Even the Student Council Has Its Holes!
Japanese manga series
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Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! (Japanese: 生徒会にも穴はある!, Hepburn: Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!) is a Japanese yonkoma manga series written and illustrated by Muchimaro. It has been serialized in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine since April 2022. An anime television series adaptation produced by Passione is set to premiere in October 2026.
| Even the Student Council Has Its Holes! | |
First tankōbon volume cover, featuring Hisako Kotobuki | |
| 生徒会にも穴はある! (Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru!) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Muchimaro |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| English publisher | |
| Imprint | Shōnen Magazine Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Magazine |
| Original run | April 27, 2022 – present |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Naoyuki Tatsuwa |
| Written by | Masahiro Yokotani |
| Music by | Tomoki Kikuya |
| Studio | Passione |
| Original network | Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT |
| Original run | October 4, 2026 – scheduled |
Plot
In prestigious Fujinasu Academy, a private high school on the outskirts of town, Ume Mizunoe, a young literary enthusiast, agrees to join the student council in order to avoid having to repeat a year. However, the members of the student council happen to be a very strange bunch of individuals.
Characters
- Ume Mizunoe (水之江 梅, Mizunoe Ume)
- Voiced by: Shogo Sakata[3]
- A first-year high school student who excels in humanities but struggles in math and science. He is asked to join the student council so that he would not have to repeat a year.
- Satomi Hiratsuka (平塚 敏深, Hiratsuka Satomi)
- Voiced by: Yumi Uchiyama[4]
- Ume's homeroom teacher and the student council's adviser. She has a lazy personality, especially at home.
- Hisako Kotobuki (古都吹 寿子, Kotobuki Hisako)
- Voiced by: Haruka Shiraishi[5]
- A third-year student and the student council president. She excels in academics and sports and wears a ponytail. She has a younger brother.
- Arisu Terui (照井 有栖, Terui Arisu)
- Voiced by: Shizuka Ishigami[6]
- The student council treasurer and a second-year student. She comes from a wealthy family.
- Komaro Michinoku (陸奥 こまろ, Michinoku Komaro)
- Voiced by: Miyu Tomita[5]
- A first-year student and a member of the student council who possesses a small appearance and a large-chested frame. Her parents were killed in a plane crash when she was young.
- Tan Otori (尾鳥 たん, Otori Tan)
- Voiced by: Hiyori Kono[7]
- A junior high school student who serves as the student council's PR officer. He has a feminine appearance.
Media
Manga
Written and illustrated by Muchimaro, Seitokai ni mo Ana wa Aru! started in Kodansha's shōnen manga magazine Weekly Shōnen Magazine on April 27, 2022.[8] Kodansha has collected its chapters into individual tankōbon volumes. The first volume was released on September 16, 2022.[2] As of August 17, 2026, thirteen volumes have been released.[9]
A promotional video for the seventh volume, animated by Passione, was uploaded to the series' official X account on July 10, 2024.[10]
In January 2026, Seven Seas Entertainment announced that it had licensed the series for English publication, through its Ghost Ship imprint, with the first volume set to release in September of the same year.[11]
Volumes
| No. | Original release date | Original ISBN | English release date | English ISBN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | September 16, 2022[12] | 978-4-06-529086-6 | September 8, 2026[13] | 979-8-89863-067-6 |
| 2 | December 16, 2022[14] | 978-4-06-529991-3 | December 8, 2026[15] | 979-8-89863-068-3 |
| 3 | April 17, 2023[16] | 978-4-06-531235-3 | March 9, 2027[17] | 979-8-89863-069-0 |
| 4 | August 17, 2023[18] | 978-4-06-532610-7 | — | — |
| 5 | November 16, 2023[19] | 978-4-06-533514-7 | — | — |
| 6 | March 15, 2024[20] | 978-4-06-534862-8 | — | — |
| 7 | July 17, 2024[21] | 978-4-06-536135-1 | — | — |
| 8 | November 15, 2024[22] | 978-4-06-537043-8 | — | — |
| 9 | March 17, 2025[23] | 978-4-06-538704-7 | — | — |
| 10 | July 16, 2025[24] | 978-4-06-540003-6 | — | — |
| 11 | November 17, 2025[25] | 978-4-06-541574-0 | — | — |
| 12 | March 17, 2026[26] | 978-4-06-543075-0 | — | — |
| 13 | August 17, 2026[9] | 978-4-06-544344-6 | — | — |
Anime
In April 2025, it was announced that the manga will receive an anime television series adaptation produced by Aniplex.[27][28] The series is animated by Passione and directed by Naoyuki Tatsuwa, with scripts by Masahiro Yokotani, character designs by Ryo Imamura, and music by Tomoki Kikuya.[29] It is set to premiere on October 4, 2026, on Tokyo MX and other channels.[a] The opening theme song is "Kaze no Naka wa Hashirukkyanai!" (風の中は走るっきゃないっ！), performed by Sangatsu no Phantasia.[29]
Reception
The series won the ninth Next Manga Award in the print category in 2023.[31][32]
See also
- It's Just Not My Night, another manga series by the same author