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Poster art of Monster School.

Status: Lost

Nobiro with two of his friends.

A group shot of the characters.

Monster School (バケルノ小学校ヒュードロ組; Bakeruno shōgakkō hyūdoro-gumi) was a Japanese educational puppet show created by NHK. The setting and characters were based on Japanese folklore and the series primarily focused on teaching children the importance of communication.

The series is about Nobiro, a normal boy, whose parents had to travel to Africa for work, leaving him with to live with a family of Tengus named Otengu (the husband) and Metengu (the wife). They live on floor 305 of an apartment called "Monster Heights" and Nobiro goes to a school on the 101st floor of the same apartment, which is the titular "Monster School". He ends up befriending various other mythological Japanese monsters at the school including Santa (a water goblin), Miiko (a magical cat creature), Byakko (a fox), the Yukinki Brothers (twin yetis), and Mush (a magical mushroom), all with special powers.

Very little aside the plot and an episode list is known about the show as there is no footage online and little documentation of it. Based on the episode titles (found below), it seems that there would have been another character in the Tengu family (possibly a girl) named Kotengu, who would be Nobiro's sister, as well as a nanny character. The only other info available is that one of the actresses on the show was Eiko Hisamura (who played Metengu), the episodes were 15 minutes long, it aired in Brazil from 2003 to 2007, and the two low quality screenshots of the show to the right.

Episode List

1. I Love Monster School
2. Metengu Lays An Egg
3. Miiko and Byakko's Contest
4. Why Isn't Ms.Okiku Angry?
5. Kotengu is Born
6. Nighttime at the Monster Market
7. Nobiro's School Project
8. The Haunted Bathroom
9. My Cute Little Sister
10. Midnight Marathon
11. My Magic Pencil Crayons
12. Nanny Knows Best
13. Monster School Cinderella

External Links

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-Monster School (バケルノ小学校ヒュードロ組; Bakeruno shōgakkō hyūdoro-gumi) is a japanese educational puppet show made by NHK, based on japanese folklore.
+    {{InfoboxLost
+    |title=<center>Monster School</center>
+    |image=Monster_School_Japan_Poster.jpg
+    |imagecaption=Poster art of ''Monster School''.
+    |status=<span style="color:red;">'''Lost'''</span>
+    }}
-The series is about Nobiro, a normal boy, whose parents traveled to Africa to work, and he have to live with a family of Tengus. At school, he befriends other monsters of japanese folklore. The series focuses on teaching children the importance of communication.
+[[File:Monster_School_Japan_Screenshot1.jpg|thumb|300px|Nobiro with two of his friends.]]
+[[File:Monster_School_Japan_Screenshot2.jpg|thumb|300px|A group shot of the characters.]]
-No video from the series has been found online, although a video at [http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm465956 Nico Nico Douga] have the same name and description, it appears to be offline.
-The show was aired in Brazil between 2003 and 2007, which can serve as a clue to episodes or scenes.
+'''Monster School''' (バケルノ小学校ヒュードロ組; Bakeruno shōgakkō hyūdoro-gumi) was a Japanese educational puppet show created by NHK. The setting and characters were based on Japanese folklore and the series primarily focused on teaching children the importance of communication.
+The series is about Nobiro, a normal boy, whose parents had to travel to Africa for work, leaving him with to live with a family of Tengus named Otengu (the husband) and Metengu (the wife). They live on floor 305 of an apartment called "Monster Heights" and Nobiro goes to a school on the 101st floor of the same apartment, which is the titular "Monster School". He ends up befriending various other mythological Japanese monsters at the school including Santa (a water goblin), Miiko (a magical cat creature), Byakko (a fox), the Yukinki Brothers (twin yetis), and Mush (a magical mushroom), all with special powers.
+Very little aside the plot and an episode list is known about the show as there is no footage online and little documentation of it. Based on the episode titles (found below), it seems that there would have been another character in the Tengu family (possibly a girl) named Kotengu, who would be Nobiro's sister, as well as a nanny character. The only other info available is that one of the actresses on the show was Eiko Hisamura (who played Metengu), the episodes were 15 minutes long, it aired in Brazil from 2003 to 2007, and the two low quality screenshots of the show to the right.
+==Episode List==
+*1. I Love Monster School
+*2. Metengu Lays An Egg
+*3. Miiko and Byakko's Contest
+*4. Why Isn't Ms.Okiku Angry?
+*5. Kotengu is Born
+*6. Nighttime at the Monster Market
+*7. Nobiro's School Project
+*8. The Haunted Bathroom
+*9. My Cute Little Sister
+*10. Midnight Marathon
+*11. My Magic Pencil Crayons
+*12. Nanny Knows Best
+*13. Monster School Cinderella
+==External Links==
+*[https://filmow.com/escola-dos-monstros-t90376/ Details about the show]
+*[http://www.jamco.or.jp/en/library/series/ch080300/ More details about the show]
-Sources: https://filmow.com/escola-dos-monstros-t90376/
+[[Category: Lost puppetry]]
+[[Category: Lost TV]]
-http://www.jamco.or.jp/en/library/series/ch080300/