Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō | |
DVD Cover of the "Shimajirō Anime: Oyako no Pokapoka Kessaku Sen", featuring the members of the Shimano Family.
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しましまとらのしまじろう | |
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Genre | Educational, Comedy, Slice of life |
Manga | |
Written by | Tan Hakata |
Published by | Benesse |
Demographic | Kodomo |
Magazine | Kodomo Challenge |
Original run | April 1988 – present |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | Hisayuki Toriumi |
Music by | Shin'ya Naitō |
Studio | Studio Kikan, now Pierrot Plus |
Original network |
TV Setouchi TX Network (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka) |
Original run | December 13, 1993 – March 31, 2008 |
Episodes | 726 |
Anime television series | |
Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō | |
Directed by | Akira Shigino Masahiro Nakata |
Music by | Akifumi Tada |
Studio | Pierrot Plus |
Original network |
TV Setouchi TX Network (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka) |
Original run | April 7, 2008 – March 29, 2010 |
Episodes | 101 |
Anime television series | |
Shimajirō Hesoka | |
Directed by | Masahiro Nakata |
Music by | Akifumi Tada |
Studio | Pierrot Plus |
Original network |
TV Setouchi TX Network (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka) |
Original run | April 5, 2010 – March 26, 2012 |
Episodes | 101 |
Anime television series | |
Shimajirō: A World of Wow! | |
Directed by | Masahiro Nakata |
Music by | Akifumi Tada |
Studio |
Azeta Pictures The Answer Studio |
Original network |
TV Setouchi TX Network (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka) |
Original run | April 2, 2012 – present |
Episodes | 175 |
See Also | |
Shimajirō to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (2013) |
Shimajirō to Fufu no Daibōken: Sukue! Nanairo no Hana (2013)
Shimajiro to Kujira no Uta (2014)
Shimajirō to Ōkina Ki (2015)
Shimajirō to Kuni Ehon (2016)
Shimajirō to Niji no Oashisu (2017)
Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō (しましまとらのしまじろう?, lit. "Striped Island Tiger Shimajirō") is a 1993 Japanese children's slice of life anime series primarily aimed at preschoolers, animated by Pierrot Plus. It is created and directed by veteran director Hisayuki Toriumi, who directed Science Ninja Team Gatchaman and character designs by Shigehito Tsuji. It aired at TV Setouchi and in all TXN TV networks in Japan from December 13, 1993, to March 31, 2008, becoming the 19th longest running anime in Japan from its debut to its final episode with a total of 726 episodes
The series is officially based on the Kodomo Challenge Educational Learning Program created by Benesse in 1988 aimed primarily to preschoolers, which Shimajirō serves as the official mascot. The anime is listed as one of the most popular Educational Preschool shows in Japan, with having a total of 8 seasons that continues to 3 anime sequels. It was widely popular among children, parents and adults, gaining a decent fanbase over the years. According to research done by Benesse in 2015, the series has 99.2% recognition among parents with children aged 0 to 6.