Higepiyo

Higepiyo (ヒゲぴよ) is a four-panel gag manga by Risa Itō about a small yellow bird with a beard, who ends up as a pet of a boy named Hiroshi. Serialized between 2004 and 2006 in Shueisha's Chorus magazine, the series was later compiled into a single volume on 12 January 2007. It was later adapted into an anime television series, which premiered on 3 April 2009, directed by Atsushi Takeyama, written by Natsuko Takahashi and with music by Toshio Masuda. The anime adaptation later inspired the creation of a spin-off manga series, published in Ribon magazine.

Characters

 * Higepiyo
 * Hiroshi Haneda
 * Papa
 * Mama
 * Katou
 * Kumano Kazuo
 * Inuyama
 * Sarukawa
 * Haruko-sensei
 * Emi-chan
 * Rio-chan
 * Yui-chan