Fair, then Partly Piggy facts for kids
| Fair, then Partly Piggy | |
Cover of the first picture book
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Quick facts for kids はれときどきぶた(Hare Tokidoki Buta) |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Novel series | |
| Written by | Shiro Yadama |
| Published by | Iwasaki Shoten |
| Demographic | Children |
| Original run | September 5, 1980 – July 11, 2013 |
| Volumes | 10 |
| Anime film | |
| Directed by | Toshio Hirata |
| Produced by | Keiichi Koyama Koichi Murata Yutaka Sugiyama |
| Written by | Hiroo Takeuchi Hideo Takayashiki |
| Music by | Etsuji Yamada |
| Studio | Oh! Production |
| Licensed by | |
| Released | August 23, 1988 |
| Runtime | 30 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Shinichi Watanabe |
| Produced by | Keisuke Iwata |
| Written by | Yoshio Urasawa |
| Music by | Toshio Masuda TV Tokyo Music |
| Studio | Group TAC SPE Visual Works |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | TV Tokyo (1997–1998) Tokyo MX (2011) |
| English network | |
| Original run | July 3, 1997 – September 29, 1998 |
| Episodes | 61 |
Fair, then Partly Piggy (はれときどきぶた, Hare Tokidoki Buta) is a picture book series written by Shiro Yadama. Some books were translated into English by Keith Holman. The book is about a boy named Noriyasu Hatakeyama who starts writing "tomorrow's" journal entries when he finds out the days start happening just the way he writes them.
A 30-minute animated film was created by Oh! Production and Gakken and released on August 23, 1988.
An animated television series animated by Group TAC aired on TV Tokyo from July 3, 1997 to September 29, 1998. It was rebroadcast on Tokyo MX from May 6, 2011 to July 29, 2011. When brought to the United States, it was renamed Tokyo Pig. The English dub of Tokyo Pig was produced by Miramax Television and Buena Vista Sound Services. It was also translated into Chinese and Tagalog (under the name Sunny Pig). It was broadcast from September 2002 to March 2003 in the United States on ABC Family, and eventually on Cartoon Network Korea in June 2013. It was originally directed by Shinichi Watanabe.
Main characters
- Noriyasu Hatakeyama (畠山 則安, Hatakeyama Noriyasu) / Spencer Weinberg-Takahama
- Voiced by: Daisuke Namikawa (Film), Omi Minami (TV series) (Japanese); Joshua Seth (English)
- Harebuta (はれぶた, Harebuta) / Sunny Pig
- Voiced by: Mika Kanai (TV series)
- Mama (ママ, Mama) / Mom
- Voiced by: Rihoko Yoshida (Film), Naoko Matsui (TV series) (Japanese); Dorothy Elias-Fahn (English)
- Papa (パパ, Papa) / Dad
- Voiced by: Tesshō Genda (Film), Kiyoyuki Yanada (TV series) (Japanese); Wally Wingert (English)
- Tama-chan (玉ちゃん, Tama-chan) / Dizzy Lizzy
- Voiced by: Rei Sakuma (Film), Kurumi Mamiya (TV series) (Japanese); Colleen O'Shaughnessey (English)
- Announcer Yadama (矢玉アナ, Yadama-ana) / The Weather Lady
- Voiced by: Misa Watanabe (TV series) (Japanese); Diane Michelle (English)
Other characters
- Nabeshin (ナベシン, Nabeshin) / Angus
- Voiced by: Hiro Yuki (Japanese); Jason Spisak (English)
- Onigiriyama (おにぎり山, Onigiriyama) / Eggman
- Voiced by: Wasabi Mizuta (Japanese); Mona Marshall (English)
- Kimiyo Hiraga (平賀 きみよ, Hiraga Kimiyo) / Tiffany Van Hootenberg
- Voiced by: Sumie Baba (Japanese); Brianne Siddall (English)
- Koganei Musashi (武蔵小金井, Musashi Koganei) / Wigstaff
- Voiced by: Yoku Shioya (Japanese); Jason Spisak (English)
- Masako Sodefuri (袖振 マサコ, Sodefuri Masako) / Sweater Girl
- Voiced by: Naoko Matsui (Japanese); Brianne Siddall (English)
- Ms. Kazuko (和子先生, Kazuko-sensei) / Ms. Spelt
- Voiced by: Yumi Takada (Film), Kotono Mitsuishi (TV series) (Japanese); Wendee Lee (English)
- The Principal (校長先生, Kōchō-sensei)
- Voiced by: Naoki Tatsuta (Japanese); Neil Kaplan (English)
- Black Yadama (黒矢玉, Kuro Yadama) / Shadow Lady
- Yuroba Hirohi (広飛優老婆, Hirohi Yūrōba) / Mrs. Tingly a.k.a. Lady Fujian
- Kurobuta (クロブタ, Kurobuta) / Dark Sunny
- Voiced by: Nobutoshi Canna
