Himouto! Umaru-chan


Himouto! Umaru-chan is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by. After two one-shot chapters published in Shueisha's manga magazine in 2012, the manga was serialized in Weekly Young Jump from March 2013 to November 2017, with its chapters collected in 12 volumes. A sequel manga titled, Himouto! Umaru-chan G, was published in the same magazine from November 2017 to April 2018, with its chapters collected in a single volume. An anime television series adaptation aired from July to September 2015. A second season titled Himouto! Umaru-chan R aired from October to December 2017.
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Premise

Umaru Doma is a high school girl living with her older brother Taihei. At school, Umaru appears to be the ideal student with good looks, top grades and many talents. However, she transforms into a kid-sized layabout, and spends time at home having a food and video game addiction, much to Taihei's dismay. Throughout the series, Umaru uses her alternative personality to make friends with others. She buys wanted things for herself, but is forced to get needful things for Taihei.

Characters

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Production

On December 20, 2025, Sankakuhead released a video in which he stated that the manga was inspired by his younger sister, as well as other aspects of his life, such as his hamsters. His sister served as the model for Umaru, who fell ill between the publication of the sixth and seventh volumes. She died sometime between the publication of the tenth and eleventh volumes. He noted that working on the manga and attending the wrap-up celebrations for the first season of the anime, which occurred days after her death, was particularly difficult. However, he later continued work on the eleventh and twelfth volumes in her memory.

Media

Manga

Written and illustrated by, two-one-shot chapters of Himouto! Umaru-chan were first published in Shueisha's manga magazine on August 16 and October 16, 2012. It was later serialized in Weekly Young Jump from March 14, 2013, to November 9, 2017. Shueisha collected its chapters in twelve volumes, released from September 19, 2013, to December 19, 2017. Following the series' ending, it was announced that series would continue with a sequel, titled Himōto! Umaru-chan G, which ran in Weekly Young Jump from November 30, 2017, to April 19, 2018. A single volume was released on July 19, 2018.
In North America, the series was licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment.
A spin-off manga series, Himouto! Umaru-chan S, was published on Niconico Seiga and Tonari no Young Jump, from March 20, 2014, to July 27, 2015. Shueisha released a single volume on August 19, 2015. Another spin-off manga series,, focuses on Nana Ebina, after the character ranked first on a Niconico Seigas popularity poll, was published on Tonari no Young Jump, "Yanjan!", Niconico Seiga, and other platforms from December 7, 2015, to September 19, 2017. Two volumes were released on November 18, 2016, and December 19, 2017.

Anime

An anime television series adaptation is produced by Doga Kobo. It was directed by Masahiko Ohta, written by Takashi Aoshima, with the character designed by Aya Takano, and Yasunori Ebina served as the sound director. It aired on Asahi Broadcasting Corporation from July 9 to September 24, 2015. The opening theme is "Kakushin-teki Metamarufōze!" performed by Aimi Tanaka, and the ending theme is "Hidamari Days" performed by Tanaka, Akari Kageyama, Haruka Shiraishi, and Yurina Furukawa. An original video animation was bundled with the manga's seventh volume on October 19, 2015, with another to be bundled with the tenth volume of the manga in Q2 2017. In the Weekly Young Jump magazine's 20th issue of 2017, a second season of the anime series, Himouto! Umaru-chan R, was announced for fall 2017 with the same cast. The opening theme is "Nimensei Ura Omote Life!" performed by Tanaka, and the ending theme is "Umarun Taisou", performed by Tanaka, Kageyama, Shiraishi, and Furukawa.
The series was simulcast worldwide by Crunchyroll. It was licensed by Sentai Filmworks in North America. The second season was simulcast on Anime Strike and Hidive. It later streamed on AnimeLab in Australia and New Zealand. On September 27, 2017, Sentai Filmworks has announced that they have licensed Himouto! Umaru-chan R. After Sony acquired Crunchyroll, the series was removed from the streaming service on March 31, 2022. In the United Kingdom, MVM Entertainment licensed Himouto! Umaru-chan R. In the Philippines, the series aired in Tagalog on the Hero and Yey! pay television channels.

Video game

A PlayStation Vita sister-raising simulation game developed by FuRyu, titled Himōto! Umaru-chan: Himōto! Ikusei Keikaku, was released on December 3, 2015.

Reception

The manga had over 2.2 million copies in circulation by November 2015. It had over 2.7 million copies in circulation by March 2017.
The series ranked 16th in the first Next Manga Award in the print manga category.

Works cited

  • "Ch." is shortened form for chapter and refers to a chapter number of the Himouto! Umaru-chan manga by Sankakuhead.
  • "Ep." is shortened form for episode and refers to an episode number of the Himouto! Umaru-chan anime.