Tokyo Pig

Tokyo Pig
Genre	Comedy
Anime
Directed by	Shinichi Watanabe
Studio	Group TAC

Tokyo Pig, known in Japan as Hare Tokidoki Buta (はれときどきぶた) is a children's literature and anime by Shiro Yadama.

Tokyo Pig is about a young boy (Spencer) and his adventures he has with his magic diary in which anything he draws will come to life. In the first episode, "When Pigs Fly," he draws hundreds of flying pigs, and as he experiences his first drawing come to life, he tries to erase them all before his parents catch him. In his haste however, he misses one pig which becomes his pet, Sunny Pig (Harebuta).

When brought to the United States, it was renamed Tokyo Pig. It was also translated into Chinese and Tagalog (under the name Sunny Pig). It first aired in July of 1997 in Japan on TV Tokyo and later in September of 2002 in the United States on ABC Family. It was originally directed by Shinichi Watanabe and starring Koichi Yamadera as Yori-chan. The series ran for 61 episodes until October 1998.

Main Characters

• Noriyasu Hatakeyama (畠山 則安 Hatakeyama Noriyasu) / Spencer Weinberg-Takahama -
• Harebuta (はれぶた) / Sunny Pig -
• Mama (ママ) / Mom -
• Papa (パパ) / Dad -
• Tama-chan (玉ちゃん) / Dizzy Lizzy -
• Announcer Yadama (矢玉アナ Yadama-ana) / The Weather Lady -

Other Characters

• Nabeshin (ナベシン) / Angus -
• Onigiriyama (おにぎり山) / Eggman -
• Kimiyo Hiraga (平賀 きみよ Hiraga Kimiyo) / Tiffany Van Hootenberg -
• Musashikoganei (武蔵小金井) / Wigstaff -
• Masako Sodefuri (袖振 マサコ Sodefuri Masako) / Sweater Girl -
• Ms. Kazuko (和子先生 Kazuko-sensei) / Ms. Spelt -
• The Principal (校長先生 Kōchō sensei) -
• (黒矢玉) / Shadow Lady
• Badamo (広飛優老婆) / Mrs. Tingly -
• Kurobuta (クロブタ) / Dark Sunny -
• (山田さん) / Wenworth -
• Snow Queen -

Cast

Japanese version

• Noriyasu Hatakeyama - Omi Minami
• Harebuta - Mika Kanai
• Mama - Naoko Matsui
• Papa - Kiyoyuki Yanada
• Tama-chan - Kurumi Mamiya
• Announcer Yadama - Misa Watanabe
• Nabeshin - Hiro Yuki
• Onigiriyama - Wasabi Mizuta
• Kimiyo Hiraga - Sumie Baba
• Musashikoganei - Yoku Shioya
• Masako Sodefuri - Naoko Matsui
• Ms. Kazuko - Kotono Mitsuishi
• The Principal - Naoki Tatsuta
• Kurobuta - Nobutoshi Canna

English version

• Spencer Weinberg-Takahama - Joshua Seth
• Sunny Pig - Mika Kanai
• Mom - Dorothy Elias-Fahn
• Dad - Wally Wingert
• Dizzy Lizzy - Colleen O'Shaughnessey
• The Weather Lady - Diane Michelle
• Angus - Jason Spisak
• Eggman -
• Tiffany Van Hootenberg - Brianne Siddall
• Wigstaff - Jason Spisak
• Sweater Girl - Brianne Siddall
• Ms. Spelt - Wendee Lee
• The Principal - Neil Kaplan
• Dark Sunny -

Episode List

Main Article: Tokyo Pig Episode List

External links

• Shiro Yadama's website Template:Ja icon
• Tokyo Pig as Sunny Pig in the Philippines
• Tokyo Pig -- Hare tokidoki Buta
• Absolute Anime/Tokyo Pig