Ojisan and Marshmallow
| Ojisan to Marshmallow | |
 Cover of Ojisan to Marshmallow volume 1 | |
| おじさんとマシュマロ (Ojisan to Mashumaro) | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Rekomaru Otoi |
| Published by | Ichijinsha |
| Original run | 2014 – present |
| Volumes | 2 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Noriyoshi Sasaki |
| Written by | Atsushi Oka |
| Music by | Shusei |
| Studio | Creators in Pack |
| Original network | TV Saitama, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV |
| Original run | January 7, 2016 – March 25, 2016 |
| Episodes | 12 |
Ojisan to Marshmallow (おじさんとマシュマロ, Ojisan to Mashumaro) is a Japanese comedy manga series by Rekomaru Otoi, serialized online via the online community Pixiv, where it has received over 20 million views. It was later acquired by Ichijinsha and two tankōbon volumes have been published since 2014. An anime television series adaptation by Creators in Pack began airing from January 7, 2016.[1]
Characters
- Habahiro Hige (日下 幅広, Hige Habahiro)
- Voiced by: Tetsu Inada
- A chubby salary man in his late thirties who is obsessed with marshmallows, especially ones that were made by the Tabekko Company, to the point that he himself would (at times) hypnotically get drawn in just by the scent of it, which both Iori and MIO5 used to lure and seduce him in order to win his affection. It was later on reveled that he was divorced and had a daughter.His name "Hige" literally means facial hair which both describes to either "Beard" or Mustache in Japanese
- Iori Wakabayashi (若林 伊織, Wakabayashi Iori)
- Voiced by: Eri Kitamura
- Hige's co-worker, who is in love with him, she often uses Hige's one-track, marshmallow-obsessed mind to win his affection but often finds her efforts stymied.
- Isamu Wakabayashi (若林 勇, Wakabayashi Isamu)
- Voiced by: Tetsuya Kakihara
He is Iori's younger brother, whom at first is suspicious about his sister's liking of Hige but later on accepts him, even though the latter is oblivious to it. Though a lady's man, he is actually a virgin.
- Mukai (向井)
- Voiced by: Kaori Taguchi
She is Iori's co worker who is very much a foodie.
- Machida (町田)
- Voiced by: Suzuna Kinoshita
She is Iori's co-worker who always likes to drink after office hours, she is often pressured by her mother to find a man and get married.
- MIO5 (みおこ, Mioko)
- Voiced by: Kana Hanazawa
She is a bodacious girl whom Hige accidentally saved from a sex pervert who was groping her while in the train. She fell head over heels for Hige upon seeing him work in the same company were she herself works as an illustrator. Unlike Iori she manages to confess her feelings for him, but was turned down because she is already in a relationship with the company president.
- Senior at Marshmallow Factory (マシュマロ工場の先輩, Mashumaro Kōjō no Senpai)
- Voiced by: Chika Yoshitomi
- Junior at Marshmallow Factory (マシュマロ工場の後輩, Mashumaro Kōjō no Kōhai)
- Voiced by: Nozomi Furuki
References
- ^ "Ojisan and Marshmallow Workplace Comedy Manga Gets Anime". Anime News Network. June 23, 2015. Retrieved January 4, 2015.
External links
- Official anime website Template:Ja icon
- Ojisan and Marshmallow (manga) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
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