Kodocha (TV)
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Alternative title:
Child's Toy
Kodomo no Omocha (Japanese)
Rossana (Italian)
こどちゃ (Japanese)
こどものおもちゃ (Japanese)
玩偶遊戲 (Chinese (Taiwan))
아이들의 장난감 (Korean)
Objectionable content:
Mild
Plot Summary:
Sana Kurata has a charmed life. Not only is her mother is a famous, award-winning writer, but she's the star of the hit TV comedy "Child's Toy" while still in the fifth grade. But Sana's biggest concern is Akito Hayama, a pint-sized hellion who's organized the boys in their grade-school class into a mass of unending noise and violence. With the help of Rei, her manager, chauffeur and "pimp," Sana is determined to win back control of the classroom from her new arch-enemy. But as her crusade continues, Sana moves further into Akito's life, and finds that he might not be entirely bad...or entirely safe.
User Ratings:
774 ratings have been given [details]
Running time:
22 minutes per episode
Number of episodes:
102
Episode titles: We have 102
Vintage:
1996-04-05 to 1998-03-27
2000-07-08 to 2000-11-18 (Italy)
Opening Theme:
#1: "7 O'Clock News" by Tokio (eps 1-44)
#2: "Ultra Relax" by Tomoe Shinohara (eps 45-102)
Ending Theme:
#1: "Panic" by Still Small Voice (eps 1-39)
#2: "DAIJO-BU" by Tomoko Hikita (eps 40-74)
#3: "Pinch ~Love Me Deeper~" by Rina Chinen (eps 75-102)
Official website:
Links: We have 4
Trivia: We have 7
Comment:
Based on the Manga by Miho Obana, which was serialized in Ribbon Magazine. Kodomo no Omocha was first animated as part of Ribbon's 40th anniversary celebrations in 1995 and in 1996 it was continued as a TV series.
Reviews:
Kodocha DVD 13 (Jul 19, 2007)
Kodocha DVD 12 (May 23, 2007)
Kodocha DVD 10 (Jan 9, 2007)
Kodocha DVD 9 (Dec 3, 2006)
Kodocha DVD 5 (Mar 27, 2006)
Kodocha DVD 4 (Feb 1, 2006)
Kodocha DVD 1 (Sep 18, 2005)
Kodomo No Omocha (Jan 1, 1970)
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Director: Akitarō Daichi Series Composition: Miharu Hirami Script: Akira Okeya (21 episodes eps 4, 8, 12, 16, 21, 25, 30, 33, 40, 45, 47-48, 53, 56, 59, 63, 67, 72, 75, 78-79 )Akitarō Daichi (eps 20, 39, 81) Isao Shizuya (ep 80) Miharu Hirami (25 episodes eps 1, 5, 9, 13, 17, 22, 26, 29, 35-36, 39, 43-44, 49, 54, 57, 61, 66, 70, 82, 85, 90-91, 99, 102 )Miho Maruo (24 episodes eps 3, 7, 11, 14, 18, 23, 27, 31, 34, 41, 46, 52, 55, 58, 60, 64, 68, 71, 74, 83, 87, 93, 96, 98 )Rika Nakase (4 episodes eps 84, 88, 94, 100 )Ryōsuke Takahashi (ep 51) Tomoko Konparu (25 episodes eps 2, 6, 10, 15, 19, 24, 28, 32, 37-38, 42, 50, 62, 65, 69, 73, 76-77, 86, 89-90, 92, 95, 97, 101 )Storyboard: Akitarō Daichi (21 episodes eps 1, 3, 6, 11, 19-20, 31, 34, 39, 49, 52, 66, 69, 73, 81, 83, 87, 90, 93, 96, 102 )Harumi Tamano (12 episodes eps 26, 35, 41, 48, 55, 61, 65, 72, 77, 86, 88, 95 )Hiroaki Sakurai (14 episodes eps 2, 5-6, 9, 18, 25, 62, 67, 71, 76, 80, 90, 98, 101 )Hiroshi Kotaki (5 episodes eps 74, 78, 84, 92, 100 )Jun Fukuda (6 episodes eps 63, 75, 85, 87, 94, 99 )Katsumi Terahigashi (ep 32) Kazuma Fujimori (7 episodes eps 15, 23, 37, 47, 82, 89, 97 )Kenichirō Watanabe (ep 79) Kiyotaka Ohata (ep 21) Kunihisa Sugishima (ep 40) Makoto