A Cry For Help
笑え！ヘルプマン
Warae! herupuman

A Cry for Help follows Hiromi and Makoto on their way home from school. Hiromi is a bit nerdy, and often gets picked on my punks and bullies. He has a reputation for crying when he gets picked on, so most people leave him alone after he begins to bawl.

After being picked on yet again, a fairy appears and places a key in the back of his neck. Before she gets a chance to wind the key though, Hiromi gets into trouble once again. One of the bullies sees the key and decides to wind it. When the key is wound, Hiromi goes beserk and gains super strength.

Hiromi decides to start dishing out some payback for the years of suffering he's had to deal with, but unless the key stays wound, he turns back into his normal cry-baby self.

Chapter Details

	Published In: Shonen Sunday Zokan 1981 #9 Rumic World Vol. 2
	Publication Date: September 1, 1981
	Pages: 24 (black and white)
	Anime Adaptation: None
Notes: This story was published between Urusei Yatsura chapter 97 and chapter 98. Hiromi Yakushamaru's name may come from the actress Hiroko Yakushimaru, who starred in the very popular Sailor Suit and Machine Gun the same year this story was published. Coincidentally, Hiroko Yakushamaru later married Koji Tamaki, the lead singer of Anzen Chitai who performed "Suki Sa" in Maison Ikkoku. The Japanese title of the story, Helpman ties the story to classic superhero comics and manga and teases the idea that our protagonist will have some sort of superpowers... other than crying for help.