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Midori Days volume 1 from Viz Media
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美鳥の日々 (Midori no Hibi) |
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Genre | Comedy-drama, Romance, Fantasy |
Manga | |
Written by | Kazurou Inoue |
Published by | Shogakukan |
English publisher | Chuang Yi (Singapore) |
Demographic | Shōnen |
Magazine | Weekly Shōnen Sunday |
Original run | September 25, 2002 – November 15, 2004 |
Volumes | 8 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Tsuneo Kobayashi |
Music by | Yoshihisa Hirano |
Studio | Pierrot |
Licensed by | |
Original network | Animax, various UHF stations |
Original run | April 3, 2004 – June 26, 2004 |
Episodes | 13 |
Midori Days (美鳥の日々 Midori no Hibi?) is a shōnen fantasy manga by Kazurou Inoue. It was published by Shogakukan in the magazine Shōnen Sunday from September 2002 until November 2004 and collected in 8 tankōbon volumes. It is licensed in English in North America by VIZ Media and in Singapore by Chuang Yi. The series is about a high school boy who one day finds his right hand replaced with a girl named Midori and his attempts to return her to her real body.
The series was adapted as a 13-episode anime series produced by Studio Pierrot. It aired in Japan between April and June 2004 on the anime television network Animax, who has also broadcast the series across its networks worldwide, including Southeast Asia, East Asia, South Asia and other regions. It is licensed in North America by Media Blasters.
The Japanese title, Midori no Hibi (美鳥の日々?), means "Midori's days", where "Midori" (美鳥?, lit. beautiful bird) is a main character's name. It can also be translated punningly as "Green Days"—midori 緑 is a homophone for the Japanese word for "green", hence Midori's green hair. In addition, the title is a pun referring to Greenery Day (みどりの日 Midori no hi?), the name of Japanese holiday that used to be part of Golden Week.