Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus

{{Infobox animanga/Header

| name = Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus

| image = MamaPoyo-volume1cover.jpg

| image_size = 230px

| caption = Cover of second release volume 1 of Mama Poyo.

| ja_kanji = ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き

| ja_romaji = Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki

| genre = Comedy, Parenting, School

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Print

| type = manga

| author = Takako Aonuma

| publisher = Fujinseikatsusha

| demographic =

| magazine = Petit Enfant

| first = August 1993

| last = May 1998

| volumes = 4

| volume_list =

}}

{{Infobox animanga/Video

| type = tv series

| director = Takayoshi Suzuki

| producer =

| writer =

| music =

| studio = Nippon Animation

| network = JNN (MBS)

| first = 2 September 1995

| last = 31 August 1996

| episodes = 52

| episode_list =

}}

{{nihongo|Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus|ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き|Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki|lead=yes}} is a yonkoma manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine Petit Enfant. The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for TV Yamaguchi) from September 2, 1995 through August 31, 1996. The series is sometimes called Mama Poyo.

The series follows the "adventures" of a young mother and father as they deal with the joys and challenges of raising small children. The "poyopoyo" in the title is an onomatopoeia for the young children "toddling" around (or walking unsteadily).

Books

=Manga, first release=

Volume 1: {{ISBN|4-574-00058-9}}
Volume 2: {{ISBN|4-574-00063-5}}
Volume 3: {{ISBN|4-574-00072-4}}
Volume 4: {{ISBN|4-574-00082-1}}

=Manga, second release=

Volume 1: {{ISBN|4-344-00422-1}}
Volume 2: {{ISBN|4-344-00443-4}}
Volume 3: {{ISBN|4-344-00461-2}}

=Toilet training book=

File:MamaPoyoToiletTraining-cover.jpg This book was written by Eiichi Hoashi, a well-known child psychologist in Japan. Aonuma wrote the accompanying manga used to illustrate the various ideas and techniques presented in the book.

The Battle to Get Two-year-old Ann Out of Diapers: Mama Poyo Special: Going to Undies in Four Steps, {{ISBN|4-574-00078-3}}

=Anime picture books=

Volume 1: {{ISBN|4-574-80037-2}}
Volume 2: {{ISBN|4-574-80038-0}}
Volume 3: {{ISBN|4-574-80039-9}}
Volume 4: {{ISBN|4-574-80040-2}}
Volume 5: ISBN
Volume 6: ISBN
Volume 7: ISBN
Volume 8: ISBN
Volume 9: {{ISBN|4-574-80045-3}}
Volume 10: {{ISBN|4-574-80046-1}}
Volume 11: {{ISBN|4-574-80078-X}}
Volume 12: {{ISBN|4-574-80079-8}}

Anime

=Cast=

In the manga, the names of the characters are the real names of the Aonuma family, but in the anime, they are given new names. The following are names used in the anime:

Hyōga Poyota: Yuri Shiratori (5 years old, boy, in oldest class in pre-school)
Jura Poyota: Satomi Kōrogi (3 years old, girl, in youngest class in pre-school)
Miki Poyota: Rica Matsumoto (Mom, housewife and picture book author)
Gendai Poyota: Yūichi Nagashima (Dad, salaryman, called "Darling" by Miki)

Other characters: