Sanrio's Hello Kitty character transforms into a costume-wearing, giant robot-piloting super hero in Ichigoman, a new web comic serialized on the Comip! website, which is published by Home-Sha (a division of Shueisha).









The story of Ichigoman re-envisions Hello Kitty as a costumed super hero who fights against monsters that are born out of the scheming minds and wicked hearts of human beings. She is aided in her quest for justice by Dark Grape Man and Honey Momo.

The Ichigoman web comic is a collaboration between Hello Kitty designer Yuko Yamaguchi, screenwriter Toshiki Inoue, and artist Shakura Sinkai. Actor Kōhei Murakami is credited as being in charge of planning the project.

Ichigoman is serialized as a monthly web comic that will update on the 15th of each month. The release schedule for the series is a play on words, since the number "1" in Japanese is pronounced as "ichi" and the number "5" in Japanese is pronounced as "go". The first chapter of Ichigoman is available here.

Sources:

Otakomu

Biglobe News

Official Sanrio home page (Japanese)

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