Ookami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi (Ōkami-san) Images

Original character design by Unaji

Anime character design by Iizuka Haruko

Plot:

"A love comedy parodying fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," etc. Ookami Ryouko is a spunky high school girl. She is a member of a "fixer" club so called Otogi High School Bank. She fixes the school's problems with her partner Akai Ringo"

Source: ANN

PLOT:

Ookami-san is a light novel series and an anime series (called Okami-san and her Seven companions). It is a romantic comedy which also parodies fairy tales. The title character is Ryoko Okami who is a member of a “trading” club called Otogi High School Bank. Along with the other members of the club, she helps to fix the problems of the students at their high school in trade for a favor (in the future), which is often called in to help other students. Despite being a tomboy and rough in nature, she has a good heart and a soft spot for Ryoshi Morino, a shy boy who suffers from a disorder in which he can’t stand to be looked at.

The series follows the adventures of the club as they face off against a rival school. During this time, they continue to help students at their school and build relationships within their club as well as making friends outside of their club.

One of the quirks which sets the anime series apart from other shows is the use of a narrator who tells the tale of the club and will occasionally interject a sarcastic comment. This narrator also has a tendency of breaking the fourth wall, which is an interesting plot device that gets pulled off well in the series.

The opening song in the series is “Ready Go!” by May’n and the ending song is “Akazukin-chan Goyoujin” y OtoGi8. Funimation began to stream the series in 2012 (in addition to Netflix, who picked up the series back in 2013).

CHARACTERS:

Ryoko Okami is the main character of the series. She is a fighter (physically) who will often go to the gym in order to practice her boxing moves. She has special Neko Neko gloves that help her fight against “bad guys” when needed. She puts up a stand-offish front but is kinder than she puts on and is often frightened of certain things. In the beginning she takes pity and looks down on Ryoshi’s kindness but she soon learns that when he needs to stand up for her, he will – which wins her over.

Ryoshi Morino is the shy boy and love interest of the series. He does not like to be looked at by other people and will cower if he feels as though eyes are on him. He’s fond of Ryoko but is unable to confess to her – however, he does end up joining the Otogi Bank and helping others. He has a slingshot which mounts to his wrist, that allows him to fight from afar.

Ringo Akai is Ryoko’s side-kick. They have been friends for a long time and because of that, she knows Ryoko well. She is always trying to insert herself into Ryoko’s personal life – in hopes that Ryoko will be happy with Ryoshi. Her character is based on the Little Red Riding Hood character which is apparent by the cloak that she wears and her red hair.

SIMILAR TO:

Hayate the Combat Butler

Angel Beats!

Gintama

Source: Zerochan; written by jbernardo

Aliases

• Ōkami-san