Okami-san and Her Seven Companions

The Ōkami-san (オオカミさん) series is a collection of Japanese light novels by Masashi Okita, with illustrations by Unaji. The series started with the release of the first volume on August 10, 2006 entitled Ookami-san and Seven Companions (オオカミさんと七人の仲間たち, Ōkami-san to Shichinin no Nakamatachi), and as of January 10, 2010, ten volumes have been published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation by Kurumi Suzushiro started serialization in the shōnen manga magazine Dengeki Daioh on February 27, 2010. A TV anime adaptation started airing on July 1, 2010 and is an ongoing anime series for Fall of 2010.

Plot
The series is a romantic comedy with various references to fairy tales such as "Little Red Riding Hood," "The Ant and the Grasshopper," etc. with most of the story set in a city called Otogibana City (Otogibana-shi). Ookami Ryouko (aka Ookami-san) is a spunky high school girl with a masculine attitude. She is a member of a "fixer" club more popularly known as the "Otogi Bank". The club solves various problems around the city with her partner Akai Ringo (Akazukin-chan) and four other members. Later on, a new member emerges: he is Morino Ryoushi, a boy whose case of scopophobia (or fear of being stared at) gave him an image of a cowardly person. However, his confession to Ryouko changes things around, and with him joining the Otogi Bank, the adventures of Ryouko and her seven companions begin.

Principal Characters

 * Ookami Ryouko - a girl with a tomboyish attitude and roommate and close friend of Ringo. As a member of the Otogi Bank, she is usually assigned to more dangerous tasks which would require her self-defense abilities. A tsundere character, she uses violence when embarassed and has a soft-spot for cute animals such as dogs or cats. Her primary weapon are neko-neko knuckles. A special electrified or "revamped" version is applied in tighter situations.
 * Morino Ryoushi - a boy who suffers from scopophobia, the fear of being stared upon. At first glance, he is extremely vulnerable, but his guts to confess to Ryouko despite of her "manly" image is admired by the members of the Otogi Bank. He later joins the club, and assists the group in the tasks they receive.
 * Akai Ringo - always seen wearing a red dress, she is sometimes known as "Akazukin-chan" or "Miss Red Cape". She is always seen together with Ryouko and she is also the one who knows Ryouko's more feminine side.