PriPri Chi-chan!!
PriPri Chi-chan!! is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka. The series began publication in Shogakukan's Ciao manga magazine in April 2015. An anime television series by OLM, Inc. started airing in Japan from April to December 2017.
In 2018, PriPri Chi-chan!! won the 63rd Shogakukan Manga Award in the Kodomo category.
Plot
An underground-dweller named Chi-chan wanted to come to the human world in search for sweets. After he finished his objective and he wanted to come back to his home, he would be stuck on the hole where he came from. He would then be saved by a girl named Yuka Saeki, who dug the hole where Chi-chan was stuck back there, and would then take care of Chi-chan in her home.Characters
Humans
;Yuka Saeki;Tomoko Saeki
;Yamato Suou
;Akari Suou
;Kazuma Mori
Underground-dwellers
;Chi-chan;Joe-kun
;Non-chan
;Chi-chan's father
;Chi-chan's mother
Aliens
;UcchanMedia
Manga
The original manga series is written and illustrated by Hiromu Shinozuka, and began serialization on March 3, 2015, in the April 2015 issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine. The first tankōbon was released by Shogakukan on November 27, 2015. On August 31, 2018, it was announced that PriPri Chi-chan!! would end after the seventh volume in Spring 2019.Anime
The anime adaptation is produced by OLM, Inc., directed by Takahiro Ikezoe, and written by Michihiro Tsuchiya. The series premiered on April 15, 2017, on the MBS and TBS' new Saturday morning time slot, "Anime Saturday 630".From episodes 1 to 12, the opening theme song is "Tokubetsu Ichiban!!" by Momo Asakura, and the ending theme song used in episodes 1 to 12 is "Honey to Lupus" by Aki Toyosaki. By episodes 13 to 25, the opening theme song is "Twins" by CHiCO with HoneyWorks and the ending theme song used since episodes 13 to 25 is "Fuwari, korori, karan, koron" by Shiina Natsukawa. The opening theme used from episode 26 to 36 is "Colorful" by Momo Asakura, and the ending theme song used from episode 26 to 36 is "Uchouten Traveler" by Haruka Tomatsu. The anime is streamed outside of Asia by Crunchyroll.