Hen (manga)


Hen is a Japanese seinen manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku, serialized in Weekly Young Jump. There are two separate series of Hen, but they share the same setting, and characters from the first series appear in the second.

Plot

Suzuki and Satō

;Chizuru Yoshida
;Azumi Yamada
;Ryuichi Kobayashi
;Sushiaki Karasawa
;Hiroyuki

Media

Drama

In 1996, Hen was adapted into a Japanese television drama. The first half starred Shinsuke Aoki as Suzuki, actress Aiko Sato as Sato, and Shigaya Kazuma as Hiroya Oku. The second half starred Asami Jo as Chizuru and Miho Kiuchi as Azumi. The VHS release had more explicit sex scenes than the broadcast version. The TV version was released on Region 2 DVD in November 2006.

Cast

;Ichirō Suzuki
;Yūki Satō
;Hiroya Oku
;Takashi Saeki
;Saena Suzuki
;Shizuka Yamakawa
;Miho Takikawa

Original video animation

In 1997, the "Chizuru and Azumi" series was adapted into a 2-episode original video animation series. It was released in North America by Central Park Media under the title Strange Love.