Himouto! Umaru-chan Review

Without a doubt my biggest surprise of the Summer 2015 season was Himouto! Umaru-chan. I had tried to read the manga some time back (perhaps a year or so ago?) and it did not click with me then. However, on hearing it was going to receive an anime adaptation again I thought I would give it a go once again, and am very glad I did. Needless to say, it clicked this time, and I was extremely surprised (and happily delighted!) at how faithful and how effective the adaptation was at engaging me from the get go! Comedy based series are often hard to anticipate whether or no they will work for one, even knowing the source material – either it works for you or it doesn’t; but in this case Himouto! Umaru-chan worked well for me … really well, in fact,...

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Himōto! Umaru-chan TV Anime Casts Tetsuya Kakihara, Hiroki Yasumoto

This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jumpmagazine will confirm on Thursday that the television anime adaptation of Sankaku Head's Himōto! Umaru-chan manga has cast Tetsuya Kakihara (Log Horizon's Lundellhaus, Fairy Tail's Natsu) as Alex (pictured left) and Hiroki Yasumoto (Yowamushi Pedal's Shingo Kinjō, Bleach's Chad) as Bonba (pictured right).The issue will additionally announce that the series will premiere on ABC on July 8 at 26:14 (effectively July 9 at 2:14 a.m.). The show will then also premiere on Tokyo MX TV, AT-X, and BS-11 on July 12.The rest of the cast includes:Aimi Tanaka as Umaru Doma, a high school girl who is beautiful and intelligent, but at home is lazy, and surrounds herself in games, anime, and manga....

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HIMOUTO! UMARU-CHAN REVIEW

I like a good comedy anime series. I like a good parody anime series, which are usually comedic in nature. Throw in a super deformed (SD) characterization of a character like the image below (which was taken from an episode in the series), and it is bound to get my interest. Thus it is with Himouto! Umaru-chan. For those who don’t know, Himouto! Umaru-chancenters around DOMA Umaru, a teenage girl who moved in with her salaryman brother to attend high school. At school, Umaru has the looks of an idol, has perfect grades, and is seen as the perfect student. At home, her true self comes out, where she dresses down, wearing a hooded, hamster cape, eating junk food, and basically being a closet otaku by watching anime, reading manga, and playing...

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Cast to Perform Himōto! Umaru-chan Theme Songs

This year's 28th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine will announce on Thursday that the cast of the television anime adaptation of Sankaku Head's Himōto! Umaru-chan manga will perform the opening and ending theme songs.Aimi Tanaka will perform the opening theme "Kakushinteki ☆ Metamarufoze!" (Innovative ☆ Meta-maru-phose!) as her character Umaru. She will also join Yurina Furukawa (Sylphynford), Haruka Shiraishi (Kirie), and Akari Kageyama(Nana) under the group name "Sisters" for the ending theme "Hidamari Days" (Sunny Days).The singles will ship on August 19.The series will premiere on July 8.The cast includes:Aimi Tanaka as Umaru Doma, a high school girl who is beautiful and intelligent, but at home is lazy, and surrounds...

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Himouto! Umaruchan's Ebina Gets Life-Size 3D Mouse Pad

Umaru's shy best friend Nana Ebina is getting a life-size 3D mouse pad in February, joining the ranks characters whose boobs were transformed for wrist support. The mouse pad measures 450mm (17.7in) across and 380mm long (15in). The boobs are 13mm (.5in) thick. The entire product is made of 2-way tricot fabric. This accessory is available by mail order only for 25,000 (US$207).Ebina ranked first in a character popularity poll on Niconico Seiga and subsequently received her own spin-off manga on the same website...

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