- Yamada-san (山田さん, Yamada-san) / Wenworth
- Voiced by: Masako Nozawa
- Snow Queen
Music
- Theme songs
- Opening
- "Tsuyoki na Futari" (強気なふたり) by Yumi Yoshimura (Episodes 1-17)
- "Karette Tokidoki Buta" (カレって時々ブタ) by TSUNAMi (Episodes 18-36)
- "BOO~Onaka ga Karaku Hodo Warattemitai~" (BOO ～おなかが空くほど笑ってみたい～) by The Gospellers (37-61)
- Ending
- "I'm Home" (ただいま, Tadaima) by Ami Onuki (Episodes 1-17)
- "Airplane Cloud" (ヒコーキ雲, Hikouki Kumo) by Flower Companies (Episodes 18-36)
- "Ah Buta da! 〜Tsuitachi yu kai ni ikiru uta〜" by Delicious Pigs (Episodes 37-61)
Crew
English crew
- Steve Kramer - Voice director
Picture books
| No. | Title | Japanese release | English release |
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| 1 | Fair then Partly Piggy Hare Tokidoki Buta (はれときどきぶた) |
September 5, 1980 ISBN: 4-26-591613-9 |
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| 2 | Tomorrow is Pig Day and Pig Time Ashita Buta no Hi Buta Jikan (あしたぶたの日ぶたじかん) |
July 29, 1985 ISBN: 4-26-591628-7 |
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| 3 | Sometime's I'm a Pig Boku Tokidoki Buta (ぼくときどきぶた) |
September 26, 1987 ISBN: 4-26-591636-8 |
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| 4 | My Digestable Manga Boku Hesomade Manga (ぼくへそまでまんが) |
September 28, 1990 ISBN: 4-26-591653-8 |
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| 5 | Yumenbo from Dreams Yume Kara Yumenbo (ゆめからゆめんぼ) |
September 30, 1993 ISBN: 4-26-591656-2 |
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| 6 | Moving and Moving Hikkosu de Hikkosu (ヒッコスでひっこす) |
January 17, 1996 ISBN: 4-26-504126-4 |
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| 7 | Fair then Partly Squid Hare Tokidoki Tako (はれときどきたこ) |
September 30, 2002 ISBN: 4-26-502840-3 |
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| 8 | Fair then Partly Ahaha Hare Tokidoki Ahaha (はれときどきアハハ) |
August 31, 2007 ISBN: 4-26-582009-3 |
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| 9 | Fair then Partly Amanojaku Hare Tokidoki Amanojaku (はれときどきあまのじゃく) |
September 15, 2010 ISBN: 4-26-582030-1 |
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| 10 | Fair Piglet Chance Hare Tamatama Kobuta (はれたまたまこぶた) |
July 11, 2013 ISBN: 4-26-582040-9 |
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Episode list
| J# | U# | Title | Original airdate (Japan) | Original airdate (US) |
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| 1 | 1 | "Pi-Pi-Pig Panic!" / "When Pigs Fly" | July 3, 1997 | September 14, 2002 |
| Noriyasu Hatakeyama's world changes after he draws a sky full of pigs in his journal and Harebuta appears out of the clear blue sky. With it by his side, Noriyasu discovers he has the ability to make whatever he imagines come to life. Now, the duo embark on a new adventure each week as Noriyasu tries to keep his stray thoughts and careless scribbles in his journal from running wild and turning his life upside-down. | ||||
| 2 | 2 | "Koganei Musashi-kun is Bad" / "Invasion of the Pig Clones" | July 10, 1997 | September 21, 2002 |
| Noriyasu forgets his gym bag and his mom sends Harebuta to school to deliver it. When the two quickly become the center of attention at school, class nerd Koganei Musashi kidnaps Harebuta and downloads his brain into a supercomputer. With his own manufactured pig, he hopes to recapture the treasured "Weirdest Kid in School" title. | ||||
| 3 | 12 | "Papa is a Cook From Hell!" / "Dad is the Worst Cook Ever" | July 17, 1997 | November 30, 2002 |
| Noriyasu's mom wins an all-expenses paid vacation and leaves the kids with their dad for the weekend. While thrilled at the chance to study undisturbed, he is not so happy about the prospect of eating his father's terrible cooking. Faced with a disgusting lizard stew, Noriyasu - with Harebuta's help - dreams up a way to derail his mother's trip and bring her back home. | ||||
| 4 | 10 | "Summer! Pool! Principal!" / "Pigtoven vs. Principal" | July 24, 1997 | November 23, 2002 |
