The anime titled Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakama-tachi (オオカミさんと七人の仲間たち), which is translated to "Ōkami-san and her Seven Companions" in English, is based off a collection of Japanese light novels written by Masashi Okita, with illustrations by Unaji. The series consists of 12 episodes and is something along the lines of a romantic-comedy parodying fairy tales such as Little Red Riding Hood, The Ant and the Grasshopper etc. The story revolves around Ryōko Ōkami who is a tomboyish high school girl. She is a member of a "trading" club so called Otogi High School Bank. She and the other members of the club fix students' problems, at any lengths, in exchange for the student helping them out later. At some points in the storyline, some episodes also include parodies of other anime. Character profiles below are taken off Wikipedia.Ryōko Ōkami (大神 涼子)The protagonist who is fierce, like a wolf, and flat-chested, 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 kind and frightened of certain things. Although generally hostile about Ryōshi's wimpiness, she soon accepts him as someone who can watch her back in fights. It should be noted that Ōkami-san's character fits into the tsundere category for anime idioms. She is a close friend of Ringo Akai and is based on the wolf from the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood and others, though on several occasions she is shown to be very different from her base character; she mostly tries to act and be like the wolf, "wearing a wolf's clothing". She'd originally been an honest and innocent girl, but in Junior High her former boyfriend Shirō attempted to rape her, and when she told her friends, they refuse to believe her and accuses Ryōko of fabricating the story in anger after being dumped. After this, she transferred schools and struggled to be "strong" enough that she would need no one and not risk being betrayed again. She develops feelings for Morino later on in the anime.
Ryōshi Morino (森野 亮士)
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 noticeability to avoid being detected. However, Ryōshi is much braver when hidden in darkness, and fights from afar using a wrist-mounted slingshot armed with pachinko balls with extreme precision, as shown when he knocks a baseball flying in midair about to hit Otsū. He is also known to perform well in fist fights if Ryōko is in danger. He is based on the hunter in the fairytale Little Red Riding Hood who captures the wolf or Ōkami-san.
Ringo Akai (赤井 林檎)A petite red-haired girl who has been longtime friends with Ryōko. She is the one who recruits Ryōshi into Otogi Bank. She is a close friend of Ryōko Ōkami, and is always trying to involve herself with her best friend's love life. Like Ryōko, she tends to smile to hide her true feelings, and admires Ryōko for trying to become stronger. She is based on the Little Red Riding Hood from the book of the same name, though some aspects of her scheming, manipulative personality closer resemble the poisoned apple of Snow White, a fact which is occasionally referenced by the narrator and other characters. She is also the half sister of "Snow White" Shirayuki Himeno and feels responsible for her past. However,thanks to Ryōko she moves on from the past.
Liszt Kiriki (桐木 リスト)
The president of the Otogi Bank. His skill is cross-dressing, which he uses to gain information normal men can't obtain. He is almost never seen working. He is most likely a parody of the Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper as during the opening and ending scenes he is shown playing a violin while his usual pairing, Alice, is working on her computer, and in the closing sequence he is further shown buried under snow while Alice is in an underground "nest".
Alice Kiriki (桐木 アリス)
Liszt's cousin and secretary in the club. As said above she most likely fits the ant description in Aesop's fable The Ant and the Grasshopper as she is shown working and usually in a serious manner. Also, her hair's front resembles the antennae of an ant, and the first two syllables of her name, "Ari", is the Japanese word for "ant".
Otsū Tsurugaya (鶴ヶ谷 おつう)The club's maid who has an obsession for returning favors. When she was young, she was saved from a car accident by a boy who died before she could thank him, resulting in her having a fear of not being able to return a favor. She is based on the crane from the Japanese tale Tsuru no Ongaeshi.
Tarō Urashima (浦島 太郎)A first year transfer student who is a year older than everyone else. He shows no interest in men but goes completely amorous towards girls. Although he is very flirtatious, he seems to have special feelings of love for Otohime. He is based on Urashima Tarō from the Japanese tale Urashima Tarō. It is heavily implied that he is in an intimate relationship with Otohime, and he occasionally enters a "gentleman mode" after Otohime drags him off and "extracts various things" from him.
Otohime Ryūgū (竜宮 乙姫)
A girl with an obsessive crush on Tarō, who cares for her greatly but on some occasions, is scared of her. It was thanks to Tarō's motivation that she changed from a chubby bullied elementary student to a thin beauty. She constantly grabs Urashima and drags him into the closet, and the narrator remarks "I'll let your imagination figure out what they're doing", giving hints that they have some kind of sexual relationship. Although Tarō often runs from her advances, he does have special feelings for her, and can even be considered her boyfriend. She is based on Princess Otohime from the Japanese tale Urashima Tarō. The reason she is called turtle is because Otohime from the legend was a turtle on land when she met Tarō.
Majolica le Fay (マジョーリカ・ル・フェイ)
Called Majo for short, she is a self-proclaimed mad scientist who builds various devices such as Ryōko's Neko Neko Knuckles. She is based on the sorceress Morgan le Fay. She also takes the role of a "fairy godmother" at times.
LOL-meter: ★★★★★
While watching the series, some parts made me lol quite alot. Mainly it was because of the parodying and some of the events that occured in various episodes. One thing I liked quite alot was when Ryoko knocked some douchebag guy out. Which is obviously uber pwnsome since guys grow some balls and know how to defend when faced by a chick in a one-on-one battle.
Ecchiness: ★★★★☆
Since my favourite genre of animanga is ecchi, it would've been better if the series was fanserviced more. Make that alot more. If you saw the previous version of this post, I actually rated this section 3/5. But, I actually finished watching the series over the weekend so I must say that the last episode really earned the fourth star.
Art: ★★★★★
What else could I say about a cast of many kawaii girls, ne?
Favourite character?
It's hard to choose over them all but I would have to settle with Ryoko, mainly because of her tsundere personality and also her strength (I'd love to KO assholes).
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