is a manga-style story book written by Katsuhiro Otomo and illustrated by Shinji Kimura. The manga is licensed in

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. The manga was adapted into an anime and broadcast on NHK BS-2 from December 21–25, 2009.

Media

Manga

Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha Ltd. released the manga in September 2002. The manga is licensed in

, which released the manga on August 24, 2005.

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released the manga on October 17, 2007.

Anime

The manga was adapted into an anime and broadcast on NHK BS-2's ''BS Fuyu Yasumi Anime Tokusen'' program for five consecutive days starting from December 21, 2009. The anime featured

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as Hipira,

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as Soul, Bin Shimada as Chōrō,

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as Georuge and

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as Erena.

Reception

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'' magazine commends Shinji Kimura's artwork saying that his illustrations are both "creepy and cute".

References

External links

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Official ''Hipira'' website
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