| Obatarian | |
 Cover of the first volume ofObatarian | |
| オバタリアン | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Katsuhiko Hotta |
| Published by | Takeshobo |
| Magazine | Manga Life |
| Original run | 1988 –1998 |
| Volumes | 13 |
| Anime television film | |
| Directed by | Tetsurō Amino |
| Written by | Shun'ichi Yukimuro,Toshiki Inoue |
| Music by | Kohei Tanaka |
| Studio | Sunrise |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Released | April 3, 1990 |
| Runtime | 70 minutes |
Obatarian (Japanese:オバタリアン) is ayonkomamanga series byKatsuhiko Hotta[1] which was published byTakeshobo inManga Life from 1988 through 1998. Ananime series was adapted from the manga in 1990 bySunrise, which aired onTV Asahi. The titleObatarian (or Obattalion) is a Japanese buzzword from the late 1980s, created as a pun portmanteau of the Japanese word おば (oba, meaning "middle-aged woman") and the Japanese title (Battalion/バタリアン) of the 1985 zombie comedy movieThe Return of the Living Dead.
The series won the 1989Bungeishunjū Manga Award.[2]
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