Anime
The Manabi Straight! anime aired in Japan between January 8 and March 26, 2007 on the TV Tokyo television network; it contained twelve episodes. A thirteenth original video animation episode was released on October 10, 2007. The production staff of Manabi Straight! took a new path in terms of direction, effectively removing the traditional "director" position. Instead, a team of studio producers and episode directors called Team Manabibeya (チームまなび部屋, Chīmu Manabibeya?) shared the burden together, a first for an animation production. Team Manabibeya includes the story director Ryunosuke Kingetsu, the animation director and character designer Atsushi Ogasawara, the layout director Takurowo Takahashi, and the technical director Takayuki Hirao.
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