Paradise Residence (Japanese: パラダイスレジデンス, Hepburn: Paradaisu Rejidensu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima. It was first irregularly serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon from November 2008 to January 2012, with its chapters collected in one tankōbon volume. It was transferred to Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Monthly Afternoon in May 2014, where it was serialized until January 2016, with its chapters collected in three tankōbon volumes. It was licensed for English release in North America by Kodansha Comics. A two-volume light novel adaptation was published between 2011 and 2014.
Synopsis
The story follows Hatsune Takanashi, a first-year high school student who has recently enrolled at Kikka Academy, a remote all-girls boarding school atop a mountain. Living in Dormitory One, Takanashi, her dorm roommate and friend Suzuka Misawa, and the equally offbeat residents at the school get involved in many hijinks.
Characters
Hatsune Takanashi (小鳥遊 初音, Takanashi Hatsune)
A first-year student at Kikka Academy, living in Dormitory One. A tomboy, she has simple but passionate interests, such as curry, motorcycles, and her favorite food, pudding. Her dislikes include homework, natto, and her rival Nyutabaru. She is a heavy sleeper, but also possesses incredible athletic skill.
Suzuka Misawa (三沢 寿々花, Misawa Suzuka)
A first-year student who is Takanashi's friend and roommate in Dormitory One. She is gentle and supportive to Takanashi.
Rio Komatsu (小松 理緒, Komatsu Rio)
A third-year student and the head of Dormitory One. She is Takanashi's senior, and has a tacky taste in fashion.
Ai Matsushima (松島 藍, Matsushima Ai)
A resident of Dormitory One. She is Takanashi's senior, and helps out with dormitory repairs and maintenance.
Nyutabaru (新田原)
A resident of Dormitory Two. She is Takanashi's classmate and rival. Takanashi calls her "Pudding", much to her annoyance.
Miho Mitsuho (三穂 美保, Mitsuho Miho)
A second-year student and a resident of Dormitory One. She is part of the school's swim team as manager, and has masochistic tendencies. Takanashi calls her "Miho-Miho-Senpai".
Stephanie (ステファニー, Sutefanī)
A foreign exchange student from England and a resident of Dormitory One. She is Takanashi's senior, and tends to wear almost nothing, especially on hot days.
Tachiarai (太刀洗)
A resident of Dormitory One. She is Takanashi's senior, and is very popular with her peers.
Little Dorm Mother (小さい寮母さん, Chīsai Ryōbo-san)
An elementary school student who works as the dorm mother of Dormitory One. She is proficient in English, being able to converse with Stephanie.
Big Dorm Mother (大きい寮母さん, Ōkīri Ryōbo-san)
The mother of the Little Dorm Mother and the true dorm mother of Dormitory One. Despite everyone else having met her, Takanashi somehow never knew of her until three months into her residency.
Neopan (ネオパン)
The Kikka Academy's dog, kept by the Little Dorm Mother. His name is a reference to Neopan, due to his black-and-white fur. For some reason, he only bites Takanashi.
Ôminato (大湊, Ōminato)
A teacher at Kikka Academy and the supervisor of Dormitory One. The students call her "Minchin" (ミンチン) whenever she visits the dormitory. She drives an old jeep that Takanashi adores.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Kōsuke Fujishima, Paradise Residence was first irregularly serialized in Kodansha's seinen manga magazine Good! Afternoon, from its inaugural issue on November 7, 2008, to its 20th issue on January 7, 2012. Kodansha collected its eight chapters in one tankōbon volume on February 23, 2015, numbered "zero", at the same time the official first volume was released. The volume includes additional art and a short story by Kanan Norihara[ja], who wrote the light novel adaptation of the manga.
After a hiatus, the manga was transferred to Good! Afternoon's parent magazine Monthly Afternoon on May 24, 2014. Its first chapter in the magazine was accompanied by an 80-page booklet compiling all eight chapters from Good! Afternoon. It was regularly serialized until its conclusion on January 25, 2016. Kodansha collected its chapters in three tankōbon volumes, released from February 23, 2015, to March 23, 2016.
During their panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2015, Kodansha Comics announced that they had licensed the manga for English release in North America. Three volumes were released between March 15 and September 6, 2016. The original volume "zero" was compiled with the first volume.
14. "All Their Adventures" (それぞれの冒険, Sorezore no Bōken)
15. "Homecoming" (帰省, Kisei)
16. "Shift Change" (シフトチェンジ, Shifuto Chenji)
17. "Goddess" (女神, Megami)
18. "The Dorm One Breeze" (第一寮の風, Dai Ichi Ryō no Kaze)
19. "Final Option!" (最終手段!!, Saishū Shudan!!)
20. "Dorm Festival Eve!" (寮祭前夜!, Ryō-sai Zenya!)
21. "Kikka Dormitory One" (橘花第一女子寮, Kikka Dai Ichi Joshi Ryō)
Light novel
A light novel adaptation, written by Kanan Norihara[ja] with new illustrations by Kōsuke Fujishima, was published by Kodansha in two volumes from December 2, 2011, to September 2, 2014. The second volume, subtitled Kaze Kaoru Gogatsu to Narimashitaga (風薫る五月となりましたが; 'It's May with the Scent of the Wind'), features an original story.
