Two Etsukos

Two Etsukos

March 27, 1972 TV Episode Sarutobi Ecchan

Studio
Tôei Dôga
Animation studio
Tôei Dôga

Characters

Ecchan, Buku, Miko

Credits

Animation

Animator
Hayao Miyazaki, Yoshinori Kanada, Yoichi Kotabe (Key ANimators)

Music

Music
Seiichirô Uno

Crew

Original Manga, "Okashina Okashina Anoko" By
Shotaro Ishinomori
Planning
Shin'ichi Miyazaki, Yoshifumi Hatano
Scenario
Tadaaki Yamazaki, Masaki Tsuji, Shun'ichi Yukimuro
Art Director
Fumihiro Uchiyama, Osamu Tsuchida, Kôji Itô
Character Design
Shinya Takahashi
Key Animation
Hayao Miyazaki
Production Manager
Tôru Hara

Production notes

Ran 26 episodes from October 4, 1971 to March 27, 1972.

Based on a manga by Shotaro Ishinomori.

Based on the manga was originally titled "Okashina Okashina anoko" ("That Funny, Funny Little Girl" or "That Strange, Strange Girl.").

While this normally falls into the "magical girl" genre, this series stood out because it relied more on comedy than serious stories.

Ecchan was a little girl who was a descended directly from ninjas. As a result, she knows many ninjâlike moves, which can be used to help other people. She befriended a high-school girl named Miko and, because Ecchan is homeless, eventually moved in with her.