| Kappa no Kaikata | |
 Manga volume 1 cover | |
| カッパの飼い方 | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Fantasy comedy[1] |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Yūgo Ishikawa |
| Published by | Shueisha |
| Imprint | Young Jump Comics |
| Magazine | Weekly Young Jump |
| Demographic | Seinen |
| Original run | February 6, 2003 –July 15, 2010 |
| Volumes | 15 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Nagisa Miyazaki |
| Produced by |
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| Written by | Nagisa Miyazaki |
| Music by | Masaki Tsurugi |
| Studio | Picture Magic [ja] |
| Original network | Animax |
| Original run | October 4, 2004 – April 4, 2005 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Kappa no Kaikata (カッパの飼い方,lit. 'How to Breed Kappa') is a Japanesemanga series written and illustrated byYūgo Ishikawa. It was serialized inShueisha'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Young Jump from 2003 to 2010, with its chapters collected in 15tankōbon volumes. Ananime television series adaptation, consisting of 26 episodes of three minutes each, produced byNAS and animated byPicture Magic [ja], was broadcast onAnimax from 2004 to 2005.
A young man named Watashi (私,lit. "I" or "Me"), upon passing by a pet shop on his way home, happens upon a waterKappa in the window, which he buys, names Kaatan (かぁたん), and is determined to raise as a pet. Never having owned a kappa before, he relies on a book that specializes in information on how to raise and train kappa. However, Kaatan is harder to train than it immediately seems, and a lot of patience is exerted by Watashi in his effort.
Written and illustrated byYūgo Ishikawa,Kappa no Kaikata was serialized inShueisha'sseinen manga magazineWeekly Young Jump from February 6, 2003,[2] to July 15, 2010.[3] Shueisha collected its chapters in 15tankōbon volumes, released from October 17, 2003,[4] to October 19, 2010.[5]
| No. | Release date | ISBN |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | October 17, 2003[6] | 978-4-08-876514-3 |
| 02 | March 19, 2004[6] | 978-4-08-876582-2 |
| 03 | August 19, 2004[6] | 978-4-08-876660-7 |
| 04 | March 18, 2005[6] | 978-4-08-876770-3 |
| 05 | August 18, 2005[6] | 978-4-08-876840-3 |
| 06 | February 17, 2006[6] | 978-4-08-877038-3 |
| 07 | July 19, 2006[6] | 978-4-08-877112-0 |
| 08 | January 19, 2007[6] | 978-4-08-877201-1 |
| 09 | July 19, 2007[6] | 978-4-08-877294-3 |
| 10 | January 18, 2008[6] | 978-4-08-877375-9 |
| 11 | August 19, 2008[7] | 978-4-08-877491-6 |
| 12 | February 19, 2009[8] | 978-4-08-877594-4 |
| 13 | September 18, 2009[9] | 978-4-08-877724-5 |
| 14 | March 19, 2010[10] | 978-4-08-877809-9 |
| 15 | October 19, 2010[5] | 978-4-08-879039-8 |
Ananime television series adaptation, consisting of 26 episodes of three minutes each, produced byNAS and animated byPicture Magic [ja], was broadcast onAnimax from October 4, 2004, to April 4, 2005.[11][12][13]
Three minute long episodes of Kappa no Kaikata have only a five second opening animation.