is a Japanese

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television series by

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. It is a spin-off of

Kiyohiko Azuma is a Japanese manga artist. From 1999 to 2002, he authored the ''yonkoma'' comedy manga series ''Azumanga Daioh'', which was later adapted as an anime series by J.C.Staff. In 2003, he began ''Yotsuba&!'', a slice-of-life manga series about the ...

's ''

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'' manga, based on the cat versions of the Danbo characters within the series. It began airing on September 27, 2016, on

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Figures

The original Nyanbo or Nyanboard 60mm figures were created by Sentinel in December 2015. The figure maker Kotobukiya released smaller 35mm versions called in December 2016, and larger 90mm versions called ''Nyanboard ini' in January 2017.

Characters

Main characters

; : :A tiger-stripped Nyanbo and the leader of the group. He is the most eager to gather the UFO pieces and tries his best to motivate the others to help with it, with mixed results. ; : :Another tiger-stripped Nyanbo and Tora's younger sister, she is the only child in the group. ; : :A white-colored Nyanbo who is infatuated with Tora, and is always trying to win his affection. ; : :A black-colored Nyanbo who rarely speaks, but is kind and dependable. He is usually seen playing with Kotora. ; : :A calico cat-colored, carefree Nyanbo who usually gets himself and the other Nyanbos in trouble.

Nyanbo Angels

; : :A member of the idol band Nyanbo Angels. She is infatuated with Tora and often competes with Shiro to win him over. ; : :A member of the idol band Nyanbo Angels. She has the habit of going berserk when she loses her glasses.

Wild Black

; : :The leader of Wild Black, a gang who loves the color black. He also is in love with Kuro, despite knowing the fact that Kuro is a boy. Kuro however, ignores his advances completely. ; : :A member of Wild Black. ; : :A member of Wild Black.

Mecha Nyanbos

; : :The leader of the Mecha Nyanbo who is seeking the UFO pieces to assemble Omega, his fighting robot, usually leading him to conflict with Tora and the others. ; : :One of the Mecha Nyanbo who helps Alpha with finding UFO pieces. He, unlike the rest of the Mecha Nyanbo, are friendly towards the Nyanbo.

Other characters

;Narrator :

Media

Anime

The anime began airing on September 27, 2016, on

as part of its "mini-anime" program. The opening theme for the series is by Trio Ōhashi. The series is simulcast on

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outside of Asia, who are also the master licensee for the series.

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will release the series on

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Episode list

Production

The series was announced in February 2016 by the NHK after as a "mini anime" corner program for NHK-E. The series is produced by Shirogumi. The anime series does not adapt any part of the original ''

'' manga series, although its main character

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has a speechless cameo on the credits in every episode.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nyanbo! 2016 anime television series debuts Japanese children's animated comedy television series Crunchyroll anime NHK original programming Shirogumi Yotsuba&!