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6.2/10 Published by Kodansha Magazine Magazine Z Volumes 7 Number of episodes 13 | 5.9/10 MyAnimeList Written by Tohiro Konno Demographic Seinen Original run June 2001 – Sep, 2009 First episode date April 2004 Genre Humour | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Cast Sakura Nogawa, Yū Asakawa, Kumi Sakuma, Ai Tokunaga, Miki Narahashi Similar Rune Soldier, Doki Doki School Hours, Sweet Valerian, Daphne in the Brilliant Blue, Happy Seven |
Pugyuru (ぷぎゅる) is a Japanese four-panel comic strip by Tohiro Konno. The manga was first serialized in the Japanese manga magazine Monthly Magazine Z in June, 2001. Pugyuru was adapted into an anime series that was broadcast on April 12, 2004 on the television station Kids Station. The initial broadcast lasted for thirteen episodes and ended on July 5, 2004.
Contents
Characters
A tsukkomi character. Except for the first syllable, her name is never revealed in the comic. Anyone who hears her name, whether they want to or not, faces a terrible fate. She has called herself Margaret in a dream. She has a flat chest. She takes great effort to drink milk (and cola), but it has no effect. She has short hair, but the front part is blonde, and the rear part is black, it's implied that this is natural and reverses when she's asleep. Quite an unusual hair style. She has a black cowlick on the top of her head. She can use it as a fishing rod. When something pulls on her ahoge, the back part of her hair jumps up. When she loses it she faints. She has blue eyes.
A maid, or rather, a mysterious organism, that comes from the Maid Planet (in the anime, Maid Country). It looks like she sprouted, rather than being born. According to her, she's "the end of human evolution." She has a frilly thing on her head (it looks like a typical maid headdress) that can turn into a boomerang, cutlery, or even tissue paper. Also, the hair on her head can be used in similar ways. If anyone else wears it, it will self destruct or suck blood out of the person wearing it (it doesn't work on Kanato's mom, though). Her dream for the future is to become a sumo wrestler. Her head and body can be easily separated. Taking off her head is no problem at all. Up, down, left or right, her body is structurally symmetrical in all directions. Normal-sized humans can enter her body through her mouth. She has blue, short hair. Her eyes are green.
A squid with a human face attached. Besides her normal face, she also has faces for going out, dating, and attacking. In summer, she becomes a cooked squid. Lately, she has not made many appearances. It seems the author got tired of drawing her. Her final appearance was in volume three. Her fake head has black hair. Her eyes are violet.
A snow woman. She doesn't like being cold. She has large breasts. She's usually cheerful and likes to drink, but when she drinks cola she turns into the evil "Mizore Black". She returns to normal after she burps. If she drinks blood, she turns red. She can grind her body to make shaved ice. Her body is cold, so she is popular in the summer. She usually just melts though. She likes hot springs, but when she gets in the water it completely freezes. If she writes "hot spring mark" on the ground and goes to sleep on it, she'll melt. She has light-purple, short hair. She has long bangs. If she has a left eye, it is always covered by her bangs. In her right eye, her pupil is red. Between her black knee socks and the hem of her short, white robe, she has some absolute territory.
Tankoubon
Published by Magazine Z KC instead of Kodansha.
- Volume 1 (March 23, 2004) ISBN 4-06-349141-2
- Volume 2 (May 21, 2004) ISBN 4-06-349174-9
- Volume 3 (February 23, 2005) ISBN 4-06-349197-8
- Volume 4 (January 23, 2006) ISBN 4-06-349233-8
- Volume 5 (October 23, 2006) ISBN 4-06-349263-X
- Volume 6 (August 23, 2007) ISBN 978-4-06-349303-0
- Volume 7 (June 23, 2008) ISBN 978-4-06-349364-1
Except for volume 3, the volumes each include a bonus comic at the end of the book. There is also a bonus comic on the inside of the dust cover.
Anime
The "Pugyuru" anime was broadcast on April 12, 2004 on Kids Station during the Anime Paradise block. Thirteen episodes total. Each episode is based on two to four strips from the original manga. The ending animation for each episode is different every time and is also based on strips from the original manga.
Staff
Cast
Episode Titles
- My New Life With Cheko-chan
- Cheko-chan and the Scary People
- Cheko-chan and Mizore
- Cheko-chan and Nachiko
- Ma... and the Exchange Students
- Cheko-chan and Kanato
- Nurse and Everyone
- Mizore and the Part Time Job
- Squid... No, the Name is Nachiko
- Cheko-chan and the Mysterious Button
- Kanato and School Life
- The Maid and Cheko-chan
- Cheko-chan and the Experiment