Sexy Voice and Robo

Sexy Voice and Robo
American Edition of Sexy Voice and Robo by Viz Media
セクシーボイスアンドロボ
Genre	Drama, Mystery, Comedy
Manga
Written by	Iou Kuroda
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA Viz Media
Demographic	Seinen
Magazine	Ikki
Original run	December 30, 2000 – February 1, 2003
Volumes	2
Television drama
Directed by	Tōya Satō
Original network	Nippon Television
Original run	April 10, 2007 – June 19, 2007
Episodes	11

Sexy Voice and Robo (セクシーボイスアンドロボ^?) is a seinen manga by Iou Kuroda. It was originally serialized in the semi-alternative manga magazine Ikki between 2000 and 2003, and has also been published worldwide, including in North America by Viz Media and Spain by Ponent Mon. In 2007, it was adapted into a live action Japanese television drama, which aired every Tuesday on Nippon Television between April and June 2007, spanning a total of 11 episodes. The manga won an Grand Prize at the 2002 Japan Media Arts Festival, and has received critical acclaim around the world.

Sexy Voice and Robo is currently unfinished. On his blog, Kuroda states that he intends to write more some day, but is too busy. [1]

The story is about the adventures of a 14-year-old girl named Nico Hayashi (林二湖, Hayashi Niko^?) who uses her talents of changing and altering her voice to manipulate men over the phone who want to participate in Enjo kōsai. Through this she learns a lot about human nature, and gains a keen understanding of people through their voices. An aging gangster notices her talents and decides to hire her to solve various cases. While Nico is on her first case, she meets with a geeky man named Iichiro Sudo (須藤威一郎, Sudō Iichirō^?), who has an obsession with robot toy models. This obsession that leads Nico to call him "Robo", and the two become an unlikely team. After completing her first case Nico proclaims herself "Sexy Voice" and a variety of short loosely linked character-driven adventures ensue.