Heaven's Lost Property (そらのおとしもの Sora no Otoshimono, lit. "The Sky's Lost Property"), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Suu Minazuki. The plot revolves around Tomoki Sakurai, a highly perverted teenager, who desires to live a peaceful life, but encounters a falling girl with wings named Ikaros, who becomes his servant. Sora no Otoshimono began monthly serialization in the May 2007 issue of manga magazine Shōnen Ace. The first tankōbon was released by Kadokawa Shoten on September 26, 2007, with a total of 18 volumes released as of October 26, 2013. An anime adaptation produced by AIC aired in Japan in 2009, followed with a second season, a feature film, and two video games. A third anime season is in development. The anime is licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment. Tomoki Sakurai is a teenage guy whose motto is "Peace and quiet is the best", but he finds it difficult when he has to put up with Sohara Mitsuki, his next door neighbor with a killer karate chop; Eishiro Sugata, an eccentric pseudo-scientist bent on discovering the "New World"; and Mikako Satsukitane, a sadistic Student Council President. One day, while he was witnessing a strange anomaly in the sky, an UMA (Unidentified Mysterious Animal) crash-lands nearby. Tomoki discovers what fell from the sky is a winged female humanoid named Ikaros, who soon declares herself to be Tomoki's servant. From then on, more creatures known as "Angeloids" arrive, and with this, he loses his peace and quiet, but at the same time finds pleasant things the Angeloids bring him. An anime adaptation produced by AIC and directed by Hisashi Saitō aired in Japan between October 4, 2009 and December 27, 2009 on TV Saitama and Chiba TV, with subsequent broadcasts on KBS, tvk, Sun Television, TVQ, Tokyo MX and TV Aichi, with English-subtitled simulcasts provided on the Crunchyroll. Seven DVD compilation volumes were released between December 25, 2009 and June 25, 2010 by Kadokawa Pictures, with limited edition volumes also sold. A Blu-ray box set was released on June 24, 2011. An OVA episode entitled "Project Pink" was bundled with the limited edition release of volume 9 of the manga on DVD on September 9, 2010. A second season, Sora no Otoshimono: Forte (そらのおとしもの（フォルテ）), was announced on reprinted copies of the manga, and aired 12 episodes between October 1 to December 17, 2010 with simulcasts provided by Crunchyroll, as with the first season. Six DVD volumes were released by Kadokawa Pictures between December 24, 2010 and May 27, 2011. A third season of Sora no Otoshimono has been announced. The opening theme for the first season is "Ring My Bell", and for the second season, it is "Heart no Kakuritsu" (ハートの確率 Hāto no Kakuritsu, "Probabilities of the Heart"); both are performed by Blue Drops and feature singers Hitomi Yoshida and Ikaros (Saori Hayami). Both seasons also use different ending themes for each episode. Both seasons of the anime are licensed in North America by Funimation Entertainment, which released them under the respective titles of Heaven's Lost Property and Heaven's Lost Property: Forte. The first season was released on December 20, 2011 on DVD and Blu-ray. However, due to concerns from the Japanese licensing company regarding Blu-ray sales, the second season was released only as a 2-disc DVD set in North America in March 20, 2012. The second season was released on Blu-ray on June 25, 2013. Tomoki Sakurai (桜井 智樹 Sakurai Tomoki) Voiced by: Soichiro Hoshi (Japanese), Greg Ayres (English) Tomoki is a teenage boy who wants nothing more than a peaceful and quiet life in town; however, his life is forever changed when he meets Ikaros, an angel-like creature that falls from the sky and becomes his servant. Despite being a shameless pervert, a trait heavily influenced by his grandfather and mother, Tomoki is usually a kind and sincere person. Tomoki has a recurring dream of meeting an angel, who takes off into the sky to his disappointment. While taking care of Ikaros, Tomoki strives to make her behave more like a human, and encourages her to make her own decisions. Tomoki has shown feelings for Ikaros and Nymph.

• published: 10 Oct 2013
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