Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll (ふわふわ♥シナモン, Fuwa Fuwa Shinamon) is a full-color[2] manga series written and illustrated by Yumi Tsukirino and based on an original story by Chisato Seki. Aimed at elementary school girls, it stars the Sanrio character Cinnamoroll and was released in North America by the Vizkids line of Viz Media.[3] It was originally serialized in Japan from 2005 through 2008 in Pucchigumi.[2]
Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll | |
ふわふわ♥シナモン (Fuwa Fuwa Shinamon) | |
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Genre | Comedy[1] |
Manga | |
Written by | Yumi Tsukirino Chisato Seki |
Illustrated by | Yumi Tsukirino |
Magazine | Pucchigumi |
Demographic | Kodomo, shōjo |
Original run | August 2005 – March 2008 |
Volumes | 5 |
Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, authors of The Anime Encyclopedia: A Century of Japanese Animation, described Fluffy, Fluffy Cinnamoroll as "sugar-sweet".[4]
This series tells the story of a cloud puppy who learns how to fly and moves into a café. The cafe's owner believes that the puppy's tail looks like a cinnamon roll, so the owner gives him the name "Cinnamoroll". He and his friends go on adventures and face the antagonist, a dark cloud named Cavity.[3]
Issue #3 of the comic was #9 on The New York Times manga best sellers list for April 29-May 5.[5]
Rebecca Silverman of the Anime News Network ranked the series "B" overall, "B−" for the story, and "B" for the art. Silverman argued that the book has a "sweet story, simple art, and bright colors" that appeal to its intended audience, although the book would not hold the interest of an adult reader; she stated "All in all," the first two volumes of the series "provide a nice transition from the picture book to the chapter book, or simply an alternative for the reluctant reader."[3]
The series resulted in increased attention towards a Cinnamoroll movie.[4]