise parents searching for schools and the availability of convenient facilities in their neighborhood or on their way to work. The city has spent some ¥49 billion since 2010 on setting up nursery schools and has allocated over ¥76 billion for the operation of such schools for fiscal 2013 through March 31 next year, it said, adding that it has hired about 2,000 new nursery teachers since 2010. **

“Abe has vowed to increase the capacity of nursery schools by 400,000 in five years from now through 2017 and also reduce the number of children on waiting lists nationwide to zero. According to the labor ministry, there were about 46,000 children on waiting lists nationwide as of last October, although the number of potentially eligible children who do not have places at nursery school places could even be as high as 850,000. **

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. 2019 Jun;41(6):483-489.

doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2019.02.012.

Epub 2019 Mar 2.

Yosuke Kita 
¹
, Fumiko Ashizawa 
²
, Masumi Inagaki 
³

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Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ² Day-care Service “Tsukushi”, Tokyo Kasei University, Sayama, Japan.
• ³ Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan.

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  10.1016/j.braindev.2019.02.012

Yosuke Kita et al.

Brain Dev.

2019 Jun.

. 2019 Jun;41(6):483-489.

doi: 10.1016/j.braindev.2019.02.012.

Epub 2019 Mar 2.

Authors

Yosuke Kita 
¹
, Fumiko Ashizawa 
²
, Masumi Inagaki 
³

Affiliations

• ¹ Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan. Electronic address: [email protected].
• ² Day-care Service “Tsukushi”, Tokyo Kasei University, Sayama, Japan.
• ³ Department of Developmental Disorders, National Institute of Mental Health, National Center of Neurology and Psychiatry (NCNP), Tokyo, Japan.

• PMID:

  30837101

• DOI:

  10.1016/j.braindev.2019.02.012

Abstract

Purpose:

Motor skill screening tools are essential for the early detection of developmental coordination disorder (DCD). The present study aimed to examine any cultural and rater effects on these tools. This then enabled us to judge the validity of the original cut-off values for identifying diagnosable children.

Methods:

A community sample survey was performed in Japan; 3852 children aged 6-9 years were recruited. Both parents and teachers evaluated the motor skills of their children using the Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition Checklist. The psychometric properties were evaluated and the scoring characteristics examined based on the type of rater and country of origin, as compared to data originally sampled in the UK.

Results:

High reliability and validity of the Japanese samples were confirmed. The Japanese adults evaluated their children’s motor skills more rigorously than the Europeans. Additionally, there was a large disagreement between parent and teacher rating scores; the degree of agreement varied depending on the severity of motor deficits in the child.

Conclusion:

The first findings from a Japanese sample suggest that the assessment of motor skills in children is significantly affected by culture and rater. These cultural characteristics and rater biases strongly suggest that new cut-off values, reflecting country and rater type, be introduced for identifying children at risk of DCD.

Keywords:

Children; Developmental coordination disorder; Motor skills; Movement Assessment Battery for Children – Second Edition Checklist; Screening.

Copyright © 2019 The Japanese Society of Child Neurology. Published by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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日本語のみ。火曜日と木曜日は現在は３時までだが、子供が集まり次第、５時まで延長する可能性。５日全部で最初から預かることは難しい。今いる子供が辞めることで次の子が入る。親は駐在の人多い。プレスクールのライセンスをみんなが持っているわけではない。

Sakura daycare

daycare

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3.0

Japanese

Link

Y

2019-02-18 00:00:00

Y

2019-02-22 00:00:00

1650 (9. 5hours)

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Waiting listですが、2歳以下のお子さんが数人待っているので、はっきりわからないのですが、 今秋から来年まで空きがない状況です

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スナックのみなので、ランチ&飲み物はご持参して頂くようになります。• I always use organic fruits, dairy products and vegetables. • I serve 2 items for each snack.-Snack Applesauce Fruits Vegetables Bread Bagel Waffle Crackers Cheerios Cookie Muffin Pancake Yogurt Cheese

Holidays 1/1&2 New Year 1/21 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2/18 President Day 5/27 Memorial Day 7/1-5 Summer Break and Independence Day 9/2 Labor Day 11/11 Veterans Day 11/28&29 Thanksgiving Day 12/24 – 1/2/20 Winter break and New Year *Make-up, credit, temporary drop or prorate aren’t applied for any holidays and closed days. *Please be advised that I may take an additional vacation. You will be notified at least 3 months prior.

stay about 3 years. The daycare has been around since 2009

Our daycare is licensed as a Large Family Child Care home.12 kids – 3 nerse (one is her mom) I guarantee to maintain one of the following adults to child ratios at all time: *4 infants and 8 children with a qualified assistant. (An infant is a child under the age of 2 years. If the children numbers are same as a Small Family Child Care home license, which is 4 infants only or 6 children (no more than 3 infants), no need to have a qualified assistant.

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08:30:00

06:00:00

• A child may watch a video for 15min after nap. (Educational video, like a Shimajiro video)

日本語は2歳半頃からひらがなカタカナをワークブックで勉強しています。いつも日本語の本を読んだり歌っているので、 みんな小さい頃から日本語をたくさん覚えています.8:30-9:15 Free play Clean up 9:15-9:30 Morning greeting, Story time Wash hands 9:30-9:50 Snack time Bathroom break 9:50-10:10 Study (2. 5 years or more), Art or Craft Clean up 10:10-11:00 Outside play Wash hands 11:00-11:45 Lunch Bathroom break 11:45-12:30 Free play, Story time Clean up 12:30-14:30 Nap time Bathroom break 14:30-15:15 Free play Clean up 15:15-15:30 Story time Wash hands 15:30-15:50 Snack time Bathroom break 15:50-16:30 Music class (sing, dances and eurhythmics) Good-bye song 16:30-17:30 Outside play Wash hands, Bathroom break 17:30-18:00 Free play, Story time

prefer fulll

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日本語のみ。６ヶ月から３歳まで預ける親が多い１３日休む場合半額でスポット確保

Yamashita Family Childcare

daycare

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6.0

Japanese

Link

Link

Y

2019-02-18 00:00:00

Y

2019-02-28 00:00:00

ok

08:30:00

03:00:00

夏休みの間はほぼしまっている。投稿する時間分だけ一時間１２ドルで払えば良い。当日キャンセルもよし。日本語と英語を両方使うため、日本語が母国語ではない子供は英語だけ喋る傾向。一週間に３２人の子供が来るが、一日に丹東できるのは１２人まで（全員２歳以上）。とくに日本語教育話。八月に入れ替わりが多いため、６月に連絡するべき。

Mini Harmoney

daycare

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5.0

Japanese

Link

Y

2019-03-29 00:00:00

Y

1450

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N

１日の生活の流れ ９：００ 自由遊び １０：００　サークルタイム １０：３０　おやつ 計画保育 １１：３０ 昼食準備 １１：４５ 昼食　うがい・歯磨き・着替え １２：４５ 読み聞かせ、午睡 １４：４５ 起床 １５：００ おやつ 自由あそび お迎えを待つ １７：００

· waiting listの長さ→１１人目になります。 · 学費→　２歳以下の月極料金は１４５０ドルになります。 · 預かってくれる時間帯→　９時から５時。延長で朝８時半から、夕方５時半まで承ることもできます。 · ランチの有無→　お弁当持参。何かの理由でお弁当を持参できない場合は２ドル５０セントで給食を支給しています。(離乳食期を過ぎてから

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Better boys than flowers / Boys Before Flowers / 花より男子

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Watch: Episode 9

Drama Information

Series:
9, completed

Duration

episodes: 46 min.

