Deko Boko Friends
Encyclopedia
is a collection of 30-second Japanese
shorts
created by a pair of advertising creators, Momoko Maruyama and Ryotaro Kuwamoto to promote acceptance of people of different personalities and appearances. The shorts are focused on 12 different creatures, meant to show certain personalities, likes, dislikes, and quirks.
Deko Boko Friends originated on NHK
's oldest running children's programming
show, Okaasan to Issho
in 2003, superseding previous short cartoon series, Yancharu Moncha.
Deko Boko Friends is distributed in English
by Viz Media
and shown in English on Nickelodeon's
children's programming block, Nick Jr. and Noggin in the United States
. Deko Boko Friends is shown on Treehouse TV
and Nelvana
in Canada
.
The Acorn Tots are five small acorn
-children who hold one large acorn in both hands. They are best friend and rivals. Each tries to be better than all the rest.When the Acorn Tots say their name the first one says "We" the second one says "are" the third one says "the" the fourth one says "a" the fifth one says "corn" and the first one says "tots".When they aren't holding anything after a few steps the first acorn tots falls down, stays there for a couple of seconds , picks himself up , and continues on with his role. When they say goodbye "Thank you very much for spending time with us. Bye" is what they say. When they're about to slide from the orange boot they say "We're gonna slide from this boot."
Belly Boing is constantly thinking of food. He likes eating sweets, and he can create a drum sound by pounding on his large stomach.When he walks he says " 1,2,3, bojng.1,2,3,boing."
Despite his image as a lumbering giant, Big Oggo is very sweet and lovable with an affinity to anything cute.He wears big blue shorts with white polka dots on them. When Mu Mu steals them he says "Hey. Mu Mu. Those are my shorts. Give 'em back." After Mu Mu stops mooing he says "I've got some shorts that are just your size." and after that he moos 7 times while jumping up and down. After that he moos while walking left and right. When he says goodbye he says "We'll see you all later."When MuMu walks a lap around Big Oggo's hat he says "MuMu likes it a lot it's the perfect shape for his bed you know."When he says hello he says "Hi everyone they call me big Oggo."
Mu Mu is his friend, a very fluffy pink toy poodle
who curiously moo's instead of barking.He wears little shorts also with the white polka dots on them. He sleeps in Big Oggo's hat because it's the perfect shape for his bed and he likes it a lot.
Disabear uses plates he tosses on the ground to make holes. He whistles while he walks and uses an accent. He also washes his plates on a washtub and a washboard and hangs them up to dry after washing them. He uses the holes to play Peek-A-Boo.When he plays Peek-a-boo with multiple plates his first saying when he pops out of a plate is "Peek-A-Boo." the second one is "Yoo-Hoo" the third one is "Over here" the fourth one is "Here I am" When he greets himself he says "Hi. I'm Disabear."
Grandma Fuji is the epitome of Japanese
tradition. She enjoys singing enka
, writing haiku
, calligraphy
, and hosting tea ceremonies
.When she has a sour plum with her she sings "Can you guess... what i'm holding in my hand? It's called a sour plum." while walking up close. After the puckering was done she held one out and said "One for you."
Kaki Kaki is a crybaby cactus
like boy. He is extremely nervous and timid, his spines fall off whenever he is surprised or scared. When he holds maracas he starts dancing. After he dances his thorns fall off and says he got embarrassed. There was no reason he got embarrassed.Before he throws the ball he says "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do you-you-you-you s-s-see this ball? I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i th-th-throw the ball. A-a-and then you....you-you-you-you-you c-catch it. Ready? Here it comes." After the ball lands not very far his thorns fall off and he says "I-i-i-i-i-i-i g-guess I need to work on my p-pitch a little bit."with his blue eyes and a tear.Before his thorns fall off he makes a noise with his mouth closed and his flower goes up.When he greets and says his name he says "Hello."walks out a few steps , says "Hello." walks some more and says "M-m-m-my name is Kaki Kaki." or he says "Hello." then hides behind the door then is seen again and says "Hello" then hides again and is seen and says "M-m-m-my name is." hides again , is seen and says "K-Kaki Kaki."
