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Hoka Hoka Kazoku
ほかほか家族
GenreEducational, slice of life story
Anime television series
Directed byTeruji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Tsunoda
Produced byTatsuya Ono, Toshio Kobayashi
Written byNoboru Shiroyama, Hisatoshi Hiraya
Music byKunio Miyauchi
StudioEiken
Original networkFuji TV
Original run October 1, 1976 March 31, 1982
Episodes1,428

Hoka Hoka Kazoku (ほかほか家族, lit. Warm Warm Family[1]) is a Japanese anime television series which aired weekdays on the Fuji TV Network in Japan between October 1, 1976, and March 31, 1982, for a total of 1428 five-minute episodes.[2][3][4] It was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (now more commonly as JA Zen-Noh).

Plot

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The series doesn't have a real plot, but is rather an educational series using both live action and animation to provide information about life in modern Japan.[1] The series content has been compared to that of Bottle Fairy.[1] The series was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations, as well as by the office of the Prime Minister of Japan.[1]

Characters

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Yone Yamano (山野 ヨネ, Yamano Yone)
The grandmother. Voiced by: Akiko Takamura (later replaced by Shō Saitō)
Yutaka Yamano (山野 豊, Yamano Yutaka)
The father of the family. Voiced by: Masaaki Tsukada
Sachiko Yamano (山野 幸子, Yamano Sachiko)
The wife of Yutaka. Voiced by: Mitsuyo Tobe (later replaced by Gara Takashima)
Makoto Yamano (山野まこと, Yamano Makoto)
Son of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Takako Kondō
Midori Yamano (山野みどり, Yamano Midori)
Daughter of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Yūko Mita

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Clements, Jonathan; McCarthy, Helen (November 1, 2006) [2001]. The Anime Encyclopedia: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917 (Revised & Expanded ed.). Berkeley, California: Stone Bridge Press. p. 319.
  2. ^ "エイケンWorks ほかほか家族" (in Japanese). Eiken. 2006. Archived from the original on December 26, 2010. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  3. ^ "TV アニメ ほかほか家族" (in Japanese). AllCinema. Retrieved November 30, 2010.
  4. ^ ほかほか家族. Animage (in Japanese). 6. Tokyo, Japan: Tokuma Shoten: 44. December 1978.
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