Cute Executive Officer

Cute Executive Officer (Japanese: 幼女社長, Hepburn: Yōjo Shachō, lit. "Little Girl President") is a Japanese comedy manga series by Odeko Fujii. It has been serialized online via the website Curazy Manga since January 2018 and has been collected in three tankōbon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten. It is also available on Kadokawa Shoten's ComicWalker website. An original net animation (ONA) anime adaptation by Project No.9 premiered in January 2021, with a second season premiering in July 2023.

Cute Executive Officer
Cover of the first tankōbon volume, featuring Mayu Warito (left) and Najimu Mujina (right)
幼女社長
(Yōjo Shachō)
GenreComedy[1]
Manga
Written byOdeko Fujii
Published byKadokawa Shoten
MagazineCurazy Manga
ComicWalker
DemographicSeinen
Original runJanuary 2018 – present
Volumes3
Original net animation
Directed byKazuya Iwata
Written bySatoru Sugizawa
Music byH Zett M
StudioProject No.9
Licensed bySentai Filmworks
ReleasedJanuary 1, 2021
Episodes13
Original net animation
Cute Executive Officer R
Directed byKazuya Iwata
Written bySatoru Sugizawa
Music bySoshina
StudioProject No.9
Released July 1, 2023 – present
Episodes10

Characters
Najimu Mujina (六科なじむ, Mujina Najimu)
Voiced by: Rina Hidaka[1]
Yuki Karuizawa (軽井沢ユキ, Karuizawa Yuki)
Voiced by: Sumire Uesaka[1]
Mayu Warito (割戸真友, Warito Mayu)
Voiced by: Hisako Kanemoto[1]
Garcia Dekasegi (出稼ぎガルシア, Dekasegi Garushia)
Voiced by: Sayaka Kaneko[1]
Riya Motohashi (元橋リヤ, Motohashi Riya)
Voiced by: Chinami Hashimoto[2]
Nowani (野ワニ, Nowani)
Voiced by: Aoi Koga[2]
Complaining Customer (クレーマー, Kurēmā)
Voiced by: Tomokazu Sugita[3]
Mr. Corn Potage (コンポタおじさん, Konpota oji san)
Voiced by: Chō[3]
Bakery Manager (パン屋の店主, Panya no tenshu)
Voiced by: Hōchū Ōtsuka[3]
Garcia’s Mother (ガルシアの母, Garushia no haha)
Voiced by: Aya Hisakawa[3]
Fat Salaryman (太リーマン, Futoriiman)
Voiced by: Kazuyuki Okitsu[3]
Tanryūsai Suda (須田丹龍斎)
Voiced by: Tesshō Genda[3]
TV Director (テレビD, Terebi D)
Voiced by: Jun Fukuyama[3]
Designer (デザイナー, Dezainā)
Voiced by: Kotori Koiwai[3]
Najimu's Mother (なじむの母, Najimu no haha)
Voiced by: Yukari Tamura[3]
Yoshine Fudō
Voiced by: Ikumi Hasegawa[4]
Ray Okano
Voiced by: Yui Ogura[4]
Mugaku Hamaoka
Voiced by: Akio Otsuka[4]
Yamada-san
Dokudakomaru

Media

Manga
No. Release date ISBN
1 April 26, 2019[5]978-4-04-065688-5
2 November 15, 2019[6]978-4-04-064103-4
3 January 14, 2021[7]978-4-04-680221-7

Anime

An anime adaptation was announced by Odeko Fujii on September 30, 2020.[8] It was later revealed to be an original net animation (ONA) in December 2020.[3] The series was animated by Project No.9 and directed by Kazuya Iwata, with Satoru Sugizawa handling series' composition, Susumu Watanabe designing the characters, and H Zett M composing the series' music.[1] It began streaming online on January 1, 2021 via the anime's official website and Twitter account. The opening theme song is "March Onward! Mujina Company" (進め！むじなカンパニー, "Susume! Mujina Kanpanī") performed by Neko Hacker, featuring Najimu Mujina (Rina Hidaka), Mayu Warito (Hisako Kanemoto), Yuki Karuizawa (Sumire Uesaka) and Garcia Dekasegi (Sayaka Kaneko), while the ending theme song is "Let's Go Back to Work!" (会社に帰ろう！, "Kaisha ni Kaerō!") performed by Mayu Warito (Hisako Kanemoto), featuring Kotori Koiwai.[3] Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime.[9] They released it by editing all the episodes into one full-length episode.[10]

