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series by Yumiko Igarashi and Fumiko Shiba, serialized between March 1993 and September 1994 in Shogakukan's ''

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'' magazine. It was later adapted into a 51 episode anime that aired in

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between September 4, 1993, and August 27, 1994. The story revolves around a young girl named Uiba Shikatani and her newly found pet dinosaur, which is named after the only words that come out of its mouth, ''Muka Muka''.

Characters

; : :Muka Muka is Uiba's newly hatched pet dinosaur. ; : :Uiba Shikatani is the daughter of a pet shop owner.

Volumes

# published in September 1993 # published in March 1994 # published in October 1994

External links

* * 1993 anime television series debuts 1993 manga Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming Dinosaurs in anime and manga Fantasy anime and manga Nippon Animation Shōjo manga {{Manga-stub