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Hello! Spank (TV)

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© Shizue Takanashi • Shunnichi Yukimoto/Kodansha • TMS


Alternative title:
Claire et Tipoune (French)
Hallo! Kurt (German)
Ohayō! Spank (Japanese)
Ola, Spanky! (Spanish)
Spank, tenero rubacuori (Italian)
سبانك (Arabic)
مغامرات سبانك (Arabic)
おはよう!スパンク (Japanese)
헬로 스팽크! (Korean)
Genres: slice of life
Plot Summary: Morimura Aiko is a junior high school student who is short for her age. Her father went on a yacht ten years ago and his whereabouts remained in obscurity. Her mother, a designer for hats, left for Paris, leaving Aiko in the care of her uncle, Mr Fujinami. Aiko had a pet dog, Papi, but it died in a car accident. Around the same time, another dog, Spank, appears before her. Having gone through so many unfortunate events in her life, Spank's presence begins to brighten up Aiko's life and put a smile on her face.
Ratings: 15 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: -
 Excellent: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Good: 8 votes (sub:1, others:7
3 German dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
)
 Decent: 3 votes (sub:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 German edited dub
)
 So-so: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 41 s, rank: #7101 (of 9996)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.933 (Good), std. dev.: 0.9286, rank: #4380 (of 10154)
Weighted mean: 6.806 (Good−), rank: #4700 (of 10154) (seen all: 7.12 / seen some: 5.98)
Bayesian estimate: 7.117 (Good), rank: #2979 (of 7635)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 63
Episode titles: We have 63
Vintage:
1981-03-07 to 1982-05-29
1988-09-05 to 1989-01-27 ()
1991-07-16 (Spain - Telecinco)
1995-05-11 ()
Opening Theme:
"Ohayō! Spank" by Nozomu Inoue
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dagyō no Spank" (ダ行のスパンク) by Noriko Tsukase
#2: "Spank no Hyakumensō" (スパンクの百面相) by Noriko Tsukase
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Shigetsugu Yoshida
Script:
Chifude Asakura (18 episodes
eps 22, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 40-41, 46-49, 54-55, 57, 59-60, 62
)

Masaaki Sakurai (7 episodes
eps 9, 18, 26, 31, 42, 50-51
)

Yoshimi Shinozaki (20 episodes
eps 3-4, 7-8, 13-15, 19, 21, 23-24, 28, 35, 37, 43-45, 52-53, 61
)

Yutaka Kaneko (17 episodes
eps 1-2, 5-6, 10-12, 16-17, 20, 25, 30, 33, 38-39, 58, 63
)

Storyboard:
Yoshio Takeuchi (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 35, 44, 52-53, 58
)

Yūzō Aoki (4 episodes
eps 19, 38, 56, 61
)

Episode Director:
Hidenori Yamaguchi (6 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 42, 53, 59
)

Masaharu Okuwaki (8 episodes
eps 12, 27, 38, 44, 52, 54, 58, 62
)

Naoto Hashimoto (10 episodes
eps 13, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
)

Satoshi Dezaki (9 episodes
eps 9, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
)

Shigetsugu Yoshida (10 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 11, 14, 19, 25, 63
)

Shuji Iuchi (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 15, 22, 28
)

Susumu Ishizaki (9 episodes
eps 7, 10, 16, 26, 33, 39, 43, 49, 57
)

Yūzō Aoki (ep 48)
Original Manga:
Shunichi Yukimuro
Character Design: Takao Kōzai
Art Director: Noboru Tatsuike
Animation Director: Takao Kōzai
Sound Director: Etsuji Yamada
Director of Photography: Masao Miyauchi
Producer:
Shizuhiko Sengoku (Tokyo Movie)

Assistant Episode Director: Masaharu Okuwaki (eps 1-63)
Background Art:
Masao Kodaka (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25, 63
)

Naoko Higuchi (13 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
)

Natsukou Heiuchi (5 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25
)

Sadako Kumagai (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25, 63
)

Seiji Sugawara (13 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
)

Yoshiko Nakamura (中村美子; 40 episodes
eps 1-8, 11-15, 18-19, 24, 26-28, 30, 32, 34-35, 37, 39-40, 42-43, 45-51, 53-61 odd
)

Yukihiro Yokoyama (14 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 36, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
)

Editing: Shūichi Kakesu
Finish Animation:
Junko Koizumi (15 episodes
eps 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
)

Kayoko Ōno (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Keiko Saitō (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)

Makoto Miura (27 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23-25, 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
)

Midori Nakamine (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Miyoko Nagao (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Yūko Ono (27 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23-25, 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
)

In-Between Animation:
Akiko Noda (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
)

Fumiko Onojima (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Hideko Kodama (11 episodes
eps 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Hiroko Itou (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
)

Mari Okuda (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 18, 24-25
)

Masae Yoshizawa (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 55, 60
)

Masatoshi Terada (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Mayumi Sakai (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Michiru Toyonaga (8 episodes
eps 20, 26, 31, 33, 38, 43, 58, 62
)

Mieko Katase (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
)

Miyako Furukawa (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)

Naoyo Ieno (57 episodes
eps 1-34, 36-39, 41-44, 46-52, 54, 56-59, 61-63
)

Nobuetsu Andō (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
)

Takako Miyawaki (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Teruko Miyata (6 episodes
eps 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
)

Yoshie Komatsu (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)

Key Animation:
Hisao Muramatsu (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)