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| 5 | 17 | "The Chinese Madam is Yanyanyan" / "The Devil Lady Next Door" | July 31, 1997 | December 21, 2002 |
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| 6 | - | "Fearsome! The Curse of the Boiled Octopus" | August 7, 1997 | - |
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| 7 | 6 | "Hectic Hometown" / "Tickled Pigs Feet" | August 14, 1997 | October 19, 2002 |
| Noriyasu and his family go to visit his grandparents (who gave his Dad a job). But a picture from his Mom's past causes a fight between her and her folks. Noriyasu's attempts to stop the fighting ultimately lead him to wish for tickling aliens (the subject of a popular television show, "Space Ticklers") to come and tickle his family. | ||||
| 8 | 20 | "The Shukushuku Beetle Assignment" / "Spencer Goes Buggy" | August 21, 1997 | January 11, 2003 |
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| 9 | 19 | "Bu-Bu Rider is Here" / "Oinks from Outer Space" | August 28, 1997 | January 4, 2003 |
| Noriyasu is stuck having to babysit Tama-chan, who is trying to shoot a movie. He ditches her to hang out with Nabeshin. Onigiriyama can't join them because he's sick...or so he says. The two find out that Onigiriyama has been invited to a party at Kimiyo Hiraga's place, but it's a revenge party and Onigiriyama (because of his disgusting habits) is the guest of honor! | ||||
| 10 | 11 | "The Princess's Achievement Up School?" / "20,000 Leagues Beneath a C+" | September 4, 1997 | November 24, 2002 |
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| 11 | - | "A Typhoon! Moving and Moving" | November 6, 1997 | - |
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| 12 | - | "I Want to Get Married if Possible" | September 18, 1997 | - |
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| 13 | 8 | "Let's Go! The Universe Nighter" / "Aliens" (a.k.a. "Little Aliens, Pig Trouble") | October 2, 1997 | November 2, 2002 |
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| 14 | 5 | "Explosive Fight! Tears of the Sports Festival" / "Luck of the Draw" | October 9, 1997 | October 12, 2002 |
| Everyone in Noriyasu's class has to participate in a three-legged race taking place during the Sports Festival. Unfortunately, Noriyasu ends up paired with the creepy Masako Sodefuri. Noriyasu wants to be popular for a change, and when he discovers her reason for wanting to win (her parents promised her a red dress if she won), he agrees to help her. | ||||
| 15 | 23 | "Pigs and Pigs and Pigs are Everywhere!" / "Pooped Out Pig" | October 16, 1997 | February 8, 2003 |
| When Harebuta goes missing, it's up to Noriyasu to find his friend. However, this becomes difficult, as when he begins drawing "missing" posters in an attempt to locate the pig, the drawings come to life, sprouting numerous copies of Harebuta, which makes the search even more difficult. | ||||
| 16 | 25 | "Wind in the Field of Cosmos" / "Milk of Amnesia" | October 23, 1997 | February 22, 2003 |
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| 17 | 26 | "Princess Kaguya Tamageta Tama-chan" / "Moon Girl" | October 30, 1997 | March 1, 2003 |
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| 18 | 27 | "Fierce Battle! Harebuta VS Kurobuta" / "Pouty Pig: Scourge of the Galaxy" | November 6, 1997 | March 8, 2003 |
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| 19 | 16 | "Expressing Love For Weird Stuff" / "Lookout! It's A Cookout" | November 13, 1997 | December 15, 2002 |
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| 20 | 9 | "Announcer Yamada is in Love with Lightning!?" / "Trouble in Lightning Land" | November 20, 1997 | November 16, 2002 |
| While doing a report on the weather, Announcer Yamada is taken to the sky by a giant flash of thunder. Harebuta and Noriyasu go to the sky to save her and they find out how lightning is made in the first place. | ||||
