Gallery

In 1990, Japanese upper secondary students Haruko Asana and Naoki Yukimura met in their final year art class and took an instant liking to one another. That summer, they pooled their resources and founded the company Japan!Pop. They would go on to make a Magical Girl shoujo manga titled Shibanme no Sakura ga Saku, or in English, "As The Fourth Cherry Blossom Blooms." The manga was about a michevious creature known as Yamiyami, who blessed four students- Aigaru Hikimari, Niki Nakamura, Dai Chinyo, and Fuuya Komorebi- with the power of Hanamoji (flower writing), which they used to defeat yuurei, yokai, oni, and the evil supermarket owner. Together, as the Cherry Blossom Hope Force, the four friends saved their little hometown, Inikari Village. In 1993, the manga was translated into English, and in 2001, it became an anime. Unfortunately, in 2007, Japan!Pop went bankrupt. The manga and anime are now considered lost media. This gallery preserves the few remnants of ShiSaSa that have been recovered.

Most of the art for ShiSaSa was digitally made by Yukimura-san, and has been restored to higher resolution. This gallery will continue to update as new materials are uncovered.