Ken has a keyboard
for teeth and he plays them whenever he is in a good mood. He likes to wobble and lean as he walks.When it rains he sings " It's raining raining raining and pouring pouring pouring. It's raining raining raining. It's pouring rain." When his time comes to say goodbye he says "Thank you." When he greets himself he says "Hi. I'm Ken Bahn." then giggles. When he has a cavity on his do re mi tooth he says "I have a cavity right here on my do re mi tooth."
Klinki is very laid back and hates when juice falls out of his glass, because his face shrinks. He likes to see everyone as laid back as he is. His trick is making his straw bend down to his mouth then taps two times , and sucks some of his juice out.When he drinks too fast he says "Oops. I guess i drank too fast." When he says hello he says "Hi. I'm Klinki Klunki." and when he says goodbye "I'll see you later." is what he says.
Melodina is very musical. She even makes her speech resemble a melody. She likes to skip and when she does she makes sounds like a toy piano
. She has button eyes and winks.She is responsible and is loved by everyone. She sounds like Cream the rabbit. When she says goodbye she says "I know you'll have a great day. Thank you."She says "Hi. I'm Melodina " when she greets herself.
Nut'n Nose resembles a chestnut
. Quite possibly from his love of Mont Blanc, an Italian
dessert cake made with the nut. His nose can be inflated like a balloon in which sometimes it starts to tickle
his nose a bit which causes him to sneeze but after he sneezed he said "Sometimes it tickles my nose a bit." but sometimes he inflates his tail by mistake after he says "I wonder how that got there" he says "I'll show you another time.", and when he tries hard to do something, his tail swings.He can jump rope but before he starts he gets out his jump rope and says " I can jump rope." then he asks "You wanna see?" whilst holding the rope and showing its length while being cute and blinking really fast with his little eyes. After some jumps he gets his nose smacked by the rope first time he felt the rope smack his nose he went "OW!" then says "Let me try that one more time. I'm sorry." then tries again but little did he know that after the same amount of jumps he got his nose smacked again. That made him go "THAT HURT!". Finally he had enough and said "I'll show you when I have a longer one." When he greets he says ""Hello there.My name is ol' Nut'n Nose."
The Prince Egg is a prince of an unknown kingdom. His egg hat boils and cracks when he gets angry. When the pieces fall to the floor, he picks them all up, using a broom and he walks very briskly using tiny quick steps. When his crayon breaks he says "Oh no. My crayon broke."Before that happened he says "I'm gonna draw you a picture." while getting out his note book. After he says he was gonna draw you a picture he begins to draw until his crayon breaks. After he said "Oh no.My crayon broke." he says "That makes me boilllllll." While he boils he says "Oooooooooooo." then the shell cracks.When he picks the pieces up he says "Sorry about the mess."When he says hello he says "Hello it's me. I am the Prince Egg." When he sees a butterfly he says "Whoa. It's a butterfly." then gets out his net. While he chases the butterfly he says "Wait for me butterfly. Come back." Then as the butterfly lands on his head he gets the net on his head instead of the butterfly and that makes him boil.
Water Chap has a head like a watering can, which he uses like one to grow flowers and give them as gifts.He says "Wola" after what he does is done.After he opens the red door he closes it behind him then turns around and walks. After he stops walking he says "Hi. I'm Water Chap"
Japanese people
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shorts
Short subject
A short film is any film not long enough to be considered a feature film. No consensus exists as to where that boundary is drawn: the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes or less, including all...
created by a pair of advertising creators, Momoko Maruyama and Ryotaro Kuwamoto to promote acceptance of people of different personalities and appearances. The shorts are focused on 12 different creatures, meant to show certain personalities, likes, dislikes, and quirks.
Deko Boko Friends originated on NHK
NHK
NHK is Japan's national public broadcasting organization. NHK, which has always identified itself to its audiences by the English pronunciation of its initials, is a publicly owned corporation funded by viewers' payments of a television license fee....
's oldest running children's programming
Children's television series
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show, Okaasan to Issho
Okaasan to Issho
is a children's television program airing weekday mornings in Japan on NHK. The show consists of seasonal songs, animated shorts like Deko Boko Friends, and dances. The show is hosted by two singers and two dancers. There are also three characters in full body costumes that meant to portray...
in 2003, superseding previous short cartoon series, Yancharu Moncha.
Deko Boko Friends is distributed in English
English language
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by Viz Media
VIZ Media
VIZ Media, LLC, headquartered in San Francisco, is an anime, manga, and Japanese entertainment company. It was founded in 1986 as VIZ LLC. In 2005, VIZ LLC and ShoPro Entertainment merged to form the current VIZ Media LLC, which is jointly owned by Japanese publishers Shogakukan and Shueisha, and...
and shown in English on Nickelodeon's
Nickelodeon (TV channel)
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children's programming block, Nick Jr. and Noggin in the United States
United States
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. Deko Boko Friends is shown on Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV
Treehouse TV is a Canadian English language cable television specialty channel with programming targeted towards preschoolers that was launched on October 17, 1997. Its name comes from YTV's old children's programming block, The Treehouse...
and Nelvana
Nelvana
Nelvana Limited is a Canadian entertainment company founded in 1971 known for its work in children's animation. It was named by founders Michael Hirsh, Patrick Loubert and Clive A. Smith after a Canadian comic book superheroine created by Adrian Dingle in the 1940s...
in Canada
Canada
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.
Characters in Deko Boko Friends
- Acorn Tots (どんぐりん Dongurin from 団栗 donguri meaning acorn. Adding an 'n' makes the name not only cute sounding, but more personal.)
The Acorn Tots are five small acorn
Acorn
The acorn, or oak nut, is the nut of the oaks and their close relatives . It usually contains a single seed , enclosed in a tough, leathery shell, and borne in a cup-shaped cupule. Acorns vary from 1–6 cm long and 0.8–4 cm broad...
-children who hold one large acorn in both hands. They are best friend and rivals. Each tries to be better than all the rest.When the Acorn Tots say their name the first one says "We" the second one says "are" the third one says "the" the fourth one says "a" the fifth one says "corn" and the first one says "tots".When they aren't holding anything after a few steps the first acorn tots falls down, stays there for a couple of seconds , picks himself up , and continues on with his role. When they say goodbye "Thank you very much for spending time with us. Bye" is what they say. When they're about to slide from the orange boot they say "We're gonna slide from this boot."
- Belly Boing A.K.A The fat kid (くいしんボン Kuishinbon from 食いしん坊 kuishinbou meaning glutton.)
Belly Boing is constantly thinking of food. He likes eating sweets, and he can create a drum sound by pounding on his large stomach.When he walks he says " 1,2,3, bojng.1,2,3,boing."
- Big Oggo & Mu Mu (オオガーラとムクムク Ōgāra to Mukumuku literally Ōgāra and Mukumuku from 大柄 ōgara meaning large build and 尨犬 mukuinu meaning shaggy dog)
Despite his image as a lumbering giant, Big Oggo is very sweet and lovable with an affinity to anything cute.He wears big blue shorts with white polka dots on them. When Mu Mu steals them he says "Hey. Mu Mu. Those are my shorts. Give 'em back." After Mu Mu stops mooing he says "I've got some shorts that are just your size." and after that he moos 7 times while jumping up and down. After that he moos while walking left and right. When he says goodbye he says "We'll see you all later."When MuMu walks a lap around Big Oggo's hat he says "MuMu likes it a lot it's the perfect shape for his bed you know."When he says hello he says "Hi everyone they call me big Oggo."
Mu Mu is his friend, a very fluffy pink toy poodle
Poodle
The Poodle is a breed of dog. The poodle breed is found officially in toy, miniature, and standard sizes, with many coat colors. Originally bred as a type of water dog, the poodle is highly intelligent and skillful in many dog sports, including agility, obedience, tracking, and even herding...
who curiously moo's instead of barking.He wears little shorts also with the white polka dots on them. He sleeps in Big Oggo's hat because it's the perfect shape for his bed and he likes it a lot.
