Here Is Greenwood

Here is Greenwood
Cover of the first volume of the manga
ここはグリーン・ウッド (Koko wa Gurīn Uddo)
Genre	comedy, drama, romance
Manga
Written by	Yukie Nasu
Published by	Hakusensha
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Demographic	Shōjo
Magazine	Hana to Yume
Original run	1987 – 1991
Volumes	9
Original video animation
Directed by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Written by	Tomomi Mochizuki
Studio	Ajia-do Animation Works Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	NA Media Blasters (expired), Software Sculptors (former)
Released	November 22, 1991 – March 26, 1993
Episodes	6
Television drama
Directed by	Mikisuke Honda Toshibumi Shimizu Chikato Kumizawa Nozomi Aida
Written by	Ayuna Fujisaki Keiichiro Ochi Megumi Sasano
Music by	Tsuyoshi Watanabe
Original network	Tokyo MX
Original run	July 2, 2008 – September 24, 2008
Episodes	13

Here is Greenwood (ここはグリーン・ウッド, Koko wa Gurīn Uddo^?) is a 9-volume Japanese manga written and illustrated by Yukie Nasu, revolving around the activities of four boys in Greenwood Dormitory at a fictional prestigious Japanese all-boys private school named Ryokuto Academy. The manga was serialized in Hana to Yume from 1987 to 1991 and published in English by Viz Media. It has been adapted into a six-episode anime OVA and a live-action television series.

Unlike most anime, the episodes appear to be manga canon, as certain episodes refer directly (through narration giving the volume number) to events in the manga. The manga storyline is somewhat self-referential, as several asides show that the characters are fully aware that they exist in a manga. Yukie Nasu appears frequently as herself, usually with a capital "N" on her head, to explain away certain loose plot threads. For example, in a story featuring a baseball game taking place in late autumn, one of the characters asked why they weren't playing soccer; Nasu's character appeared and explained that she didn't know the rules for soccer.

After suffering from a series of mishaps, Kazuya Hasekawa has finally entered Ryokuto Academy. He is there to get away from his brother and his wife (whom Kazuya had a crush on). Unfortunately, he is assigned to live in the dorm known as Greenwood, a former insane asylum, where the weird students live. His roommate, Shun Kisaragi, looks just like a girl, and Kazuya initially thought he was until he saw Shun in the boys' bathroom. Also there are his next-door roommates, the dorm president Mitsuru Ikeda and his best friend, Shinobu Tezuka. The manga follows the everyday events and antics of Greenwood.

The manga had run in Hakuensha's Hana to Yume shōjo magazine from 1987 to 1991. The manga was collected in eleven volumes. In North American, the manga was released in English by Viz Media in nine volumes.