Yoshio found Hani Taro, a clay figure that appeared from the sauceboat (receptacle for curry). Hani Taro was fond of mischief but everyone is always angry with Yoshio instead.

On the last day of summer vacation, Yoshio Yoshida – a primary schooler – feels the weight of all his uncompleted homework, and rubs what he believes to be a magic lamp in order to wish it away. But lo and behold: rather than a lamp, it's a vessel made for curry, and rubbing it brings forth not a genie… but a mischievous haniwa by the name of Hanitarou! Yoshio is about to have bigger problems than homework, now that he lives with a selfish, sapient 6th-century clay statue. 
 
Hanitarou was originally a character in the children's book series *Gakkou no Kaidan* (学校の怪談, lit. “Ghost Stories at School”, but proved popular enough to receive his own manga series. 
 
The volumes are as following:
<ul>
<li>Volume 1: Hanitarou desu. (ハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 2: Yappari Hanitarou desu. (やっぱりハニ太郎です。, lit. “Yep, It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 3: Sanbanme no Hanitarou desu. (3ばんめのハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's the Third Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 4: Datte, Hanitarou desu. (だって〜ハニ太郎です。, lit. “I Told You, It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 5: Korya Mata Hanitarou desu. (こりゃまたハニ太郎です。, lit. “It Sure Is Hanitarou Again.”)</li>
<li>Volume 6: Upupupu, Hanitarou desu. (うぷぷぷハニ太郎です。, lit. “Upupupu, It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 7: Nanabanme no Hanitarou desu. (7ばんめのハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's the Seventh Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 8: Curry-Aji no Hanitarou desu. (カレー味のハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's Curry-Flavored Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 9: Irasshaimase, Hanitarou desu. (いらっしゃいませハニ太郎です。, lit. “Welcome! It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 10: Jukko-Iri Hanitarou desu. (10コ入りハニ太郎です。, lit. “It's 10 Hanitarous in a Pack.”)</li>
<li>Volume 11: Boyoyon, Hanitarou desu. (ぼよよんハニ太郎です。, lit. “Boioioing, It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 12: Maa Ii Jan, Hanitarou desu. (まぁいいじゃんハニ太郎です。, lit. “Oh, It's Not Too Bad, Is It? It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 13: Nan no Koccha, Hanitarou desu. (なんのこっちゃハニ太郎です。, lit. “What in the World? It's Hanitarou.”)</li>
<li>Volume 14: Jinrui Metsubou made Hanitarou desu. (人類滅亡までハニ太郎です。, lit. “It'll Be Hanitarou till the Extinction of Humanity.”)</li>
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