Translation:
translated

Genres:

school, comedy, melodrama, romance, everyday life

Year of manufacture:

2005

Production:

Japan

Channel:

TBS

Starring:

Matsumoto Jun, Inoue Mao, Oguri Shun, Matsuda Shota, Abe Tsuyoshi

Actors:

Kaga Mariko, Matsushima Nanako, Sato Megumi, Igarashi Shunji, Nishihara Aki, Sada Mayumi, Handa Kento, Oshinari Shugo, David Ito, Gashuin Tatsuya, Mitsuya Yoko, Hasegawa Tomoharu, Hankai Kazuaki, Sakai Ayana, Sano Kazuma, Kaku Tomohiro, Nakayama Masei , Matsuoka Emiko, Isino Mako, Ito Kazue, Takuma Takayuki, Seto Saki, Kobayashi Susumu, Tomiura Satoshi, Saito Yasuka, Suzuki Sotaro

…

Directed by:

Katayama Osamu, Yamamuro Daisuke, Ishii Yasuharu

Writers:

Takayuki Takuma, Yuuki Fujimoto, Natsuko Takahashi

Translators:

Milirina, Project “U&A Lines”, Kyoko

Other:

live action

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A poor girl, Makino Tsukushi, enters a school for the offspring of rich and very rich families in Japan. In order to pay for the education, the Makino family lives hand to mouth, saves on everything they can, but in their opinion, the prospects that the end of the Eitoku school opens up will pay off many times over. What is a few years of malnutrition worth compared to the rich and prosperous future that promises their daughter, and consequently, their graduation from such a prestigious school? And everything would be fine if normal people studied at Eitoku … But instead, the whole school is a testing ground for bullying the very rich over the not-so-rich, and since Makino is the poorest in this school, then her turn is in such “honorary” list first. She, as a fighting and courageous girl, decides to change the “golden school”, which attracted the attention of one guy, from the most powerful and richest family in Japan, Domyoji Tsukasa …

Based on the manga of the same name “Hana Yori Dango”, only two seasons and final movie.

– Well, don’t you want to fight anymore? Stupid, weak-willed, cowardly Makino.

– I think that’s enough. My opponent is too strong, I can only swing my arms. The gulf that separates us is huge. This time, I chose an opponent too tough for me.

– So, the heart flew into the heels? So this is all you can do? Standing here looking miserable like all is lost?

– What do you even understand? You live a rich life and have never experienced a single hardship in your life!

– And how can I understand the feelings of a poor girl like you? Makino Tsukushi is supposed to be like that.

– What?

– As long as you have this power of wild grass. Makino, a smile suits you much better, even though rage is fine.

Makino and Domyoji

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Bagera

Childhood friends? Spit. Those who hurt Makino will regret that they were born into the world.

Domyoji Tsukasa

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Bagera

Forgive me, Domyoji, I didn’t understand you and hurt you. You were persistent, selfish and cruel, but you were honest with me and treated me like a treasure. It’s probably too late now, but one thing I want to have time to tell you, forgive me, Domyoji.

Makino Tsukushi

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Jozephina
01/17/2017

This review will be long, because it is impossible to describe one of my favorite stories with all its virtues in a nutshell… Comparisons with the original manga are inevitable… as well as partly with other adaptations. “Arienai tsuuuno” or “Incredibly” in Inoue Mao’s sonorous voice is perhaps my first warm association with Hana Yori Dango through the years. It’s one of the first Asian series I watched, and it’s also one of the first…

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Bagera
06/26/2022

Ari-sō mo nai I thought in the words of our beggar woman, with the strength of wild grass. And perhaps this was the first thing that came to mind, and most likely determining the further fate of everything that happens. So did you turn it around? You thought, and maybe you are also right, but this is the most appropriate word, which is really, as they say, “Brevity is the sister of talent”, like that. Well, now in more detail, let’s delve a little into the jungle, the main thing is not to get lost …

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Bagera
06/01/2021

Now, and tomorrow, and then, and always, I will love only one girl, you Makino…. For me, this has always been a mystery, a mystery, a rebus that I could not solve in any way. And it seems there is a solution, but everything is not so, and not that. How can you love one person for the rest of your life? This mystery is shrouded in mist for me, although I never considered myself a windy person. But this is not the most important thing, and not something that hooked me. More than two years have passed…

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Galina Vera

What? Is this the end again? Confessed, kissed and went to different countries? To hell with such ends are tired!
But if you do not take into account the typical ending, then I watched the drama with pleasure, which does not happen often. The coolest moment is the F4 fight with each other. Well, how can you be friends and not fight capitally? )))
My question is, how did Ryu know exactly where to look for Makino when she got into trouble with those guys? In general, he constantly revolves around her from the very beginning, helps, looks like a faithful puppy in love, but at the same time he is very much in love with another – seriously? Despite this strangeness, I still wish Makino was with him and not with Tsukasa. At first I thought that it would be so, but I was disappointed. But I didn’t see Makino’s feelings for Tsukasa.

tanchuncha

Everyone has been comparing this and the Korean version for a long time. And for me, this is just a special drama, because it is the very first, thanks to it I plunged into the world of Japanese, and then Korean, Taiwanese, etc. series. And no matter what her minuses, it will always be interesting to review.

harusame

I’m really sorry that I just watched this drama!

The Korean version of “Flowers” was my first drama, and I dropped it halfway through with the intention of never watching any drama again. Time, fortunately, heals, and now a number of interesting and not very series have already been watched. Most often Korean, by the way

And I decided to see what the Japanese filmed there. And they shot as real “Flowers” as possible. Yes, the plot was redrawn, something was removed, somewhere they did it differently. But the main thing, what is interesting about this story, was left unchanged. These are, of course, unforgettable characters. Yes, perhaps the appearance of the actors did not always correspond to my ideas of how the characters should look. But after watching this series, I no longer imagine them different.

The sequel is said to be even better. Therefore, I’ll go watch

Svetiksemitsvetik

the Korean version, in my opinion, loses only that the actress chosen for the main role, but otherwise … I couldn’t go beyond episode 6 .. probably my beauty standards didn’t pull the actors chosen in F4 .. to I somehow got used to the image of the main character in the third series, but in general, they are ugly for garlic, okay, they would play at 5, and then out .. in many ways, Korean denouement is more adequate: a person can stand in the cold, but for hours in the rain, and even such spoiled boy – I don’t believe it! and who will remain in a wet hat, in their right mind and bright memory … beat a guy?! Yes, with such connections?! Yes, openly?! – I know that Japan is a country of kamikazes, but for them it’s too much . . in general for familiarization and lovers of international clones or variations on a theme – will do ..

Lion0608

Svetiksemitsvetik wrote: the Korean version, in my opinion, loses only that the actress chosen for the main role,
…. a person can stand in the cold, but for hours in the rain, and even such a spoiled boy is not believe!

But nothing that this is the original Japanese, which the Koreans distorted, I’m not afraid of this word, and not only an actress.

This is a grotesque.
If YOU don’t understand the grotesque, then why bother with cinema?
You probably don’t understand a good half of comedies (French, Italian, German)

Lelja21

Definitely not. Time wasted. For me, this is not F4, I didn’t see the chemistry between the main characters, Sokurako is something (!!!). And although I saw in the reviews that then it becomes more and more dynamic, they advise not to stop and continue to watch, I still won’t dare for the second season. There is some kind of logical ending to the first season, and thank God. I’ll put an end to this and forget about this version.

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Interesting facts

Actor Takuma Takayuki, he is also one of the scriptwriters of the drama (listed under the pseudonym
Satake Mikio), appears in episodes 4-9 as Okami-san’s lovers. He appears in several roles at once: John Lennon, Tora-san,
similar to Tadano Hitoshi and even Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer.

