himouto! umaru-chan
A 2013-to-present seinen comedy manga by Sankakuhead, with a summer 2015 anime adaptation and fall 2017 season 2 anime by Doga Kobo. An alternative version of the manga was serialized for 2 chapters in 2012 before its current serialization.
The term himouto (干物妹) in the title is a merger of the term himono onna (干物女, "dried fish woman", referring to fish jerky junk food snacks that replace home-cooked meals) and the word imouto (妹, "younger sister"). Himono onna was coined by the manga Hotaru no Hikari, and refers to a young woman who leads a stable career but has little to no interest in romance and is generally reclusive, typically at home when not having to go out for her job. Her public and private lives are generally very different, with her public appearance being very clean, organized, and well-mannered. In contrast, her private appearance is messy, disorganized, and ill-mannered.
On December 20, 2025 the author released a video in which he stated that the manga was inspired by his younger sister, as well as other aspects of his life, such as his hamsters. His sister served as the model for Umaru, who fell ill between the publication of the sixth and seventh volumes (both released in 2015). She died sometime between the publication of the tenth and eleventh volumes (both released in 2017). He noted that working on the manga and attending the wrap-up celebrations for the first season of the anime, which occurred days after her death, was particularly difficult. However, he later continued work on the eleventh and twelfth volumes in her memory.
Characters
- Doma Umaru (Komaru / UMR)
- Doma Taihei
- Ebina Nana
- Motoba Kirie
- Motoba Takeshi
- Nekoronbusu
- Tachibana Sylphynford
- Kongou Kanau
- Kongou Hikari
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标题中的“干物妹”一词是“干物女”一词和“妹”一词的合并。姬物女是由漫画《萤之光》创造的，指的是一位年轻女性，她事业稳定，但对浪漫几乎没有兴趣，通常很隐居，不需要外出工作时通常呆在家里。她的公共生活和私人生活总体上有很大不同，她的公共形象非常干净、有条理、彬彬有礼。相比之下，她私下的外表则凌乱、无组织、没有礼貌。
2025 年 12 月 20 日，作者发布了一段视频，其中他表示漫画的灵感来自他的妹妹，以及他生活的其他方面，例如他的仓鼠。他的姐姐担任小丸的模特，小丸在第六卷和第七卷（均于 2015 年发行）出版期间病倒了。她在第十卷和第十一卷（均于 2017 年发行）出版期间去世。他指出，在她去世几天后，创作漫画并参加动画第一季的总结庆祝活动尤其困难。然而，他后来在她的记忆中继续创作第十一卷和第十二卷。