Pick of the Litter (manga)

Infobox animanga/Header
name = Pick of the Litter


caption = Cover of the first volume of the English language release of "Pick of the Litter"
ja_kanji = 異界繁盛記 ひよこや☆商店
ja_romaji = Ikai Hanjōki - Hiyokoya Shōten
genre = Comedy, SupernaturalInfobox animanga/Manga
author = Yuriko Suda
publisher = Kadokawa Shoten
publisher_en = Tokyopop
publisher_other =
magazine = Monthly Asuka
first = 2004
last = 2007
volumes = 6
chapter_list =
demographic = shōjo
OEM =

nihongo|"Pick of the Litter"|異界繁盛記 ひよこや☆商店|Ikai Hanjōki - Hiyokoya Shōten is a Japanese shōjo manga series written by Yuriko Suda that was serialized in "Monthly Asuka" from 2004 through 2007. The individual chapters were published in six tankobon volumes by Kadokawa Shoten.

Tokyopop licensed the series for an English language release in North America by Tokyopop in 2007, at first releasing the title solely online before beginning to release it in tankobon form. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/convention/2007/otakon/tokyopop |title=Otakon 2007: Tokyopop |first=Bamboo |last=Dong |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2007-07-01 |accessdate=2008-07-09 ] After releasing four of the six volumes, Tokyopop canceled its planned release of the fifth volume and have not announced any plans to continue the series. [cite web |url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2008-06-18/tokyopop-manga-volumes-pulled-from-july-solicitations |title=Tokyopop Manga Volumes Pulled from July Solicitations (Updated) |publisher=Anime News Network |date=2008-06-18 |accessdate=2008-07-09 ]

Plot

Five years ago, ten-year-old Riku Fukagawa arrived in Tokyo with no memory of his past except for his first name. Since then, he has been living a normal life and going to school, while wondering who he really is and if he has any family still looking for him. One day, some strangely dressed characters insist that he is their long-lost relative and drag him to another world called Yamato.

There he discovers that he is "special," and that his family isn't completely human. They have animal like ears, animal tails, and special abilities. He has five older brothers who run a shop named Hiyokoya that sells weird objects like "live soap bubbles" and "tangle octopus." Thus begins Riku's adventure as he tries to study for exams in Japan and work at the Hiyokoya in Yamato at the same time.

References

External links

* [http://www.tokyopop.com/shop/1755/PickoftheLitter/1.html Official Tokyopop "Pick of the Litter" website]
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