is a

yonkoma , a comic strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom. They also sometimes run right-to-left horizontally or use a hybrid 2×2 style, depending on the layout requirements of ...

manga series by Katsuhiko Hotta which was published by

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in ''

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'' from 1988 through 1998. An

anime is hand-drawn and computer-generated animation originating from Japan. Outside of Japan and in English, ''anime'' refers specifically to animation produced in Japan. However, in Japan and in Japanese, (a term derived from a shortening of ...

series was adapted from the manga in 1990 by

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, which aired on

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. The title ''Obatarian'' (or Obattalion) is a Japanese buzzword from the late 1980s, created as a pun portmanteau of the Japanese word おば (''oba'', meaning "middle-aged woman") and the Japanese title (''Battalion''/ バタリアン) of the 1985 zombie comedy movie ''

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''. The series won the 1989

Bungeishunjū Manga Award The was an annual award established in 1955 and given out by Bungeishunjū in Japan for gag, , one-panel, and satirical manga. The award was also given out for works considered the magnum opus of manga creators. Past winners of the award inclu ...

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Hotta Katsuhiko
at the Ultimate Manga Guide * * 1988 manga 1990 anime films Anime television films Comedy anime and manga Sunrise (company) Takeshobo manga Yonkoma Seinen manga {{anime-film-stub