Gal-sen
Gal-sen (Japanese: ギャルせん, Hepburn: Gyaru sen) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Meguru Ueno. It started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine in September 2021. It finished in the magazine in September 2022, and was transferred to the YanMaga Web website and app in that same month. Its chapters have been collected in seven tankōbon as of August 2023.
Gal-sen | |
ギャルせん (Gyaru sen) | |
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Genre | Erotic comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Meguru Ueno |
Published by | Kodansha |
Imprint | Young Magazine KC |
Magazine |
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Demographic | Seinen |
Original run | September 13, 2021 – present |
Volumes | 7 |
Premise
Sora Nezu is shocked to find that his childhood neighbor and crush Suzune Nekogami has become a sexy, tanned gal teacher at his high school. While she is serious and strict with him during class time, she flirts with and gets him aroused outside of the classroom. His female classmates and teachers also show erotic interest in him.
Characters
- Sora Nezu (根津 宙 (ねづ そら), Nezu Sora)[2]
- As a child, Sora used to be taken care by his neighbor and crush "Suzu-nee" when he was young, but rejects her outwardly when they were taking a bath together and he got sexually aroused. Now in his first year at high school, he tries to reconcile their relationship, but when she behaves erotically around him again, he gets aroused more and cannot stop thinking of her.
- Suzune Nekogami (猫嚙 すずね (ねこがみ すずね), Nekogami Suzune)[2]
- Sora's former neighbor, she used to have a friendly and proper appearance when she babysat and played with him until she was rejected by him for inadvertently sexually arousing him. In high school, she pursues a gal lifestyle and bleaches her hair blonde with ganguro (dark skin) complexion.[2] She returns as Sora's physical education / health teacher, and the advisor of their biology club. Outside of class, she teases him with increasingly erotic activities short of intercourse, wanting him to admit his perversion.
- Samejima and Kamoi
- Sora's guy classmates, they form a biology club with Sora and Maina, with Suzune as their advisor.
- Maina Uzuki
- A beautiful high school gal who also has a social media following. Because all the school boys fawn over her except for Sora, she shows interest towards him and joins the biology club. But when he accidentally falls on her in an awkward "lucky pervert" manner, she then becomes aroused whenever she thinks of him, and acts upon that when alone, intoxicated, or in close contact with Sora. She is jealous of Sora's relationship with Suzune.
- Mamiko Hitsuji
- The school nurse and Suzu's former schoolmate. She likes to experiment with different fragrance oils and uses Sora as a boy toy. Some of the chapter titles refer to her as Mama-sensei because of her airhead-like motherly demeanor, glasses that she cannot see without, clumsiness and voluptuous chest. She used to be a delinquent gal in high school.
- Aoi Althea Blancheval
- Althea-sensei is an English teacher and advisor for their English & Social Studies (ESS) club. She started at the same year as Suzune and views her as a rival. Her first interactions with Sora was also inadvertently erotic.
- Tsukasa Saginomiya
- Tsukasa is introduced as a school prince who represents the ESS club in fighting against Sora at the school festival. However during the match, when Sora accidentally tears open Tsukasa's jacket and realizes that Tsukasa is a girl who has bound her breasts, he protects Tsukasa from having that known. Per her family tradition, Tsukasa is required to dress as a man until she comes of age or falls in love. She falls for Sora and wants to be his girlfriend.
Publication
Written and illustrated by Meguru Ueno, Gal-sen started in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Magazine on September 13, 2021.[3][4] It finished in the magazine on September 12, 2022, and moved to the YanMaga Web website and app on September 26 of that same year.[5][6] In October 2023, it was announced that the manga is set to end in three chapters.[7] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on February 4, 2022.[1] As of August 4, 2023, seven volumes have been released.[8]
See also
- My First Girlfriend Is a Gal, another manga series by the same author
- Does a Hot Elf Live Next Door to You?, another manga series by the same author
References
- ドSでセクシーな“黒ギャル”の体育教師との秘密の個人授業、「ギャルせん」1巻. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ギャルせん. Young Magazine Official Website (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on February 1, 2023. Retrieved February 13, 2023.
- Hodgkins, Crystalyn (September 6, 2021). "Meguru Ueno Launches Gal-Sen Manga on September 13". Anime News Network. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- セクシーな黒ギャル教師を描く「はじめてのギャル」植野メグルの新連載ヤンマガで. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. September 13, 2021. Archived from the original on November 20, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- ヤングマガジン編集部 [@magazine_young] (September 12, 2022). \ #ヤンマガ 41号発売中!/ 『#ギャルせん』(植野メグル) 意外な組み合わせでキマシタワー‼️ 美人教師が2人っきりでやることって一体‥‥!? 👉次回からヤンマガWebに移籍します!! パワーアップした『ギャルせん』をお楽しみに⭐️ 9月26日より配信開始♪ https://magazine.yanmaga.jp/c/gal-sen/ (Tweet) (in Japanese). Retrieved October 6, 2023 – via Twitter.
- ヤングマガジン 2022年第41号. Weekly Young Magazine (in Japanese). Kodansha. Archived from the original on October 6, 2023. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- Mateo, Alex (October 6, 2023). "Gal-Sen Manga Ends in 3 Chapters". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 6, 2023.
- 【8月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 4, 2023. Archived from the original on August 4, 2023. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
- 【2月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 4, 2022. Archived from the original on September 30, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- 【5月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 6, 2022. Archived from the original on May 6, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- 【8月5日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. August 5, 2022. Archived from the original on November 3, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- 【11月4日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. November 4, 2022. Archived from the original on November 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2022.
- 【2月6日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. February 6, 2023. Archived from the original on March 30, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
- 【5月8日付】本日発売の単行本リスト. Comic Natalie (in Japanese). Natasha, Inc. May 8, 2023. Archived from the original on May 8, 2023. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
External links
- Official website at Young Magazine (in Japanese)
- Gal-sen (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia