is a Japanese

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series written and illustrated by

George Asakura is a Japanese manga artist. She took her pen name from one of the title characters in '' Gatchaman'' and made her debut in 1995 with ''Punky Cake Junkie'', which was published in the magazine ''Bessatsu Friend DX Juliet''. She is best known for ...

. It was serialized in

Shogakukan is a Japanese publisher of comics, magazines, light novels, dictionaries, literature, non-fiction, home media, and other media in Japan. Shogakukan founded Shueisha, which also founded Hakusensha. These are three separate companies, but ...

's '' Monthly Ikki'' from 2003 to 2005, with its chapters collected in four volumes. It was adapted into a

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, directed by Sakichi Sato, that premiered in Japan in November 2008

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by

, ''Heibon Punch'' was serialized in

's manga magazine '' Monthly Ikki'' March 25, 2003, to September 24, 2005. Shogakukan collected its chapters in four volumes, released from April 30, 2004, to June 30, 2006.

Volumes

Live-action film

adaptation, directed by Sakichi Sato, premiered in Japan on November 22, 2008. The film was released on DVD on March 25, 2009.

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* {{Monthly Ikki Japanese romantic comedy films Romantic comedy anime and manga Seinen manga Shogakukan manga