Awards:
47th Television
Drama Academy Awards: Best Actress (Inoue Mao)
47th Television Drama Academy Awards: Best Supporting Actor (Matsumoto Jun)

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	Full movie				Series 1		03/14/21
	Series 2		05/13/18
	Series 3				Series 4		05/13/18
	Series 5		05/13/18
	Series 6				Series 7		05/13/18
	Series 8		05/13/18
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When you worry about their relationship more than the main couple. Life – what is it? Problematic relationships Top 25, where the girl does not climb into her pocket for a word. Last comments GrinFrost: In my opinion this is the best adaptation of the manga. The cast is much more talented than the Korean one. The grotesque is rampant. And the beauties!!! Lady_Yui: @Bagera, Oh my god, give this man some common sense!)) You’ve been writing under MY comment for over a year now. Who got where is the big question. Who to whom… Bagera : @Lady_Yui, Lady_Yui is strange to read this, despite the fact that you yourself got in and are trying to prove “your-me”, so everything is strange. You, too, live as you wish, business … Bagera : Yes, well, if Tsukas is the bride, then the entrance “Heavy Artillery” went, though it’s a little bit useless … You know how it happens, they are made for each other, so also reach out, … Lady_Yui: @Bagera, Yes, the flag is in hand, Lord, it’s absolutely clear to me that where and how you seem to like it. I’ve seen a lot of your comments in different places, so… Bagera : “Better late than never,” that’s what I mean… Makino understood it, maybe not right away, but definitely. Zuksa is generally handsome from the first moment, as he understood, albeit nonsense … Bagera : Oh, from these phrases of Tsukasa, I didn’t get out from under the table, at all), starting with “Such a girl and you as bait”, then I remember everything vaguely) Although, the conversation . .. Bagera : @Lady_Yui, @Lady_Yui and I’ll still stand my ground. The whole series, I see how Tsukasa fights for his love, makes unrealistic sacrifices, everything is for her, and Makino … Bagera : But the ringtone from “Star Wars”, so generally the bomb !! Ehh Tsukasa my charm, since the first episode I have been in awe of this guy, and Jun is certainly good at it … Bagera : Rui burns not childishly, the master class showed by kissing, it’s called “Klin-Klin knocks out”, yes it is, but with true love … Number of bookmarks In process: 390 Viewed: 6540 Favorite: 1040 Finished? Do the deed! Hana Yori Dango s1-s2 + movie – @diaries: asocial network You may think that I’m the worst, but I still love you. (c) Domeji Tsukushi Makino goes to an elite school for the rich, although she herself comes from a very poor family. There she tries to be quieter than water, lower than the grass, so as not to fall into the spotlight of local gossip and in the eyes of the four guys from the richest families who keep the whole school in fear and call themselves F4 (from “flowers”, “flowers” – well, yes, yes … after that, will anyone doubt that the manga that formed the basis was written by girls for girls?). But one day, when the anger of the leader of F4, Domeji Tsukasa, falls on her new girlfriend, Tsukushi, unable to endure any longer, stands up for her. The very next day, she receives a red sheet from F4, indicating that she is persona non grata at school. All the students, including the new friend, turn away from her, and the most jackalous of them begin to cruelly scoff, dousing with slops and setting up other dirty tricks. Domeji, seeing that Tsukushi cannot be broken, begins to treat her even more cruelly. And when she, brought to the limit of patience, announces to him that she is not going to run away and hide, that she will fight, he suddenly realizes that he has fallen in love with this girl. read more, just know: the review, although not the most negative, but far from positive I understand that this drama can attract, but I do not understand why it is SO popular. Well, somehow it didn’t work out for me either with the characters, of which I didn’t like any of them, or with the plot, which I’m not even going to criticize, because there’s no point in it. With all this, I consider the first season to be quite successful. Unfinished but fascinating. His huge plus is that he is cheerful, the characters do not lose heart, the characters sparkle, the characters do not fall into a hopeless drama. The first season is full of hilarious situations, dialogues and skirmishes of the main characters. And you can simply close your eyes to the sick parents of the main character and her boss at work. The next plus is June. He plays in such a way that it is impossible to remain indifferent. And the call on the phone that Domeji gave to his girlfriend was a credit, so that she would only talk to him on it, so only his number was stored there, which Domeji signed “Ore-sama”, and this call was accompanied by an imperial march from Star Wars ” And… that’s where the positives end. The first O.O reaction was the realization that Domeji recognized his “fate” by a blow that reminded him of to his sister . Well, at the moment when the blow overtook him, it was still not clear that the flashback was about his sister, but then she herself appeared and grabbed her blow. And now I don’t know how for anyone, but it all seemed strange to me. But it’s understandable how anyone could see any chemistry between the boss and Shuntaro in Lucky Seven. This, apparently, from old memory, because – well, the truth is, in KhanaDan there is even more chemistry between them than in “Seven” . .. It also somehow turned out awkwardly with the characters. Domeji – from the category of bad guy heroes who are designed for a female audience with a dream in their souls “for me, he will be re-educated, but he will remain as dangerous as ever.” The hero is not my novel, but let him. In fact, my only disappointment is that Domeji did not repent of his actions – cruel, evil, overstepping any boundaries. He did not change in the blink of an eye, falling in love, and this is normal – aggression and irascibility remained in him, and he did not immediately learn to control them. Old habits die hard, and that’s it, but the fact that the hero’s understanding of his own wrong was never shown is just a huge plot minus. Moreover, from all the further development of the plot it turns out that all the terror of F4 occurred solely at the whim of Domeji, and the other three simply did not interfere. Tsukushi – from the subspecies “Mary Sue standard”: she does not have any outstanding qualities, but suddenly all the best friends of the protagonist are attracted to her, and they stand to death for the love of her and their friend. And she doesn’t really have any outstanding qualities. Well, that is, everything is presented in such a way that she has a fighting character, but an absurd blow to the jaw and an op “all this infuriates me!” on the stairs of the back door, so that no one would hear, it is impossible to take it for a manifestation of a fighting spirit. It could also be assumed that since she is studying at such a prestigious school, she is not just throwing her parental money away, which means that her mental abilities, if not the brightest, are quite outstanding, but they never show themselves, and she herself once mentioned that, having entered this school, she tried so hard to be inconspicuous that she lost any purpose in life. Rui, uh… I don’t even know what to say. Shun clearly had nothing to play there – all tired smiles and depressive melancholy. And not once in two seasons did I manage to believe that he was in love with Tsukushi, in the first season his confession to her was more a desire to forget about her beloved girl who was going to marry another, in the second – a cunning plan to bring Domeji to himself. And so I thought about the fact that according to the script idea, apparently, the audience should have been divided into two camps: fans of Domeji and fans of Ryuya. As a result, I came to the conclusion that I would choose between Domeji and Ryu, sorry, but Yamada Taro. For neither atypical melancholy nor atypical aggression attracts or disposes me. And the Taro boy has more important things to do than talk about love endlessly. But generally speaking, the first season was good, and the second and the movie would not have been at all … Sticking the scene with Domeji and Tsukushi during the end credits of the second season to the first with the comment “a year later”, and it would be almost perfect . And so – an interesting idea was “repeat the plots of the first season with the opposite result”, in which Toma-Jun was lit up by crossdressing the heroine Sakurako… …Tsukushi’s signature blow, which Domeji dodged; a conversation in the rain, after which they [once again] broke up, and did not start dating . .. …the idea was interesting, but the implementation failed. Otherwise, the brief retelling of the second season boils down to “tears, tears, tears and amnesia.” Even Tsukushi’s pseudo-combat character was gone, she only whined all the time and came to Domeji with announcements “I can’t do this anymore, we’re not together anymore.” Oh, and the first part of the season was especially distinguished by the situations “they almost clarified everything among themselves, but at the last moment someone interfered with them / the