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Parasol Henbē (1989)

Parasol Henbē poster
Original title
パラソルヘンべえ
Directed by
Masakazu Higuchi
Genre
comedy anime and manga, fantasy anime and manga, adventure anime and manga
Country
Japan
Length
1 season, 200 episodes
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young girl finds a magical parasol that comes to life. Together they go on fun adventures and solve problems with a little bit of magic.

whimsicalplayfullightheartedcomedicfantasticaladventurouschildlikecheerful

What happens

Parasol Henbē (Japanese: パラソルヘンべえ, Hepburn: Parasoru Henbē) is a Japanese multimedia franchise created by Fujiko Fujio A (the pen name for Motoo Abiko). A manga series was published in Kodansha's Hero Magazine from the October 1989 to the January 1991 issues, with its chapters collected in two tankōbon volumes. A 200-episode anime television series, produced by Studio C&D, was broadcast on NHK from October 2, 1989, to January 12, 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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