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1.1  Manga  





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2 Reception  





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Hipira
The cover of Hipira
ヒピラくん
(Hipira-kun)
GenreComedy, Supernatural
Manga
Written byKatsuhiro Otomo
Illustrated byShinji Kimura
Published byShufu-to-Seikatsu Sha Ltd.
English publisher
DemographicShōnen
PublishedSeptember 2002
Volumes1
Anime television series
Directed byShinji Kimura
Music byConisch
StudioSunrise
Original networkNHK BS-2
Original run December 21, 2009 December 25, 2009
Episodes12

Hipira: The Little Vampire (ヒピラくん, Hipira-kun) is a manga-style story book written by Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrated by Shinji Kimura. The manga is licensed in EnglishbyDark Horse Comics. The manga was adapted into an anime and broadcast on NHK BS-2 from December 21–25, 2009.

Media

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Manga

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Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha Ltd. released the manga in September 2002.[1] The manga is licensed in EnglishbyDark Horse Comics,[2] which released the manga on August 24, 2005.[3] Casterman released the manga on October 17, 2007.[4]

Anime

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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

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Newtype USA magazine commends Shinji Kimura's artwork saying that his illustrations are both "creepy and cute".[6]

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  • ^ 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.
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