Ninpen Manmaru (忍ペンまん丸, lit. "Manmaru the Ninja Penguin") 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.
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
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.
Written by: Miki Igarashi Us
Chief animation director: Sueyoshi Yuuitirou
Art Director: Nakamura Takashi
Director of Photography: Itou Syuuiti
Editing: Okayasu Tadashi
Recording Director: Good Kobayashi Takashi
Music: Ootani Akihiro, Norio Ido
Producer: Kazi Makoto (TV Asahi), Tetsuya Watanabe (Dentsu), Katou Yoshio (SHIN-EI)
Director: Yasumi Tetsuo
Screenplay: Clear Yamazaki Department, Yasumi Tetsuo, Taeko Okina, Yonemura Shiyouzi, Houzyou Tika, Masaaki Sakurai, Takumi Kusube
Animation: String Dream House, Dream Tai Company
Original: Last House, the same Yangurujimu
Videos: Yangurujimu same
Check Video: Hara Yoshi, ORENGE, Kurokawa Shiyouiti
Color Design: Sanae Matsutani
Special Effects: Doi Mitiaki, Yamamoto Hiroshi, Hara Makiko, Hashizume Satoshi two, Doi Atsushi, Sachiko Harada, Sachie relationship
Title: Akira Michikawa
Squirrel Mask: Maki Productions
Coloring: Imaizumi Hiromi, Yoko Miyamoto, Maruta Noriko, Anzai Naomi, Matsuo Megumi
Finish: Lightfoot, Killy Studio, Studio M Trace
Production Cooperation: Vega Entertainment
Background: Uni Studios
Photography: Asahi Production
Digital Effects: Hirotaka Humi youngest student Kazumi Akira
Editing: Okayasu Tadashi, T. Kojima, Murai Hideaki, Kei Takashi Miyake, Yumiko middle, Hiroshi Kawasaki Akira
Developing: Toukyou processing station
Effect: Yokoyama Masakazu
Recording Studio: APU Studio
Voicing: Tanaka Yoshiaki
Assistant voicing: Yamamoto Takuo
Sound Production: Audio Planning You
Sound Production Desk: Hana good food plant
Assistant Producer: Itikawa Yoshihiko (SHIN-EI)
Literature: Takumi Kusube
Production Desk: Kashihara Kenzi
Production Progress: Mabuti Yoshikiti, H. Ishida, Huruhata Shiniti, Naoki attached, Yamamoto Haruko, a Takeshi Mita, S. Uchida, Takei Takeshi
PR: Kaori Suzuki (Asahi)
Production Cooperation: Dentsuu
Production: TV Asahi, SHIN-EI
