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Hyakko Slice-of-Life Anime's TV Ad Streamed in Japan
posted on 2008-09-29 13:11 EDT
The official Japanese website for the anime adaptation of Haruaki Katoh's Hyakko manga has begun streaming a 30-second television commercial on Monday. The slapstick school comedy focuses on four high school freshman girls after they enroll into a huge private academy that teaches every grade from elementary school to high school. The Japanese broadcaster TV Tokyo will premiere the anime on October 1.
Source: Moon Phase
Image © Haruaki Katoh, Flex Comix/Hyakko Production Committee
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