- Disabear (あなくま Anakuma from 穴 ana meaning hole and 熊 kuma meaning bear)
Disabear uses plates he tosses on the ground to make holes. He whistles while he walks and uses an accent. He also washes his plates on a washtub and a washboard and hangs them up to dry after washing them. He uses the holes to play Peek-A-Boo.When he plays Peek-a-boo with multiple plates his first saying when he pops out of a plate is "Peek-A-Boo." the second one is "Yoo-Hoo" the third one is "Over here" the fourth one is "Here I am" When he greets himself he says "Hi. I'm Disabear."
- Grandma Fuji (ふじおばば Fuji Obaba from 富士 fuji meaning Mount Fuji and お祖母さん obāsan meaning grandmother)
Grandma Fuji is the epitome of Japanese
Japanese people
The are an ethnic group originating in the Japanese archipelago and are the predominant ethnic group of Japan. Worldwide, approximately 130 million people are of Japanese descent; of these, approximately 127 million are residents of Japan. People of Japanese ancestry who live in other countries...
tradition. She enjoys singing enka
Enka
is a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...
, writing haiku
Haiku
' , plural haiku, is a very short form of Japanese poetry typically characterised by three qualities:* The essence of haiku is "cutting"...
, calligraphy
East Asian calligraphy
East Asian calligraphy is a form of calligraphy widely practised and revered in the Sinosphere. This most often includes China, Japan, Korea, and Vietnam. The East Asian calligraphic tradition originated and developed from China. There is a general standardization of the various styles of...
, and hosting tea ceremonies
Japanese tea ceremony
The Japanese tea ceremony, also called the Way of Tea, is a Japanese cultural activity involving the ceremonial preparation and presentation of matcha, powdered green tea. In Japanese, it is called . The manner in which it is performed, or the art of its performance, is called...
.When she has a sour plum with her she sings "Can you guess... what i'm holding in my hand? It's called a sour plum." while walking up close. After the puckering was done she held one out and said "One for you."
- Kaki Kaki (サボサボ Sabosabo from サボテン saboten meaning cactus)
Kaki Kaki is a crybaby cactus
Cactus
A cactus is a member of the plant family Cactaceae. Their distinctive appearance is a result of adaptations to conserve water in dry and/or hot environments. In most species, the stem has evolved to become photosynthetic and succulent, while the leaves have evolved into spines...
like boy. He is extremely nervous and timid, his spines fall off whenever he is surprised or scared. When he holds maracas he starts dancing. After he dances his thorns fall off and says he got embarrassed. There was no reason he got embarrassed.Before he throws the ball he says "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-do you-you-you-you s-s-see this ball? I-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i th-th-throw the ball. A-a-and then you....you-you-you-you-you c-catch it. Ready? Here it comes." After the ball lands not very far his thorns fall off and he says "I-i-i-i-i-i-i g-guess I need to work on my p-pitch a little bit."with his blue eyes and a tear.Before his thorns fall off he makes a noise with his mouth closed and his flower goes up.When he greets and says his name he says "Hello."walks out a few steps , says "Hello." walks some more and says "M-m-m-my name is Kaki Kaki." or he says "Hello." then hides behind the door then is seen again and says "Hello" then hides again and is seen and says "M-m-m-my name is." hides again , is seen and says "K-Kaki Kaki."
- Ken Bahn (ケン・バーン Ken Bān from 鍵盤 kenban meaning keyboard)
Ken has a keyboard
Musical keyboard
A musical keyboard is the set of adjacent depressible levers or keys on a musical instrument, particularly the piano. Keyboards typically contain keys for playing the twelve notes of the Western musical scale, with a combination of larger, longer keys and smaller, shorter keys that repeats at the...
for teeth and he plays them whenever he is in a good mood. He likes to wobble and lean as he walks.When it rains he sings " It's raining raining raining and pouring pouring pouring. It's raining raining raining. It's pouring rain." When his time comes to say goodbye he says "Thank you." When he greets himself he says "Hi. I'm Ken Bahn." then giggles. When he has a cavity on his do re mi tooth he says "I have a cavity right here on my do re mi tooth."
