Maxwell's Plot

Maxwell's Plot

March 20, 1973 TV Episode Kerokko Demetan

Series titles: Adventures On Rainbow Pond, Demetan Croaker, Demetan,

Studio
Tatsunoko Productions

Synopsis

A poor tree frog named Jonathon moves to the woodland community of Rainbow Pond where the excitement is unending as he struggles for acceptance in his new home. With only his musical reed pipe and the love of Pookie, his gigglesome girlfriend, to help him, Jonathon battles vicious cats, giant sea monsters and sneaky snakes- and, most dangerous of all, the selfish ruler of Rainbow Pond, King Leopold! But before he can change this cold-hearted community, Jonathon must first learn to accept himself.

Characters

Demetan, Ranatan, Ametaro, Amako, Gyata, Iboyoshi, Zari, Bearded Old Man, Kyaru

Credits

Directing

Director
Hiroshi Sasagawa (Series Director)
Episode Director
Yoshiyuki Tomino

Producing

Producer
Kenji Yoshida, Ippei Kuri

Writing

Writer
Jinzô Toriumi, Akiyoshi Sakai

Voices

Voice
Yûko Hisamatsu (Demetan), Mari Okamoto (Ranatan), Kôichi Kitamura (Ametaro), Miyoko Shoji (Amako), Kôsei Tomita (Gyata), Hiroshi Ôtake (Iboyoshi), Yasuro Tanaka (Zari), Kanuta Kimotsuki (Bearded Old Man), Shun Yashiro (Kyaru), Haruko Kitahama (Narrator)

Music

Music
Nobuyoshi Koshibe

Crew

Creator
Jinzô Toriumi, Tatsu Yoshida
Art Director
Mitsuki Nakamura
Planning
Tatsuo Yoshida
Storyboards
Yoshiyuki Tomino
Technical Director
Tarô Haramasa
Character Designer
Tatsuo Yoshida, Yoshitaka Amano, Masayuki Hayashi
Animation Director
Masayuki Hayashi

Production notes

A compilation movie, "The Brave Frog," was released on video in the United States. This was made of scenes from the TV series.

A poor tree frog named Jonathon moves to the woodland community of Rainbow Pond where the excitement is unending as he struggles for acceptance in his new home. With only his musical reed pipe and the love of Pookie, his gigglesome girlfriend, to help him, Jonathon battles vicious cats, giant sea monsters and sneaky snakes- and, most dangerous of all, the selfish ruler of Rainbow Pond, King Leopold! But before he can change this cold-hearted community, Jonathon must first learn to accept himself.