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Himōto! Umaru-chan's 11th Mini Anime Features Classic Cop Show Parody
posted on by Karen Ressler
TOHO animation began streaming the 11th episode of the Himōto! Umaru-chan mini anime series, "Himōto! Umaru-chanS," on Monday. The stream is available for 24 hours.
The short parodies 1970's Japanese detective shows, such as Taiyō ni Hoeru. The main character's hunt down the avatar of the original manga artist, Sankaku Head, and make him confess to losing a manuscript.
TOHO animation has been streaming one new mini episode a week as a commercial for the anime's first Blu-ray and DVD box sets. The first Blu-ray and DVD shipped on September 16 with the first two episodes of the television anime and the first two "Himōto! Umaru-chanS" shorts.
The series premiered on July 8, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs. Sentai Filmworks licensed the series.
The sibling gag comedy manga centers around Umaru (voiced by Aimi Tanaka), Taihei's (Kenji Nojima) little sister who boasts beautiful looks as well as prowess in both school and sports. However, she has a certain secret. "Himōto" is a pun on "imōto" (little sister) and "himono," which means "dried fish," but in slang can refer to a woman who is proper in public but lazy at home.
Masahiko Ohta (Yuruyuri, Kotoura-san) is directing the series off scripts by Takashi Aoshima (Yuruyuri, Kotoura-san) at Dogakobo (Engaged to the Unidentified, Laughing Under the Clouds). Yasunori Ebina (Yuruyuri, Fruits Basket) is serving as sound director and Aya Takano (Polar Bear's Café) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.