phone rang.” And Domeji, in contrast to the first season, where there was only Sakurako, here the crazy girls were lucky twice: that one suddenly hit, that she fell in love with him (but at least she left beautifully, saying: “I played something like a villain”) that the second, for no apparent reason, decided not to waste his amnesia in vain. With this heroine of Toda Erika, the incident is generally incomprehensible: who is she, where and why? what did you expect, saying that, they say, yes, yes, it’s me – the one you don’t remember? why, for the sake of Rui, did he get mad at her out of the blue (she didn’t even do anything at that time)? but the most ridiculous was her last appearance: out of nowhere, in an open field where the Tsukushi family was stalled, this Komsomol member grew up, as if from under the ground, to push the car and thereby whitewash herself in the eyes of Makino and the audience What was beautiful was Domeji’s phrase, rushing through the blizzard and the night forest to save Tsukushi: “This thing ran out of gas and it broke down” – I don’t know if it was in the original or the translator burned it out, but I think it’s gorgeous . It was necessary to add one more thing: “and then the battery ran out and the brake fluid leaked out”, and we would have a complete set From the bewilderment of the season, there was a situation with Makino’s search for housing: here she has such wonderful friends from F4, such friends, and when the girl has nowhere life began, no one even scratched to help, and she, at the risk of her life and her brother, lived in the building being prepared for demolition … But the scenes with her and Domeji there were one of the few bright spots in the plot for the entire second season. And returning to the repetitive plot moves – whether the finale of the first season or the second – is just a dream of any Mary-Sue: to stand in front of a crowd of people, basking in a standing ovation. Whether it’s second place in a beauty contest, which is felt first, because only he is applauded standing by the entire hall, or a marriage proposal in front of thousands of strangers who were lured into the concert hall with promises of a party, a party, apparently , failed, because it was quickly turned off, but people were seated in their places and forced to wait for the late main character. Well, is such a proposal really romantic? .. I don’t even want to talk about the film. A good attitude towards Mao held me back for a long time, but it didn’t help on the film either: somewhere in the middle, I wanted to strangle Tsukushi with particular cruelty. So the subs translator’s comments about the helicopter were the best ones there And the story of “HanaDan: Postscript” should simply be the story that Makino and Tsukasa finally realized that the ceremony performed by a fake priest cannot be considered a real one But I was able to appreciate the curtsy given by Tsukushi and Ryu in “Vet Dolittle”. And I insist that the scene with Touma and Shun in 2.1 was actually an advertisement for HanaKimi))) read more @Topics: Movie Frames, hand in hand, ikuta toma, j drama, toda erika, oguri Shun, arashi, Nippon Dramas similar to “Garden of Shooting Stars” Here is a selection of dramas similar to “Garden of Shooting Stars” 2018. Shooting Star Garden 2018, China 0+ Shooting Star Garden Episodes: 49 Episode duration: 41 minutes92 to 2003 Later, the manga was published as a separate edition and became the best-selling shoujo manga in Japanese history. It remains so to this day. As of 2005, the total circulation of the manga was 54 million copies. Based on the manga, 5 TV series, 2 films, an anime series and a full-length animated film were shot. Let's go back to the 2018 drama Garden of Shooting Stars. In it, the main character enters an educational institution and falls out of favor with a group of wealthy undergrads F4. All the actors in the drama are very cute and cute. The plot is conveyed quite well, and a lot of time is devoted to secondary characters, which gives the story a new breath. As we noted above, this is a drama adaptation of a manga, so the first few films that will be listed below are very similar to this picture, since each script is based on one story. However, each production has its own flavor, so we recommend that you pay attention to these dramas. You definitely won't regret it. Domaras like Garden of Shooting Stars Flowers Over Berries 1995, Japan Flowers Over Berries - 1995 This is a film directed by Yasuyuki Kusuda. The screenplay was written by Yoko Kamio, Mika Umeda and Ryan Carrassi. The story begins with a girl transferring to a rich school, where 4 guys call themselves F4. And of course she came into conflict with them. The heroine is far from quiet and knows how to stand up for herself ... How will the conflict that has begun end? Shooting Star Garden 2001, Taiwan Shooting Star Garden (Taiwan) Number of seasons: 2 Number of episodes: 27 (season 1) and 31 episodes (season 2) Episode Length: 45 minutes This is a 2-season drama. In the 1st season there are 27 episodes of 45 minutes each, and in the 2nd season there are 31 episodes. The creators of the drama clearly followed the main storyline of the manga, not retreating one iota in very important and even sometimes delicate moments. "Flowers after berries" 2005, Japan 0+ Flowers after berries 2005 Number of seasons: 2 seasons Number of episodes: 9 episodes (Season 1) and 11 episodes (Season 2) Episode length: 46 minutes Flowers Over Berries Finale 2008, Japan Flowers Over Berries Finale This 2 hour and 11 minute feature film is the sequel to 2005 Flowers Over Berries. Domeji Tsukasa and Makino Tsukushi are about to get married. At a press conference, Tsukasa announces her engagement to the whole world and Tsukushi becomes a target of journalists. And then the moment came when Makino and Domeji were about to announce their engagement to Kaede (Domeji's mother), she gives Tsukushi a diadem as proof of the engagement. But the diadem is stolen. The heroes have to return the stolen diadem, otherwise the wedding will not happen. Will Domedze and Tsukasa be able to return the diadem and enter into a legal marriage? Boys Over Flowers 2009, South Korea 0+ Boys Over Flowers Number of episodes: 25 episodes Episode duration: 60 minutes The drama is wonderful. For many, it was the first. And it's really a suitable drama to start your acquaintance with Korean dramas. The plot of the drama is beaten up, but it is played brilliantly. Causes a lot of positive emotions. Until now, it is being revised in different countries. Actors during the filming became super popular. You will really get a lot of pleasure from watching, because everything you need for a pleasant pastime is here! Flowers Over Berries 5 Years Later 2009, South Korea 0+ Flowers Over Berries 5 Years Later Number of episodes: 4 Episode Length: 6 minutes This is a small sequel to Boys Over Flowers. F4 members reminisce about their time in school... "Let's watch the meteor shower" 2009, China Let's watch the meteor shower Number of episodes: 36 episodes Episode duration: 45 minutes The main character Chu Yu Xun, thanks to her uncle, enters the most prestigious university. The offspring of the richest and most influential families study at the same university: handsome men with a high position. The main character becomes the object of "jokes" of the magnificent four. And in the course of this struggle, they become friends. Under the influence of Chu Yu Xun, F4 become the best university students. And at the same time they change internally. Heroes learn to fight for their dreams. Let's See the Meteor Shower Again 2010 China Let's See the Meteor Shower Again Number of episodes: 36 Episode duration: 45 minutes Long Zhiyi, you are finished 2017, China 0+ Long Zhiyi, you are finished Number of seasons: 2 Number of episodes: 20 episodes (season 1) and 20 episodes (season 2) Episode duration: 30 minutes This is another screen version of the manga "Flowers Over Berries". Drama 'Long Jiyi, You're Finished' has a second season. Now let's list a few more dramas that are also similar to Garden of Shooting Stars. The Heirs 2013, South Korea 0+ The Heirs Number of episodes: 20 Episode length: 60 minutes A wonderful drama with a truly stellar cast. It is simply impossible to break away! Everything is very beautiful and romantic. It would seem that the plot is quite simple, but catchy ... You worry about the characters, and it's nice to just look at them. Don't Kiss Me Mister Devil 2017 China Don't kiss me mister devil Number of seasons: 3 seasons Number of episodes: 23 (Season 1), 23 (Season 2) and 16 (Season 3) Episode Length: 24 minutes Don't Kiss Me Mr. Devil Ideal for lifting the mood. The drama has 3 seasons. But at the same time, in the 3rd season, the cast was completely changed. So it's better to split the viewing so as not to spoil the impressions of the last 3rd season. Check out our selection of dramas similar to Don't Kiss Me Mister Devil. Many films will definitely appeal to your taste 🙂 High School Achiever 2014, South Korea High School Achiever Alternate Title: High School Students This is a 68-minute feature film. Ganbuk is the best student, but because of the move, he is forced to transfer to another school. There, the queen of the school is Eun So, but as soon as Hye Joon appeared, she lost her title. Eun Seo, along with his friends, decides to put the upstart in his place. So bullying by classmates begins, but Gunbuk and Eun Seo begin to fall in love with each other. How will this story end? Cinderella and the Four Knights 2016, South Korea Cinderella and the Four Knights Episodes: 16 Episode duration: 60 minutes Ha Won lives with her stepmother and stepsister, who can't stomach her. Ha Won's father is almost never at home. The girl is working to save money for studying at the university. One day, she gets a chance to earn extra money by pretending to be the bride of a young man, Kang Hyun Min. But everything got out of control… Ha Won received an offer to look after the grandchildren of the president of a large corporation, she will have to try them on, and yet they can’t stomach each other. But there is one condition - no dates with grandchildren. Will Ha Won cope with the task. Will she be able to save money for university? And it was a compilation of dramas similar to Garden of Shooting Stars. 