start to talk to him. They introduce themselves as Microman, hailing from the planet "Micro Earth" and were sent to Earth to help save the planet. Microman: The Small Giant Studio Pierrot anime (1999) A Microman anime adaption was created by Studio Pierrot, based on the toys and the manga created by Hisashi Matsumoto and serialized in Comic BomBom, and ran from January 4, 1999 to December 27, 1999 on TV Tokyo. The series was subsequently released on VHS and DVD by Pioneer LDC. A companion theatrical movie based on the anime TV series was released in 1999 as well. A PlayStation game related to the series, Chou Jiryoku Senshi Microman: Generation 2000, developed by Barnhouse Effect and published by Takara, was released in Japan on December 16, 1999. See Also Chiisana Kyojin Microman A PlayStation game based on the franchise, developed by Wavedge and published by Takara, released in Japan on March 11, 1999. DreamMix TV World Fighters A crossover fighting game featuring M121 Mason as a playable character (with other Microman characters available as alternate colors) References 1998 manga 1999 anime television series debuts 1970s toys 1980s toys 1990s toys 2000s toys Action figures Kodansha manga Mass media franchises introduced in 1974 Pierrot (company) Takara video games Takara Tomy Takara Tomy franchises Transforming toy robots TV Tokyo original programming 1974 establishments in Japan