is a Japanese author.
His most famous work, ''Hare Tokidoki Buta'', known in English as ''
Fair, then Partly Piggy
is a picture book series written by Shiro Yadama. Some books were translated into English by Keith Holman. The book is about a boy named Noriyasu Hatakeyama who starts writing "tomorrow's" journal entries when he finds out the days start happ ...
'', was later written as 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 (titled ''Tokyo Pig'' in English) by
Shinichi Watanabe.
Works
Yadama's works were translated into English by Keith Holeman.
* ''
Fair, then Partly Piggy
is a picture book series written by Shiro Yadama. Some books were translated into English by Keith Holman. The book is about a boy named Noriyasu Hatakeyama who starts writing "tomorrow's" journal entries when he finds out the days start happ ...
'
(はれときどきぶた ''Hare Tokidoki Buta'')
* ''Tomorrow is Pig Day! and Pig Time!'
(あしたぶたの日ぶたじかん ''Ashita Buta no Hi Buta Jikan'')
* ''Sometimes I'm a Pig'
(ぼくときどきぶた ''Boku Tokidoki Buta'')
The following have not been translated:
* Hare Tokidoki Tako (はれときどきたこ)
* Boku Heso Made Manga (ぼくへそまでまんが)
* Yume Kara Yumenbo (ゆめからゆめんぼ)
* Hikkosu de Hikkosu (ヒッコスでひっこす)
External links
Yadama's website
Shiro Yadama
at J'Lit Books from Japan
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Japanese writers
Living people
1944 births