Series synopsis
Best Student Council, also known as 極上生徒会 is a Japanese sci-fi & fantasy animation comedy television series that premiered on TV Tokyo on April 6, 2005. It ended on September 28, 2005. It stars Ayako Kawasumi, Kaori Shimizu, Miyuki Sawashiro and Junko Noda.
Randou Rino is a young girl with a head full of air and a talking puppet on her hand. She is accepted into the illustrious Gokujou all-girl's school, and is summarily, almost curiously, accepted as part of the even more illustrious Gokujou Student Council, who has more power and business ventures than most large businesses. Now a part of the student council, she befriends the talented members of the Gokujou Student Council, leaving one to wonder how a girl with seemingly no talents or redeeming ...
Premise
Randou Rino is a young girl with a head full of air and a talking puppet on her hand. She is accepted into the illustrious Gokujou all-girl's school, and is summarily, almost curiously, accepted as part of the even more illustrious Gokujou Student Council, who has more power and business ventures than most large businesses. Now a part of the student council, she befriends the talented members of the Gokujou Student Council, leaving one to wonder how a girl with seemingly no talents or redeeming qualities would get chosen for such a group.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Ayako Kawasumi as Sayuri Hida (voice)
- Kaori Shimizu as Kuon Ginga (voice)
- Miyuki Sawashiro as Mayura Ichikawa (voice)
- Junko Noda as Nanaho Kinjo (voice)
- Kana Ueda as Kotoha Kutsugi (voice)
- Yuki Matsuoka as Rein Tsunomoto (voice)
- Eri Sendai as Ayumu Oume (voice)
- Hitomi Nabatame as Kanade Jinguji (voice)
Supporting cast
- Chiwa Saito as Kaori Izumi (voice)
- Kimiko Koyama as Maachi Hisakawa (voice)
- Tomoko Kawakami as Cyndi Manabe (voice)
- Kumi Sakuma as Seina Katsura (voice)
- Yukari Tamura as Pucchan (voice)
- Ayumi Tsuji as Minamo Katsura (voice)
Guest cast
Episodes
This series spans 1 season with 26 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 26 | April 6, 2005 | September 28, 2005 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dear Mister Popitt Thanks to the mysterious penfriend Mr. Poppit Rino Rando is attending Miyagami School, accompanied by her sarcastic puppet Pucchan. She finds out the apartment organised for her has burnt down, so she heads up to the school. She ends up sleeping outside after she gets frightened by a bear in the bushes and another student, Kaori Izumi, who turns out to be her class president. Rino ends up trying for a position on the Student Council so she can get somewhere to live (they're given an apartment building to live in), and by a series of accidents on the way to the Student Council building manages to defeat the arsonist who burnt down her apartment, thus ending up on the best student council! |
April 6, 2005 |
| 2 |
Surging With Youth The council throws a welcoming party for Rino (What about the budget?!) as the school is jealous over Rino being put on the Best Student Council on her first day. |
April 13, 2005 |
| 3 |
Payapaya in the Gokujou Dorms Rino is on the Best Student Council, which comes as a shock to nearly the whole school and many of the students can't understand why Rino made it onto the Best Student Council. She's not the brightest, failing her tests miserably, or good at sports. Not to mention the fact that she's clumsy. So what does she bring to the group? Why did the President of the Best Student Council pick her? Because of this, rumors start to fly about Rino and the President. Those opposed to the President's decision are upset and in disbelief. The Paparazzi Club, the Photography Club, and the Newspaper Club all team up to find out just what's going on. |
April 20, 2005 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | TV Tokyo |
|---|---|
| First aired | April 6, 2005 |
| Last aired | September 28, 2005 |
| Runtime | 25 minutes |
| Status | Ended |