Happy Happy Clover

Happy Happy Clover

Cover of the 5th volume of the manga, showing Clover and Rambler.
はぴはぴクローバー
(Hapi Hapi Kurōbā)
Genre Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of life
Manga
Written by Tatsuyama Sayuri
Published by Shogakukan
English publisher
Demographic Shōjo
Magazine Ciao
Original run August 2005November 2008
Volumes 5
Anime television series
Directed by Kazumi Nonaka
Written by Tetsuo Yasumi
Studio Group TAC
Network TV Aichi
Tokyo MX
Kids Station
Original run 6 July 2007 28 September 2007
Episodes 13

Happy Happy Clover (はぴはぴクローバー Hapi Hapi Kurōbā) is a Slice of life manga series created and illustrated by Tatsuyama Sayuri, serialized in Shogakukan's shōjo magazine Ciao from August 2005 to November 2008. Five tankōbon volumes were serialized in April 2006 to November 2008. Viz Media currently holds the license for the manga series.

An anime adaptation by Group TAC officially aired on TV Aichi from July 6, 2007 to 28 September 2007, adapting some of the chapters of the manga series.

Summary

Clover is a rabbit living in Crescent Forest with her friends Kale and Shallot. One day when Clover is late for school, Kale makes fun of her for being late. The same day, Professor Hoot announces the arrival of a new student: Mallow. The four bunnies travel all over Crescent Forest getting into (and out of) trouble.

Characters

Note: Characters' names in English are shown on the right

Main characters

Chima (ちま Chima) / Clover
Voiced by: Sayaka Narita
The main protagonist of the series, a white rabbit with a heart-shaped puff of fur at her neckline and purple eyes, she wears a clover next to her left ear. Chima is a lively, happy bunny, who sometimes gets into trouble, dragging her friends along. She isn't very responsible sometimes. In the end of the series, Chima goes traveling with Tabi-Usagi San.
Meru (メル Meru) / Mallow
Voiced by: Tae Okajima
Meru is Chima's best friend, a light pink rabbit, with dark pink markings on her right eye, all the way down to her right ear. With brown eyes and a big heart, Haru fell in love with her. She's calm, sweet, kind, and extremely intelligent. In the epilogue she ends up marrying Haru.
Gaku (ガク Gaku) / Kale
Voiced by: Yumiko Kobayashi
Gaku is one of Chima's friends, a strong brown hare with amazing green eyes. The oldest of the seven bunny siblings, he has to help his parents take care of them. He's friendly and loyal, but a little mysterious. He secretly has a crush on Thistle and sticks up for his friend Haru. In the end, he marries Thistle and they have a son named Chard.
Haru (ハル Haru) / Shallot
Voiced by: Akeno Watanabe
Haru is also one of Chima's friends, a yellowish-orange rabbit with glasses. He is extremely smart and always seen with a book. Clover calls him a nerd; in other words, a bookworm. He has a secret side, which isn't all about knowledge and books. He supports his best friend Kale and has a crush on Mallow. In the end of the series, he gets married to Mallow and has a daughter named Yarrow and a son named Bergamot.
Tabi-Usagi San (旅うさぎさん Tabi-usagi san) / Rambler/Bramble
Voiced by: Takehito Koyasu
Tabi-Usagi San is a male rabbit that travels to different forests all the time, and tells the other animals stories about his adventures. He is quite a bit older than all the other rabbits and may have a crush on clover. Chima is supposed to adventure with him when she gets older, but he always refuses. His past is very painful to him when he was young. He played hooky outside his forest until he witnessed his own home being destroyed by humans, who tried top claim it. Since then, he has been traveling ever since. In the manga's epilogue, he is now traveling with Chima.
Professor Hoot (ホッホー先生 Hohhō sensei) / Professor Hoot
Voiced by: Chō
Professor Hoot is the teacher of the kids in the Crescent Moon Forest. A brown-horned owl who is Gruff, but secretly nice. Known for his dreaded invitations to his home, which usually includes bitter health tea which all his students hate, and his long stories about his youth.
Hirari (ひらり Hirari) / Hickory
Voiced by: Rumi Shishido
Hirari is Chima's babysitter, a flying squirrel. Calm, cool, collected, and nice to everyone, he is also afraid of spiders and eats a lot when he sees one. He also has an allergy on Yum Yum Mushrooms.

Minor characters

Chima's Family (ちまの家族 Chima no Kazoku) / Clover's Family
Voiced by: Kana Uetake (Chima's Mother), Tetsuharu Ōta (Chima's Father)
Chima's only parents and family. Her father is a meteorologist and inventor while her mother is a renowned cook and admirer of her husband's inventions.
Tata (タタ Tata) / Tip, Tete (テテ Tete) / Top, Toto (トト Toto) / Tap, Pupu (ププ Pupu) / Flip, Pepe (ペペ Pepe) / Flop and Popo (ポポ Popo) / Flap
Voiced by: Yuka Nakatsukasa
Gaku's sextuplet younger brothers.
Yuta (ゆーた Yuta) / Blackberry
Voiced by: Yoshihisa Kawahara
A male Asian black bear cub who's a close friend of Chima and Gaku. His family specializes on making Honey.
Bina (ビーナ Bīna) / Forsythia
Voiced by: Miho Miyagawa
A female deer fawn, who is closely friends with Chima and Meru.
Charaku (チャラク Charaku) / Cinnamon
Voiced by: Tatsuhisa Suzuki
A fox who is one of the forest's biggest pranksters. He is often seen with Kururi with their schemes, but sometimes falls flat when Chima busts them.
Kururi (クルリ Kururi) / Twirl
Voiced by: Ai Shimizu
Charaku's friend and partner in crime. He's a squirrel who also likes to pull pranks on the denizens of the forest, but like Charaku, he also fails when busted.
Hiyo (ヒーヨ Hīyo) and Dori (ドリー Dorī)
Voiced by: Tetsuharu Ōta (Hiyo), Yoshihisa Kawahara
Also known as the "Bulbull Brothers", they're a pair of rapping Brown-eared bulbul who sometimes annoys Chima and her friends and often competes with them.
Elle (エル Eru)
Voiced by: Kotomi Iwamura
Haru's older sister, who has a calm demeanor like him and likes flowers, especially light grass flowers. Roy, her childhood friend appears to have a crush on him.

