Adventures of the Little Koala (partially found original Japanese audio of anime series; 1984-1985)
Title card.
Status: Partially Found
Adventures of the Little Koala (コアラボーイコッキィ Koala Boy Kokki) is a children's anime series from the mid-1980s directed by Takashi Tanazawa. It originally aired in Japan from October 4th, 1984 to March 28th, 1985, on TV Tokyo, for a total of 26 episodes.
History
Several well-known companies in Japanese animation were involved in the production of the series. Topcraft, a company that worked with Hayao Miyazaki early in his career (on Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind), helped in animating the series. It was produced by Tohokushinsha Film Corporation, who is known for their work on many anime series and the mainstream American film Lost in Translation.
After airing in Japan, the anime was later picked up and dubbed in English and French by the Canadian company Cinar Films and distributed by Viacom Enterprises. It aired in the United States from June 1st, 1987, to April 2nd, 1993, on Nickelodeon, mostly in the Nick Jr. block.[1] The series quickly became popular during its run, as dubbed re-runs aired for longer on Nickelodeon than the original series in Japan. This run also led to the series' only home-video release, a VHS tape titled, The Adventures of the Little Koala and Friends: Laura and the Mystery Egg, which contains the English dubbed-episodes of four of the 52 episodes.[2]
Status
As the anime found most of its popularity in the United States and the Arab world, the original Japanese audio has fallen into obscurity. While versions of the English dub have been found online for sale,[3] the original Japanese episodes haven't resurfaced in any form online to this day. A Yahoo Auction for the "ごめんねウェザー" episode was available. But as of recent, it is unknown who won the bid, or if they would upload the episode.[4]
Episodes
NOTE: None of the translated titles are official, they were all translated with Google/Bing Translate so take them with a grain of salt.
| # | Original Title | English Translation | Air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "クジラのコンテナ / 空を飛んだペンギン" | "Whale Container / Penguin in the Sky" | Oct 4th, 1984 |
| 2 | "ぼくのママはスーパーママ /ユーカリを守れ" | "My Mom is Super Mom / Protect Eucalyptus" | Oct 11th, 1984 |
| 3 | "彼女は月の女神 / パパのおなかをへこませろ" | "She is the Goddess of the Moon / Daddy's Tummy" | Oct 18th, 1984 |
| 4 | "サーカスでハッスル / 特ダネをさがせ" | "Hustle at the Circus / Searching for Special News" | Oct 25th, 1984 |
| 5 | "飛んだユーカリの木 / カモメハシのダクビー" | "Flying Eucalyptus Tree / Duckby the Platypus" | Nov 1st, 1984 |
| 6 | "バニーの看護婦さん / 空とぶドクター" | "Bunny's Nurse / Flying Doctor" | Nov 8th, 1984 |
| 7 | "ラーラはママになるの / パン切りナイフ山にアタック" | "Lara is going to be a Mama / Attack on Bread Knife Mountain" | Nov 15th, 1984 |
| 8 | "恐竜の卵 / 走れウインナー号" | "Dinosaur Egg / Run Wiener" | Nov 22nd, 1984 |
| 9 | "ママのたんじょう日プレゼント / ぬけなくなった花びん" | "Mother's Day Gift / Missing Vase" | Nov 29th, 1984 |
| 10 | "夜空のおくりもの / 蝶々を救おうよ" | "Night Sky Gifts / Save the Butterflies" | Dec 6th, 1984 |
| 11 | "コッキィの子守り騒動 / カメラはつらいよ" | "Kokki's Babysitting Disturbance / Camera is Hard" | Dec 13th, 1984 |
| 12 | "パパの作った料理 / 世界一大きな絵" | "Daddy's Cooking / The World's Largest Picture" | Dec 20th, 1984 |
| 13 | "カエルにされたウェザー / パパのみつけた蝶々" | "Frogged Weather / Daddy's Butterfly" | Dec 27th, 1984 |
| 14 | "っておなかがすくものなの / 大空の散歩" | "I'm Hungry / A Walk in the Sky" | Jan 3rd, 1985 |
| 15 | "ダグビーの大発見 / メール爺さんの老眼鏡" | "Duckby's Great Discovery / Old Man Mail's Reading Glasses" | Jan 10th, 1985 |
| 16 | "ゆうれい船が現れた / ユーカリ子供新聞" | "A Ghost Ship Appears / Eucalyptus Children's Newspaper" | Jan 17th, 1985 |
| 17 | "ワルサーのブーメラン / トランシーバー作戦" | "Walther's Boomerang / Operation Walkie Talkie" | Jan 24th, 1985 |
| 18 | "それいけオリエンテーリング / あきれた白雪姫" | "Orienteering / Snow White" | Jan 31st, 1985 |
| 19 | "ぼくらは名探偵 / ぼくはお城の王さまだ" | "We are great detectives / I am the King of the Castle" | Feb 7th, 1985 |
| 20 | "ごめんねウェザー / 子供発明コンクール" | "Sorry Weather / Children's Invention Contest" | Feb 14th, 1985 |
| 21 | "バニーの大決心 / 時計台のたんじょうび" | "Bunny's Great Determination / The Clock Tower's Birthday" | Feb 21st, 1985 |
| 22 | "花の女王はだれだ / とんでいったモンガー" | "Who is the Queen of Flowers? / Flying Monger" | Feb 28th, 1985 |
| 23 | "文明に挑戦するんだ / SL機関士コッキィ" | "Civilization Challenge / SL Engineer Kokki" | Mar 7th, 1985 |
| 24 | "おこずかい値上して / 犯人はだれだ" | "Raising the Price / Who is the Culprit?" | Mar 14th, 1985 |
| 25 | "幻の鳥モア / 新しい友だちモア" | "Phantom Bird Moa / New Friend Moa" | Mar 21st, 1985 |
| 26 | "モンガーの大滑空 / まぼろしのUFO" | "Monger's Great Gliding / The Phantom UFO" | Mar 28th, 1985 |
Videos
Gallery
A scarce colouring book.
Another colouring book.
Two rare picture books.
Another rare picture book.
A rare math workbook.
A puzzle showing several of the characters.
A case showing Roobear/Kokki riding a skateboard and Laura/Lala holding kite (which shows a picture of Pamie Penguin/Pany).
Back cover of the case showing the koalas taking a picture.
A rare coffee cup.
A soundtrack cover art.
Another soundtrack cover art.
Back cover of soundtrack #2.
1st page of soundtrack #2 booklet.
2nd page of soundtrack #2 booklet.
An OUT October 1984 issue review.
A rare promotional plush of Kokki.
A rare playset.
A page from the Playset.
Promo screenshot for the first Nickelodeon airings (notice the misspelling of the Koala's name).
French VHS of Cinar Dub
Review of the first aired English Dub episodes
External Links
- Wikipedia article on Adventures of the Little Koala. Retrieved 24 Nov '16.
- Wikipedia article on Tohokushinsha Films. Retrieved 24 Nov '16.
References
- ↑ Fanmade site on the series. Retrieved 24 Nov '16.
- ↑ Amazon listing for this VHS tape. Retrieved 24 Nov '16.
- ↑ Feewebs listing for episodes of the English dub. Retrieved 24 Nov '16.
- ↑ [1]