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There are many exciting and interesting professions in the modern world. But for unknown reasons, modern people work in "offices". Usually, these are office plankton who have a sour monotonous job, in which there is no place for exciting adventures and a spontaneous turn of events. But one, quite professional comedian manages to write his story of an ordinary plankton with the usual inconsistencies and difficulties for this profession. Indescribably fast blog is gaining a whopping Impact Year:2021 Director: Mizuta Naruhide, Paul Young Country:Japan Genre: Drama Thriller Duration: 50 min. The Japanese drama "Impact" will focus on investigator Lee Tae Joon. He is a professional in his field and works with fraud in the insurance industry. One day, a strange incident happens to him that completely changes his life. He has to quit his job. After that, Lee ransoms a group of bandits with whom he intends to form his own fraudulent team. Only this team does not engage in criminal activity. Its purpose is, on the contrary, to help those who Memory room Year:2020 Director: Yuichiro Hirakawa Country:Japan Genre: Detective Drama Romance Fantasy Duration: 105 min. A university student named Ryo has been dating a girl for two years. One day he decides to propose to her. Kyoko - that's the name of Ryo's chosen one - answers the young man with consent and promises to marry him as soon as he becomes the best graduate of the university. Suddenly after this event, Ryo's fiancée stops answering his phone calls. And their chance meeting in the subway confirms the worst fears - the girl completely forgot about the existence of the young man and it is clear that her electoral Flowers after berries Year:2005 Director: Ishii Yasuharu, Osamu Katayama, Daisuke Yamamuro Country:Japan Genre: Drama Comedy Melodrama Duration: 47 min. Circumstances develop in such a way that a girl from a low-income family, Makino Tsukushi, disappears into the Eitoku High School, where children from rich and noble families of Japan mainly study. Realizing that most likely in her modest dress and with a simple knapsack she will be a target for ridicule and an outcast in the new team, the heroine is initially ready for rebuff and reciprocal insolence. In her class are four of the most aristocratic and arrogant young men who created the F4 group, considering themselves pampered And, all gone Year:2016 Director: Mitsuru Kubota, Toya Sato Country:Japan Genre: Detective The protagonist of the drama "And All Is Lost" is a middle-aged man. He earned a reputation, good money and fame, working as an engineer. He has a beautiful house, an expensive car and a beautiful girlfriend. With her, he tried to build a future, he wanted to make a marriage proposal in the future. However, the guy did not have time to realize all his desires, as he turned into a ghost. Surrounding, as if they do not notice him, he lost all bank accounts. Someone stole his money and personal Dear sister Year:2014 Directed by: Ryo Tanaka, Shin Hirano, Munenori Sekino, Ryozo Tanaka Country:Japan Genre: Drama The story "Dear Sister" focuses on two sisters named Misaki and Hazuki, who are drastically different from each other in personality and behavior. Hazuki is the older sister, smart, calm and responsible; while Misaki's younger sister is flighty, energetic and loves to have fun. The two didn't get along when they were younger and ended up not seeing each other for many years. But when Misaki suddenly moves in with her older sister, it makes the girls go back to Letters from Sakura Year:2011 Country:Japan Genre: Drama Not so long ago, the graduates of the local girls' high school in the drama 'Letters from Sakura' received terrible news. The fact is that their class teacher, whom everyone loves so much, is terminally ill. They decide to write and send each pupil a letter. However, the letters are not as simple as it might seem at first glance. The problem is that after opening the envelope, every girl has to face certain difficulties. This happens in the fourth year of study at Radiology department Year of issue:2019 Directed by: Suzuki Masayuki, Kanai Hiro Country:Japan Genre: Drama Duration: 50 min. This drama revolves around a man named Igarashi Iori. The place of work of the protagonist is one of the Japanese hospitals. He has outstanding talent and excellent career prospects. Iori is a clear contender for the title of the best radiologist in Japan. The talented doctor even declared himself from the best side in the USA. Having achieved some success overseas, he decided to return to Japan, where he immediately began looking for work, calculating as soon as possible Winter will hide everything Year:2018 Country:Japan Genre: Comedy This is the story of the Kitazawa family and the difficulties the clan faces. The head of the family is named Taizo, he bought a private high school, and in 3 years he will open it. Three children studied at the University of Tokyo. The elder's name is Hirofumi, he is a gifted cardiac surgeon and will become the director of the hospital in the future. Chiaki's daughter works as a lawyer, never admits that she is wrong, and is too serious. The youngest, Shusaku, is 25 years old and serves in the police force. Lost my mother at the age of 5. Simultaneously young man Operation Love Year:2007 Director: Takeshi Narita Country:Japan Genre: Drama Romance Fantasy Duration: 47 min. The story of childhood friends - Ken and Ray, who are always together. A few years ago, they didn't have the courage to accept their feelings and open up to each other, and now Ray is getting married. Ken is forced to look at the happiness of his beloved with another man and, finally, honestly admits everything to himself. At the wedding, the protagonist looks at photos of their shared past with Rei, he wishes to turn back time so as not to make a mistake. Ken recalls how often he was unfairly callous, selfish towards Fraudsters Year:2019 Directed by: Yûki Hara, Yuki Kobayashi Country:Japan Genre: Drama Crime Duration: 25 min. The plot of the Japanese crime series "Cheaters" is based on a handsome young man named Tomoya. Having received a good education, the guy easily finds a job in a large company, where with his hard work he quickly wins the favor of management and colleagues. Career is quickly going uphill, but the onset of the financial crisis forever puts an end to the successful future of the guy. It all started with a pay cut. This could still be tolerated, but the crisis raged, and dismissal soon followed. Family game Year:2013 Director: Yuichi Sato, Kazuyuki Iwata Country:Japan Genre: Drama Duration: 54 min. Everyone would like to attract as many students as possible and use them not only as a means of transferring knowledge, but also as a way to earn money. This drama is about exactly that. The protagonist of the drama “Family Game” will be a young man who intends to make money by teaching other people. His training courses for future students assumed that each student could enter a prestigious university by studying with him. One day he gets a family that seems happy at first glance, but because of Ru: Taiwan Express Year:2020 Directed by: Zennosuke Matsuura Country:Japan Genre: Melodrama Duration: 60 min. The action takes place in the capital of Japan in 1999. An employee of a successful construction company that has been given the priority right to build a high-speed railroad, Tadu Haruku is getting promoted. She is instructed to lead a promising project, but for this the girl will have to go to another state where a subsidiary is located. However, the heroine is not happy with what is happening, because while still a student she has already managed to visit Taiwan, but she tries to keep her memories Shinsengumi 2004 Country:Japan Genre: Military Drama Historical Duration: 45 min. The drama Shinsengumi tells a story about Japan in the 19th century. Unfortunately, the "black ships" were forced to attack this country, and the darkness plunged the population into a state of shock. They were constantly looking for food, hoping not to die of hunger. Then a resistance group appeared. They called themselves ronin. Trying to negotiate with the former government, they recreated the whole story. And they decided to go to the battle for the free land of their state. Brave warriors are not really