Forza! Hidemaru
Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, the authors of "The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917", wrote that the series "seems far out of its time in the early 21st century" but "the very young audience sees" the sports tropes "with fresh eyes." A manga adaptation, "" by , was serialized in Shogakukan's "Corocoro Comic". Hidemaru appeared on the website nakata.net, Hidetoshi Nakata's official website. Characters. Clements and McCarthy stated that the cast consists of "wacky animals in sports getup" with a fox, two fat hippopotamus girls, dogs, horses, and rabbits. Forza! Hidemaru