On September 18, 2022, a second season titled Cute Executive Officer R was announced and the staff and cast reprised their roles from the previous season. It premiered on July 1, 2023. The season's opening theme song is "Sound Off! Mujina Symphony" (鳴らせ！むじなシンフォニー, "Narase! Mujina Shinfonī") performed by Arisa Sonohara, while the ending theme song is "Y-O-U-R R-O-Y-A-L H-I-G-H-N-E-S-S!" (オ・ヒ・メ・サ・マ！, "O-Hi-Me-Sa-Ma!!") performed by Neko Hacker.[4]

No.Title [11][lower-alpha 1]Original release date [12]
1"Contract"
Transcription: "Keiyakusho" (Japanese: けいやくしょ)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
2"Complaint"
Transcription: "Kurēmu" (Japanese: くれーむ)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
3"Overtime"
Transcription: "Zangyō" (Japanese: ざんぎょう)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
"Corporate Drone"
Transcription: "Shachiku" (Japanese: しゃちく)
4"Bankruptcy"
Transcription: "Tōsan" (Japanese: とうさん)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
5"Office Cleaning"
Transcription: "Kaisha no Sōji" (Japanese: かいしゃのそうじ)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
"Hometown"
Transcription: "Jikka" (Japanese: じっか)
6"My First Errand"
Transcription: "Hajimete no Otsukai" (Japanese: はじめてのおつかい)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
7"Interview"
Transcription: "Mensetsu" (Japanese: めんせつ)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
8"Cholesterol"
Transcription: "Koresuterōru" (Japanese: これすてろーる)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
"Annual Physical"
Transcription: "Ningen Dokku" (Japanese: にんげんどっく)
9"TV Shoot"
Transcription: "Terebi Shuzai" (Japanese: てれびしゅざい)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
10"Presents"
Transcription: "Temiyage" (Japanese: てみやげ)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
11"Design"
Transcription: "Dezain" (Japanese: でざいん)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
12"Kidnapping Part 1"
Transcription: "Yūkai Sono Ichi" (Japanese: ゆうかい その1)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
"Kidnapping Part 2"
Transcription: "Yūkai Sono Ni" (Japanese: ゆうかい その2)
13"Slogan"
Transcription: "Surōgan" (Japanese: すろーがん)		January 1, 2021 (2021-01-01)
"Morning Meeting (Ending)"
Transcription: "Chōrei (Endingu)" (Japanese: ちょうれい（エンディング）)

Reception

In 2019, Cute Executive Officer was nominated for the 5th Next Manga Awards in the digital category and placed 20th out of 50 nominees.[13]

Notes
  1. All English titles are taken from HIDIVE.

References
  1. Sherman, Jennifer (October 1, 2020). "Yōjo Shachō Comedy Anime Announces Cast, Staff". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  2. Mateo, Alex (November 5, 2020). "Yōjo Shachō Comedy Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Visual". Anime News Network. Retrieved November 5, 2020.
  3. Loo, Egan (December 1, 2020). "Yōjo Shachō Comedy Anime's Promo Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Songs, January 1 Net Debut". Anime News Network. Retrieved December 1, 2020.
  4. Loo, Egan (September 18, 2022). "Cute Executive Officer Anime Gets Sequel in Early 2023". Anime News Network. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  5. "幼女社長" (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  6. "幼女社長２" (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  7. "幼女社長３" (in Japanese). Kadokawa. Retrieved January 4, 2021.
  8. Loo, Egan (September 30, 2020). "Yōjo Shachō Comedy Manga About 5-Year-Old Company President Gets Anime". Anime News Network. Retrieved October 2, 2020.
  9. "SENTAI RECRUITS "CUTE EXECUTIVE OFFICER" TO LINEUP". Sentai Filmworks. December 22, 2020. Retrieved December 22, 2020.
  10. "Cute Executive Officer". HIDIVE. January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  11. "Yōjo Shachō | Anime | Muryō Dōga GYAO!" 幼女社長 | アニメ | 無料動画GYAO! [Cute Executive Officer | Anime | Free Video GYAO!]. GYAO! (in Japanese). Archived from the original on January 1, 2021. Retrieved January 1, 2021.
  12. "Anime Yōjo Shachō｜Nyūsu" アニメ幼女社長｜にゅーす [Anime Cute Executive Officer｜News]. mujina-company.com (in Japanese). Archived from the original on December 31, 2020. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  13. "SPY × FAMILY, Kusuriya no Hitorigoto Win Tsugi ni Kuru Manga Award 2019". Anime News Network. August 22, 2019. Retrieved November 26, 2021.
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