Parasol_Henbē

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Parasol Henbē

Japanese media franchise


Parasol Henbē (Japanese: パラソルヘンべえ, Hepburn: Parasoru Henbē) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Fujiko Fujio A (the pen name for Motoo Abiko). A manga series was published in Kodansha's Hero Magazine from the October 1989 to the January 1991 issues,[3][4] with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes.[5][6] A 200-episode anime television series, produced by Studio C&D, was broadcast on NHK from October 2, 1989, to January 12, 1991.[7]

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Synopsis

While playing in his world Henbē fell down through a tunnel in a waterfall and woke up in the human world inside a closet of a kid named Maruko. The tunnel is closed, preventing him from returning to his home world. Henbē possesses a magical parasol and with it he can fly and do magic, he also can speak to animals and fulfill everyone's dreams. Soon Henbē and Maruko become friends, and Henbē gets to help him out while staying at Maruko's house. Occasionally the tunnel back to his home world opens and animals and friends from his home world come through. Later when Henbē gets the chance to return to his home world, he hesitates due to his friendship with Maruko. Later in the series, Henbē and Maruko travel to his home world with Henbē's magical Parasol.

Characters

Henbee
Voiced by: Meiko Nakamura
A mysterious small talking pink hippopotamus-like creature. He has a magical parasol and with it he can fly and do magic, he also can speak to animals and fulfill everyone's dreams.
Maruko
Voiced by: Junko Hori
Megeru
Voiced by: Noriko Hidaka
Abuko
Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
Izumi
Voiced by: Rei Sakuma
Memosuke
Voiced by: Ryusei Nakao
Gorita
Voiced by: Tesshō Genda

References

  1. パラソルへんべえ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  2. パラソルヘンべえ おとぎの国は大さわぎ!. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  3. ヒーローマガジン 1989年10月号 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  4. ヒーローマガジン 1991年1月号 (in Japanese). National Diet Library. Archived from the original on August 6, 2023. Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  5. パラソルヘンべえ(1). suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  6. パラソルヘンべえ(2). suruga-ya.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved August 6, 2023.
  7. パラソル ヘンべえ. Media Arts Database (in Japanese). Agency for Cultural Affairs. Archived from the original on May 9, 2022. Retrieved August 6, 2023.

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