| 21 | - | "Ghost of Tonkatsu" | November 27, 1997 | - |
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| 22 | 7 | "Loose Socks and a Pierce" / "Veggie Power" | December 4, 1997 | October 26, 2002 |
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| 23 | - | "Wonder if Kogarashi Loves Cold Wintry Wind" | December 11, 1997 | - |
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| 24 | - | "Mama's Pleasant Prince" | December 18, 1997 | - |
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| 25 | 18 | "The Silly Battle" / "Auld Lang Swine" | January 1, 1998 | December 28, 2002 |
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| 26 | 14 | "Here is Kimiyo Hiraga" / "Pigs on Ice" | January 8, 1998 | December 8, 2002 |
| Kimiyo invites Noriyasu and his friends to her house, which has an indoor skating rink. Due to some really bad skating (that's what happens when you skate upside-down), Kiniyo and Harebuta have accidentally switched bodies. After switching back, Kimiyo has a fit and orders an army to go after Noriyasu and co. | ||||
| 27 | - | "A Dream of a Snowman that can Never Melt" | January 15, 1998 | - |
| Noriyasu draws a picture of a magical world where it is always winter, neglecting to realize this will have an effect on the outside world. The next day, his mother tells him that the schools have been closed due to a winter storm. Noriyasu attempts to erase the drawing, but this fails to stop the weather. The entire town becomes encased in ice as the storm continues unchecked, and Harebuta and Noriyasu must find a way to stop the endless winter. With help from his friends, Noriyasu discovered the only way to fix the problem is to draw a picture of the town as it was before on the same page as the previous winter scene. | ||||
| 28 | - | "We Are Good Friends" | January 22, 1998 | - |
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| 29 | - | "Fair then Partly Stomachache" | January 29, 1998 | - |
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| 30 | 21 | "The Sleeping Skeleton President" / "Bones" | February 5, 1998 | January 25, 2003 |
| There's a pink-haired girl next door, who is really a male skeleton, who tries to take over the world with fossils. | ||||
| 31 | - | "2.14 Valentine Battle" | February 12, 1998 | - |
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| 32 | 13 | "Snow Lady - The Fire of Love Burns" / "A Trip to the Slopes" | February 19, 1998 | December 7, 2002 |
| Noriyasu and his family decides to take a trip to a ski mountain, but the ski mountain has no snow because the Snow Queen of the Mountain left to Hawaii to find her true love. Now Noriyasu and Harebuta go to Hawaii to convince her to return. | ||||
| 33 | - | "The Cowardly Armor" | March 5, 1998 | - |
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| 34 | - | "The Old man of Winter and the Spirit of Spring" | March 12, 1998 | - |
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| 35 | - | "Uncle and Vegetables and a Machine Gun" | March 19, 1998 | - |
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| 36 | - | "Wasted Muscle" | April 7, 1998 | - |
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| 37 | - | "Sakura! Treasure! UFO!" | April 14, 1998 | - |
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| 38 | 3 | "An 100% Natural" / "A Bitter Fruit" | April 21, 1998 | September 28, 2002 |
| Noriyasu reaches into the refrigerator for a banana and is transported with Harebuta to Fruit-Land (inside the refrigerator) where they accidentally overhear the evil strawberries' secret plan to make the other fruit less edible. | ||||
| 39 | - | "Cho's Repayment" | April 28, 1998 | - |
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| 40 | 22 | "The Story of the Fish that Cannot Fly - Pure Heart Chapter" / "Kite-Flying for Dummies" | May 5, 1998 | February 1, 2003 |
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| 41 | - | "Ah Despair! The Nose Can't Breathe" | May 12, 1998 | - |
