# Keijo (manga)

Keijo!!!!!!!! (競女!!!!!!!!), also known as Hip Whip Girl, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Daichi Sorayomi [ja]. It was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 2013 to April 2017, with its chapters collected in 18 tankōbon volumes. It follows a gymnast participating in a fictional women-only contact sport, where players use only their breasts and buttocks to tackle opponents. An anime television series adaptation produced by Xebec aired from October to December 2016.

## Plot

The story is set in an alternate reality where the women-only gambling competitive sport keijo becomes a fad in Japan. The rules of keijo are simple: the match is held in a swimming pool stadium. Participants must stand atop circular platforms floating in a pool, referred to as "lands". One of them can defeat their opponents by knocking them off their respective platforms and into the water, using only their breasts or buttocks. The sport attracts millions of viewers across the country and boasts a lavish prize pool. This prompts many aspiring athletes from different sports to try to succeed in keijo. After graduating from high school, Nozomi Kaminashi, a gifted gymnast, enters the world of keijo. She was raised in a poor family and hopes to bring a fortune.

## Characters
### Nozomi Kaminashi (神無 のぞみ, Kaminashi Nozomi)

    Voiced by: Lynn (Japanese); Amber Lee Connors (English)
    A cheerful and energetic girl wishing to become the richest player. When she was an athlete, she moves around the Land. Her fighting type is "Infighter". Her signature attack is the "Vacuum Butt Cannon", which sends anyone or anything far. She is sometimes a troublemaker and occasionally gets stuck in tough situations. She has a strong hunch when using her head in a butt, and figures out whose special talent is. Despite her loss, she learns all she can at school. She has dark blue eyes and wears a white ribbon tied in her long, dark blue hair.

### Sayaka Miyata (宮田 さやか, Miyata Sayaka)

    Voiced by: M.A.O (Japanese); Felecia Angelle (English)
    Nozomi's best friend and former judo champion. She is one of the most promising new recruits and the fastest player. Her fighting type is "Outfighter". Even though she is not fazed by her classmate's antics, except Nozomi, she is a caring friend to her roommates and solves problems with her friends. She has dark blue eyes and a blue ribbon tied in her short, white hair. Her father disapproves of her moving on from judo, but accepts it when the audience encourage Sayaka to use the move.

### Kazane Aoba (青葉 風音, Aoba Kazane)

    Voiced by: Kaede Hondo (Japanese); Alexis Tipton (English)
    A shy resident of Hiroshima who is self-conscious of her dialect. Her ponytail moves when she is addressed or feeling emotional. Her right hand is sensitive and can copy her opponents' abilities by feeling up their butts, an ability she calls "Scanning Hand". In addition, she is a great strategist and uses special abilities from her friends as the situation demands in the East–West War. Her fighting style is "Counter". She has a brown ponytail and brown eyes.

### Non Toyoguchi (豊口 のん, Toyoguchi Non)

    Voiced by: Saori Ōnishi (Japanese); Sarah Wiedenheft (English)
    A countryside village girl wishing to gain popularity. She can revitalize her village by lacking the population. She has the softest buttocks and breasts, absorbing attacks and reflecting them back. She is clumsy, absent-minded and gets into comical situations. She also has an unusual accent, like Kazane, which is why she is misunderstood by Nozomi. She has red hair tied in pigtails and red eyes.

### Hanabi Kawai (河合 花火, Kawai Hanabi)

    Voiced by: Rena Maeda (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)
    An Elite Class Rank 3. She is a sports prodigy ever since she was a child and because of this, she makes friends after joining keijo. She has a happy-go-lucky attitude when playing on the Land. Her attack strategy is to strike her opponent's jaw which causes a shock to the brain. Her attack style is "Infighter". She has short light purple hair and eyes.

### Mio Kusakai (日下生 美桜, Kusakai Mio)

    Voiced by: Hibiku Yamamura (Japanese); Michelle Rojas (English)
    An Elite Class Rank 1 and a lesbian player. She is a playful girl with a great interest in Nozomi. Her technique, "Breast Hypnosis", moves like a pendulum to immobilize her opponents. It was later banned from school. Her fighting style is "Infighter". She has long blonde hair and light blue eyes.

### Rin Rokudō (六堂 鈴, Rokudō Rin)

    Voiced by: Rie Takahashi (Japanese); Alex Moore (English)
    An Elite Class Rank 2. She initially claims the title in Western Japan and sparks a rivalry between her and Sayaka. She is a former swimmer, with a large lung capacity and quick movement. Her favorite technique is the "Butt Gatling". When participating in keijo, her hair stands up, forming cat ears. Her nickname is "Rinrin" and she is an "Outfighter". In addition to her small frame and cat hairstyle, she has short blue hair and eyes.

