Robotan
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is an Japanese anime and manga series created by Kenji Morita. The series revolves around alien household robot Robotan, who is made By Kan-chan and lives with an everyday Japanese family as a domestic servant and friend to the children. Like Doraemon, his good intentions don't always work out, with comic consequences. The original series was made in Osaka by the short-lived Ohiro Planning. Production moved to Tokyo Movie Shinsha
for the 20th-anniversary color remake New Robotan (1986) under director Masaharu Okuwaki. This series is also dubbed in Hindi
and telecasted on Hungama TV
.
made by a school boy named Kan-chan, a nerd. He has special abilities like "Robotan Copter", "Robotan Punch" etc. His arch Rival is Botchi a small kid who dislikes Robotan. He makes several plans to destroy Robotan and wants to make him slave. But Robotan destroys all his plans. He has also a little crush on his teacher 'Umi Sensei'. He is very fond of Bananas which gives him power. His male mentor "Uminoyama Sensei" is also in love with Umi to which Robotan is angered. All this Revolves in a Topsy-Turvy Rollercoaster ride. He has a crush on Maririn(in later episodes)
The 1986 remake had 66 episodes which ran from January 1986 to September 1986, broadcasted by TMS
. (colour version)
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
for the 20th-anniversary color remake New Robotan (1986) under director Masaharu Okuwaki. This series is also dubbed in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
and telecasted on Hungama TV
Hungama TV
Hungama TV is a TV channel for kids in India based in Mumbai. Originally a subsidiary of UTV Software Communications launched in 2004, the channel was sold to Disney in 2006. The channel retained its own identity and is helping to increase Disney's presence in India...
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Plot
Robotan is a robotRobot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
made by a school boy named Kan-chan, a nerd. He has special abilities like "Robotan Copter", "Robotan Punch" etc. His arch Rival is Botchi a small kid who dislikes Robotan. He makes several plans to destroy Robotan and wants to make him slave. But Robotan destroys all his plans. He has also a little crush on his teacher 'Umi Sensei'. He is very fond of Bananas which gives him power. His male mentor "Uminoyama Sensei" is also in love with Umi to which Robotan is angered. All this Revolves in a Topsy-Turvy Rollercoaster ride. He has a crush on Maririn(in later episodes)
Anime
The 1966 version had 208 episodes which ran from October 4, 1966 to September 27, 1968. (black-and-white version)The 1986 remake had 66 episodes which ran from January 1986 to September 1986, broadcasted by TMS
TMS
- Organizations :* The Minerals, Metals & Materials Society, a professional organization for materials scientists and engineers* Texas Memory Systems, a manufacturer of solid-state drives...
. (colour version)
Characters
- Robotan voiced by Chika SakamotoChika Sakamotois a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo affiliated with Arts Vision.-Television animation:*Baby and Me *Ashita no Nadja *Legend of the Mystical Ninja *Fighting Foodons *Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ...
- Kan-chan voiced by Eiko Yamada
- Bocchi voiced by Hiroko Maruyama
- Piiko voiced by Mayumi TanakaMayumi Tanakais a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo currently affiliated with Aoni Production.She is best known for the roles of Ryuunosuke Fujinami in Urusei Yatsura, Pazu in Laputa: Castle in the Sky, Monkey D. Luffy in One Piece, Krillin, Yajirobe and Uranai Baba in Dragon Ball...
- Ume-sensei voiced by Rica Fukami
- Maririn voiced by Keiko HanKeiko Hanis a Japanese voice actress. She attended Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, going on to study theatre arts at Nihon University. She gained experience in theater while attending school by obtaining work through Aoni Production, singing the theme songs in productions such as Story of the Alps: My Annette and...
Voiceovers
- Chika SakamotoChika Sakamotois a Japanese voice actress from Tokyo affiliated with Arts Vision.-Television animation:*Baby and Me *Ashita no Nadja *Legend of the Mystical Ninja *Fighting Foodons *Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ...
(Bocchi) - Eiko Yamada (Kan-chan)
- Hiroko Maruyama (Robotan)
- Keiko HanKeiko Hanis a Japanese voice actress. She attended Tōyō Eiwa Jogakuin, going on to study theatre arts at Nihon University. She gained experience in theater while attending school by obtaining work through Aoni Production, singing the theme songs in productions such as Story of the Alps: My Annette and...
(Maririn) - Kenichi Ogata (Hyoroku Amenomori)