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series was published in

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's ''Hero Magazine'' from the October 1989 to the January 1991 issues, with its chapters collected in two ''

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'' volumes. A 200-episode

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television series, produced by Studio C&D, was broadcast on

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from October 2, 1989, to January 12, 1991.

Synopsis

While playing in his world Henbē fell down through a tunnel in a

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and woke up in the human world inside a closet of a kid named Megeru. The tunnel is closed, preventing him from returning to his home world. Henbē possesses a magical

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and with it he can fly and do magic, he also can speak to animals and fulfill everyone's dreams. Soon Henbē and Megeru become friends, and Henbē gets to help him out while staying at Megeru's house. Occasionally the tunnel back to his home world opens and animals and friends from his home world come through. Later when Henbē gets the chance to return to his home world, he hesitates due to his friendship with Maruko. Later in the series, Henbē and Megeru travel to his home world with Henbē's magical Parasol.

Characters

;Henbee : :A mysterious small talking pink

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-like creature. He has a magical parasol and with it he can fly and do magic, he also can speak to animals and fulfill everyone's dreams. ;Maruko : ;Megeru : ;Abuko : ;Izumi : ;Memosuke : ;Gorita :

References

External links

''Parasol Henbē''
at NHK Broadcast History * {{DEFAULTSORT:Parasol Henbe 1989 anime television series debuts 1990 video games 1991 video games Children's manga Epoch Co. games Fujiko Fujio A NHK original programming Game Boy games Japan-exclusive video games Nintendo Entertainment System games Platformers Video games based on anime and manga Video games developed in Japan