Moriwaki (ep 59) Masayuki Ōzeki (eps 43, 54) Namimi Sanjo (ep 4) Setsuo Takase (eps 8, 29) Shinichi Watanabe (12 episodes eps 7, 10, 13-14, 22, 27, 30, 38-39, 44, 50, 57 )Takaaki Ishiyama (eps 12, 16) Takashi Ikehata (ep 42) Yoshihiro Takamoto (eps 28, 33) Yoshio Suzuki (eps 56, 64) Yuichi Wada (ep 17) Yūji Mutō (eps 53, 60, 68) Yukina Hiiro (ep 91) Yukio Takahashi (ep 70) Episode Director: Akitarō Daichi (eps 1, 20, 90) Harumi Tamano (9 episodes eps 26, 35, 41, 48, 55, 65, 87, 95, 102 )Hiroaki Sakurai (12 episodes eps 2, 5, 9, 18, 25, 31, 62, 76, 80, 83, 90, 101 )Hiroshi Kotaki (5 episodes eps 49, 72, 85, 89, 96 )Hitoshi Nanba (ep 4) Jun Fukuda (16 episodes eps 12, 16, 22, 28, 34, 40, 47, 53, 59, 66, 73, 78, 84, 91, 99-100 )Kenichirō Watanabe (11 episodes eps 32, 39, 45, 52, 60, 67, 74, 79, 86, 92, 98 )Kiyotaka Ohata (eps 7, 14) Ryuichi Kimura (8 episodes eps 46, 54, 61, 68, 75, 82, 88, 94 )Setsuo Takase (4 episodes eps 8, 15, 23, 29 )Shinichi Watanabe (7 episodes eps 13, 27, 30, 38, 44, 50, 57 )Takashi Ikehata (ep 10) Yoshihiro Oda (ep 21) Yoshihiro Takamoto (ep 33) Yoshio Suzuki (5 episodes eps 37, 42, 56, 64, 71 )Yuichi Wada (13 episodes eps 3, 6, 11, 17, 19, 24, 43, 58, 69, 77, 81, 93, 97 )Yukio Takahashi (eps 63, 70) Original creator: Miho Obana Character Design: Hajime Watanabe Chief Animation Director: Nobuyuki Tokinaga Animation Director: Akihiro Asanuma (ep 40) Akio Ujiie (9 episodes eps 43, 55, 62, 69, 76, 83, 89, 95, 101 )Hajime Watanabe (eps 36, 51, 81) Hideaki Maniwa (eps 6, 13) Hiroaki Hanawa (ep 40) Ichizō Kobayashi (ep 19) Keiko Hayashi (ep 7) Ken Mochizuki (11 episodes eps 31, 37, 49, 55, 62, 69, 76, 83, 89, 95, 101 )Ken'ichi Hara (5 episodes eps 71, 77, 85, 93, 99 )Masaharu Morinaka (ep 26) Masami Abe (13 episodes eps 12, 16, 22, 28, 34, 47, 53, 59, 66, 73, 78, 84, 91 )Masayuki Onji (16 episodes eps 2, 5, 11, 18, 25, 33, 38, 44, 50, 57, 64, 72, 80, 87, 96, 102 )Nobuhiro Watanabe (12 episodes eps 27, 32, 39, 45, 52, 60, 67, 74, 79, 86, 92, 98 )Takaaki Wada (5 episodes eps 3, 9, 17, 24, 30 )Takashi Kamei (10 episodes eps 8, 15, 23, 29, 35, 41, 48, 56, 63, 70 )Toshiko Baba (5 episodes eps 4, 10, 14, 21, 42 )Wataru Abe (9 episodes eps 46, 54, 61, 68, 75, 82, 88, 94, 100 )Yoko Konishi (eps 58, 65) Yoshiyuki Tokinaga (eps 90, 97) Yuka Kudō (ep 1) Background Art: Kentarō Akiyama (Kobayashi Production; eps 54, 61) Ending Animation: Chikako Shibata (Studio Canon) Key Animation: Emiko Kataoka (7 episodes eps 3, 8, 15, 23, 29, 35, 51 )Hiroyuki Imaishi (eps 54, 75) Junichi Hayakawa (9 episodes eps 3, 9, 18, 36, 50, 58, 71, 87, 96 )Junnosuke Kawaguchi (8 episodes eps 49, 62, 69, 76, 83, 89, 95, 101 )Keiji Gotō (ep 90A) Koichi Hoshino (ep 2) Manabu Kawada (eps 18, 24, 30) Masaaki Iwane Misao Abe (ep 21) Tadashi Hiramatsu (ep 90) Tatsuo Yamada Yasuomi Umetsu Yasuyuki Tada (8 episodes eps 57, 72, 77, 85, 87, 93, 96, 99 )Production Desk: Taichi Mitani Production manager: Jūrō Sugimura Sound Effects: Akihiko Okase (Toyo Sound) Daisuke Jinbo (Swara Pro) Masakazu Yokoyama (Sound Effects, Inc.) Teruyoshi Sudo (Swara Pro) Toshiki Arita (Swara Pro) Theme Song Composition: Joey Carbone (ED3) Kaku Ito (ED2) Mike