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Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department

Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department (怪人開発部の黒井津さん, Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san, "Kuroitsu-san in the Superhuman Research & Development Department") is a Japanese comedy manga series written and illustrated by Hiroaki Mizusaki. It has been serialized online via Flex Comix's Comic Meteor website since April 2019 and has been collected in eight tankōbon volumes. An anime television series adaptation by Quad aired from January to April 2022 on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! programming block.

Plot

Throughout Japan, there are both evil secret organizations that seek to conquer the world, and superheroes who rise up to challenge them. One such evil organization, Agastia, operates out of a base hidden underneath a front company headquartered somewhere in Tokyo. Agastia's attempts to conquer the world are often thwarted by the superhero Divine Swordsman Blader. This story focuses on Miss Kuroitsu, an assistant in Agastia's Monster Development Department, responsible for creating a monster powerful enough to defeat Blader once and for all. However, this organization operates like any large corporation, as Kuroitsu and her Department are forced to fight for resources and funding with other Departments in the organization, make proposals to the board to justify their costs, or deal with their leader's whims forcing them to redo their designs at the last minute.

Characters

Tōka Kuroitsu (黒井津 燈香, Kuroitsu Tōka)
Voiced by: Kaori Maeda[2]
The titular Miss Kuroitsu, an assistant for the evil secret society Agastia's Monster Development Department, who finds herself forced to balance the outrageous and sometimes contradictory demands of her superiors as she tries to create monsters to fight against Agastia's enemies.
Doctor Hajime Sadamaki (佐田巻博士, Sadamaki Hakase)
Voiced by: Yūichirō Umehara[3]
Kuroitsu's superior, an intelligent professor who usually wears a high-tech visor over his eyes. However, his laid-back demeanor often interferes with his work, forcing Kuroitsu to fix issues that arise. It is later revealed that Hajime is the older brother of Kenji, but neither one knows about the other's secret identity.
Wolf Bete (ウルフ・ベート, Urufu Bēto)
Voiced by: Satomi Amano (Japanese); Brittany Lauda (English)[2][4]
One of Agastia's latest monsters, a wolfman whose body was abruptly changed to a wolfgirl before completion, after Akashic demanded Bete be "cuter". After surviving his initial battle with Blader, Bete was transferred into the Monster Development Department as another assistant.
Megistus (メギストス, Megisutosu)
Voiced by: Tetsu Inada[5]
The Chief of Staff for Agastia whose menacing appearance hides a pragmatic temperament. He often works overtime to keep Agastia running smoothly, and is not afraid to go against Akashic when necessary.
Akashic (アカシック, Akashikku)
Voiced by: M.A.O[5]
The leader of Agastia, a small girl with a flighty personality who secretly wields immense strength.
Kenji Sadamaki (佐田巻 健司, Sadamaki Kenji)
Voiced by: Takuma Terashima[5]
A 22-year-old convenience store worker who is secretly the superhero Divine Swordsman Blader that Agastia is fighting against. He has a crush on Kuroitsu, as she is a frequent guest at his shop, but is unaware of her real job. Later revealed to be the younger brother of Doctor Sadamaki, but neither sibling is aware of the other's secret identity.
Immortal Camula (カミュラ, Kamyura)
Voiced by: Ayana Taketatsu[6]
A seemingly-immortal vampire lady known as the "Pluripotent Cellular Executive" of Agastia. She takes pride in her work and ability to audit the departments underneath her. Outside of work, she is a secretly a big fan of a certain idol group.
Cannon Thunderbird (カノン・サンダーバード, Kanon Sandābādo)
Voiced by: Shun'ichi Toki[6]
A monster designed by committee. Initially a giant mech with railguns and thunder-strike abilities, but over the course of development and several meetings between Agastia's departments, it was heavily scaled down until it was finally released as a large, robotic yellow bird with a visor attached.
Hydra (ヒュドラ, Hyudora)
Voiced by: Fumi Aikawa[6]
Another of Kuroitsu's monsters who was scaled back due to time and budget constraints. Originally designed as a monster with regenerating abilities and eight extra heads that spit venom, the venom was cut out of the final product and even after revisions only four extra heads were added. In addition, each head has a separate personality and they often bicker with each other.
Karen Mizuki (水木香恋, Mizuki Karen)
Voiced by: Yurie Kozakai[7]
A contract worker from a rural part of Japan who moved to Tokyo for work, she accidentally becomes a low-level henchman for different villains under Matsuyama.
Heiki Matsuyama (松山平気, Matsuyama Heiki)
Voiced by: Nao Shiraki[7]
A foreman for the "Death Staff Temp Agency" who supplies different evil organizations in Japan with low-level henchmen.
Reo Shikishima (式島怜央, Shikishima Reo) / Magia Rose (マギアローゼ, Magia Rōze)
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[8]
One half of the licensed Magical Girls: Pilia Magia duo. An incredibly short-tempered middle-school girl.
Yūto Higatani (賀谷雄杜, Higatani Yūto) / Magia Zwart (マギアズワルト, Magia Zuwaruto)
Voiced by: Yui Horie[8]
One half of the licensed Magical Girls: Pilia Magia duo. A taller boy who is Reo's classmate, his Magical Girl body is that of a slightly shorter girl but with larger breasts than Reo, making her jealous.
Koharu Hōen (峰円小春, Hōen Koharu)
Voiced by: Arisa Komiya[9]
Sadamaki's former classmate who runs the Monster Development Department for Black Lore.
Elbakki (エルバッキー, Erubakkī)
Voiced by: Hitomi Harada[9]
Hoen's assistant who enjoys teasing Wolf Bete whenever they meet.
Melty (メルティ, Meruti)
Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[10]
A monster composed of homemade chocolate in hopes of creating a Valentine's Day themed monster to fight Blader. Melty was later scrapped after it was revealed the chocolate used to make her was embedded with metal pieces. However, the Monster Development Department kept Melty's design and brings her out on various occasions.
Red Mantle General (赤マント将軍, Aka Manto Shōgun)
Voiced by: Shigeru Chiba[10]
A middle-manager working for Black Lore, carrying out his leader's wishes. After being hit by Bull Head's psychic attack, he immediately quit the company.
Great Leader Kaiser Lore (総帥カイザーロアじる, Sōsui Kaizā Roajiru)
Voiced by: Hidekatsu Shibata[10]
The leader of the evil organization Black Lore

