Chimpui (Japanese: チンプイ, Hepburn: Chinpui) is a Japanese manga created by Fujiko F. Fujio in 1985. It tells the story of two cute aliens 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 television series.
Chimpui | |
チンプイ | |
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Genre | Slice of life, science fiction, comedy |
Manga | |
Written by | Fujiko F. Fujio |
Published by | Chūōkōron-sha |
Imprint | F. F. Land Special |
Magazine | Fujiko Fujio Land |
Demographic | Shōjo |
Original run | June 1985 – February 1991 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Mitsuru Hongo |
Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
Original network | TV Asahi |
Original run | November 2, 1989 – April 18, 1991 |
Episodes | 56 |
Anime film | |
Chinpui: Eri-sama Katsudō Daishashin | |
Directed by | Mitsuru Hongo |
Studio | Shin-Ei Animation |
Released | March 10, 1990 |
Runtime | 40 minutes |
The series was first broadcast by TV Asahi from November 2, 1989, to April 18, 1991, and was broadcast across Asia in English via Disney Channel Asia.[4][5]