Egizi (ED3) Takkyu Ishino (OP2) Tatsuya Nishiwaki (OP1) Theme Song Performance: Babbit Squad (ED2) Rina Chinen (ED3) Still Small Voice (ED) Tokio (OP) Tomoe Shinohara (OP 2) Tomoko Hikita (ED 2) | Shizue Oda as Tatsuya Nakazaki as Hana Kino as Harumi Ikoma as Mayumi Misawa as Ryō Naitō as Tomoko Hikita as Ai Satō as Akiko Kikuchi as Akitarō Daichi as Ayaka Saitō as Hinako Saeki as Junko Okada as Kaori Yuasa as Kōichi Nagano as Makoto Tsumura as Masaaki Ishikawa as Masahiro Matsuoka as Masanobu Hirota as Mayumi Shō as Minako Takenouchi as Miyuki Ono as Mizue Nishimori as Mugihito as Naomi Matamura as Noriko Kobayashi as Saori Higashi as Shocker OH!NO! as Tetsuo Komura as Tomomi Nishimura as Yoshikazu Nagano as Yoshirou Matsumoto as Yūji Ueda as Yukiko Matsuura as Yumiko Kikuchi as Yuri Amano as Yutaka Nakano as Zenjiro as | |||
Animation Production: Gallop Broadcaster: TV Tokyo Cooperation: Yoyogi Animation Academy Distributor: Sony Finish Animation: Anime House (eps 30, 97) Ashi Productions (7 episodes eps 30, 41, 50, 57-59, 75 )DongWoo Animation (73 episodes eps 1-13, 15-18, 20, 22-25, 28-31, 33-36, 38, 41-44, 47-51, 53, 55-59, 62-66, 69-73, 76-78, 83-85, 87, 89-91, 93, 95-97, 99, 101-102 )Douyuu Animation Far Eastern Animation (eps 68, 75, 82) K-Production (ep 40) Lee Production (8 episodes eps 46, 54, 61, 68, 75, 82, 94, 100 )Moon Seong Animation (eps 14, 21) Niandai Animation (eps 68, 88) Shanghai Hongqiao Animation (ep 37) Studio Gash (eps 41, 59) Studio Hibari (ep 27) Studio μ (17 episodes eps 55, 57, 62, 64-65, 72, 76, 78, 81, 83-84, 89, 91, 93, 96, 101-102 )Sung San Production (eps 19, 26, 40) Suzuki Animation Planning (ep 14) In-Between Animation: Anime House (ep 30) Anime Spot (7 episodes eps 34, 53, 59, 66, 73, 91, 97 )Ashi Productions (7 episodes eps 30, 37, 41, 50, 57-58, 75 )DongWoo Animation (57 episodes eps 1-11, 13-15, 17-18, 20, 23-25, 29-31, 33, 35-36, 38, 41-42, 44, 48, 50-51, 56-58, 63-65, 70-72, 76-78, 80, 84-85, 87, 91, 93, 95-97, 99, 101-102 )Far Eastern Animation (eps 68, 75, 82) K-Production (ep 40) Kino Production (4 episodes eps 31, 37, 43, 49 )Lee Production (8 episodes eps 46, 54, 61, 68, 75, 82, 94, 100 )Moon Seong Animation (ep 21) Niandai Animation (eps 68, 88) Studio Gash (ep 41) Studio Jungle Gym (ep 39) Studio Mu (ep 21) Studio μ (12 episodes eps 57, 64-65, 72, 76, 78, 80, 84, 91, 96, 101-102 )Sung San Production (eps 19, 26, 40) TASK (ep 100) Key Animation: Anime Spot (14 episodes eps 12, 16, 22, 28, 34, 47, 53, 59, 66, 73, 78, 84, 91, 97 )Daizo Productions (4 episodes eps 56, 63, 70, 77 )Dōga Kōbō (ep 1) DongWoo Animation (eps 1, 5, 11) Oh! Production (ep 7) Studio March (ep 9) Studio Mu (ep 21) Studio NASA (eps 7, 14, 21) Tokyo Animation Center (ep 21) Laboratory: Tokyo Laboratory Music Cooperation: TV Tokyo Music Photography: Gallop Sound Production Cooperation: KSS Titles: Maki Production | ||||
