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Bonobono

1993 (estimated) Theatrical Amuse Video

Studio
Amuse Video, Group TAC

Characters

Bonobono, Raccoon, Chipmunk

Credits

Directing

Director
Hitoshi Nanba

Writing

Writer
Tetsuo Yasumi

Music

Music
Gonchichi

Animation

Animator
Michishiro Yamada, Yuka Kubodani

Art Department

Design
Michishiro Yamada

Production notes

Bonobono and his friends first appeared in a children's manga by Mikio Igarashi in 1986.

Sales exceeded five million when Igarashi directed and wrote the 1993 film.

Hitoshi Nanba directed the subsequent 1994 television series, which ran for 45 15-minute episodes on TV Tokyo. By that time, corporate giant Bandai got heavily involved with Bonobono toys, games and licensed merchandising.