A fifth-year elementary student named Eiji Toomatsu, and his "inspiration" buddy, a dog named Pochirou. One day Eiji finds a mysterious book called the "Pikachin Research Book," and learns about the seven tools that make up the Pikachin Kit. Eiji presses a button inside the research book, and immediately a "Future Amazon" delivery arrives at his door with the kit. Eiji uses the blueprints included in the box to assemble the kit, but it seems as though 1% part of the kit is still missing.
In the franchise, the word "Pikachin" means the flash of inspiration or insight one gets about a new project, similar to the visual of a lightbulb turning on above one's head when someone has an idea. The concept of the franchise is "invention is 99% plastic models, 1% inspiration."
With the help of his cuddly teddy bear Mimmo, little Charley explores his world with his friends and family, and learns valuable life lessons along the way.
Chapi Chapo is a French short stop-motion series. Created by Italo Bettiol and Stephano Lonati, with music by François de Roubaix, it premiered in 1974 on RF Television and ran for 60 5-minute episodes.
The show aired on American television in the 1980s as part of Nickelodeon's Pinwheel.
It was named "Chapi Chapo" as a play-on-words with the French word, chapeaux, which means "hats". Both of the main characters wore oversized hats that matched their clothing. The one in red is Chapi and the one in blue is Chapo. Each episode ends with a little dance.
In the peaceful surroundings of the hotel, disasters suddenly begin to strike—rising temperatures, heavy rains, water shortages, rising sea levels, and more. How is all this happening? As the hotel’s only guest, the polar bear Bei Bei must uncover the root causes of these events.
It follows Pinocchio's adventures in the Enchanted Village with his friends. Their group includes an ogress' daughter, the offspring of an elf, Sleeping Beauty's daughter, Prince Charming's son, and the Big Bad Wolf's son.
Legend has it that the Dragon God sat down in the divine realm, and if the one who gets the inheritance of the God, becomes the new master of the divine state. Various clans and gangs are striving for the inheritance of the Dragon God. The main character, Chu Qianye, is regarded as the son of a sinner because of his father's loss of the clan's treasure, and suffers from the cold shoulder.
Countries all over the world formed an alliance to counter the emerging enemy of mankind "Neuroi," whom only girls with special powers could counter. However, the Neuroi never appeared. Instead of fighting, the witches spend their days idly. This time following not only unit 501, but also unit 502 known as "Brave Witches!" The 2nd volume of the comical daily drama of the witches who do not fight Neuroi begins!
There is a war out there and two wasted wankers - Odd & Geir - two minor criminals, are right there in the middle of it. Every now and then they retreat to Geir's one-room-flat seeking refuge in drugs, alcohol and television. Every now and then a friend drops by. This time it is their sidekick Kælle. He has been eating in a Chinese restaurant and become ill. This leads the conversation onto rat meat amongst other negative things.
In this world, the sun split open like an egg, introducing the galaxy to five ancient beasts made to rule the stars.
During the apocalypse, a 12 year old Lucy is traveling with a chatty soldier named Blu and her robotic nanny CG. When exploring a ruined city, the group finds Mole, a timid subway motorman with no memory of who he once was. At Lucy’s insistence, they bring him along with their team, ready to face the wasteland together.
A new TV anime based on the works of Junji Ito with the concept of "monsters." This collection of horror stories carefully selects masterpieces filled with unique madness, allowing viewers to immerse themselves in the eerie, bizarre, and yet original world of Junji Ito.