Pani Poni

Pani Poni
Cover of the first manga volume featuring lead character Rebecca Miyamoto
ぱにぽに
GenreParody
Manga
Written byHekiru Hikawa
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly GFantasy
DemographicShōnen
Original runNovember 2000October 2011
Volumes17
Anime television series
Pani Poni Dash!
Directed by
Produced byAtsushi Moriyama (King Records)
Written byKenichi Kanemaki
Music byKei Haneoka
StudioShaft
Licensed by
Original networkTV Tokyo, TVA, TVQ, TVO, TSC, TVh, AT-X, GBS
English network
Original run July 4, 2005 December 26, 2005
Episodes26
Original video animation
Directed by
  • Akiyuki Shinbo
  • Shin Oonuma
Produced byAtsushi Moriyama
Written byKatsuhiko Takayama
Music byKei Haneoka
StudioShaft
ReleasedApril 15, 2009

Pani Poni (Japanese: ぱにぽに), also known by the title of its anime adaptation, Pani Poni Dash! (ぱにぽにだっしゅ!, Pani Poni Dasshu!), is a Japanese manga series by Hekiru Hikawa that uses parody, frequently referencing Japanese and American pop-culture in many ways. It mainly follows child prodigy Rebecca Miyamoto, an MIT graduate newly hired as a homeroom teacher at Peach Moon Academy, where she deals with the antics of the Class 1-C students during everyday school life. The manga was serialized in Square Enix's G Fantasy between the November 2000 and October 2011 issues, and the chapters are collected in 17 tankōbon volumes.

A 26-episode anime television series adaptation aired in Japan on TV Tokyo between July 4 and December 26, 2005 with its title renamed as Pani Poni Dash!. The anime is licensed by Funimation in North America. There have also been several drama CDs created based on the TV series and manga. A special OVA was released with a DVD box set containing the anime series on April 15, 2009 in Japan.