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[]
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.
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 his father, looks and dresses like a girl, though she was born a boy. Hibari is Oozora's third eldest child. He refers to him as his eldest son. With beauty and wit, he'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.
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ko:스톱!! 히바리군! zh:停止!! 雲雀