Utsurun Desu

Utsurun Desu.
File:Yoshida-uturun-desu1-comic.jpg Kawauso-kun running in the manga Uturun Desu
伝染るんです。 (Utsurun Desu.)
Manga
Written by	Sensha Yoshida
Published by	Shogakukan
Magazine	Big Comic Spirits
Original run	1989 – 1994
Volumes	5

Utsurun Desu. (伝染るんです。) is a Japanese comic strip or manga created by Sensha Yoshida, which ran on Big Comic Spirits issued by Shogakukan from 1989 to 1994. This manga is deemed to be one of the works that initiated the "irrational" or "unreasonable" gag comic genre where the reason of its funniness cannot be explained by logic and traditional sense of humor, which made this title very popular among teens and early twenties at that time. One of the most popular characters that appeared in Uturun Desu was "the otter", Kawauso-kun.

Utsurun Desu. roughly means "it infects you" and also is the synonym for a disposable camera produced by Fujifilm (where it means "it can take photos").

In 1991 a video game was released by Shogakukan Productions Co.,Ltd. about Kawauso-kun journeying to Hawaii, titled Utsurun Desu - Kawauso Hawaii e iku or Utsurun Desu - Kawauso move's to Hawaii.

Manga releases

• Uturun Desu 1 - ISBN 4-09-179041-0
• Uturun Desu 2 - ISBN 4-09-179042-9
• Uturun Desu 3 - ISBN 4-09-179043-7
• Uturun Desu 4 - ISBN 4-09-192344-5
• Uturun Desu 5 - ISBN 4-09-179045-3

External links

• Uturun Desu and Sensya Yoshida (Japanese).
• English scanlations of some Utsurun Desu strips (English).