Jun Kawagoe (8 episodes
eps 12, 14, 19, 25, 33, 38, 43, 48
)

Jun Mashiro (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Kahoru Hirata (平田かおる; 12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Kazuya Hayashi (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50
)

Keiko Imazawa (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)

Kyōko Matsubara (5 episodes
eps 43, 48, 54, 58, 62
)

Masanori Nagashima (11 episodes
eps 5, 13, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
)

Noboru Furuse (12 episodes
eps 3, 7, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 54, 56, 61
)

Sachiko Kamimura (4 episodes
eps 25, 33, 38, 43
)

Sachiko Kodama (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 19
)

Shintaro Horikoshi (6 episodes
eps 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)

Takao Hatana (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)

Takao Ozone (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)

Tomoko Ōtaki (9 episodes
eps 12, 14, 19, 25, 33, 38, 43, 48, 54
)

Yasuyuki Tada (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)

Yoshihiro Owada (7 episodes
eps 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 60
)

Yukari Kobayashi (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55
)

Yutaka Kawasuji (ep 60)
Literature Manager: Keishi Yamazaki
Music Selection: Sei Tōjōbeppu
Photography:
Hisao Shirai (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
)

Kimiko Saitō (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
)

Seiichi Morishita (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
)

Takashi Udagawa (eps 27-63)
Production Advancement:
Hiroshi Saotome (14 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62
)

Kazuyoshi Morita (9 episodes
eps 29, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63
)

Mikihiro Iwata (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)

Toru Moriki (13 episodes
eps 11, 15, 19-20, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55
)

Toshiya Saitō (15 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60
)

Production manager: Toshitsugu Mukaitsubo
Recording Technique: Atsushi Ono
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Theme Song Composition: Kōji Makaino (OP, ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Nozomu Inoue (OP)
Mari Okamoto as Aiko Morimura
Noriko Tsukase as Spank

Hisako Kyōda as Osaku-san
Kazuhiko Inoue as Ryoichi Shinoda
Minori Matsushima as Serino Mihara
Rihoko Yoshida as Shinako Yoshimura
Yoneko Matsukane as Torakichi
Yū Mizushima as
Rei Ikegami
Rui Ikegami

Eiko Masuyama as Aiko's mother
Hiromi Tsuru as Cat
Ikuo Nishikawa as Sensei
Kei Tomiyama as Fujinami
Masako Sugaya as Futaba Shinoda
Ryūsei Nakao as Masaya Tsukahara
Shigeru Chiba as Policeman
Shingo Kanemoto as Oyama
Yūji Mitsuya as Clown
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Tokyo Movie
Broadcaster: TV Asahi
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
Photography:
Imagination (5 episodes
eps 11, 14, 19-21
)

Studio Cosmos (20 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-28
)

Takahashi Production (eps 29-63)
Planning Production:
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Sound Effects: Toyo Sound
French cast
French staff
Dubbing Director: Pierre Fromont

Theme Song Performance: Claude Lombard
Barbara Tissier as Tipoune Spank
Virginie Ogouz as Claire Morimura

Anneliese Fromont as
Anne
Groseille
Micha
Barbara Tissier as Sybille
Emmanuel Curtil as François (eps 52-63)
Fabrice Josso as
Jules
Professeur de Claire
Rei
Sylvain
Joelle Guigui as
Baron
Hélène
Jeanne
Mère de Claire
Pierre Fromont as
Chico
Gustave
Papi
Vincent Ropion as
François Fuginami
Roméo
Virginie Ogouz as Tipoune
French companies
Broadcaster: La 5 (from 5 September 1988)
Distributor: IDP Home Video Music
Dubbing: Unité 2
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Theme Song Lyrics: G. Ledem (Spain dub)
Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub)
Alicia Sáinz De La Maza as Spanky (Spain dub)
Pilar Santigosa as Diana (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Telecinco (Spain - from 1991)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Liù Bosisio as Spank

Alba Cardilli as Madre di Aika
Cinzia De Carolis as Shinako
Giuliano Santi as Oyama
Isa Di Marzio as Spank (1st and 3rd voice)
Laura Lenghi as Serina
Massimo Rossi as Rei Ikegami
Mauro Bosco as Zio di Aika
Sandro Pellegrini as Torakiki
Sergio Luzi as Nelson
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Rete 4
Distributor:
Hobby & Work (DVD)
Dubbing: CITIEMME
Internet Streaming: TIMvision
German staff
German cast
(none)
Achim Schülke as Kurt (Spank)
Eva Michaelis as Anna Martens

Astrid Kollex as Annas Mutter
Eberhard Haar as Herr Meier
Franz Josef Steffens as Herr Ackermann
Kai Henrik Möller as Friedrich Martens
Marek Harloff as Rockys Freund
Traudel Sperber as Schnute
Verena Wiet as Fräulein Sänger
German companies
Broadcaster:
Tele 5 (from 29 April 2002)
Distributor: KSM
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
(none)
Wafa Tarabih as Spank

Emad Farid as Rasha's father
Marwan Akkawi as Rami's father
Marwan Haddad as Sami
Nada Al-Baba as Rola
Radwan Radi as Sari
Rima Haddad as Lina
Suzanne Berkdar as Rasha

Marwan Haddad as Uncle
Suzanne Berkdar as Rasha Naeem (Aiko)

Arabic companies
Broadcaster:
Saudi TV (1986)
Dubbing: Toon Studio (Athens)

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