Translation: Jonathan Gamra (Discotek; eps 72-102) Michelle Tymon (Discotek; eps 52-71) Steven J. Simmons ADR Script: Bruce Lewis (ep 32) David Haynes (eps 2-3) Eric Vale (ep 1) John Burgmeier Mike McFarland Spencer Prokop (8 episodes eps 15, 19, 24, 28, 31, 33-35 )Assistant Talent Coordinator: Scott Garner Audio Mixing Engineer: Evan Jones Blu-Ray Compression: Justin Sevakis (Discotek) Design Director: Brady Hartel (Discotek release) Line Producer: Justin Cook Menu Design: Robin Sevakis (Discotek) Packaging Design: Gary Swarer (Discotek) Post-Production Assistant: Anthony Benavides (V.7-12) Production Assistant: Chase Landerman Clarine Harp Diane Fonner Duane Deering Jayme Westman Jeffrey Miller (1-47) Production Coordination: Neil Weathersbee Quality Control: Marc Levy (Discotek) Rotoscoping: Jeffrey Miller (1-47) Script Supervision: Jeremy Carlile Supervising Producer: Justin Sevakis (Discotek) Talent Coordination: Tara A. Williams | Jerry Jewell as Laura Bailey as Chris Cason as Chris Patton as Colleen Clinkenbeard as Greg Ayres as John Burgmeier as John Gremillion as Juli Erickson as Alison Retzloff as Amber Barnes as Amber Cotton as Amy Rosenthal as Ashley Gonzales as Bill Jenkins as Brandon Potter as Caitlin Glass as Chris Burnett as Chuck Huber as Cindy Mayfield as Daniel Penz as David Brown as David Wilson-Brown as Eric Vale as Gwendolyn Lau as Jamie Marchi as Jason Lovelady as Jeff Johnson as Jim Foronda as Justin Cook as Justin Pate as Kate Borneman as Kate Oxley as Kent Williams as Kevin M. Connolly as Leah Clark as Lydia Mackay as Melanie Mason as Meredith McCoy as Michael Pandolfo as Monica Rial as Nicole Leigh as R Bruce Elliott as Randy Tallman as Reese Rios as Robert McCollum as Shannon McGrann as Sonny Strait as Stephanie Nadolny as Steven Walters as Sydney Winn as Tierney Titus as Z. Charles Bolton as | |||
Dubbing Director: Guido Rutta Script: Achille Brambilla Benedetta Brugia Chiara Serafin Cristiana Rossi Cristina Robustelli Luisella Sgammeglia Marina Spagnuolo Publisher: Nicola Bartolini Carrassi Theme Song Composition: Franco Fasano Theme Song Lyrics: Alessandra Valeri Manera Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena Gianluca Machelli (as Robby) Giorgio Vanni Renata Bertolas (as Rossana) Video Post-Production: Tiziano Pellegris | Marcella Silvestri as Renata Bertolas as Alberto Olivero as Alessandra Karpoff as Angiolina Gobbi as Anna Bonel as Anna Maria Tulli as Caterina Rochira as Cinzia Massironi as Claudio Moneta as eps 17, 26-27, 29 )Daniela Trapelli as Debora Magnaghi as Elisabetta Spinelli as Emanuela Pacotto as Federica Valenti as Felice Invernici as Flavia Fantozzi as Gabriele Calindri as Gianfranco Gamba as Gianluca Machelli as Giuseppe Calvetti as Grazia Migneco as Graziella Porta as Irene Scalzo as Loredana Nicosia as Lorenzo Scattorin as Marco Balbi as Marco Balzarotti as eps 52, 88, 100-102 )Maria Grazia Errigo as Mariagrazia Errigo as Marisa Della Pasqua as Monica Bonetto as Nadia Biondini as Nicola Bartolini Carrassi as Paolo Sesana as Riccardo Rovatti as Roberta Gallina Laurenti as Rosalba Bongiovanni as Simone D'Andrea as Stefania Buzzetti as Stefania Patruno as Stella Bevilacqua as Tullia Piredda as | |||
Broadcaster: Boing (from 4 March 2013) Hiro (February, 2010) Italia 1 (from July 2000) Italia Teen Television (from February 2004) Dubbing: Merak Film | ||||
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