Higepiyo

Higepiyo (Japanese: ヒゲぴよ; lit. 'Tweet Beard') 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.^[1][2] 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.^[3]

Higepiyo
ヒゲぴよ
Genre	Comedy
Manga
Written by	Risa Itō
Published by	Shueisha
Magazine	Chorus
Original run	2004 – 2006
Volumes	1
Anime television series
Directed by	Atsushi Takeyama
Written by	Natsuko Takahashi
Music by	Toshio Masuda
Studio	Kinema Citrus
Original network	NHK
Original run	3 April 2009 – 26 February 2010
Episodes	39

Characters

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