Manmaru The Ninja Penguin,[1] released in Japan as Ninpen Manmaru (忍ペンまん丸), is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Mikio Igarashi. It was serialized in the Enix magazine Monthly Shōnen Gangan from 1995 to 1999. A 48-episode anime adaptation was produced by Shin-Ei Animation, directed by Tetsuo Yasumi, and broadcast on TV Asahi between July 5, 1997, and March 28, 1998.[2]
Characters
- Manmaru (まん丸) Voiced by: Haruna Ikezawa
- Tanutaro (タヌ太郎) Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
- Tsunejiro (ツネ次郎) Voiced by: Tomokazu Seki
Anime
The anime uses two pieces of theme music. "What surprised me" (ボクってまんまる, Bokutte Manmaru) by Yumi Adachi is the series' opening theme while "Kagayakeru Hoshi" (輝ける星, lit. "Stars Shining") by Miho Komatsu is the series' ending theme.
Video game
In 1997, a 3D platform game based on Ninpen Manmaru was released in Japan for the Sega Saturn, developed by TamTam and published by Enix.[3]
References
- ^ "Manmaru the Ninja Penguin 忍ペンまん丸". Archived from the original on 2020-01-27. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
- ^ つるピカハゲ丸くん (1988). allcinema (in Japanese). Stingray. Archived from the original on August 3, 2018. Retrieved September 29, 2014.
- ^ "Enix Hit Saturn!". Sega Saturn Magazine. No. 29. Emap International Limited. March 1998. p. 8.
External links
- Manmaru The Ninja Penguin (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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