“Gag manga about alien invaders vs. giant heroine Pine, with dark humor and elementary-school protagonists.”
Junjou Pine
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Gag manga about alien invaders vs. giant heroine Pine, with dark humor and elementary-school protagonists.
A gag manga depicting the battle between "Onap aliens," aliens who are trying to conquer the earth, and "Junjo Pine," a giant transformed heroine who protects the earth from them, and the daily life around Mitsuo Junkawa and Michiru Hanada, elementary school students who are transformed into Pine. It is characterized by undertones and poisonous gags that one would not expect to see in a boys' magazine. (Source: Wikipedia, translated)
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A Manga Publication
- Format 14 × 1 ch × vol
- Total read 1h 52m approx
- Published Nov 2000 – Feb 2001
- Source Manga media type
- Ref. BS-M77036 catalog