Hipira
Hipira | |
![]() The cover of Hipira | |
ヒピラくん (Hipira-kun) | |
---|---|
Genre | Comedy, Supernatural |
Manga | |
Written by | Katsuhiro Otomo |
Illustrated by | |
Published by | Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha Ltd. |
English publisher | US Dark Horse Comics |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Published | September 2002 |
Volumes | 1 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Shinji Kimura |
Music by | Conisch |
Studio | Sunrise |
Original network | NHK BS-2 |
Original run | December 21, 2009 – December 25, 2009 |
Episodes | 12 |
![]() |
Hipira: The Little Vampire (ヒピラくん, Hipira-kun) is a manga-style story book written by Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrated by . The manga is licensed in English by Dark Horse Comics. The manga was adapted into an anime and broadcast on NHK BS-2 from December 21–25, 2009.
Media[]
Manga[]
Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha Ltd. released the manga on September 2002.[1] The manga is licensed in English by Dark Horse Comics,[2] which released the manga on August 24, 2005.[3] Casterman released the manga on October 17, 2007.[4]
Anime[]
The manga was adapted into an anime and broadcast on NHK BS-2's BS Fuyu Yasumi Anime Tokusen program for five consecutive days starting from December 21, 2009.[5] The anime featured Yumiko Kobayashi as Hipira, Sayaka Ohara as Soul, Bin Shimada as Chōrō, Chihiro Suzuki as Georuge and Ayumi Fujimura as Erena.[5]
Reception[]
Newtype USA magazine commends Shinji Kimura's artwork saying that his illustrations are both "creepy and cute".[6]
References[]
- ^ ヒピラくん (大型本) (in Japanese). ASIN 4391126907.
- ^ "New Dark Horse Manga". Anime News Network. 2004-07-24. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Hipira". Dark Horse Comics. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ "Hipira Vol.1 (Casterman) - Manga Sanctuary" (in French). Manga Sanctuary. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Otomo's Hipira: The Little Vampire Book Gets TV Anime (Updated)". Anime News Network. 2009-12-10. Retrieved 12 December 2009.
- ^ "Review: Hipira: The Little Vampire". Dark Horse Comics. April 2005. Retrieved 2009-02-20.
External links[]
- Hipira (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Official Hipira website (in Japanese)
show
Works by Katsuhiro Otomo | |
---|---|
Franchise | |
Manga |
|
Films directed |
|
|
- Manga series
- 2009 anime television series
- 2002 manga
- 2009 Japanese television series debuts
- 2009 Japanese television series endings
- Shōnen manga
- Comedy anime and manga
- Katsuhiro Otomo
- NHK original programming
- Sunrise (company)
- Supernatural anime and manga
- Vampires in anime and manga
- CS1 uses Japanese-language script (ja)
- CS1 Japanese-language sources (ja)
- CS1 French-language sources (fr)
- Articles containing Japanese-language text
- Articles with Japanese-language sources (ja)