is a Japanese
manga
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created by
Fujiko F. Fujio
was a manga writing duo formed by Japanese manga artists and . They formed their partnership in 1951, and used the Fujiko Fujio name from 1954 until dissolution of the partnership in 1987, upon Fujimoto's illness. The pair was best known ...
in 1985. It tells the story of two cute
aliens
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** Enemy alien, the above in times of war
* Extraterrestrial life, life which does not originate from Earth
** Specifically, intelligent extrat ...
that come to Earth to find the girl who will marry their prince of planet Mahl and find one in a sixth grade girl named Eri. It was subsequently adapted into an
anime
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television series.
Characters
* Chimpui , a
mouse
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-like alien, who tells about the prince's marriage to a girl named Eri. Sometimes he tries to convince Eri to marry the prince and helps Eri on Earth or while on Mahl. He is voiced by
Junko Hori
* Eri Kasuga , Eri is a 12-year-old
Chinese-Japanese (via her ancestor, Kukuru from ''
Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan'') 6th grader who is a
tomboy
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and also Chimpui's best friend. She is a healthy person. Her female friends are Sayaka Hata and Hotaru Fujino, and she is voiced by
Megumi Hayashibara
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.
* Wanderyu , a
dog-like alien, who is Chimpui's pal. He also helps Eri, but sometimes she hates him. Eri calls him "Grandpa Wada". He is voiced by
Jōji Yanami
was a Japanese actor, voice actor and narrator who was affiliated with Aoni Production. Some of his major voice roles included the ''Dragon Ball'' anime series, which he narrated and voiced Dr. Briefs, Kaiō-sama ( King Kai or North Kaio), and ...
.
* Shou Uchiki , Shou is a sixth grader who is good at studies but is weak at sports. He is Eri's very best friend who a crush on him. He dreams of becoming an astronaut one day. He is voiced by
Sasaki Nozomu
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.
* Sunemi Koganeyama , she is Eri's rich friend with a fox-like face.
* Masao Oeyama , He is a strong 6th grader who is good at sports and he bullies Shou. He is voiced by
Daiki Nakamura.
* Shosei Kitsune , A 6th grader who is absolutely short for his age and is Masao's sidekick. He is voiced by
Jun'ichi Kanemaru.
* Prince Lulealv, his face is never shown in the manga or anime. Chimpui tells Eri that he is the most charming person on planet Mahl. It is also told that it is Eri's fate to marry him. He only appears in Eri's dreams (nightmares).
Media
Anime
The series was first broadcast by
TV Asahi
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from November 2, 1989, to April 18, 1991, and was broadcast across Asia in English via
Disney Channel Asia. The anime is available on
Amazon Video
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in India in Hindi.
References
External links
Chimpui at Shin-Ei AnimationChimpui at TV AsahiDVD-BOX special site
1985 manga
1991 Japanese television series endings
Japanese children's animated comic science fiction television series
Anime series based on manga
Animated television series about children
Animated television series about dogs
Extraterrestrials in anime and manga
Animated television series about mice and rats
Fujiko F Fujio
Shin-Ei Animation
TV Asahi original programming
Slice of life anime and manga
Science fiction anime and manga
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