is a Japanese

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series created by Fujiko A. Fujio (the pen name for Motoo Abiko) in 1989 which ran for 200 episodes and was translated into many languages - Chinese, Hebrew, Spanish, Portuguese and Arabic. Abiko also adapted the series into a

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Synopsis

While playing in his world Henbee fell down through a tunnel in a

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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. Henbee possesses a magical

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and with it he can fly and do magic, he also can speak to animals and fulfill everyone's dreams. Soon Henbee and Maruko become friends, and Henbee 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 Henbee gets the chance to return to his home world, he hesitates due to his friendship with Maruko. Later in the series Henbee and Maruko travel to his home world with Henbee's magical Parasol.

Characters

* Henbee (Voiced by: Meiko Nakamura) – The main character of the series. A mysterious small talking pink

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-like creature. He has a magical parasol and with it he can fly and do magic, he also can speak to animals and fulfill everyones dreams. * Maruko (Voiced by: Junko Hori) – * Megeru (Voiced by:

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) – * Abuko (Voiced by: Rei Sakuma) – * Izumi (Voiced by: Rei Sakuma) – * Memosuke (Voiced by: Ryusei Nakao) – * Gorita (Voiced by: Tesshō Genda) –

External links

* 1989 anime television series debuts 1990 video games 1991 manga 1991 video games Adventure anime and manga Comedy anime and manga Epoch Co. games Fantasy anime and manga Fujiko Fujio A NHK original programming Game Boy games Japan-exclusive video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Platform games Shōnen manga Video games based on anime and manga Video games developed in Japan {{Anime-television-series-stub