their friendship seems to be quite strong. Full name Rani Sujanta Sachdeva. The worker at a bookstore in Nantucket, run by Rocket's grandfather. She is a cheerful girl, yet also quite scatterbrained. Her dream is to become a successful picture book artist. Real name Robert Wedgewood. A young boy who moved with his parents to Boston, though he currently lives at his grandparents' home. He has not shown up in the published manga yet, but in some exclusive strips of the series posted to Hidekaz Himaruya's blog. It is said that he is nicknamed Rocket due to his anger problems. An eccentric illustrator that came from Brooklyn who is very fond of alcohol and women. Media Manga Written and illustrated by Hidekaz Himaruya, the Chibisan Date chapters are serialized in Comic Birz. Gentosha has collected the chapters into one bound volume so far, published on November 24, 2009. Shortly after the first chapter was released, an online-exclusive chapter entitled , focusing on the supporting character Sujanta, was posted on Hidekaz Himaruya's blog. In January 2009 Anime News Network reported that the series would also begin serialization in Gentosha's seinen manga magazine Comic Birz starting in the April issue, though it was initially reported that Himaruya's other series Hetalia: Axis Powers would be serialized. After a year-long hiatus from 2010 to 2011, it resumed serialization with the launch of the new magazine Comic Spica. Amazon.com has listed Chibisan Date as being licensed by Tokyopop for a North American release, with the first volume released on June 28, 2011, however Tokyopop has announced the shutdown of its US publishing operations at the end of May 2011. Drama CD In the July 2010 issue of Comic Birz it was announced that there would be a drama CD of Chibi-san Date. However, at the time of the manga's conclusion in 2013, no further news on the CD has materialized. See also Hetalia: Axis Powers References External links Hidekaz Himaruya's official Chibisan Date website Chibisan Date page on the Comic Birz website Chibisan Date page on the Gentosha website Chibisan Date Wiki - English Chibisan Date encyclopedia. 2009 manga Drama anime and manga Gentosha manga Historical anime and manga