Ōkami-san (light novels)

The Ōkami-san (オオカミさん) series is a collection of Japanese light novels by Masashi Okita, with illustrations by Unaji. The series started with the release of the first volume on August 10, 2006 entitled Okamisan and her Seven Companions (オオカミさんと七人の仲間たち), and as of January 10, 2010, ten volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Kurumi Suzushiro started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on February 27, 2010. A TV anime adaptation started airing on July 1, 2010.

Plot
A love comedy parodying fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," etc. Ryoko Ōkami (the eponymous Ōkami-san) 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 Ringo Akai ("Little Red Riding Hood").

Main characters

 * Ryōko Ōkami
 * The protagonist who is fierce like a wolf. Flat-chested, she fights thugs using special Neko Neko Knuckles developed by Majolica. She tends to put up a strong and fierce front to disguise her inside nature, where she is a bit more girlish. Although generally hostile about Ryōshi's wimpiness, she soon accepts him as someone who can watch her back in fights.
 * The protagonist who is fierce like a wolf. Flat-chested, she fights thugs using special Neko Neko Knuckles developed by Majolica. She tends to put up a strong and fierce front to disguise her inside nature, where she is a bit more girlish. Although generally hostile about Ryōshi's wimpiness, she soon accepts him as someone who can watch her back in fights.


 * Ryōshi Morino
 * A shy boy who cowers when confronted by other people and so keeps his distance. He has a crush on Ryōko and following a failed confession to her, he is somehow enrolled into Otogi Bank, where the others hope to use his low noticeably to avoid being detected. However, whilst hidden in darkness, Ryōshi is a lot more brave and fights from afar using a wrist-mounted slingshot armed with pachinko balls.
 * A shy boy who cowers when confronted by other people and so keeps his distance. He has a crush on Ryōko and following a failed confession to her, he is somehow enrolled into Otogi Bank, where the others hope to use his low noticeably to avoid being detected. However, whilst hidden in darkness, Ryōshi is a lot more brave and fights from afar using a wrist-mounted slingshot armed with pachinko balls.


 * Ringo Akai
 * A petite red-haired girl who has been longtime friends with Ryōko. She is the one who recruits Ryōshi into Otogi Bank.
 * A petite red-haired girl who has been longtime friends with Ryōko. She is the one who recruits Ryōshi into Otogi Bank.


 * Liszt Kiriki
 * The president of the Otogi Bank.
 * The president of the Otogi Bank.


 * Alice Kiriki
 * Liszt's cousin and secretary in the club.
 * Liszt's cousin and secretary in the club.


 * Otsuu Tsurugaya
 * The club's maid who supposedly has a fetish for returning favors.
 * The club's maid who supposedly has a fetish for returning favors.


 * Tarō Urashima
 * A first year transfer student who is a year older than everyone else. He shows no interest in men but goes completely amarous towards girls.
 * A first year transfer student who is a year older than everyone else. He shows no interest in men but goes completely amarous towards girls.


 * Otohime Ryūgū
 * A girl with an obsessive crush on Tarō, who fears her greatly.
 * A girl with an obsessive crush on Tarō, who fears her greatly.


 * Majolica le Fay
 * Called Majo for short, she is a self-proclaimed mad scientist who builds various devices such as Ryōko's Neko Neko Knuckles.
 * Called Majo for short, she is a self-proclaimed mad scientist who builds various devices such as Ryōko's Neko Neko Knuckles.


 * Narrator

Anime
The anime series by J.C. Staff, titled Okamisan and her Seven Companions (オオカミさんと七人の仲間たち), began airing on July 2, 2010. The opening theme is "Ready Go!" by May'n whilst the ending theme is "Akazukin-chan Goyoujin" (赤頭巾ちゃん御用心) by OToGi8.