himouto umaru-chan

Himouto! Umaru-chan (干物妹!うまるちゃん Himōto! Umaru-chan) is a Japanese manga series by Sankaku Head. It began serialization in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from March 14, 2013. It has been collected in six tankōbon volumes. An alternative version was serialized for two chapters in Shueisha's monthly magazine Miracle Jump in 2012. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo
aired in Japan from July 9, 2015 to September 24, 2015. A video game was announced for the PlayStation Vita.









Umaru Doma (土間 埋, Doma Umaru) is the main protagonist (and sometimes the main antagonist) of the Himouto! Umaru-chan series. Her "Himouto" title in Japanese is referred to as "worthless lazy-bum little sister". It is a combination of "himono-onna", meaning "dried-fish woman" who's proper in public but lazy at home; and imouto, "little sister". She has an unknown ability to switch between 2 modes: "Indoor" and "Outdoor". She is commonly called a brat (especially a spoiled/selfish/manipulative brat) by her brother Taihei as well as readers and viewers of the manga and anime (because of her usual bad attitude towards him). 



Taihei Doma (土間 大平, Doma Taihei) is the older brother of Umaru in Himouto! Umaru-chan.

Taihei is a man of less than average build, appearing fairly slim and lacking in any real muscle tone, however, he appears healthy.
Taihei has shaggy, straight black hair with a sharply pointed strand at the top. He has brown eyes just as his sister does, and a light, pale skin tone.




Nana Ebina (海老名 菜々, Ebina Nana) is the best friend and classmate of Umaru in Himouto! Umaru-chan

Ebina is a young high school girl, typically seen wearing skirts, blouses, and other modern clothes worn by teenage girl. She is also seen wearing her school uniform which consists of a white blouse, a red skirt, and a red bow which she pairs with which socks pulled up to her calves and brown shoes. Ebina often appears red in the face as she is very shy. She has cherry brown hair kept loosely in pig tails with red and white striped ties, like little shrimps ('ebi'). Ebina has a noticeably large bust as mentioned by others, and timid, light brown eyes.


Kirie Motoba (本場 切絵, Motoba Kirie) is one of Umaru's classmates and friends in the Himouto! Umaru-chan series. 
Kirie is a girl attending school with Umaru with long navy blue hair tied into a ponytail with a few strands poking out. She has dark blue eyes that matches her hair color. She wears her school uniform normally with her shirt tucked into her skirt and a red ribbon that matches her skirt. She also wears dark brown stockings with a pair of normal black school shoes.



Sylphynford Tachibana (橘・シルフィンフォード, Tachibana Shirufinfōdo) is the self-proclaimed rival and classmate of Umaru in Himouto! Umaru-chan. She is as popular as Umaru and comes from a rich family. 
Sylphyn has sky blue, long wavy hair, with two shorter strands that lay on the front of her shoulders. Her hair appears to be held back by a white hairband with yellow flowers.
Her figure is similar to Umaru's, with long skinny legs, a small waist, and moderately sized breasts.

Manager Kanau (叶課長, Kanau kachō) is the female boss of Taihei, Bomber, and Alex, described in Young Jump magazine as beautiful and excellent in Himouto! Umaru-chan
She has light-chestnut colored hair, with two bands on each side and wears a yellow bow. Her eyes can be described as light-chestnut or marron. She has striped cheeks like most of the other female characters in the series. Most of the time she is seen wearing a business suit. 




Alex Tachibana (橘・アレックス, Tachibana Arekkusu), is Taihei's co-worker and older brother of Sylphynford Tachibana in Himouto! Umaru-chan.
He has an average build. He wears a white shirt with a brown vest and a red tie, with a grey pair of trousers and brown shoes.
He enjoys playing video games. He also has interests in anime, that he was recruited as a bright talent, but secretly he seems to know the connection between Komaru and Umaru.



Takeshi Motoba is Taihei Doma's childhood friend and coworker, his nickname is Bomber.
Unlike Taihei, Takeshi is laid back and lazy, similar to Umaru Doma. He likes to goof off at work, and mess around when out and about. 
Takeshi has been friends with Taihei since at least high school, and followed each other to work in the same office. Takeshi has a little sister, who is also friends with Umaru, Kirie Motoba. His relationship with his sister is violent, with her becoming furious with him after upsetting her.