Stop!! Hibari-kun! (ストップ!! ひばりくん!?, Sutoppu!! Hibarikun!) is a gag manga by Hisashi Eguchi. Later, it was adapted into an anime by the same name.
It ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shōnen Jump from 1981-1983, when Eguchi decided to stop the series. Jump Comics has released all four volumes in Tankōbon (book) form. In 1983, Toei Animation made an anime series which ran on Fuji TV from 1983-1984.
The title is a reference to Hisashi Sekiya's "Stop Onii-chan".
Plot (manga)[]
A boy named Kousaku Sakamoto's mother has just died. In her will she requests that Kousaku go and live with her friend Ibari Ohzora, a yakuza. He meets Ibari's four beautiful daughters, but one (Hibari) happens to be a boy. Hibari is infatuated with Kousaku, but Kousaku rejects him.
Stop!! Hibari-kun! follows Kōsaku Sakamoto, a high school student whose mother tells him on her deathbed to live with her friend and yakuza boss Ibari Ōzora and his family in Tokyo after she dies. Although Kōsaku is initially unsure about his situation, he is relieved when he meets Ibari's four children: Tsugumi, Tsubame, Hibari and Suzume. Kōsaku is attracted to Hibari from the start, but he is shocked to learn that Hibari, who looks and behaves as a girl, was assigned male at birth—something only known within the Ōzora Group and Hibari's family. A group of four girls led by Kaori Hanazono begin to suspect that Hibari may be transgender, but Tsubame takes Hibari's place during a health checkup, effectively quelling any suspicions. Hibari begins to show an immediate interest in Kōsaku, so in an effort to distance himself from Hibari, Kōsaku joins the Wakaba Academy boxing club. Also in the club is Makoto Shiina, who is attracted to Hibari, and Rie Kawai, the club manager who Kōsaku likes. Hibari soon joins the club as its second manager shortly before they go on a training camp in Kujūkuri at the end of the year.
At the start of the new school year, Hibari is scouted to join the girls' volleyball team after the captain, Jun Ōtori, witnesses Hibari's athletic prowess. Although Hibari refuses, Jun continues to pursue Hibari until Jun is overwhelmed by Hibari's superhuman ability to spike the ball. After Kaori and her friends try to embarrass Hibari during swim class, they once again suspect that Hibari may be a guy, but Hibari prevents them from getting any proof during the school sponsored summer camp. After Hibari refuses several advances from a popular guy at school named Takuto Honda, Hibari starts openly flirting with Kōsaku at school. Shiina becomes enraged at Kōsaku for earning Hibari's affection, but Shiina and Kōsaku grow closer as friends after they fight it out and Kōsaku reassures him that there is nothing going on between him and Hibari.
When Kōsaku is out jogging one day, he helps out a girl named Sayuri Kōenji who was being harassed by three guys from the Kokuryū High School boxing club, although Hibari deals with them before Kōsaku can do anything. Despite this, Sayuri is instantly enamored by Kōsaku and hires a detective to find out more about him, leading her to discover Hibari's secret. Hibari has another run-in with the Kokuryū boxing club members after they harass Tsubame at a festival. The Kokuryū boxing club challenges the Wakaba boxing club to some inter-school matches, but this turns out to be a ruse to get a chance to gang up on Hibari. However, the Ōzora Group intercedes, allowing Hibari to knock out the Kokuryū boxing club's leader. Sayuri transfers into Kōsaku's class, and she blackmails him into going on a date with her in exchange for not revealing Hibari's secret. During the school festival, Kōsaku's class acts out a Sleeping Beauty play with Kōsaku as the prince and Hibari as the princess, culminating in Hibari giving Kōsaku a French kiss on stage. Ibari agrees to look after Gekijirō Taiga, the son of one of his close friends, who Kōsaku is surprised to learn is a trans man.
Characters[]
Oozora Group[]
- Kousaku Sakamoto Voiced by: Tōru Furuya
- Kousaku is the protagonist of the series. Kousaku's an average boy from Kyushu and weak when it comes to girls.
- Hibari Oozora Voiced by: Satomi Majima
- Hibari much to the disdain of her father, looks and dresses like a girl, though she was born a boy. Hibari is Oozora's third eldest child. He refers to her as his eldest son. With beauty and wit, she's the idol of the school. As an interesting aside, Majima (Hibari's voice actor) would later marry Furuya, the voice for Kousaku in 1985. She retired from voice acting following the wedding.
- Ibari Oozora Voiced by: Jōji Yanami
- The father of Hibari and the head of the Oozora Group. He expects Hibari to take over the group. He worries about the group's future with Hibari's eccentric ways. He was in love with Kousaku's mother. He is "haunted" by the White Crocodile curse.
- Tsugumi Oozora Voiced by: Fumi Hirano
- The eldest daughter. She is a motherly figure to her family. She is a novice illustrator.
- Tsubame Oozora Voiced by: Kyōko Irokawa
- The second daughter. She's two years older than Hibari. Except for her hair she is almost identical to Hibari. She often pretends to be Hibari to pass school health inspections and the like.
- Suzume Oozora Voiced by: Tomiko Suzuki
- The youngest daughter. An elementary school student. Not much to say about her as she doesn't have much development.
- Sabu Voiced by: Norio Wakamoto
- A young man of the Oozora group. He is in love with Tsugumi.
- Seiji Voiced by: Toku Nishio
- A member of the Oozora Group with a scary face, but a faint heart. He scares Kousaku awake in the mornings.
Other Characters[]
- Shiina Voiced by: Katsuji Mori
- Kousaku and Hibari's classmate who likes Hibari. At first, Shiina despised Kousaku, but it eventually worked into a friendship of sorts.
- Rie Kawai Voiced by: Hiromi Tsuru
- The manager of the boxing club. Kousaku was taken by her at first sight, however she has a crush on Shiina.
- Mitsuwo Kaji
- One of Tsubame's classmates. An overbearing man who follows people around. He's the boxing club captain. His younger brothers and sisters have the same face as him.
- Kaori Hanazono
- Kousaku and Hibari's classmate. She is jealous of Hibari's popularity in school. Along with her friends, they try to bring Hibari down. It doesn't work.
- Yasuaki Kureiji
- Kureiji Family's only son. Despite his boyish speech and personality, he is actually 28 years old and a bit of a creep- he wants to make Hibari his bride.
- Takuto Honda
- Kousaku and Hibari's classmate. He has a beautiful face with countless girls after him, but he drops them all. His target is Hibari. He's a lady killer with a cool personality, but acts goofy and lets go when it comes to Hibari.