### Yuko Ōshima (大島 優子, Ōshima Yuko)

    Voiced by: Misa Kayama (Japanese); Kristen McGuire (English)
    The main teacher in the West. She gives out tasks for the girls that are related to keijo, such as hip toss with the beach ball and morning exercises. She has amazing speed as a test in the second episode knocking four students off the land. She has a brown ponytail and eyes.

### Nagisa Ujibe (氏部 凪, Ujibe Nagisa)

    Voiced by: Mabuki Andō (Japanese); Jamie Marchi (English)
    One of the first keijo players and prize queens known as the "Alluring Siren" in the past. In the present, she is Nozomi's teacher. She was the first to recognize her "Vacuum Butt Cannon" and knows the dangers of the attack, as she once used it herself. She owns the UTMs which she gives to Nozomi before sending her to elite class in preparation for the East–West War. She has a rivalry with the keijo training school's head teacher in the East. She has orange hair and eyes and a high weight compared to when she was a teenager.

### Miku Kobayakawa (小早川 未来, Kobayakawa Miku)

    Voiced by: Yoko Hikasa (Japanese); Dawn M. Bennett (English)
    One of the other teachers in the West. Although she looks blind, she is a good teacher. She has long blonde hair and an unknown eye colour.

### Kotone Fujisaki (藤崎 琴音, Fujisaki Kotone)

    Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami (Japanese); Jad Saxton (English)
    An Elite Class Rank 4. She comes from a family of players and is naturally gifted for sports. However, she sees it as nothing over work, until participating in keijo for the first time. She attacks while her back is turned and uses the vibrations on the Land to detect and predict her opponents' movements without looking. Her buttocks release an aura in the form of a dog and her buttocks appear to home in on her target. She listens to homosexual stories on a headset and fantasizes about them, which makes her appear uninterested to her opponents. Her fighting style is "Infighter". She has short blue hair and eyes.

## Media
### Manga

Written and illustrated by Daichi Sorayomi [ja], Keijo!!!!!!!! was serialized in Shogakukan's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Sunday from July 24, 2013, to April 26, 2017. Shogakukan collected the chapters in eighteen tankōbon volumes, released from November 18, 2013, to July 18, 2017.

#### Volumes

| No. | Japanese release date | Japanese ISBN |
| 1 | November 18, 2013 | 978-4-09-124505-2 |
| 2 | February 18, 2014 | 978-4-09-124565-6 |
| 3 | May 16, 2014 | 978-4-09-124645-5 |
| 4 | August 18, 2014 | 978-4-09-125080-3 |
| 5 | November 18, 2014 | 978-4-09-125373-6 |
| 6 | February 18, 2015 | 978-4-09-125598-3 |
| 7 | May 18, 2015 | 978-4-09-125839-7 |
| 8 | August 18, 2015 | 978-4-09-126208-0 |
| 9 | November 18, 2015 | 978-4-09-126487-9 |
| 10 | February 18, 2016 | 978-4-09-126777-1 |
| 11 | May 18, 2016 | 978-4-09-127137-2 |
| 12 | September 16, 2016 | 978-4-09-127337-6 |
| 13 | October 18, 2016 | 978-4-09-127409-0 |
| 14 | December 16, 2016 | 978-4-09-127423-6 |
| 15 | March 17, 2017 | 978-4-09-127506-6 |
| 16 | May 18, 2017 | 978-4-09-127565-3 |
| 17 | June 16, 2017 | 978-4-09-127580-6 |
| 18 | July 18, 2017 | 978-4-09-127725-1 |

### Anime

An anime television series adaptation was announced in February 2016. It was produced by Xebec, directed by Hideya Takahashi, written by Takao Kato, composed by Hayato Matsuo, and the characters designed by Keiya Nakano. It aired from October 6 to December 22, 2016. The opening theme song is "Dream × Scramble!", performed by Airi, while the ending theme song is "Fantas/Hip Girlfriends!", performed by Lynn, M.A.O, Kaede Hondo, and Saori Ōnishi. The series was released across six Blu-ray and DVD home video volumes, and each volume includes an original video animation episode.
The anime was streamed by Crunchyroll and Funimation, the latter of which streamed an English dub. Following Sony's acquisition of Crunchyroll, the English dub was moved to Crunchyroll. Medialink licensed the series in Asia-Pacific.

