Ganbare Doukichan

Ganbare Doukichan (がんばれ同期ちゃん, Ganbare Dōki-chan, transl. "Do Your Best, Douki-chan") is a collection of illustrations by Japanese artist Yom. The doujinshi manga began serialization online via Yomu's Twitter account in September 2019. Eleven volumes have been released as of December 2023. A short-form 12-episode original net animation (ONA) adaptation by AtelierPontdarc was released from September to December 2021.

Premise

The story follows Douki-chan, an office lady who works with Douki-kun. Unbeknownst to Douki-kun, Douki-chan secretly has feelings for him. As Douki-chan struggles to confess her feelings, her colleagues, both the kouhai co-worker, and their senpai from a related company, also vie for Douki-kun's affection.

Characters

Douki-chan (同期ちゃん, Dōki-chan)

Voiced by: Nene Hieda

An office worker at a Tokyo-based company. She is a serious worker and promising prospect within the company. However, she is inexperienced when it comes to romance, and is unsure of how to approach the man she has feelings for.

Douki-kun (同期くん, Dōki-kun)

Voiced by: Junya Enoki

The male office coworker of Douki-chan and Kouhai-chan, who is drawn without visible eyes. He has a romantic interest towards Douki-chan and often goes to look after her when she gets isolated, but is too shy to confess his feelings to her.

Kouhai-chan (後輩ちゃん, Kōhai-chan)

Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka

A coy woman with a soft vibe who is always smiling. She is a junior in the same department as Douki-chan and Douki-kun. She is always trying to seduce Douki-kun and isolate him from the other girls. She enjoys cosplay, picking popular characters and leaving Douki-chan with less attractive mascot costumes.^{Ch. 10.5, 36, 36.5} Many other men are attracted to her.^{Ch. 25.5}

Senpai-san (先輩さん) / Maiko Okuzumi (奥墨マイコ, Okuzumi Maiko)

Voiced by: Asami Seto

Maiko is a woman with a mature female aura, and is the only character with an actual name and a visible name tag.^{Ch. 12} She is currently an employee of a business partner. She is free-spirited and likes to drink. As Douki-kun's senior in college, she was very close with him, but had turned down his confession, saying that she was already seeing someone.^{Ch. 62-63} Her younger sister is Yuiko Okuzumi from the author's related web manga Miru Tights.^{Ch. 54}

Shinchin-chan (新人ちゃん)

A girl with short blonde hair who gives Douki-kun a kiss on the lips the first time they bump into each other. She becomes an intern in their department, and later a permanent hire. She easily deduces that Douki-chan has a crush on Douki-kun.^{Ch. 30-35} In one of the chapters, she tells Douki-kun that she joined the company because she likes him romantically too, but quickly adds "just kidding".^{Ch. 53} In a later chapter, it is revealed that her name is Shinchin-chan.^{Ch. 83}

Media

Volumes

Original net animation

An original net animation (ONA) adaptation was announced on August 14, 2021. The series is produced by AtelierPontdarc and directed and storyboarded by Kazuomi Koga, with Yoshiko Nakamura writing the series' scripts, Yuki Morikawa designing the characters, and Ryōsuke Naya serving as the sound director. The ending theme is "Lady Go", performed by Nene Hieda. It was released on the Abema service from September 20 to December 6, 2021. Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia. Muse Communication licensed the series in South and Southeast Asia. A Blu-ray with a bonus episode was released on December 24, 2021.

Episodes

See also

• Tawawa on Monday, aired in tandem with Ganbare Doukichan in 2021 with a brief crossover promotion
• Miru Tights, another manga by Yom

Explanatory notes

References

Works cited

• ^ "Ch." is a shortened form for "chapter" and refers to chapters of the Ganbare Doukichan manga.

Other references

External links

• Anime official website (in Japanese)
• Ganbare Doukichan (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia

1. Junya Enoki
2. Miru Tights