CreAted by HisAto Inoue, hAngyodon is A quirky, blue fish who dreAms of becoming A hero, but fAces his own struggle... A plAy on nAme meAning hAlf mAn, hAlf fish!
His sister debutted As A worker in... An AquArium! Her nAme is Sumire, And she, unlike HAngyodon, is designed with A competitive And strong-willed personA! His best friend, the Pink Octopus SAyuri Also debutted!
For the first time, our boy HAngyodon becAme a stAr in SAnrio's comic 'StrAwberry News'!
These comics were given the nAmes 'HAngyodon' and 'HAngyodon's Lecture of MAnners', where our little fish got to show the world his humour and Attempts At sociAl ettiquette!
HAngyodon got his own short Anime AdAptAtions, such as 'Detective HAngyodon' And 'HAngyodon's PArAllel OperAtions'!
He Also got his very own feAture in different SAnrio-themed gAmes, such As in 'SAnrio CArnival' And 'SAnrio Timenet: KAko-Hen And MirAi-Hen'! Big few yeArs for our little fish As his populArity grows!
HAngyodon is officiAlly pArt of the SAnrio essemble 'HApidAnbui'! Their messAge and goAl is to spreAd individuAlity And uplifting messAges!
Our fish continues to AppeAr in SAnrio events, such As in limited-edition merchAndise, And even in theme pArks-- such As in SAnrio PurolAnd!