Anime hair color meaning. Anime characters (girls) When watching anime, you probably wondered: "why does he have such hair", "why does she have pink hair and not normal", "is there any explanation for such different colors" and so further .. It turns out there is! Below you can find out some interesting facts about the hair color of anime characters. White hair Snow or white hair is usually used in anime characters. In combination with dark skin, this type of hair indicates age. In addition, they are usually among magicians, secretive and cold personalities. Hair of all shades of yellow As for the specific description of characters with such shades of hair, it is rather difficult to say. In this case, it is best to look at the haircut. So, for example, Short-haired If we are talking about yellow-haired girls with a short haircut, then they can be successfully equated with magicians, negative characters who plot and most often stand on the side of evil. Such characters are usually radically different from others. Short-cut hair for guys usually speaks of their attractiveness, popularity among the female, which they successfully use. He can be some kind of outstanding athlete, magician, etc. Long hair Girls with long blond hair are usually very balanced and sincere natures. Long-haired blondes always do everything better than others, and in the stories they are first-class seducers. Red hair Characters with red hair tend to be easily turned on and quick-tempered. Even if at first it seems that they are calm, it is better not to anger such a hero. As a rule, this hair color symbolizes fire, which means that in anime characters appear in the form of fire magicians. Black hair Black hair is just as tricky as all shades of yellow. And all because the Japanese themselves are black-haired, and if the authors focused on realism, then there can be no talk of any special character trait. But there are some common features. And in this case, you should pay attention not to the haircut, but to the color of the eyes. Green, blue, brown are soft eye colors. They talk about the kindness and calmness of the character, about his good character. Dark shades of blue, purple, cool blue, red are hard shades. As you understand, they talk about a difficult character, sometimes about the evil intentions of the character. But brunettes with blue eyes, as a rule, are popular among girls. Blue hair. Blue hair equal to white. Sometimes they talk about the water element. Girls with such hair are usually devoted and delicate natures, excellent housewives. But do not forget that if you poke a sleeping dragon in the eye, something terrible will happen, so it is better not to anger such natures with blue eyes. But dark blue eyes can tell about magical and mystical seductresses. Purple hair Light shades of purple - weakness, femininity, perhaps good magic. Dark shades - a decisive character, and self-confidence. Green hair Possibly related to sea water, secrecy. Light shades - eccentricity, its own system of values. Red hair This color is regal. Usually they are charming lovers of women. Sometimes it is an analogue of the red-haired, with doubled character traits. Pink hair Youth, femininity, sharp character. Guys with such hair are rare, as it indicates femininity. Brown hair Loyalty, housekeeping skills, kindness. Sometimes brunettes are shown in this color. Unusual, bright, captivating and cute girls from the world of anime. They are outwardly similar to each other, but always so different in type, character, personalities. But what is remarkable is that even hair color has a significant meaning for an anime girl, which affects her role in the cartoon. Anime characters: girls, influence on character The color palette that anime creators use for the curls of their heroines is extremely diverse. An interesting fact is that almost any shade not only gives them individuality, but also predicts their character. White curls. Anime characters with this shade are most often sophisticated, smart, cunning, purposeful, strong-willed girls. Rarely, but they are somehow defective or deprived: happiness, love. Because of this, they withdraw into themselves, accumulating pain and suffering. are also a sign of loftiness and detachment from human existence. Such anime characters often have supernatural powers or are themselves a deity or demon. Gold or yellow curls. Unlike previous characters, these characters do not have a distinct character due to hair color. Here the main role is played not by the shade, but by the haircuts. Short ones are inherent in heroes belonging to evil forces and super people. Long is characteristic of sincere, kind, but a little eccentric natures, who are first-class seducers. This shade is often assigned to persons of royal blood. Moreover, this blood can both directly relate to the powers that be (princess), and indirectly (she personally put herself on the podium). Their actions are sometimes thoughtless and frivolous. Negative characters with golden or yellow curls are charming, restrained, selfish, cruel, treacherous, and even capable of betrayal. Black hair with blue reflections. Girls - anime characters with this color - persistent, modest and unusually feminine representatives of the fair sex. They are characterized by strict, sometimes excessive self-control, manifested in iron discipline. Heroes are characterized by endurance and a cold disposition that prevent them from expressing their feelings: love, neglect. Therefore, they are a little closed. Brown curls. Here, the character and semantic integrity of the heroine depend on the anime in which she is depicted. If a girl is a character of a bright cartoon, then she belongs to the gray mass, personifies an ordinary and slightly boring person. If girls with brown hair are involved in anime, where heroes prevail, then these same anime characters will have a childish, slightly naive character. They are thoughtful and sad. Relationships are their main hypostasis, but often their love is non-reciprocal and therefore tragic. Red curls in any shade from pink to orange. By their nature, they are inherent in passionate, deeply sensual heroines. Once carried away by something, they give themselves to it to the end: it doesn’t matter to them whether it is love or battles. Outwardly restrained, cold-blooded, prudent, proud, fearless. Ready always and everywhere to play the main role, to lead the crowd. Green shades. This type is very close to yellow-haired characters. They are characterized by coquetry, innocence, honesty, gentleness, gullibility, naivety. It is believed that anime characters are the most kawaii (adorable, adorable). The girl with green hair is friendly, affectionate and gentle to everything around her. Blue hair. In the life of a heroine with such a connotation, the intellect guides all her actions and feelings. Their volitional and emotional sides are very well developed, but subordinate to the mind. They are polite, shy, calm, laconic, patient and serious, able to manage not only their lives, but also their feelings. Violet shades of hair. More often than others, characters with lilac, purple curls symbolize a threat to the opposing side. Their appearance can be deceiving: an innocent and fragile appearance hides passionate natures, ready for anything to achieve their goal. Sometimes they do not choose their own path, but go along with the object of their desire, turning out to be a deadly weapon in his hands. The reckless love and devotion of the heroines play a cruel joke with them, they become slaves of their own free will. TOP 8 anime heroines Based on hair color, choose 8 anime girls. So, according to the information provided by the AnimaCity portal, 25 characters are among the coolest and sexiest anime heroines. From among them, we select the number of applicants we need with the corresponding palettes of curls: Yoruichi Shihoin from the Bleach anime series - purple. Black Lagoon Revy - brown. from Fairy Tail are red. Lucy Heartfilia from Fairy Tail - yellow. Devil May Cry Lady - black. Index from Magic Index - blue and white. Karen Lilica from Fairy Tail - green. Mirajane Strauss from Fairy Tail - white. Fairy Tail Guild of Magicians for Hire This list contains four Fairy Tail characters: Elsa, Lucy, Karen and Mirajane. Elza (sometimes Erza) Scarlet, also Scarlet, also Titania. The character is fully consistent with her inherent hair color: red. She is disciplined, purposeful, confident in her abilities, conscientious and a little boring in her correctness. She has iron logic, stone will and incredible physical strength. Can easily lead and subjugate the guild supporters around her. However, internally she is weak and lonely. In the first episodes, she appears to the audience as a spoiled, stupid, cowardly girl. However, it soon turns out that she is well-read, intelligent, cheerful and courageous. But in battle, he prefers to stay on the sidelines, relying on the strength of friends. Joins the fray only as a last resort, when there is no choice. This shows her peacefulness, friendliness and affability. She came from a wealthy family, but ran away from the estate. Refers to the number of magicians, conjurers of stellar spirits. Karen Lilika, like Lucy, is a spirit caster. However, unlike Lucy, who loves and respects her spirits, Karen is arrogant towards them, treating them like slaves. Little