The Pet Girl of Sakurasou
Plot. Sakura Dormitory is a dorm of the high school affiliated with Suimei University of the Arts (often shortened as Suiko), which hosts the strangest, most trouble-making students. After being kicked out of the normal dorm for keeping a stray cat, Sorata Kanda moves into Sakura Dormitory. As he starts to get used to the life in the dorm, Mashiro Shiina, a world-famous artist who cannot even take care of her daily life, moves in. Sorata is forced to become Mashiro's caretaker. The story is about their daily lives as well  as mental growth. Media. Light novels. "The Pet Girl of Sakurasou" began as a light novel series written by Hajime Kamoshida, with illustrations drawn by Kēji Mizoguchi. ASCII Media Works published 13 volumes in the series under their Dengeki Bunko imprint encompassing 10 main novels and three short story collections released between January 10, 2010, and March 8, 2014. Manga. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Hōki Kusano, began serialization in the April 2011 issue of ASCII Media Works' "Dengeki G's Magazine". The manga ended serialization in the magazine's May 2014 issue and continued serialization in "Dengeki G's  Comic" between the June 2014 and July 2015 issues. The first "tankōbon" volume was released on October 27, 2011, and there have been eight published as of June 27, 2015. A four-panel anthology volume was published on February 27, 2012. Anime. A 24-episode anime television series adaptation, produced by J.C.Staff, written by Mari Okada, and directed by Atsuko Ishizuka, aired in Japan between October 9, 2012 and March 26, 2013 on Tokyo MX. It has been licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. The series was also simulcasted on Crunchyroll and is available for streaming on Hulu. The  series makes use of five pieces of theme music: three opening themes and two ending themes. The first opening theme is sung by Pet na Kanojotachi, consisting of Ai Kayano, Mariko Nakatsu, and Natsumi Takamori. The first ending theme "Days of Dash" is by Konomi Suzuki. Episode 3 uses the tune "Days of Dash", but different lyrics and accompanying animation than episodes 1 and 2. From episode 13 onwards, the second opening theme is by Suzuki. The second ending theme is by Asuka Ōkura. The opening theme of episode 14 is "I Call Your Name Again" by Nakatsu under her  character name Nanami Aoyama. The anime only adapted up to volume 6 of the light novels. Visual novel. A visual novel adaptation, developed by Netchubiyori and published by ASCII Media Works, was released on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita on February 14, 2013. Reception. The "Mainichi Shimbun" reported in April 2012 that the novels have sold over 850,000 copies.