

Benio Hanamura is a 17-year-old schoolgirl in Tokyo during the Taisho era. Benio lost her mother when she was very young and has been raised by her father, a high-ranking official in the Japanese army. As a result, she has grown into a tomboy—contrary to traditional Japanese notions of femininity, she studies kendo, drinks sake, dresses in often outlandish-looking Western fashions, and isn't as interested in housewife duties as she is in literature. She also rejects the idea of arranged marriages and believes in a woman's right to a career and to marry for love. Benio's best friends are the beautiful Tamaki, who is much more feminine than Benio but equally interested in women's rights, and Ranmaru, a young man who was raised to play female roles in the kabuki theater and as a result has acquired very effeminate mannerisms.





| Years | 1978–1979 |
|---|---|
| Release date | June 3, 1978 |
| Last aired | February 14, 1979 |
| Created by | 大和和紀 |
| Seasons | 1 season · 42 episodes |
| Status | Ended |
| Runtime / episode | 24 min |
| TV network | ANIMAX · tv asahi |
| Country | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Genres | Comedy · Drama · Animation |
| Cast | 永井一郎 · Reiko Suzuki · 峰あつ子 · Katsuji Mori · Kohei Miyauchi · 山田礼子 · Rihoko Yoshida · Kazuko Sugiyama · 増岡弘 · 永井一郎 · よこざわけい子 · Kaneta Kimotsuki |
| Production | Nippon Animation |
| IMDB | tt0449721 |
| Official website | www.nippon-animation.co.jp/work/1301 |
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