Obatarian
Encyclopedia
is a yonkoma
manga
series by Katsuhiko Hotta which was published by Takeshobo
in Manga Life
from 1988 through 1998. An anime
series was adapted from the manga in 1990 by Sunrise
, which aired on TV Asahi
. The title Obatarian (or Obattalion) is a Japanese buzzword from 1988 meaning "Battalion of Middle-age Women".
Yonkoma
thumb|right|150px|Traditional Yonkoma layout, a comic-strip format, generally consists of gag comic strips within four panels of equal size ordered from top to bottom...
manga
Manga
Manga is the Japanese word for "comics" and consists of comics and print cartoons . In the West, the term "manga" has been appropriated to refer specifically to comics created in Japan, or by Japanese authors, in the Japanese language and conforming to the style developed in Japan in the late 19th...
series by Katsuhiko Hotta which was published by Takeshobo
Takeshobo
is a major publisher in Japan.Takeshobo was founded in 1972 by Kyōichirō Noguchi, starting Japan's first Mahjong magazine . Other magazines, such as a magazine dedicated to mahjong-themed manga, as well as a magazine dedicated to yonkoma manga, were published. Furthermore, a mahjong museum was...
in Manga Life
Manga Life
is a manga magazine published monthly by Takeshobo in Japan since the November 1984 issue . Its original title was , and the change to Manga Life was made to better compete with Manga Time, a rival magazine published by Houbunsha. Most of the series appearing in the magazine use the yonkoma format...
from 1988 through 1998. An anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series was adapted from the manga in 1990 by Sunrise
Sunrise (company)
is a Japanese animation studio and production enterprise. It is a subsidiary of Namco Bandai Holdings. Its former name was Nippon Sunrise, and prior to that, Sunrise Studios...
, which aired on TV Asahi
TV Asahi
, also known as EX and , is a Japanese television network headquartered in Roppongi, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. The company writes its name in lower-case letters, tv asahi, in its logo and public-image materials. The company also owns All-Nippon News Network....
. The title Obatarian (or Obattalion) is a Japanese buzzword from 1988 meaning "Battalion of Middle-age Women".