Muteki Kanban Musume is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Jun Sadogawa. It was serialized between May 2002 and February 2006 in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion and was collected in 17 volumes. A continuation titled Muteki Kanban Musume N was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion between March 2006 and April 2007 and was collected in five volumes. A 12-episode animetelevision series adaptation animated by Telecom Animation Film aired in Japan between July and September 2006. The original manga was licensed in North America as Noodle Fighter Miki, and the anime was licensed in North America as Ramen Fighter Miki. The series premiered on Toku in the United States on January 2016.
Plot
Muteki Kanban Musume is a comedy detailing the adventures of Miki Onimaru, a girl who recently turned 20, whose mother runs a Chinese ramen restaurant. Miki works as the delivery girl for the shop but frequently gets into trouble due to her boisterous, active personality. Much of the humor of the series derives from the characters' over-the-top behavior.
Characters
;Miki Onimaru ;Megumi Kannazuki ;Makiko Onimaru ;Akihiko Ohta ;Kankuro Nishiyama ;Tomoka Kayahara ;Toshiyuki ;Wakana Endou ;Super Space Battle Team Star Rangers ;Hell's Bunny ;Pink Star
Media
Manga
Muteki Kanban Musume is a manga series written and illustrated by Jun Sadogawa. It was serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion from the 25th issue of 2002 to the 13th issue of 2006, sold between May 16, 2002 and February 23, 2006. It was collected in 17 tankōbon volumes published between November 14, 2002 and June 8, 2006. The manga was licensed for release in North America by ADV Manga under the title Noodle Fighter Miki. A sequel titled Muteki Kanban Musume N was serialized in Weekly Shōnen Champion from the 16th issue of 2006 to the combined 22nd/23rd issue of 2007, sold between March 16, 2006 and April 26, 2007. It was collected in five tankōbon volumes published between July 7, 2006 and July 6, 2007.
Anime
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation, animated by Telecom Animation Film, directed by Nobuo Tomizawa, and written by Touka Machida aired in Japan between July 4 and September 19, 2006 on Chiba TV. The anime was licensed for release in North America by Anime Works under the title Ramen Fighter Miki. The series premiered on Toku in the United States on January 2016. The opening theme is "Wild Spice" by Masami Okui and the ending theme is "Muteki na Smile" by Naozumi Takahashi.
