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{{short description|OVA and anime}}
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{{Infobox animanga/Header
| name            = Kakyūsei
| image           = Kakyusei Japanese title.png
| caption         =
| ja_kanji        = 下級生
| ja_romaji       = Kakyūsei
| genre           = [[Drama]], [[Romantic love|romance]]
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title           = Kakyūsei
| developer       = [[ELF Corporation|ELF]]
| publisher       = ELF
| genre           = [[Visual Novel]], [[Dating Simulation]]
| platforms       = [[Sega Saturn]] and PC
| released        = {{Video game release|JP|April 25, 1997 <small>Saturn</small>}}
{{Video game release|JP|June 7, 1997 <small>PC</small>}}
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = ova
| title           = Elf-ban Kakyūsei
| director        = Norio Kashima
| producer        = Saburō Ōmiya
| writer          = Norio Kashima
| music           = CUE
| studio          = [[Pink Pineapple|PP Project]]
| network         = [[Chiba TV]], [[Sun Television|Sun TV]], [[TV Kanagawa]], [[TV Saitama]]
| licensee        = [[A.D. Vision|ADV]]
| first           = January 24, 1998
| last            = September 25, 1998
| runtime         = 27–29 minutes
| episodes        = 4
| episode_list    =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Kakyūsei
| director        = Norio Kashima
| producer        = Saburō Ōmiya<br/>Takashi Terasaki
| writer          = Shigeru Yanagawa
| music           = Hiroshi Igarashi<br/>CUE<br/>Ryō Yonemitsu<br/>Masaaki Sainoo<br/>Tarō Todoroki
| studio          = Trans Arts
| network         = [[Chiba TV]], [[Sun Television|Sun TV]], [[TV Kanagawa]], [[TV Saitama]]
| first           = July 5, 1999
| last            = September 26, 1999
| episodes        = 13 + OVA
| episode_list    =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Game
| title           = Kakyūsei 2
| developer       = ELF
| publisher       = ELF
| genre           = Visual Novel, Dating Simulation
| platforms       = PC
| released        = August 27, 2004
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Video
| type            = tv series
| title           = Kakyūsei 2
| director        = Yōsei Morino
| producer        = Yasunori Muratake
| writer          = Shigenori Kageyama
| studio          = [[Arms (company)|ARMS]]
| network         = [[Chiba TV]], [[TV Kanagawa]], [[TV Saitama]]
| first           = October 1, 2004
| last            = December 24, 2004
| episodes        = 13
| episode_list    =
}}
{{Infobox animanga/Footer}}
{{nihongo|'''''Kakyūsei'''''|下級生|Kakyūsei| {{lit}} "Underclassmates"}} is a [[dating sim]] series by [[ELF Corporation]] originally created by Masato Hiruta, as a spin-off of the ''[[Dōkyūsei (video game series)|Dōkyūsei]]'' series. An [[anime]] OVA based on the first game, {{nihongo|''Elf-ban Kakyūsei''|エルフ版　下級生|Erufuban Kakyūsei| {{lit}} "Elf Version Underclassmates"}}, was created by [[Pink Pineapple]]. The title distinguishes the anime from the similarly titled but unrelated OVA series of the same title, ''Kakyūsei'', also produced by Pink Pineapple, but earlier, in 1995. It had a TV series produced after the success of the [[OVA]]. The 14th episode of the TV series was never aired on television. A television series based on ''Kakyūsei 2'' game was also released, as well as OVA sequels and spin-offs based on ''Kakyūsei 2'', that were considerably more explicit than the TV version.
==''Elf-ban Kakyūsei'' OVA==
===Plot===
The story revolves around Mizuho Yuuki, whose best friend Miko has fallen in love with Tohru. Miko is fairly innocent and comes from a strict background so Mizuho tries not to get in the way of their relationship despite her growing awareness of Tohru who is currently boarding with her family, and accepts going on a date with the wealthy Haruhiko. There is also outside interference from Ai, a younger student in their school, who also likes Tohru.
===Characters ===
* Mizuho Yuuki - voiced by: Riko Sayama (Japanese) - active with a strong personality, she enjoys playing tennis.
* Miko Kamiyama - voiced by: Miwa Yanagihara (Japanese) - innocent, comes from a strict family background.
* Tohru Nagase - voiced by: [[Susumu Chiba]] (Japanese) - popular and well liked, he is currently boarding with Mizuho's family as well as being her class mate.
* Haruhiko Satake - voiced by: [[Toru Ohkawa]] (Japanese) - comes from a rich family and has strong feelings for Mizuho.
* Tatsuya Yuuki - voiced by: Hiroko Takemasa (Japanese) - Mizuho's little brother.
* Ai Minamizato - voiced by: Minako Sango (Japanese)
* Mahoko Mochida - voiced by: [[Ai Uchikawa]] (Japanese)
* Miyuki Iijima - voiced by: [[Mie Sonozaki]] (Japanese)
* Minatsu Yamashita - voiced by: Hiroko Kajimura (Japanese)
* Reiko Shindou - voiced by: Ikumi Nagase (Japanese)
* Nana Minagawa - voiced by: Kanoko Hatamiya (Japanese)
* Minoru Goto - voiced by: [[Mitsuaki Madono]] (Japanese)
* Shizuka Mitsuki - voiced by: Rena Yukie (Japanese)
* Mizuho's mother - voiced by: [[Kumiko Takizawa]] (Japanese)
* Dogeza Master - voiced by: [[Yoshio Kawai]] (Japanese)
==Sequels and spin-offs==
* ''Kakyūsei'' (TV): an alternative retelling of the OVA series.
* ''Kakyūsei 2'' (TV): an adaptation of ''Kakyūsei 2'' game.
* ''Kakyūsei 2: Anthology'' (OAV): an alternative retelling of ''Kakyūsei 2'' (TV)
* ''Kakyūsei 2: Sketchbook'' (OAV): a spin-off from ''Kakyūsei 2'' (TV) series.
==External links==
* [http://www.kakyu2.com ''Kakyusei 2'' game website]
* {{vndb|2341||''Kakyūsei''}}
* {{vndb|1083||''Kakyūsei 2''}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20071120222511/http://ho.ho.net/kakyuusei/ova.html ''Kakyūsei'' OVA site]
* {{ann|OVA|2393}}
* {{ann|television series|179|Kakyūsei}}
* {{ann|television series|4487|Kakyūsei 2}}
* {{ann|OVA|6642|Kakyūsei 2: Anthology}}
* {{ann|OVA|7845|Kakyūsei 2: Sketchbook}}
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