Media

Manga

The manga was originally created by Tatsuyama Sayuri. It was first serialized in the August 2005 issue of Ciao and later collected in five tankōbon volumes. Viz Media licensed the manga in 2009 and all 5 volumes were being released in English and later released through Amazon Kindle for digital distribution. The manga also gotten a French translation in 2016 where the manga is called "Happy Clover" and is distributed by Nobi-Nobi.

Volumes List

No.Japanese release dateJapanese ISBNEnglish release dateEnglish ISBN
1 April 28, 2006ISBN 978-4-09-130406-3February 3, 2009ISBN 978-1-4215-2656-0
2 February 1, 2007ISBN 978-4-09-130809-2June 2, 2009ISBN 978-1-4215-2657-7
3 June 29, 2007ISBN 978-4-09-131226-6October 6, 2009ISBN 978-1-4215-2658-4
4 April 28, 2008ISBN 978-4-09-131700-1February 2, 2010ISBN 978-1-4215-2735-2
5 December 26, 2008ISBN 978-4-09-132273-9June 1, 2010ISBN 978-1-4215-2736-9

Anime

An Anime adaptation was aired from July 6, 2007 to September 28, 2007 on Kids Station and TV Aichi in Japan. It was directed by Kazumi Nonaka and the anime only adapts the first 3 volumes of the Manga, only lasting for 13 episodes. The opening song is titled "Shiawase no Kakera" (シアワセのカケラ, lit. Pieces of Dreams) by Marimomi, the ending theme is titled "Aiiro no Sora no Shita de" (藍色の空の下で, lit. Under the Indigo Sky) by Mikuni Shimokawa.

Episode list

No. Title Original air date
01 "Welcome to Crescent Forest / Crescent Forest House Calls"
"Mikadzukimori ni yōkoso/ Mikadzukimori no otaku hōmon" (三日月森にようこそ / 三日月森のお宅訪問) 
July 6, 2007
02 "Tabi Usagi-san Appears! / Defeat the Monster~!"
"Tabi Usagi-san tōjō! / Kaibutsu o yattsukero〜!" (旅うさぎさん登場! / 怪物をやっつけろ〜!) 
July 13, 2007
03 "The Fountain's Secret!? / Chima, the Mail Delivery Bunny!?"
"Izumi no himitsu!? / Chima wa yūbin ya-san!?" (泉のひみつ!? / ちまは郵便やさん!?) 
July 20, 2007
04 "Meru's Feelings / The Hiyodori Twins's Game!"
"Meru no kimochi / Hiyodori kyōdai to shōbu!" (メルのきもち / ヒヨドリ兄弟と勝負!) 
July 27, 2007
05 "The Birth of the Bunny Express! / A Large Package!?"
"Usa posuto-tai kessei! / Ōkina ni motsu!?" (うさポスト隊結成! / 大きなにもつ!?) 
August 3, 2007
06 "Testing Secrets / The Race against Tabi Usagi-san!"
"Tesuto wa himitsu/ Tabi Usagi-san to rēsu!" (テストはひみつ / 旅うさぎさんとレース!) 
August 10, 2007
07 "Major Help Arrives! / Hirari's Weakness Found!"
"Ōmono suketto tōjō! / Hirari-san no jakuten hakken!" (大物助っ人登場! / ひらりさんの弱点発見!) 
August 17, 2007
08 "A Cute Ghost / Protect the Light Grass!"
"Kawaī obake / Akari kusa o mamore!" (カワイイおばけ / あかり草をまもれ!) 
August 24, 2007
09 "Chima's Challenge! / Hirari's Vacation"
"Chima no hatsu chōsen / Hirari-san no bakansu" (ちまの初挑戦 / ひらりさんのバカンス) 
August 31, 2007
10 "Papa's First Teachings / Bunny Express, Seeking out"
"Papa no tsuitachi sensei / Usa posuto-tai, hippari-dako" (パパの一日先生 / うさポスト隊、ひっぱりだこ) 
September 7, 2007
11 "Sextuplet Alert! / Chima's Absence Number"
"Mutsugo chūihō! / Chima no orusu ban" (六つ子注意報! / ちまのおるす番) 
September 14, 2007
12 "Chima, Knitting a Scarf / The Strange Large Thief!"
"Chima, mafurā o amu / Kimyōna dai doro bō!" (ちま、マフラーを編む / 奇妙な大どろぼう!) 
September 21, 2007
13 "You Can Do it, Haru! / Ode to Spring!"
"Ganbare Haru! / Harutsugematsuri ga yattekuru!" (がんばれハル! / 春告祭がやってくる!) 
September 28, 2007

Games

There are two games, both released in Japanese only.

ちゃおドリームタッチ! ハッピーあにばーさりー
はぴはぴクローバー

External links

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