Sensual Phrase

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Sensual Phrase
Cover of Volume 1 of Viz Media's English release of Sensual Phrase
快感 フレーズ (Kaikan Phrase)
Genre	Drama, romance[1]
Manga
Written by	Mayu Shinjo
Published by	Shogakukan
English publisher	NA: Viz Media
Magazine	Shōjo Comic
Demographic	Shōjo
Original run	1997 – 2000
Volumes	18 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed by	Hiroko Tokita
Written by	Katsuhiko Koide Michihiro Tsuchiya Reiko Yoshida
Music by	Cher Watanabe (eps. 12-44) Kan Sawada Ken Morioka
Studio	Studio Hibari
Original network	TV Tokyo
Original run	April 20, 1999 – March 25, 2000
Episodes	44

Sensual Phrase (Japanese: 快感 フレーズ, Hepburn: Kaikan Furēzu) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mayu Shinjo. The manga was published by Shogakukan in Shōjo Comic between 1997 and 2000, and collected in 18 bound volumes. It was adapted as a 44-episode anime television series by Studio Hibari, and as a series of novels. The series tells the story of Aine Yukimura, a high school student who becomes the lyricist for a Japanese rock band, and her relationship with the band's lead singer, Sakuya Ookochi.

To promote the anime, a real-life band was formed: Λucifer, the band the story focuses on. The rival band, e.MU, seems to have been active before the manga was created. Both bands continued after the anime ended before disbanding. In the series, Λucifer's original name is Lucifer, changed to Λucifer (using the Greek letter lambda) when the band decides to go international. For the purposes of the article this second name, Λucifer, is used. Japanese names are given in Western order, with family name last.