Pupipō!

Pupipō!
Cover of Pupipō! volume 1 by Flex Comix featuring the protagonist Wakaba Himeji (right) and Pō-chan (left)
プピポー!
GenreComedy horror, supernatural
Manga
Written byRensuke Oshikiri
Published byFlex Comix
MagazineFlexComix Blood
DemographicShōnen
Original runApril 11, 2007August 5, 2009
Volumes3 (List of volumes)
Anime television series
Directed byKaoru Suzuki
Written byMotofumi Nakajou
StudioAIC Plus+
Original networkTV Tokyo, AT-X
Original run December 20, 2013 March 28, 2014
Episodes15

Pupipō! (プピポー!) is a Japanese supernatural horror comedy manga series by Rensuke Oshikiri.[1] It was serialized in Flex Comix's free web comic FlexComix Blood from April 11, 2007, to August 5, 2009. It was collected in three tankōbon volumes from March 6, 2008, to November 10, 2009. A 15-episode anime television series adaptation by AIC Plus+ aired between December 20, 2013, and March 28, 2014, on TV Tokyo.[1]

Characters

Wakaba Himeji (姫路 若葉, Himeji Wakaba)
Voiced by: Shiho Sasaki

A third grader who is a quiet and humble girl. Because she can see things no one else can see, she is called a liar and a witch by other people in her class.

Pō-chan (ポーちゃん)
Voiced by: Chisato Mori

An unknown creature who protects Himeji from the supernaturals manifestations and curses. He can absorb ghosts.

Wakaba Papa (パパ)
Voiced by: Keiji Fujiwara
Wakaba Mama (ママ)
Voiced by: Misao
Reiko Azuma (東 礼子, Azuma Reiko)
Voiced by: Mai Goto
Miyori Sonoda (園田 美代理, Sonoda Miyori)
Voiced by: Hanae Ōkubo
Ryōhei Ameyama (雨山 良平, Ameyama Ryōhei)
Voiced by: Setsuo Itō
Naoya Yūki (結城 直哉, Yūki Naoya)
Voiced by: Kotomi Ōtsuka
Bakuzan-sensei (爆散先生)
Voiced by: Tadashi Miyazawa

Media

Manga

No. Release date ISBN
1 March 6, 2008[2]978-4-593-85617-6
2 January 7, 2009[2]978-4-593-85618-3
3 November 10, 2009[2]978-4-593-85619-0

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Rensuke Oshikiri's Pupipō! Horror Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime". Anime News Network. November 20, 2013. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c プピポー! (in Japanese). Flex Comix. Retrieved December 22, 2013.