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Miss Machiko
Miss Machiko manga volume 1 cover
まいっちんぐマチコ先生 ( Maicching Machiko Sensei )
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Takeshi Ebihara
Published by	Gakken
Magazine	Sh?nen Challenge
Demographic	Sh?nen
Original run	May 1980 ? February 1982
Volumes	8
Anime television series
Directed by	Masami Anno
Produced by	Hyota Ezu ( TV Tokyo ) Matsue Jinbo (Gakken) Nobuyuki Morishima (Gakken)
Written by	Shigemitsu Taguchi
Music by	Hiroki Inui
Studio	Studio Pierrot
Licensed by	NA : Discotek Media
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	October 8, 1981 ? October 6, 1983
Episodes	95
Live-action film
Jisshaban: Maicching Machiko-sensei
Directed by	Minoru Kawasaki
Written by	Yuho Moritomo Minoru Kawasaki
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	March 2003  ( 2003-03 )
Runtime	75 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei: Let's! Rinkai Gakk?
Directed by	Minoru Kawasaki
Written by	Yuho Moritomo Minoru Kawasaki
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	September 2003  ( 2003-09 )
Runtime	70 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei the Movie: Oh! Cosplay Dai Sakusen
Directed by	Minoru Kawasaki
Written by	Masakazu Migita Minoru Kawasaki
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	October 2004  ( 2004-10 )
Runtime	70 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko! Begins
Directed by	Kosuke Suzuki
Written by	Shoichiro Masumoto
Studio	King Records
Released	September 2005  ( 2005-09 )
Runtime	80 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei: Toudai o Juken Dai Sakusen!!
Directed by	Minoru Kawasaki
Written by	Shiori Adachi Minoru Kawasaki
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	February 22, 2006  ( 2006-02-22 )
Runtime	70 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei: Go! Go!!! Katei H?mon! !
Directed by	Tenkaku Naniwa
Written by	Takeshi Ebihara
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	May 2007  ( 2007-05 )
Runtime	70 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei: Viva! Momoka-chan!
Directed by	Tenkaku Naniwa
Written by	Hirotake Kumamoto
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	August 2008  ( 2008-08 )
Runtime	76 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei: Muteki no Oppai banch? Tai Man Sh?bu de, Maitchingu
Directed by	Ch? Ueda
Written by	Takeshi Ebihara Kenji Ichigatsu
Studio	Total Media Corporation
Released	September 4, 2009  ( 2009-09-04 )
Runtime	77 minutes
Live-action film
Maicching Machiko-sensei: Kimodameshi de Maicching
Directed by	Sosuke Higashimura
Studio	Zen Pictures
Released	December 13, 2013  ( 2013-12-13 )
Runtime	72 minutes
Live-action film
Hatsukoi Sukecchi: Maicching Machiko-sensei
Directed by	Tomoyuki Kamimura
Produced by	Ayako Fujiwara
Written by	Shibuji Nagisawa
Music by	Yoichi Hotta
Released	September 4, 2018  ( 2018-09-04 )
Runtime	70 minutes

Miss Machiko , ^[1] also known as Maicching Machiko-sensei ^[2] ( まいっちんぐマチコ先生 , Maitchingu Machiko-sensei , lit. "The Shame of Miss Machiko") is a manga series written by Takeshi Ebihara. It was serialized in Japan in Sh?nen Challenge from May 1980 through February 1982. The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tank?bon volumes by Gakken .

The series was adapted into a 95 episode anime series by Studio Pierrot that aired in Japan on TV Tokyo from October 8, 1981 to October 6, 1983. It was also adapted into four live-action OVAs, and two full-length live-action films. The anime was licensed for online streaming by Discotek Media in 2016, ^[3] which would later turn to full rights in 2020. ^[4]

Plot [ edit ]

The series revolves around Miss Machiko Mai, a new middle school teacher who wears a revealing bubblegum skirt, and regularly finding herself in accidental sexual situations. Machiko is very popular with her students, especially the boys, who take delight in lifting up her skirts and devising traps to catch her in various stages of undress. Rather than get angry, Machiko responds by laughing it off and uttering her trademark phrase, "Maicchingu!" (meaning "How embarrassing"). ^[5] Mai is generally a very kind and patient woman who cares about her students and does her best to help them with their problems.

Characters [ edit ]

Mai Machiko

She is one of the main character of the series. She is a glamorous young teacher, who is a new homeroom teacher at Arama Academy. She is very kind-hearted and always helpful to her students, among whom she is very popular. The boys take delight in lifting up her skirts and devising traps to catch her in various stages of undress. She has been described as having 'the perfect proportions'. Machiko understands that the boys only play pranks on her because they like her, and laughs them off by saying "Maicchingu!" (meaning "How embarrassing".)

