Keshikasu-kun
| Keshikasu-kun | |
| ケシカスくん | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Noriyuki Murase |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Demographic | Children |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Original run | June 2004 – May 2011 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Studio | ShoPro |
| Network | Oha Coliseum |
| Original run | Jan 4, 2010 – present |
Keshikasu-kun (ケシカスくん, a keshi-gomu (消しゴム) is a white eraser) is a Japanese children's manga written and illustrated by Noriyuki Murase (村瀬 範行 Murase Noriyuki). It has been serialized in Monthly CoroCoro Comic from June 2004.[1]
The series is about a white eraser who becomes Keshikasu-kun by putting an eraser crumb on his head and a paper costume on his body. Keshikasu-kun wants to become the best of the stationery supplies, outdoing other characters such as the blackboard eraser (kokuban-keshi) and the correction fluid (shūseieki).[1]
Beginning in 2008 Keshikasu-kun appeared in the television program Oha Coliseum.[1] Keshikasu-kun received the Shogakukan Manga Award in the children's category in 2008.[2]
The January 2010 issue of Monthly Coro Coro Comic, released on December 15, 2009, revealed that an anime adaptation, classified by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions as a television program, had been approved.[1]
The anime has been airing since January 2010.
Characters
- Keshikasu (ケシカス)
- Bōzu (ボウズ)
- Enpitsu (エンピツ)
- Chibikasu (チビカス)
- Shūseieki (修正液) - The correction fluid
- Kokuban Keshi (黒板消し) - The blackboard eraser
References
- 1 2 3 4 "Keshikasu-kun Children's Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit." Anime News Network. December 26, 2009. Retrieved on March 25, 2014.
- ↑ "53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
External links
- (Japanese) Keshikasu-kun - Cartoon Network Japan
- (Japanese) Keshikasu-kun - ShoPro