is known about the girl, but the available information suggests that she lived up to her hair color. Mirajane Strauss (formerly known as Demon Mirajane) retired from magic after the death of her sister Lisanna. At the same time, she lost not only her faith in happiness, but also part of her abilities and the will to fight, and began working as an ordinary waitress in the guild. Possesses great magical power, allowing her to transform into a Demon. Charming and seductive heroines of the anime series The girl with beautiful purple curls - Yoruichi Shihōin - from the anime series Bleach is witty and intelligent. Possesses great spiritual power. Often negates all enemy attacks. However, in contrast to the character predicted by hair color, Yoruichi is a born leader. Her fragile physique does not prevent her from being unusually hardy. Revy (Rebecca) from "Pirates" is also referred to in the anime world as "Two Arms". The brightness of the series did not affect the character's character. You can even say that Rebecca's hair color does not correlate with her character at all: she is cruel, quick-tempered, cynical, impulsive, pragmatic, greedy for money (especially for quick money). Relies only on himself and his weapons. Looking at her for the first time, one can say that she is a little frivolous, but this is far from being the case, she just lives for today, because she is not sure that she will live until tomorrow. Brown-haired girl - Lady (Mary) who killed her own father, thereby avenging her mother's death. She is purposeful, courageous, possesses Knows how to use the situation and people. Index Librorum Prohibitorum (magic name - Dedicatus 545) - a girl who goes against her hair color. She is quick-tempered, self-willed, self-confident. If something is contrary to her desire, she bites immediately. Unusually greedy. However, all these "little things" can be forgiven her, because she is the "Sacrificial lamb that protects the knowledge of the strong." Strong and smart. Let's make a conclusion. Not all heroines match the shades of hair. Therefore, we advise you to consider this division as just a convention, which manifests itself inconsistently and irregularly. There are so many characters in the anime that have this unique hair color. So we've created a list to show you all the shades of blue we could find for you. Did you have a bad day? We have prepared for you 20 of the most beautiful anime girls with blue hair to help cheer you up! 20. Ami Mizuno from the anime Ami is shy, well-read and super smart with a cool personality that matches her sky blue hair perfectly. Due to her introverted nature, she prefers to spend time studying rather than with her classmates. This makes her seem arrogant to many, but that is not her true nature. At heart, she is a loyal and caring friend, if you get to know her better. 19. Madaka Kurokami from anime This blue-haired girl is super professional, to put it mildly. She is the student council president of Hakoniwa Academy and leader of the Kurokami Group. Her academic results are incredibly impressive and she excels in all her school activities, including sports and calligraphy. To top it all off, she is a fiery animal lover. 18. Umi Sonoda from the anime Strong will and leadership qualities are just some of the features of Umi Sonoda. She leads the idol group "Lily White" and also released her own solo album. This bluish idol is a rising star. 17. Ryoko Hakubi from the anime Female astronauts are not exactly common in the anime world. This blue-haired girl also proves to be extremely powerful. The reason for this is that her genes are a combination of the smartest scientist in the universe and the being Masu. Regardless of all this, she pursues Tenchi Masaki aggressively and often becomes hyperemotional. 16. Wendy Marvell from the anime Little girls with beautiful blue hair are rarely dragon slayers. However, Wendy Marvell learned about these unique skills from her foster mother. The insignia of the Kate Shelter Guild is on her right shoulder, as she was a former member of the Guild. She is currently fighting for a good fight along with Fail Guild. 15. Yoshino from the anime Yoshino is an incredibly kind-hearted young spirit. Her bluish appearance reflects her sensitive side; at first, she is very shy and has difficulty socializing with others. Interestingly, she has another personality known as "Yoshinion". This secondary personality is expressed through a rabbit puppet. 14. Ika Musume from the anime It literally emerges from the sea and aims at a nearby beach house. Unfortunately for her, things don't go according to plan and she has to pay for the damages. 13. Nymph "Beta" from the anime A nymph is what is known as a Type B Angeloid. She generally dislikes humans and considers them weak. She was originally assigned to hunt down Ikaros and bring him back to Synapse. But she failed because it turned out that Ikaros was much stronger than her. Nymph's Master is not happy with her failures and plants a time bomb around her neck. 12. Erio Towa from the anime A blue-eyed bluish beauty who is convinced that she is an alien investigator. This interest in aliens came about after she mysteriously went missing for six months. Her interests are now broader as she takes up baseball and watching the night sky. 11. Ami Kawashima from the anime Here is a gentle blue haired sweetheart who will make your day brighter. .. this is obviously just a ploy to hide her true self, Ami Kawashima has a serious princess complex - she is conceited , is arrogant and has a tendency to use foul language. Situations often take a tragic-comic turn when others reveal her dual personality. 10. Eureka from the anime It is interesting to see how this young bluish beauty of Coral lineage undergoes a gradual transformation. At first, she is rather cold and aloof. But over time, she gradually releases her radiant blue colors, constantly proving to everyone around her that she really does have a compassionate soul. 9. Stocking Anarchy from the anime A gothic angel with blue hair who loves to eat very much creates a unique character. She is Anarchy's younger sister, able to turn her striped stockings into katanas. 8. Juvia Lockser from the anime One notable thing about Juvia other than her blue blue hair is her dresses. She likes to wear a coat and a Cossack hat. Few would have imagined that she was a sorceress of the "Phantom Lords Guild", able to manipulate water in its many forms. This makes her incredibly powerful. She also tends to be quite temperamental at times. 7. Sayaka Miki from the anime A strong sense of justice and compassion are some of Sayaka's personality traits. Not forgetting to mention that she is also incredibly outgoing and responsible for her magical powers. This anime girl with blue hair might not be as "cool" as she seems. 6. Kaname Chidori from the anime Fiercely independent would be a fitting description for Kaname Chidori. While studying in the USA, she adopted some of the cultural mores of this country. She is respected by her peers, although she can be incredibly outspoken and forceful at times. 5. Shino Asada from the anime Online games have taken over the world. Few marksmen can match the incredible skill and precision of the blue-haired Shino Asada. Her avatar archer from the Keith Sith race has bright blue hair, pointy cat ears and a tail. And when she plays Sword Master Online, her avatar wears combat gear and is armed with a .50 caliber sniper rifle known as the "PGM Ultima Ratio Hecate II". 4. Rika Furude from anime Temple Maidens appear regularly in many anime universes. Rika Furud is a special case as she plays a key role in the anime "When Cicadas Cry" which is shown later in the series. She may look cute and innocent, but this blue haired anime girl is very smart for her age. 3. Anime Shiro Gamers are not only proliferating in the real world, but also in anime. Shiro and her stepbrother are both hardcore gamers. She is a genius with amazing logic and problem solving abilities, and can even speak 18 different languages. Unfortunately, she has trouble deciphering human emotions and needs her stepbrother's help. 2. Rei Ayanami from the anime Rei Ayanami is mysterious, cold, distant and just plain weird. Right at the start of Evangelion, we all knew she was going to be one of the most important characters in the series - and she hasn't let us down yet! 1. Konata Izumi from the anime We can only give Konata Izumi three cheers for being such a hardcore otaku. Her love for anime, manga and even adult games is commendable. Perhaps this is due to the fact that her father influences her, as he likes to play erotic games. Greetings my cookies! Today I made a top-chan with black hair for you. Attention! There is a personal opinion! This top has been compiled solely in my opinion. If there is no chan in the top, then the anime / manga has not been watched / read, so do not bombard me with comments! And we will start our top. And so 10th place. Sawako (Sadako) Kuronuma Sawako (Sadako) Kuronuma from Reaching You. Another anime about girls with black hair. This girl is very adorable and sometimes scary. A combination that is not very common in the description of girls. Her long black hair makes it look like she's stepping out of a TV screen, but her chibi moments are so cute! Well, now 9th place! Tomoko Kuroki Tomoko Kuroki