In the series, her skirt is often lifted up by the boys so they can see her underwear, and also take delight in peeking while she is bathing. There are many scenes in which her clothes are shown torn up, where her breasts and butt are clearly visible. In the show, her bras, panties, breasts, and butt are shown.

Kenta

Kenta is also one of the protagonists, usually the main one to lift up the skirts of Machiko and the other girls of the school. He is not very good at studying, but is good in sports like skateboarding and frisbee. He is one of the most popular and mischievous students at the school. He is described as 'a pervert', who takes delight in flipping the skirts of all the girls around the school and touching their breasts, much to the annoyance of his girl classmates.

Kame

Kame is the best friend of Kenta, who usually accompanies Kenta in his pranks. He is usually a shy and calm personality, but can get a little out-of-control sometimes. He is usually shown as various swirling glasses.

Kinzo

Kinzo is also one of the best friends of Kenta. He has a fat body and appears as part of the trio of Kenta, Kame, and himself. He likes wrestling and would like to become a pro wrestler some day.

Media [ edit ]

Manga [ edit ]

The manga was created by Takeshi Ebihara , and consists of 8 volumes that were published between 1980 and 1985 in Japan, and serialized in the Gakken magazine Sh?nen Challenge . As with the anime television series, the manga series was known for its overt sexual humor . The individual chapters were collected and published in eight tank?bon volumes by Gakken .

Anime [ edit ]

Studio Pierrot , with assistance from Studio Gallop , adapted the manga into an anime television series which premiered in Japan on TV Tokyo on October 8, 1981, where it ran for 95 episodes until its conclusion on October 6, 1983. The episodes were written by Shiori Adachi and directed by the manga's author, Ebihara. Rihoko Yoshida provided the voice of Miss Machiko.

Cast [ edit ]

• Machiko Mai : Rihoko Yoshida
• Kenta Ikegami : Masako Nozawa
• Tamao Kameyama : Noriko Tsukase
• Kinzo Yuki : Naoki Tatsuta
• Kunio Yamagata : Shigeru Chiba
• Principal : Hiroshi Ohtake
• Vice-principal : Yoneko Matsukane
• Mr. Fukuoka , Mr. Kagoshima : Kaneto Shiozawa

Mr. Fukuoka flew to another country in episode 52; another character, Mr. Kagoshima, was introduced in episode 56.

• Mr. Aomori : Mahito Tsujimura
• Madoka : Kumiko Takizawa
• Tenko : Sanae Takagi
• Hiromi : Shinobu Adachi , Chihoko Shigeta
• Maruko : Mie Suzuki
• Hiroshi : Tomiko Suzuki
• Machiko's Uncle : Masaru Ikeda → Yasuo Muramatsu
• Machiko's Aunt : Miyoko Aso

Live-action [ edit ]

Total Media Corporation adapted the series into seven full-length live-action films ^{[6] [7] [8]} and King Records also produced a film version of the series. ^[9] In the first two films, both released in 2003, Machiko is played by Kaori Nakata , and in the third, released in 2004, she is played by Haruka Nanami . These three films are directed by Minoru Kawasaki . ^[6] The film released by King Records and the fourth in total, Maicching Machiko! Begins ( まいっちんぐ! マチコ ビギンズ , Maicching Machiko! Biginzu ) , was released in September 2005, with Sayaka Isoyama playing the titular character and Kosuke Suzuki as the director. ^[9] The fifth full-length film, Maicching Machiko-sensei: Toudai o Juken Dai Sakusen!! ( まいっちんぐマチコ先生 東大お受?大作?!! ) , was released theatrically in Japan on February 22, 2006. ^[10] In this film, directed by Minoru Kawasaki, Hanako Nanjo plays Machiko. ^[2] Yuuri Morishita stars in the sixth film as well as the seventh one, and both are directed by Tenkaku Naniwa . ^[6] In 2009, a ninth film was released; this time with Hitomi Aizawa playing Machiko and Ch? Ueda directing it. ^[8]

Reception [ edit ]

The anime series placed in #97 on "Celebrity List" of TV Asahi 's survey of Japan's 100 favorite animated television series. ^[11]

References [ edit ]

External links [ edit ]

• Miss Machiko
• Maicching Machiko-sensei (in Japanese)
• Takeshi Ebihara's Maicching Machiko-sensei Homepage (in Japanese)
• Official TMC Maicching Machiko-sensei live-action website (in Japanese)
• Miss Machiko (manga) at Anime News Network 's encyclopedia