is a Japanese

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series by

Satomi Ikezawa is a Japanese manga artist. Her works include ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'', ''Othello (Satomi Ikezawa manga), Othello'' and ''Sue-chan wa Himitsu''. In 2000, she received the Kodansha Manga Award in the ''shōjo'' category for ''Guru Guru Pon-chan''. ...

about a

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puppy, named Ponta, who turns into a human and falls in love with Mirai Iwaki, who's very popular in his school. In 2000, it won the

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for shōjo. It was published in the United States by

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Plot

Ponta, the Koizumi family's labrador retriever puppy one day eats the 'talking bone' that the grandfather invented to allow an animal who licks it the power of speech. Instead of just being able to talk however, she transforms into a human girl. When she rushes out into traffic as a girl, she is saved by the most popular boy at school and falls in love with him. To be near him she enrolls in school and tries to learn how to live as a human.

Characters

* Ponta Koizumi — The lead character of the series. Grandpa Koizumi's invention transformed her from a

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into a small child. * Mirai Iwaki — A popular and attractive boy at school. * Go Fujinaga — A boy who loves animals and is attracted to Ponta. * Yuka Koizumi — The granddaughter of the transformation bone's creator, Grandfather Koizumi. Yuka initially has a crush on Mirai, but later finds a different boyfriend, and becomes a more minor character. * Soichiro Koizumi — Brother to Yuka, who does not feature significantly after volume 1. * Grandfather Ji Koizumi — Creator of the transformation bone, headteacher of the school attended by the children, and teacher of Ponta. * Hana Yamaguchi — Mirai's manipulative ex-girlfriend. She is very suspicious of Ponta, and wants to defeat her.

Release

Del Rey licensed ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'' for an English-language release in North America and published the volumes from July 26, 2005 to July 31, 2007. In the United Kingdom,

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published ''Guru Guru Pon-chan'' from August 3, 2006 to August 2, 2007.

Volume list

References

External links

''Guru-Guru Pon-chan''
Official site by Del Rey Manga * {{DEFAULTSORT:Guru Guru Pon-Chan Del Rey Manga Kodansha manga Romantic comedy anime and manga Shōjo manga Winner of Kodansha Manga Award (Shōjo)