Haré+Guu

Haré+Guu
Cover art for the first DVD featuring Haré (left) and Guu (right).
ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ
(Janguru wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū)
GenreSurreal comedy
Manga
Jungle wa Itsumo Hare nochi Guu
Written byRenjuro Kindaichi
Published byEnix
Square Enix
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
Original run24 January 199712 December 2002
Volumes10
Anime television series
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Written byMichiko Yokote
Music byAkifumi Tada
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Licensed by
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
English network
Original run 3 April 2001 25 September 2001
Episodes26
Original video animation
Haré+Guu DELUXE
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Written byMichiko Yokote
Music byAkifumi Tada
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Licensed by
  • NA: AN Entertainment (expired)
Released 25 August 2002 25 January 2003
Runtime26 minutes
Episodes6
Manga
Hareguu
Written byRenjuro Kindaichi
Published bySquare Enix
MagazineMonthly Shōnen Gangan
Original runJanuary 200312 September 2009
Volumes10
Original video animation
Haré+Guu FINAL
Directed byTsutomu Mizushima
Written byMichiko Yokote
Music byAkifumi Tada
StudioShin-Ei Animation
Released 21 December 2003 25 June 2004
Runtime26 minutes
Episodes7

Haré+Guu (Japanese: ジャングルはいつもハレのちグゥ, Hepburn: Janguru wa Itsumo Hare nochi Gū; lit.'The Jungle Was Always Sunny, Then Came Guu') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Renjuro Kindaichi which ran in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from 1997 to 2002. A sequel ran from 2003 to 2009. The series focuses on the story of a ten-year-old boy named Haré who lives in the jungle and his misadventures with Guu, a liminal being who usually presents herself as a young girl.

It was adapted into a 26-episode anime television series, followed by two OVA sequels: Haré+Guu DELUXE and Haré+Guu FINAL.