Kaikan Phrase
| Sensual Phrase | |
Cover of the first volume of the Viz Media English release of Sensual Phrase
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快感 フレーズ (Kaikan Phrase) |
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| Manga | |
| Written by | Mayu Shinjo |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
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| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Magazine | Shōjo Comic |
| Original run | 1997 – 2000 |
| Volumes | 18 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hiroko Tokita |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Koide Michihiro Tsuchiya Reiko Yoshida |
| Studio | Studio Hibari |
| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original run | April 20, 1999 – March 25, 2000 |
| Episodes | 44 |
Sensual Phrase (Japanese: 快感 フレーズ Hepburn: Kaikan Furēzu?) is a shōjo manga series created by Mayu Shinjo. The manga was published by Shogakukan in Shōjo Comic between 1997 and 2000, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It was adapted as a 44-episode anime television series by Studio Hibari and as a series of novels. The series tells the story of Aine Yukimura, a high school student who becomes the lyricist for a Japanese rock band, and her relationship with the band's lead singer, Sakuya Ookochi.
To promote the anime, a real-life band was formed: Λucifer, the band the story focuses on. The rival band, e.MU, seemed to have been active before the manga was created. Both bands continued after the anime ended before disbanding. Within the series, Λucifer’s original name is Lucifer, which is changed to Λucifer (using the Greek letter lambda) when the band decides to go international. For the purposes of the article, the second name, Λucifer is used. Japanese names are given in Western order, with family name last.
Aine Yukimura is a seventeen-year-old high school student who writes sensual song lyrics on the side in hopes of becoming a songwriter in the future. One day, two of her friends from school talk her into entering her best lyrics into a contest. Out on the side walk, she is bumped into and drops her lyrics in the street and is almost run over by a car driven by Sakuya Ookochi, the lead singer for Lucifer a hard rock band known for their sensual lyrics. Aine is clueless about who he is but falls for him anyway. While making sure she is not hurt, he gives her an all access pass to the Lucifer show that night. After she has left he finds her lyrics and takes them with him back to the band with a plan in mind. Aine goes to the show and listens from the back of the audience. As she begins to leave, she hears her lyrics sung by Sakuya and runs up to the front of the stage to see if he is the same guy from before. From this time forward, he sweeps her off her feet. At first she is told that Sakuya is never serious about women and she thinks he might be playing her. However, when he kidnaps her and convinces her become the band's lyricist, she thinks he's still playing her but it's all business and not romance. Sakuya goes as far as to transfer into Aine's high school to protect her and work with her. Initially, Sakuya sees her as a virgin he can tease but his emotions for her soon change into something stronger and more lasting. Seeing her talent and desiring the girl, he campaigns for Aine to become the official lyricist for the band. His manager initially objects, but when Aine continues producing excellent lyrics, he relents and she becomes their lyricist using the male pseudonym Yukihiko Aine to protect her identity and the band's image.
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