Keshikasu-kun (ケシカスくん, "Eraser Crumb-kun") is a Japanese children's manga written and illustrated by Noriyuki Murase (村瀬範行 Murase Noriyuki). It has been serialized in Monthly CoroCoro Comic from June 2004.[1]
| Keshikasu-kun | |
| ケシカスくん | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Noriyuki Murase |
| Published by | Shogakukan |
| Magazine | CoroCoro Comic |
| Demographic | Children, Shōnen |
| Original run | June 2004 – May 2011 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime television series | |
| Studio | ShoPro |
| Original network | Oha Coliseum |
| Original run | January 4, 2010 – March 30, 2013 |
| Episodes | 44 |
| Keshikasu-kun Battle Kastival | |
|---|---|
| Developer(s) | Inti Creates |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Nintendo DS |
| Release |
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| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer (up to 4 players) |
The series is about a white eraser who becomes Keshikasu-kun by putting an eraser crumb on his head and a paper costume on his body. Keshikasu-kun wants to become the best of the stationery supplies, outdoing other characters such as the blackboard eraser (kokuban-keshi) and the correction fluid (shūseieki).[1]
Beginning in 2008 Keshikasu-kun appeared in the television program Oha Coliseum (おはコロシアム).[1] Keshikasu-kun received the Shogakukan Manga Award in the children's category in 2008.[2]
The January 2010 issue of Monthly Coro Coro Comic, released on December 15, 2009, revealed that an anime adaptation, classified by Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions as a television program, had been approved.[1]
The anime aired for 44 episodes from 2010 to 2013.
A videogame called Keshikasu-kun Battle Kastival was released by Konami in 2010.
Characters
edit- Keshikasu (ケシカス) - The white eraser
- Bōzu (ボウズ) - The student boy who is the owner of Keshikasu
- Enpitsu (エンピツ) - The pencil
- Chibikasu (チビカス) - The white eraser who is Keshikasu's young brother
- Shūseieki (修正液) - The correction fluid
- Kokuban Keshi (黒板消し) - The blackboard eraser
References
edit- ^ a b c d "Keshikasu-kun Children's Manga Gets TV Anime Green-Lit." Anime News Network. December 26, 2009. Retrieved on March 25, 2014.
- ^ "53rd Shogakukan Manga Award Winners Announced". Anime News Network. 2008-01-30. Retrieved 2009-02-12.
External links
edit- (in Japanese) Keshikasu-kun - Cartoon Network Japan
- (in Japanese) Keshikasu-kun - ShoPro