- Klinki Klunki (カランコロン Karankoron from カラン コロン karan koron meaning an onomatopoeia for the reverberating sounds of tinkling bells or a glass tapped by ice)
Klinki is very laid back and hates when juice falls out of his glass, because his face shrinks. He likes to see everyone as laid back as he is. His trick is making his straw bend down to his mouth then taps two times , and sucks some of his juice out.When he drinks too fast he says "Oops. I guess i drank too fast." When he says hello he says "Hi. I'm Klinki Klunki." and when he says goodbye "I'll see you later." is what he says.
- Melodina (メロディーヌ Merodīnu from メロディー merodī meaning melody)
Melodina is very musical. She even makes her speech resemble a melody. She likes to skip and when she does she makes sounds like a toy piano
Toy piano
The toy piano, also known as the kinderklavier , is a small piano-like musical instrument. The present form of the toy piano was invented in Philadelphia by a 17-year-old German immigrant named Albert Schoenhut. He worked as a repairman at Wanamaker's department store, repairing broken glass...
. She has button eyes and winks.She is responsible and is loved by everyone. She sounds like Cream the rabbit. When she says goodbye she says "I know you'll have a great day. Thank you."She says "Hi. I'm Melodina " when she greets herself.
- Nut'n Nose (はなはなマロン Hanahana Maron from 鼻 hana meaning nose and マロン maron meaning chestnut)
Nut'n Nose resembles a chestnut
Chestnut
Chestnut , some species called chinkapin or chinquapin, is a genus of eight or nine species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the beech family Fagaceae, native to temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere. The name also refers to the edible nuts they produce.-Species:The chestnut belongs to the...
. Quite possibly from his love of Mont Blanc, an Italian
Italian cuisine
Italian cuisine has developed through centuries of social and political changes, with roots as far back as the 4th century BCE. Italian cuisine in itself takes heavy influences, including Etruscan, ancient Greek, ancient Roman, Byzantine, Jewish and Arab cuisines...
dessert cake made with the nut. His nose can be inflated like a balloon in which sometimes it starts to tickle
Tickle
tickling is the act of touching a part of the body lightly so as to cause involuntary laughter or contraction of the muscles;The word tickle can refer to:...
his nose a bit which causes him to sneeze but after he sneezed he said "Sometimes it tickles my nose a bit." but sometimes he inflates his tail by mistake after he says "I wonder how that got there" he says "I'll show you another time.", and when he tries hard to do something, his tail swings.He can jump rope but before he starts he gets out his jump rope and says " I can jump rope." then he asks "You wanna see?" whilst holding the rope and showing its length while being cute and blinking really fast with his little eyes. After some jumps he gets his nose smacked by the rope first time he felt the rope smack his nose he went "OW!" then says "Let me try that one more time. I'm sorry." then tries again but little did he know that after the same amount of jumps he got his nose smacked again. That made him go "THAT HURT!". Finally he had enough and said "I'll show you when I have a longer one." When he greets he says ""Hello there.My name is ol' Nut'n Nose."
- The Prince Egg (たまごおうじ Tamago Ōji literally Egg Prince from 卵 (also 玉子) tamago meaning egg and 王子 ōji meaning prince)
The Prince Egg is a prince of an unknown kingdom. His egg hat boils and cracks when he gets angry. When the pieces fall to the floor, he picks them all up, using a broom and he walks very briskly using tiny quick steps. When his crayon breaks he says "Oh no. My crayon broke."Before that happened he says "I'm gonna draw you a picture." while getting out his note book. After he says he was gonna draw you a picture he begins to draw until his crayon breaks. After he said "Oh no.My crayon broke." he says "That makes me boilllllll." While he boils he says "Oooooooooooo." then the shell cracks.When he picks the pieces up he says "Sorry about the mess."When he says hello he says "Hello it's me. I am the Prince Egg." When he sees a butterfly he says "Whoa. It's a butterfly." then gets out his net. While he chases the butterfly he says "Wait for me butterfly. Come back." Then as the butterfly lands on his head he gets the net on his head instead of the butterfly and that makes him boil.
- Water Chap (じょうろう Jourō from じょうろ jouro meaing watering can)
Water Chap has a head like a watering can, which he uses like one to grow flowers and give them as gifts.He says "Wola" after what he does is done.After he opens the red door he closes it behind him then turns around and walks. After he stops walking he says "Hi. I'm Water Chap"