#### Episodes

| No. | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | "Setouchi Keijo Training School!!!!" Transliteration: "Setouchi Keijo Yōsei Gakkō!!!!" (Japanese: 瀬戸内競女養成学校!!!!) | October 6, 2016 (2016-10-6) |
| Nozomi and her friends pass a try-out at school. |||
| 2 | "The Hip Toss Brings Us Together!!!!" Transliteration: "Danketsu no Hippu Tosu!!!!" (Japanese: 団結のヒップトス!!!!) | October 13, 2016 (2016-10-13) |
| The girls spend the first day of the term. Nozomi uses the "Vacuum Butt Cannon" for the first time. |||
| 3 | "Vacuum Butt Cannon!!!!" Transliteration: "Shinkū Rekketsu!!!!" (Japanese: 真空烈尻（しんくうれっけつ）!!!!) | October 20, 2016 (2016-10-20) |
| Nozomi finds a UTM swimsuit too hard to move in, until it becomes routine after a month. |||
| 4 | "The Battle for the Fastest Butt!!!!" Transliteration: "Saisoku Kettei-sen!!!!" (Japanese: 最速尻定戦（さいそくけつていせん）!!!!) | October 27, 2016 (2016-10-27) |
| Mio uses "Breast Hypnosis" to defeat other opponents. |||
| 5 | "Full-Auto Cerberus!!!!" Transliteration: "Jidō geigeki (furuōto) keruberosu!!!!" (Japanese: 自動迎撃（フルオート）ケルベロス!!!!) | November 3, 2016 (2016-11-3) |
| After Nozomi defeats Kotone, Nagisa disqualifies Mio and praises Nozomi. |||
| 6 | "Alluring Kyoto Trip!!!!" Transliteration: "Miwaku no Kyōto gasshuku!!!!" (Japanese: 魅惑の京都合宿!!!!) | November 10, 2016 (2016-11-10) |
| The girls and their teachers go on a class trip to Kyoto. |||
| 7 | "Where the Turnips Lead!!!!" Transliteration: "Kabu no michibiku saki!!!!" (Japanese: カブの導く先!!!!) | November 17, 2016 (2016-11-17) |
| Nozomi extracts the turnip with a rope tied to her torso. |||
| 8 | "The Dramatic East-West War!!!!" Transliteration: "Haran hisshi no tōzai-sen!!!!" (Japanese: 波乱必至の東西戦!!!!) | November 24, 2016 (2016-11-24) |
| After Nozomi defeats Usagi Tsukishita, the west school team arrives at Nishinomiya to meet the other team from the east. The contestants invite them for a tournament. |||
| 9 | "Ruler of the Jungle Gym!!!!" Transliteration: "Jangurujimu no hasha!!!!" (Japanese: ジャングルジムの覇者!!!!) | December 1, 2016 (2016-12-1) |
| Sayaka inspires her west team to win the round. |||
| 10 | "The Second East÷-West War Race!!!!" Transliteration: "Tōzai-sen dai ni rēsu!!!!" (Japanese: 東西戦第二レース!!!!) | December 8, 2016 (2016-12-8) |
| Kazane copies every move of any buttocks she touches. As all opponents are sent overboard, the east wins the match with Sanae Hououin barely avoiding the water. |||
| 11 | "The Castle of the Final Match!!!!" Transliteration: "Kessen no shiro!!!!" (Japanese: 決戦の城!!!!) | December 15, 2016 (2016-12-15) |
| The castle sinks after all players are defeated. Maya Sakashiro gets frightened and reveals her alter ego Kaya. |||
| 12 | "The Heated Battle's Rear-End!!!!" Transliteration: "Nessen Shūketsu!!!!" (Japanese: 熱戦終尻(しゅうけつ)!!!!) | December 22, 2016 (2016-12-22) |
| Nozomi defeats Maya after helping her fight her alter ego. The girls graduate from school. Nozomi and Sayaka become professional players in the Chūgoku region. |||

#### Specials

| No. | Title | Original release date |
| 1 | "Figure 8utt" (Japanese: 尻8の字) | November 23, 2016 (2016-11-23) |
| 2 | "Buttbox" (Japanese: 尻ボイパ) | December 21, 2016 (2016-12-21) |
| 3 | "From Empty Room to Store Room" (Japanese: 空き部屋から物置き部屋へ) | January 25, 2017 (2017-01-25) |
| 4 | "East-West War Eve" (Japanese: 東西戦前夜) | March 8, 2017 (2017-03-08) |
| 5 | "Midnight Buttle" (Japanese: 真夜中の尻戦) | March 29, 2017 (2017-03-29) |
| 6 | "Forever a Keijo Competitor" (Japanese: 競女よ永遠（とは）に) | May 31, 2017 (2017-05-31) |

### Other media

The video game Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 has a crossover promotion with Keijo!!!!!!!!, with in-game swimsuits based on the series.

## Reception

In November 2016, Crunchyroll revealed Keijo!!!!!!!! as the most viewed anime series in the United States. It was the most popular in nine states, with only Yuri on Ice and Drifters, being most viewed in more states. In 2017, fans in Portugal were in the planning stages for a defictionalized Keijo sport league. The rules of the defictionalized version were modified and protective gear for the breasts, rear, and thighs were added to make the sport "safer and more realistic". A proof of concept video showed a match in action and the league planned to scout for interested parties and venues for play.

## Explanatory notes

* ↑ All English titles are taken from Funimation.