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| 42 | - | "Ah Hope! The Nose Can Breathe" | May 19, 1998 | - |
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| 43 | - | "Pizza Girl's First Love Delivery" | May 26, 1998 | - |
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| 44 | - | "Side Story: The River in the Sunny Day" | June 2, 1998 | - |
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| 45 | 4 | "Oh My Where Did the School Go?" / "The Incredible Shrinking School" | June 9, 1998 | October 5, 2002 |
| Afraid that his family will embarrass him at the school's upcoming Parent-Teacher Night, Noriyasu comes up with an idea: a snail can shrink the school to force the event to be cancelled. He decides to sleep on it, needing to think about the details. Unfortunately, Harebuta draws the snail who goes on to shrink the school. Things are all right, until he realizes he can't play with his classmates and two friends, Nabeshin and Onigiriyama. Now Noriyasu must figure out a way to bring back the school, which still has the principal and Miss Kazuko trapped inside! | ||||
| 46 | - | "A Frog has been Married!" | June 16, 1998 | - |
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| 47 | - | "The Demon Made it Rain Today" | June 23, 1998 | - |
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| 48 | 15 | "I Love School Lunches" / "Samurai Lunch Lady" | June 30, 1998 | December 14, 2002 |
| Samurai Lunch Lady is there to protect every kid from bad lunches, but when Homemade Woman arrives with some competition, Harebuta has to so something about it. | ||||
| 49 | - | "Mother is the King of the Jungle" | July 7, 1998 | - |
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| 50 | - | "Revolving Hell - The Warriors Long Ago" | July 14, 1998 | - |
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| 51 | 28 | "Sammer Looks at the Summer Disappear" / "Bummer Vacation" | July 21, 1998 | March 22, 2003 |
| When summer vacation is almost here Noriyasu is excited, but the Principal has a plan to get rid of summer vacation for good. Can Noriyasu and Harebuta stop the Principal in time? | ||||
| 52 | - | "Pong's Summer Night Fireworks!" | July 28, 1998 | - |
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| 53 | 24 | "The Story of the Decent Dinosaur's Stomach" / "The Lovesick Castaway" | August 4, 1998 | February 15, 2003 |
| While vacationing at the beach, Noriyasu ends up on a deserted island, where he meets an old sea captain who lost his brother and the love of his life to a sea monster. | ||||
| 54 | - | "Insufficient Calcium for the Bones" | August 11, 1998 | - |
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| 55 | - | "Dream of an America Lobster" | August 18, 1998 | - |
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| 56 | - | "Yasunori-kun is a Square Head! Who's That?" | August 25, 1998 | - |
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| 57 | - | September 1, 1998 | - | |
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| 58 | - | "Meet! The Pig's Mama" | September 8, 1998 | - |
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| 59 | - | "Fair and Partly Swelling" | September 15, 1998 | - |
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| 60 | - | "Fair then Parting Journey" | September 22, 1998 | - |
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| 61 | - | "Fair then..." | September 29, 1998 | - |
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| Preceded by Mach GoGoGo (1/9/1997 - 6/19/1997) |
TV Tokyo Friday 19:00 Timeframe Fair then Partly Piggy (July 3, 1997 - March 19, 1998) |
Succeeded by Pocket Monsters (4/16/1998 - 11/14/2002) |
| Preceded by Classroom King Yamazaki (12/23/1997 - 3/31/1998) |
TV Tokyo Friday 19:00 Timeframe Fair then Partly Piggy (April 7, 1998 - September 29, 1998) |
Succeeded by Super Doll Licca-chan (10/6/1998 - 9/28/1999) |
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