Shōnen Ashibe

Shōnen Ashibe (少年アシベ; lit. 'Boy Ashibe') is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiromi Morishita. It was serialized in Shueisha's seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 1988 to 1994, with its chapters collected in eight tankōbon volumes. It follows the daily life of Ashibe, an elementary school boy, and his family and friends, including his spotted seal pup named Goma-chan. It received a six-episode original video animation (OVA) adaptation in 1991, which led to an anime television series adaptation aired on TBS in that same year; a second season aired from 1992 to 1993.