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Format
TV
Episodes
37
Episode Duration
25 min per ep
Status
Finished Airing
Premiered
Spring 1991
Aired
1991-04-11 to 1991-12-28
Source
4-koma manga
Rating
G - All Ages
Genres
Comedy
Slice of Life
Studios
Life Work
Producers
TBS
Licensors
Shounen Ashibe (TV) (少年アシベ)
The anime is based on the 4-panel comic strip drawn by Morishita Hiromi and published in Young Jump. The story describes the daily life of Ashibe (an elementary school boy) and his family and friends, including a pet white sea lion.