Okiku Naru Ko
| Okiku Naru Ko | |
|---|---|
Ending Title Screen | |
| Country of origin | Japan |
| Original language(s) | Japanese |
| No. of seasons | 18 |
| No. of episodes | 673 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) | NHK Studio Nova Puk Puppet Theatre |
| Release | |
| Picture format | Black and White (1959 - 1969) Colour (1970 - 1988) |
| First shown in | 7 April 1959 - 18 March 1988 |
| External links | |
| [{{#property:P856}} Website] | |
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Okiku Naru Ko (大きくなる子, lit. "Growing Children" ) is a Japanese edutainment series that ran from 7 April 1959 to 18 March 1988 on Japan's NHK.[1]. The series contains 18 seasons (each with a different cast and setting) and over 600 episodes. The show's plot focuses on lessons of social skills and behaviour, catered towards the preschooler demographic. The series is entirely portrayed with rod puppetry, produced by Studio Nova and Puk Puppet Theatre.
Although the show mostly aired in Japan exclusively, the seventeenth season, aired in several Latin American countries with a Spanish dub in the early 1990s under the name Niños en Crecimiento[2]
Tora no Daisuke[edit]
Tora no Daisuke (トラのだいすけ, lit. "Daisuke the Tiger" and known as "Niños en Crecimiento" in Spanish ) is the seventeenth season, released in 1984, and released in Latin America in the 1990s. The season is the only one released outside of Japan and translated into another language. The only video content online is found in Spanish, making the series lost media.
The season revolves around a tiger cub named Daisuke, who attends Cape Misaki Elementary School alongside several other anthropomorphic animals: Kenta (a monkey), Kozue (a squirrel), Yuji (a tanuki), and Asuka (a deer). His teacher, Mimi-sensei (a rabbit), teaches Daisuke and his classmates life lessons and social skills [3]
List of Seasons[edit]
| Season No. | Title | Years Aired [4] | Episodes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | コロスケくん (Korosuke-kun) | 7 April 1959 - 15 March 1960 | 40 |
| 2 | しんいちくん (Shinichi-kun) | 5 April 1960 - 14 March 1961 | 41 |
| 3 | こざるのもんちゃん (Kozaru no Mon-chan, lit. "Monkey Child Mon-chan" ) | 12 April 1961 - 14 March 1962 | 40 |
| 4 | こりすのチロちゃん (Korisu no Chiro-chan, lit. "Squirrel Child Chiro-chan" ) | 9 April 1962 - 11 March 1963 | 41 |
| 5 | ピンちゃん (Pin-chan) | 8 April 1963 - 19 March 1965 | 61 |
| 6 | トンちゃん (Ton-chan) | 9 April 1965 - 10 March 1967 | 42 |
| 7 | トラくん (Tora-kun) | 14 April 1967 - 23 March 1968 | 19 |
| 8 | イヌくん (Inu-kun) | 12 April 1968 - 29 March 1969 | 20 |
| 9 | Unknown Title | 11 April 1969 - March 28 1970 | 21 |
| 10 | とらちゃん (Tora-chan) | 10 April 1970 - 2 March 1973 | 61 |
| 11 | 星の子ピッピ (Hoshi no Ko Pipi, lit. "Star Child Pipi" ) | 13 April 1973 - 14 March 1975 | 38 |
| 12 | たぬきのポンタ (Tanuki no Ponta, lit. "Ponta the Tanuki" ) | 11 April 1975 - 7 April 1977 | 38 |
| 13 | 小リスのチョロ (Ko risu no Choro, lit. "Little Squirrel Choro" ) | 8 April 1977 - 7 April 1979 | 37 |
| 14 | ウサギのトモコ (Usagi no Tomoko, lit. "Tomoko the Rabbit" ) | 13 April 1979 - 29 March 1980 | 19 |
| 15 | ジロウ (Jirou) | 11 April 1980 - 28 March 1981 | 19 |
| 16 | ユミちゃんとマッキー (Yumi-chan to Makkii, lit. "Yumi-chan and Mackie" ) | 10 April 1981 - 31 March 1984 | 58 |
| 17 | トラのだいすけ (Tora no Daisuke, lit. "Daisuke the Tiger" ) | 13 April 1984 - 11 March 1986 | 39 |
| 18 | ウサギのトント (Usagi no Tonto, lit. "Tonto the Rabbit" ) | 8 April 1986 - 18 March 1988 | 40 |
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