is the protagonist of the anime manga It's not my fault that I'm not popular. She is very shy and does not know how to establish contacts with others, and her main desire is to find the only one who will turn a blind eye to her unattractive appearance. If you look at the pictures of anime girls with black hair, then the look immediately highlights the ugly girl, against the backdrop of dazzling beauties. Azusa Nakano Azusa Nakano is the new student from the K-on anime. The viewer will constantly struggle with the urge to pat her on the head. She is very resourceful and sweet, and also requires a lot of attention, but she does it so sweetly that a person does not even notice how he is already eating from her hands. Yuuko Ichihara Yuuko Ichihara is a character and just an incredible beauty from the anime "Chronicle of the Wings". This anime girl with almost black and gray hair is very attractive to people. She is full of positivity and radiates this strange aura of heat and wisdom. She is also very strict in Watanuki's leadership. Yukino Yukinoshita Yukino Yukinoshita a character from the anime "As expected, my high school life was not good." Her character is a double-edged sword. She can be gorgeous, smart, and rich, but she can also leave an ugly scar on her heart! She can be rude without the slightest hesitation. She belongs to those girls who, even with strong love, no one dares to bring too close. And so, we have the 5th place! Mei Misaki Mei Misaki from "Other". Perhaps the most mysterious anime girl with black hair of all. She was shown as a creepy one-eyed girl with an anxious pale face. But as the story goes on, we discover that it's not all that bad. She's just socially inept, but she really cares about her classmates. Sometimes she can get really dumb. Nico Robin Nico Robin from One Piece. While she does enjoy pointing out painful things that are usually disgusting to Nami and Usopp, Robin is surprisingly the most common person among the Straw Hat Pirates. She exudes adult charm with her long black hair and dark clothing. Some say she looks like Michael Jackson, especially on the Fishman Island arc. This is a very spectacular anime girl with dark hair. Mayuri Sina Mayuri Sina from Steins Gate, a very important character in the series. This girl is amazing in many ways. She will make anyone do a little good by seeing how she does all sorts of cute things. So sir, we already have 2nd place! Satsuki Kiryuin Satsuki Kiryuin is the main character of the anime Kill or Die. Majesty is the perfect word to describe Satsuki. As president of the university, she has a reputation for being an extremely intelligent leader who proudly looks down on what she called her students: pigs in human clothes. She, apparently, is also not afraid to run around in the nude. She is also the most beautiful anime girl with black hair. And now! *drumroll* Akame is the main protagonist of the Akame ga Kill anime series. She is a red sword demon that was cursed centuries ago. She is cold towards her enemies, but compassionate towards her comrades. Everyone would like to see this girl only in allies. That's the end of our black-haired chan top, I hope you liked this top!) I wish you a good time... Who needs colored hair if they are already the coolest? These 20 anime girls with dark hair easily prove that black is still the most beautiful color. 1. Akame Akame is the main character of the anime series "Akame ga Kill" . She is a red sword demon that was cursed centuries ago. She is cold towards her enemies, but compassionate towards her comrades. Everyone would like to see this girl only in allies. 2. Satsuki Kiryuin Satsuki Kiryuin the main character of anime "Kill or Die" . Majesty is the perfect word to describe Satsuki. As president of the university, she has a reputation for being an extremely intelligent leader who proudly looks down on what she called her students: pigs in human clothes. She, apparently, is also not afraid to run around in the nude. She is also the most beautiful anime girl with black hair. 3. Mayuri Sina Mayuri Sina from Steins Gate , a very important character in the series. This girl is amazing in many ways. She will make anyone do a little good by seeing how she does all sorts of cute things. 4. Nico Robin Nico Robin from One Piece . While she does enjoy pointing out painful things that are usually disgusting to Nami and Usopp, Robin is surprisingly the most common person among the Straw Hat Pirates. She exudes adult charm with her long black hair and dark clothing. Some say she looks like Michael Jackson, especially on the Fishman Island arc. This is a very spectacular anime girl with dark hair. 5. Mei Misaki Mei Misaki from "Other" . Perhaps the most mysterious anime girl with black hair of all. She was shown as a creepy one-eyed girl with an anxious pale face. But as the story goes on, we discover that it's not all that bad. She's just socially inept, but she really cares about her classmates. Sometimes she can get really dumb. 6. Yukino Yukinoshita Yukino Yukinoshita a character from the anime "As expected, my school life was not good" . Her character is a double-edged sword. She can be gorgeous, smart, and rich, but she can also leave an ugly scar on her heart! She can be rude without the slightest hesitation. She belongs to those girls who, even with strong love, no one dares to bring too close. 7. Yuuko Ichihara Yuuko Ichihara is a character and just an incredible beauty from anime "Chronicle of the Wings" . This anime girl with almost black and gray hair is very attractive to people. She is full of positivity and radiates this strange aura of heat and wisdom. She is also very strict in Watanuki's leadership. 8. Azusa Nakano . The viewer will constantly struggle with the urge to pat her on the head. She is very resourceful and sweet, and also requires a lot of attention, but she does it so sweetly that a person does not even notice how he is already eating from her hands. 9. Tomoko Kuroki Tomoko Kuroki is the protagonist of the manga anime "It's not my fault that I'm not popular" . She is very shy and does not know how to establish contacts with others, and her main desire is to find the only one who will turn a blind eye to her unattractive appearance. If you look at the pictures of anime girls with black hair, then the look immediately highlights the ugly girl, against the backdrop of dazzling beauties. 10. Sawako (Sadako) Kuronuma Sawako (Sadako) Kuronuma from the anime Knocking On You . Another anime about girls with black hair. This girl is very adorable and sometimes scary. A combination that is not very common in the description of girls. Her long black hair makes it look like she's stepping out of a TV screen, but her chibi moments are so cute! 11. Nana Osaki Nana Osaki from the anime "Nana" . It's incredibly cool. And very beautiful. Nana is the type of girl that guys dream of going on dates with. Her all-black suit, short black hair, piercings and tattoos complete her naughty look. She is the type of girl who does what she wants when she wants, but is also a very compassionate friend. 12. Kurumi Tokisaki Kurumi Tokisaki is one of the leading characters in the anime Date A Live . If you look at anime pictures, girls with gray hair, then Kurumi immediately attracts attention with her childish innocence and open look of huge eyes. She wears a black and red gothic Lolita dress with black and gray hair with jagged twin tails. She has a reputation for being the most cruel spirit. 13. Ruri Goko Ruri Goko the main character of the anime . She is very feminine and gentle. If you look at the pictures of anime girls with dark hair, we can say that she is very beautiful and graceful. But she seems to be a vague snob at first, but as soon as you get to know her better, it immediately comes to the realization that she is simply socially insecure. That's what really makes her amazing. This girl hides her sweet side under a cold persona. 14. Ryuko Matoi Ryuko Matoi character from anime Kill or Die . If you look at the photo of anime girls with black hair, you can immediately see that she is fearless and cold. This is a typical tomboy who can crush any man. She plunges into danger without hesitation, even against more powerful foes. 15. Himeko Inaba is a very charming girl. She is Vice-President of the student-cultural association union. She loves to be in control. When the situation becomes disordered, she tends to use vulgar language to maintain a menacing appearance. 16. Rukia Kuchiki Rukia Kuchiki is a guide for lost souls in the anime Bleach . She never opens her heart. She is a little black-haired girl who loves rabbits so much that she will hurt anyone who hurts them. 17. Hinata Hyuga Hinata Hyuga from Naruto , a very modest and silent girl, who nevertheless has a fighting character, which is strengthened with each new test. She will stand up for her friends in all her small stature and break any army, protecting her interests. 18. Tsukushi Makino Tsukushi Makino from the anime manga Flowers After Berries , who came from a very poor family, but was able to get into a school for rich kids who bullied her in every possible way. <- Предыдущий пост: Morgans early learning center: Your access to this site has been limited by the site owner Следующий пост: Daycare in winston salem: THE Top 10 Daycares in Winston Salem, NC | Affordable Prices ->