Hello! Spank

Hello! Spank
Promotional image from Ohayō! Spank featuring the main character
おはよう!スパンク
(Ohayō! Supanku)
GenreComedy
Manga
Written byShun'ichi Yukimuro
Illustrated byShizue Takanashi
Published byKodansha
MagazineNakayoshi
Original runFebruary 1979March 1982
Volumes7
Anime television series
Directed byShigetsugu Yoshida
Produced by
  • Sadahiko Murasawa (ABC)
  • Hiroshi Ogino (Asatsu)
  • Shizuhiko Sengoku (Tokyo Movie)
Music byKouji Makaino
Tetsuo Ueno
StudioTokyo Movie Shinsha
Original networkTV Tokyo
Original run March 7, 1981 May 29, 1982
Episodes66
Anime film
Directed byShigetsugu Yoshida
Music byKouji Makaino
Tetsuo Ueno
StudioTokyo Movie Shinsha
ReleasedMarch 13, 1982
Runtime95 minutes

Hello! Spank (おはよう!スパンク, Ohayō! Supanku; lit. Good morning! Spank) is a Japanese shōjo manga written by Shun'ichi Yukimuro and illustrated by Shizue Takanashi. The series has been adapted as an anime television series, broadcast in Japan from 1981 to 1982 for 66 episodes, and a theatrical movie released in 1982. In 1981, it received the Kodansha Manga Award for the shōjo category.