Kyorochan
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is a Japan
ese cartoon bird
/parrot
that serves as a mascot for a brand
of Morinaga
chocolate
known as ChocoBall. He had his own 1999–2000 anime
series.
The end titles of the anime series use a form of claymation. The series was released in very limited amounts in DVD
format, and the anime is only found in Japan
, Hungary
(under the title the named "Kukucska Kalandjai"), Romania
(under the original name), Taiwan
(under the name 大嘴鳥), Czech Republic
(under the title "Červánek"), and South Korea
(under the title "왕부리 팅코").
games, along with a PlayStation
sequel.
The games are not related to the anime.
KyoroChan's Purikura Daisakusen is rare; very few copies were sold.
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese cartoon bird
Bird
Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic , egg-laying, vertebrate animals. Around 10,000 living species and 188 families makes them the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from...
/parrot
Parrot
Parrots, also known as psittacines , are birds of the roughly 372 species in 86 genera that make up the order Psittaciformes, found in most tropical and subtropical regions. The order is subdivided into three families: the Psittacidae , the Cacatuidae and the Strigopidae...
that serves as a mascot for a brand
Brand
The American Marketing Association defines a brand as a "Name, term, design, symbol, or any other feature that identifies one seller's good or service as distinct from those of other sellers."...
of Morinaga
Morinaga & Company
is a confectionery company in Tokyo, Japan, in operation since August 15, 1899. Their products include candy and other confectioneries. Morinaga has Ayumi Hamasaki and Mao Asada appear in their commercials....
chocolate
Chocolate
Chocolate is a raw or processed food produced from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree. Cacao has been cultivated for at least three millennia in Mexico, Central and South America. Its earliest documented use is around 1100 BC...
known as ChocoBall. He had his own 1999–2000 anime
Anime
is the Japanese abbreviated pronunciation of "animation". The definition sometimes changes depending on the context. In English-speaking countries, the term most commonly refers to Japanese animated cartoons....
series.
The end titles of the anime series use a form of claymation. The series was released in very limited amounts in DVD
DVD
A DVD is an optical disc storage media format, invented and developed by Philips, Sony, Toshiba, and Panasonic in 1995. DVDs offer higher storage capacity than Compact Discs while having the same dimensions....
format, and the anime is only found in Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
, Hungary
Hungary
Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The...
(under the title the named "Kukucska Kalandjai"), Romania
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
(under the original name), Taiwan
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
(under the name 大嘴鳥), Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
(under the title "Červánek"), and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
(under the title "왕부리 팅코").
KyoroChan Movie
A movie based on the anime series was released between 2000-2001 in Japan. It was later released on DVD.Video games
There are a couple licensed NintendoNintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
games, along with a PlayStation
PlayStation
The is a 32-bit fifth-generation video game console first released by Sony Computer Entertainment in Japan on December 3, .The PlayStation was the first of the PlayStation series of consoles and handheld game devices. The PlayStation 2 was the console's successor in 2000...
sequel.
- KyoroChan Land (AKA Nebulus/Tower Toppler) was renamed Castelian in US/European releases. It was released for the NESNes-Localities:In Norway:* Nes, Akershus, a municipality in the county of Akershus in Norway* Nes, Buskerud, a municipality in the county of Buskerud in Norway* Nes, Hedmark, a former municipality in the county of Hedmark in Norway...
and Game Boy as well as other various systems (By The Sales Curve/HIRO).
- Pocket KyoroChan - A (Super) Game BoyGame BoyThe , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
game, with a sequel (By TomyTOMYis a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies: Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...
and JupiterJupiterJupiter is the fifth planet from the Sun and the largest planet within the Solar System. It is a gas giant with mass one-thousandth that of the Sun but is two and a half times the mass of all the other planets in our Solar System combined. Jupiter is classified as a gas giant along with Saturn,...
),
- KyoroChan's Purikura Daisakusen - Sequel of the Game BoyGame BoyThe , is an 8-bit handheld video game device developed and manufactured by Nintendo. It was released in Japan on , in North America in , and in Europe on...
game above for PlayStation, Based on Atlus's Purikura DaisakusenPurikura Daisakusenis an arcade game made by Atlus. Purikura in this case is an abbreviation of "Princess Kurara", of the Power Instinct game series, who stars in this action shooter.-Story:...
(By TomyTOMYis a Japanese toy, children's merchandise and entertainment company created from the March 2006 merger of two companies: Tomy and long-time rival, Takara...
).
The games are not related to the anime.
KyoroChan's Purikura Daisakusen is rare; very few copies were sold.
External links
- Official site (in Japanese)
- Anime Series Info (in Japanese)
- GameFAQS - Pocket Kyoro Chan
- GameFAQS - Kyoro Chan no Purikura Daisakusen
- GameFAQS - Kyoro Chan Land/Castelian (NES)
- GameFAQS - Kyoro Chan Land/Castelian (GB)
- Thinky - Kyoro Chan Movie Article/Review (DVD)