Rocky and his friends
| Anime television series | |
|---|---|
| title | Rocky and his friends |
| Original title | 山 ね ず み ロ ッ キ ー チ ャ ッ ク |
| transcription | Yama Nezumi Rokkī Chakku |
| Country of production |
 Japan
|
| original language | Japanese |
| year | 1973 |
| Studio | Zuiyo Enterprise |
| length | 25 minutes |
| Episodes | 52 in 1 season |
| genre | adventure |
| Theme music | Midori no Hidamari |
| Director | Tadamichi Koga , Seiji Endo |
| music | Morihisa Yamamoto , Seiichirō Uno |
| First broadcast | Jan. 7, 1973 on Fuji Television |
| German-language first broadcast |
1997 on Bayerischer Rundfunk |
Rocky and his friends ( Japanese 山 ね ず み ロ ッ キ ー チ ャ ッ ク, Yama Nezumi Rokkī Chakku, English title: Fables of the Green Forest or Johnny Chuck ) is an anime series from 1973. The story is based on the books by Thornton W. Burgess .
action
The marmot Rocky lives with other animals in the forest and experiences various adventures with them. Rocky's friends include Peter the rabbit , Sammy the jay and Polly the female marmot. The animals have unique characteristics that distinguish them. The series is intended to show in a child-friendly way how living together can work.
Production and publication
The series was produced in Japan in 1973. This resulted in 52 episodes. The studio Zuiyo Enterprise , predecessor of Nippon Animation, was responsible for the production. Directed by Tadamichi Koga and Seiji Endō , the main screenwriter was Yūji Tanno . The character design comes from Yasuji Mori and the artistic direction was Kazue Itō .
The music in the series was composed by Morihisa Yamamoto and Seiichirō Uno . The opening song is titled Midori no Hidamari and the ending song is Rocky and Polly , both by Micchī to Chatarazu.
The series was first broadcast on January 7, 1973 on the Japanese television channel Fuji Television . The German first broadcast took place in 1997 on Bayerischer Rundfunk and was shown on Pumuckl TV . There were other broadcasts on Das Erste , KIKA , Hr-fernsehen , ORB-Fernsehen and EinsMuXx . The anime was also televised in English, French, Spanish, Italian, Dutch, and Portuguese.
synchronization
| role | Japanese speaker ( seiyū ) |
|---|---|
| Rocky | Yūji Yamaga |
| Peter | Ichirō Nagai |
| Sammy | Shun Yashiro |
| Polly | Eiko Masuyama |
Episode list
| No. | title | No. | title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The spring comes | 27 | The black bird |
| 2 | The forest is calling | 28 | Condor family |
| 3 | Rocky and Polly | 29 | Horror in the night |
| 4th | Mysterious traces | 30th | Coyote and porcupine |
| 5 | The fish thief | 31 | A frog to eat |
| 6th | The forest monster | 32 | The water thief |
| 7th | Sharptooth's vengeance | 33 | Bobby looking for an apartment |
| 8th | The dam | 34 | The world Tour |
| 9 | The cheeky four | 35 | Outwitted |
| 10 | Bird children | 36 | Danny the field mouse |
| 11 | Sammy's revenge | 37 | The lonely baby |
| 12 | Where's polly | 38 | Fox and hare |
| 13 | The fox hunt | 39 | wise guy |
| 14th | Peter in mortal danger | 40 | Rocky moves into the world |
| 15th | The old toad | 41 | Egg thieves |
| 16 | Help in need | 42 | The trap |
| 17th | The moated castle | 43 | Woolly tail |
| 18th | The duck hunt | 44 | A good person |
| 19th | Duck good, all good | 45 | The trick |
| 20th | Alarm in the chicken coop | 46 | Revenge is sweet |
| 21st | A strange bird | 47 | The bear den |
| 22nd | Confusion | 48 | Hibernation |
| 23 | The bear is on the loose | 49 | Danger in the snow |
| 24 | The trappers | 50 | Captured |
| 25th | A prank with consequences | 51 | Tracks in the snow |
| 26th | Hare hunting | 52 | Winter is coming |
Web links
- Rocky and his friends in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Rocky and his friends at Fernsehserien.de
- Rocky and his friends on Animated Series.de
- Rocky and Friends in the Anime News Network Encyclopedia
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c Jonathan Clements, Helen McCarthy: The Anime Encyclopedia. Revised & Expanded Edition . Stone Bridge Press, Berkeley 2006, ISBN 978-1-933330-10-5 , pp. 312 f .