What is "mameshiba"

Mameshiba may refer to:

• are any of a number of Japanese animation characters, each a legume with the face of a cartoon dog

• is the ninth single by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto

is the ninth single by Japanese singer Maaya Sakamoto. The lyrics for "Mameshiba" were written by Maaya Sakamoto herself while the lyrics for "Kuuki to Hoshi" were written by Yūho Iwasato. The music was composed and arranged by Yoko Kanno.

"Mameshiba" was used as the ending theme for the anime series Earth Girl Arjuna. The track is included in the first soundtrack album for the anime series. It is also included in Sakamoto's Lucy album.

The single includes the song "Kuuki to Hoshi" which is an extended Japanese version of another song which can be found on the first Earth Girl Arjuna soundtrack album. The soundtrack version is called (pronounced the same, but using only katakana in the title) and is sung by Chinatsu Yamamoto. The lyrics were written by Gabriela Robin and are in a made-up language.

is a Japanese merchandise franchise created by copywriter and Korean Japanese national Kim Sukwon. The Mameshiba are different varieties of beans (and other legumes) that have dog-like faces and tell trivia. Their name derives from a series of puns. The Japanese word for "bean" is , a toy version of the Shiba Inu is a , and the Japanese word for "trivia" is .

Mameshiba became popular through a series of animated interstitials produced by Dentsu that were sold to Japanese television networks to air instead of commercials. Their popularity in Japan and Asia eventually led to their release in the United States via Viz Media, Hot Topic, and some Mameshiba are sold at f.y.e. They are now very famous in France thanks to the network television Nolife.