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Crunchyroll Adds Himouto! Umaru-chan Anime
posted on by Karen Ressler
Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the anime Himouto! Umaruchan as it airs in Japan this summer. The stream will begin on Wednesday at 3:00 p.m. EDT.
The stream will be available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany and Benelux, Latin America, Scandinavia, Turkey, Italy, Spain, Middle East and North Africa.
Himōto! Umaru-chan adapts Sankaku Head's manga of the same name.
The sibling gag comedy manga centers around Umaru (voiced by Aimi Tanaka), Taihei's (Kenji Nojima) little sister who boasts beautiful looks as well as prowess in both school and sports. However, she has a certain secret. "Himōto" is a pun on "imōto" (little sister) and "himono," which means "dried fish," but in slang can refer to a woman who is proper in public but lazy at home.
Masahiko Ohta (Yuruyuri, Kotoura-san) is directing the series off scripts by Takashi Aoshima (Yuruyuri, Kotoura-san) at Doga Kobo (Engaged to the Unidentified, Laughing Under the Clouds). Yasunori Ebina (Yuruyuri, Fruits Basket) is serving as sound director and Aya Takano (Polar Bear's Café) is designing the characters and serving as chief animation director.
