Joshiraku
Characters. All of the girls' surnames end with the character , which is often used in stage names for performers. Media. Manga. "Joshiraku" began as a manga series written by Kōji Kumeta and illustrated by Yasu. It was serialized in Kodansha's "Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine" between the October 2009 and October 2013 issues – from September 9, 2009, to September 9, 2013. The chapters were also collected and released into six "tankōbon" volumes under the Wild KC imprint, from May 17, 2010, to November 8, 2013. A limited edition of the fifth volume was bundled with an anime episode on DVD  disc. Anime. A 13-episode anime television series adaptation animated by J.C.Staff aired in Japan between July and September 2012. An original video animation episode was released on DVD with the fifth manga volume on February 8, 2013. The opening theme is by Ayane Sakura, Kotori Koiwai, Nozomi Yamamoto, Yoshino Nanjō and Saori Gotō, and the ending theme is by Momoiro Clover Z and Yoshida Brothers. In 2019, Maiden Japan licensed the series.