Hanitarou desu.(1995)

Hanitarou desu.

On the last day of summer vacation, Yoshio Yoshida – a primary schooler – feels the weight of all his uncompleted homework, and rubs what he believes to be a magic lamp in order to wish it away. But lo and behold: rather than a lamp, it's a vessel made for curry, and rubbing it brings forth not a genie… but a mischievous haniwa by the name of Hanitarou! Yoshio is about to have bigger problems than homework, now that he lives with a selfish, sapient 6th-century clay statue.

Hanitarou was originally a character in the children's book series *Gakkou no Kaidan* (学校の怪談, lit. “Ghost Stories at School”, but proved popular enough to receive his own manga series.

The volumes are as following:

• Volume 1: Hanitarou desu. (ハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 2: Yappari Hanitarou desu. (やっぱりハニ太郎です。, lit. “Yep, It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 3: Sanbanme no Hanitarou desu. (3ばんめのハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's the Third Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 4: Datte, Hanitarou desu. (だって〜ハニ太郎です。, lit. “I Told You, It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 5: Korya Mata Hanitarou desu. (こりゃまたハニ太郎です。, lit. “It Sure Is Hanitarou Again.”)
• Volume 6: Upupupu, Hanitarou desu. (うぷぷぷハニ太郎です。, lit. “Upupupu, It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 7: Nanabanme no Hanitarou desu. (7ばんめのハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's the Seventh Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 8: Curry-Aji no Hanitarou desu. (カレー味のハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's Curry-Flavored Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 9: Irasshaimase, Hanitarou desu. (いらっしゃいませハニ太郎です。, lit. “Welcome! It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 10: Jukko-Iri Hanitarou desu. (10コ入りハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's 10 Hanitarous in a Pack.”)
• Volume 11: Boyoyon, Hanitarou desu. (ぼよよんハニ太郎です。, lit. “Boioioing, It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 12: Maa Ii Jan, Hanitarou desu. (まぁいいじゃんハニ太郎です。, lit. “Oh, It's Not Too Bad, Is It? It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 13: Nan no Koccha, Hanitarou desu. (なんのこっちゃハニ太郎です。, lit. “What in the World? It's Hanitarou.”)
• Volume 14: Jinrui Metsubou made Hanitarou desu. (人類滅亡までハニ太郎です。, lit. “It'll Be Hanitarou till the Extinction of Humanity.”)