is a Japanese

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created by

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in 1985. It tells the story of two cute

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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

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television series.

Characters

* Chimpui , a

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-like alien, who tells about the prince's marriage to a girl named Eri. Sometimes he tries to convince Eri to marry the prince and helps Eri on Earth or while on Mahl. He is voiced by

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* Eri Kasuga , Eri is a 12-year-old Chinese-Japanese (via her ancestor, Kukuru from '' Doraemon: Nobita and the Birth of Japan'') 6th grader who is a

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and also Chimpui's best friend. She is a healthy person. Her female friends are Sayaka Hata and Hotaru Fujino, and she is voiced by

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. * Wanderyu , a

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-like alien, who is Chimpui's pal. He also helps Eri, but sometimes she hates him. Eri calls him "Grandpa Wada". He is voiced by

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. * Shou Uchiki , Shou is a sixth grader who is good at studies but is weak at sports. He is Eri's very best friend who a crush on him. He dreams of becoming an astronaut one day. He is voiced by

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. * Sunemi Koganeyama , she is Eri's rich friend with a fox-like face. * Masao Oeyama , He is a strong 6th grader who is good at sports and he bullies Shou. He is voiced by

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. * Shosei Kitsune , A 6th grader who is absolutely short for his age and is Masao's sidekick. He is voiced by

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. * Prince Lulealv, his face is never shown in the manga or anime. Chimpui tells Eri that he is the most charming person on planet Mahl. It is also told that it is Eri's fate to marry him. He only appears in Eri's dreams (nightmares).

Media

Anime

The series was first broadcast by

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from November 2, 1989, to April 18, 1991, and was broadcast across Asia in English via

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. The anime is available on

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in India in Hindi.

References

External links

Chimpui at Shin-Ei Animation

Chimpui at TV Asahi

DVD-BOX special site
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