Media

Manga

Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department is written and illustrated by Hiroaki Mizusaki. A one-shot was first published on Flex Comix's Comic Meteor website on April 17, 2019.[11] A full serialization began on the same platform on October 7, 2020.[12]

Anime

In July 2021, an anime adaptation was announced by Flex Comix.[1] It was later revealed to be a television series produced by Quad and directed by Hisashi Saitō, with Katsuhiko Takayama overseeing the series' scripts, Kazuya Morimae designing the characters, and manzo composing the music.[21] It aired from January 9 to April 3, 2022, on ABC and TV Asahi's Animazing!!! programming block.[a] AXXX1S performed the opening theme song "Special force", while Maybe Me performed the ending theme songs "Aimai Identity" and "Destiny".[2][3] Crunchyroll licensed the series outside of Asia.[22] Medialink licensed the series in Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Oceania minus Australia and New Zealand.[23]

Episode list

Notes

  1. ^ ABC lists the series premiere at 26:00 on January 8, 2022, which is effectively 2:00 a.m. JST on January 9.
  2. ^ This episode was scheduled to air on January 16, 2022 but was delayed as TV Asahi had broadcast special programming regarding the 2022 Hunga Tonga–Hunga Ha'apai eruption and tsunami.[27] It aired normally the next day, on January 17, 2022, at 12:00 a.m. JST on BS11. The episode was released on time on some streaming platforms.
  3. ^ a b c This episode aired at 2:10 a.m. JST, 10 minutes after the original air time on All-Nippon News Network.
  4. ^ This episode aired at 2:40 a.m. JST, 40 minutes after the original air time on All-Nippon News Network.

References

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  3. ^ a b "Miss Kuroitsu From the Monster Development Department Anime Adds Yuichiro Umehara to Cast". Anime News Network. November 2, 2021. Retrieved November 2, 2021.
  4. ^ @BrittanyLaudaVO (February 12, 2022). "I'm gonna tear you apart, Blader, and then buy myself a new body! Bete Claw!👊 Excited to be playing Wolf Bete in Miss Kuroitsu from the Monster Development Department! (Wolfie makes it clear he doesn't identify as a female, so lets respect their pronouns, yeah? 🐺💜)" (Tweet). Retrieved April 3, 2022 – via Twitter.
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  23. ^ "📍 Medialink January Line-Up Simulcast on Ani-One 😈《Miss KUROITSU from the Monster Development Department》is coming to Ani-One!". Facebook. December 30, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
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