Himouto! Umaru-chan

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Himouto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん Himōto! Umaru-chan) is a manga and anime series written by Sankaku Head and published on the magazine Weekly Young Jump. The series follow Umaru Doma, a high school student who appears to be the ideal student with good looks, but when she gots at home she reverts into a layabout where she acts lazy, plays video games and depends on her older brother Taihei, to his dismay.

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The series focus on the exploits of Umaru Doma, a high school student who lives with her older brohter Taihei. At school, she appears to be the perfect student, with beautiful looks, top grades and excellence in everything she does. But once she gets home she reverts into a chibi version of herself who spends her time laying arround, eating junk food, playing video games, reading manga and watching anime, along with depending on Taihei for all kind of stuff. Umaru’s alternate personalities help her to become friends with some of her classmates, who will also discover Umaru’s personality.

History

The series started its serialization in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump on March 13th, 2013. On December 13th, 2014 a television anime adaptation was announced by the animation studio Doga Kobo (known for its works on other adaptations like YuruYuri.) The anime officialy premiered on July 9th, 2015.

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