is an 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 by Jouji Shimura that airs on TV Tokyo

TV Tokyo

is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...

, 7pm Mondays. It is the second Tamagotchi animated series to air in Japan. The anime is based on the handheld digital pet

Digital pet

A digital pet is a type of artificial human companion. They are usually kept for companionship or enjoyment. People may keep a digital pet in lieu of a real pet....

, Tamagotchi

Tamagotchi

The is a handheld digital pet, created in Japan by Akihiro Yokoi of WiZ and Aki Maita of Bandai. It was first sold by Bandai in 1996 in Japan. As of 2010, over 76 million Tamagotchis have been sold world-wide...

. But from the anime series, it is mostly based a newer version of Tamagotchi, the Tamagotchi iD and Tamagotchi iD L, a colored screen Tamagotchi pets based around friendship. There is also a manga series based on the anime called , released in February 2010.

The series has been translated into English on Australian channel Go!

Go! (Australian TV channel)

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, Chinese Mandarin

Mandarin

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 on YoYo TV, Tagalog, and French

French

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. However, it has not been aired in the United States. The English translation is very poor, and with many mispronunciations.

Main Characters

A young inventor with a high level of intelligence, although every invention he makes seems to blow up in his face. He is a big fan of superheros and loves the TV show hero called Gotchiman, but Mametchi is the hero's only fan.

• Voiced by: Rie Kugimiya
  Rie Kugimiya
  is a Japanese voice actress affiliated with I'm Enterprise.Kugimiya's most famous roles include Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Happy in Fairy Tail, Kagura in Gintama, Nagi Sanzenin in Hayate no Gotoku!, Shana in Shakugan no Shana, Louise in Zero no Tsukaima, Taiga Aisaka in Toradora!, and...
  
  

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Mametchi's close classmate. She doesn't go to school much because she works as an actress and a singer. Her friends do not know this, because at her last school she was bullied by her own friends, using her popularity as a tool to get anything they desired. It made everyone in her class hate her. In episode 6, she finally told the truth to her close friends from her new school along with Mametchi, scared they would do the same as the last school. But they told her they would never do that and they love her.

• Voiced by: Kei Shindou

Lovelitchi's best friend, first seen in episode 48. She is a famous classical violinist from Melody Land. She also has a weird personality and a lover of sweets, and would fight anyone for a biscuit. She can also speak English and uses it often.

• Voiced by: Yuuko Sanpei

First seen in episode 71, she is a Tamagotchi fashion lover. But sometimes she overdoes her love with fashion, wearing crazy outfits and out of this world hairstyles. She is very active and uses the catchphrases and

• Voiced by: Saito Chiwa

She is obsessed about the curl on top of her head; she can get very angry even sensitive when people make fun of it. She can get quite angry at times. Her rival is Makiko, another character with curly hair, and often fights with her to find out who has the better curls.

• Voiced by: Ryoka Yuzuki
  Ryoka Yuzuki
  Ryōka Yuzuki is a voice actress who was born in Anjo, Aichi, Japan. Her younger sister is an adult comic strip artist Sayumi Sakuragi ....
  
  

Cuddly and loves food. Kuchipatchi can't stop eating and is always hungry. He loves eating chocolate donuts, hamburgers and sleeping all day. He isn't very smart but is very funny and romantic at times. He says at the end of every sentence and can stretch his body out like a piece of rubber.

• Voiced by: Asami Yaguchi

Airing in other countries

Australia

Australia

Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...

• Go!
  Go! (Australian TV channel)
  GO! is an Australian free-to-air standard definition digital television channel launched by the Nine Network on Sunday 9 August 2009.-Origins:...
  
  
  • Started on November 22, 2010.

Taiwan

Taiwan

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• YoYo TV
  • Taiwanese title: 塔麻可吉

Hong Kong

Hong Kong

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• TVB
  • Cantonese title: 寵物反斗星

Philippines

Philippines

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• Channel 7 GMA
  GMA Network
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Also See

• Takeshita Street
  Takeshita Street
  is a pedestrian-only street lined with fashion boutiques, cafes and restaurants in Harajuku in Tokyo, Japan. Stores on Takeshita Street include major chains such as The Body Shop, McDonald's and 7-Eleven, but most of the businesses are small independent shops that carry an array of styles...
  
   - The street Tama Street from the anime series is based on. Also the same street where the famous Tamagotchi Department Store is found.

External links

• Tamagotchi! at Anime News Network's
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  Encyclopedia

• Found on the net! Tamagotchi - Anime TV Show (Japanese)

• Tamagotchi Wikia - Tamagotchi!

• Tokyo TV - Tamagotchi! (Japanese)