is a
manga series by
Yumiko Igarashi
is a Japanese manga artist. She is best known for illustrating the manga series ''Candy Candy''.
Career
In 1968, as a third-year high school student at the Asahi Gaoka High School in Sapporo, Hokkaido, Igarashi made her debut in Shueisha's ''Ri ...
and Fumiko Shiba, serialized between March 1993 and September 1994 in
Shogakukan
is a Japanese publisher of dictionaries, literature, comics ( manga), non-fiction, DVDs, and other media in Japan.
Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but are together called the H ...
's ''
Ciao'' magazine. It was later adapted into a 51 episode
anime
is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...
that aired in
Japan between September 4, 1993, and August 27, 1994. The story revolves around a young girl named Uiba Shikatani and her newly found pet
dinosaur
Dinosaurs are a diverse group of reptiles of the clade Dinosauria. They first appeared during the Triassic period, between 243 and 233.23 million years ago (mya), although the exact origin and timing of the evolution of dinosaurs is t ...
, which is named after the only words that come out of its mouth, ''Muka Muka''.
Characters
;
:
:Muka Muka is Uiba's newly hatched pet dinosaur.
;
:
:Uiba Shikatani is the daughter of a pet shop owner.
Volumes
# published in September 1993
# published in March 1994
# published in October 1994
External links
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1993 anime television series debuts
1993 manga
Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming
Dinosaurs in anime and manga
Fantasy anime and manga
Nippon Animation
Shōjo manga
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