Smart-san

Plot summary

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.

Seasons

When is the new season of Smart-san coming out?

Smart-san ended in 1979 (1 season, 42 episodes). No new season has been announced.

How long does it take to watch Smart-san?

Smart-san has 42 episodes in total, about 24 minutes each. Watching it all takes roughly 17 hours; at two episodes a day you will finish in 21 days.

Crew

• personWaki YamatoCreator
• personKazuyoshi YokotaDirector
• personNisan TakahashiWriter
• personAkira NegoroProducer

Cast

Production companies

• Nippon Animation