Higepiyo

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Higepiyo
ヒゲぴよ
GenreComedy
Manga
Written byRisa Itō
Published byShueisha
MagazineChorus
DemographicJosei
Original run20042006
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byAtsushi Takeyama
Written byNatsuko Takahashi
Music byToshio Masuda
StudioKinema Citrus
Original networkNHK
Original run 3 April 2009 26 February 2010
Episodes39

Higepiyo (Japanese: ヒゲぴよ, lit.'Tweet Beard') is a four-panel gag manga by Risa Itō about a small yellow bird with a beard, who ends up as a pet of a boy named Hiroshi. Serialized between 2004 and 2006 in Shueisha's Chorus magazine, the series was later compiled into a single volume on 12 January 2007.[1][2] It was later adapted into an anime television series, which premiered on 3 April 2009, directed by Atsushi Takeyama, written by Natsuko Takahashi and with music by Toshio Masuda. The anime adaptation later inspired the creation of a spin-off manga series, published in Ribon magazine.[3]

Characters[edit]

  • Higepiyo
  • Hiroshi Haneda
  • Papa
  • Mama
  • Katou
  • Kumano Kazuo
  • Inuyama
  • Sarukawa
  • Haruko-sensei
  • Emi-chan
  • Rio-chan
  • Yui-chan

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Higepiyo 4-panel manga from Ebichu creator gets anime". Anime News Network. 28 January 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Higepiyo". Shueisha. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Higepiyo anime inspires manga in Ribon mag". Anime News Network. 11 April 2009. Retrieved 23 June 2013.

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