Muka Muka Paradise

Muka Muka Paradise (Japanese: ムカムカパラダイス) is a manga series by Yumiko Igarashi and Fumiko Shiba, serialized between March 1993 and September 1994 in Shogakukan's Ciao magazine. It was later adapted into a 51 episode anime that aired in Japan between September 4, 1993, and August 27, 1994. The story revolves around a young girl named Uiba Shikatani and her newly found pet dinosaur, which is named after the only words that come out of its mouth, Muka Muka.

Muka Muka Paradise
ムカムカパラダイス
Genre	Adventure, Fantasy
Manga
Written by	Fumiko Shiba
Illustrated by	Yumiko Igarashi
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Ciao
Original run	March 1993 – September 1994
Volumes	3
Anime television series
Directed by	Katsuyoshi Yatabe
Studio	Nippon Animation
Original network	JNN (MBS)
Original run	September 4, 1993 – August 27, 1994
Episodes	51

Characters

Muka Muka (ムカムカ)

Voiced by: Chika Sakamoto

Muka Muka is Uiba's newly hatched pet dinosaur.

Uiba Shikatani (鹿谷初葉, Shikatani Uiba)

Voiced by: Kumiko Watanabe

Uiba Shikatani is the daughter of a pet shop owner.

Hazuki Shiberia (志歴屋葉月, Shiberia Hazuki)

Voiced by: Rica Matsumoto

One of Uiba's childhood friends and the daughter of a dry goods store. She is a first-year junior high school student who is older than Uiba. She is called the Moon Sister by Uiba and the others. She is active and strong in fights, and she avenges Kawata, who always challenges her.

Volumes

1. ISBN 4-09-134841-6 published in September 1993.^[1]
2. ISBN 4-09-134842-4 published in March 1994.^[2]
3. ISBN 4-09-134843-2 published in October 1994.^[3]