Dokonjō Gaeru

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Dokonjō Gaeru
ど根性ガエル
Genre Comedy, Slice of life
Manga
Author Yasumi Yoshizawa
Publisher Shueisha
Demographic Shōnen
Magazine Weekly Shōnen Jump
Original run July 27, 1970June 14, 1976
TV anime
Director Tadao Nagahama
Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsa
Original run October 7, 1972September 28, 1974
Episodes 103
TV anime: New Dokonjō Gaeru
Director Tadao Nagahama
Studio Tokyo Movie Shinsa
Network Nippon Television
Original run September 7, 1981March 29, 1982
Episodes 30

Dokonjō Gaeru (ど根性ガエル lit. Gutsy Frog?) is a manga and anime series created by Yasumi Yoshizawa.

[edit] Summary

While frog Pyonkichi is hopping in an empty lot in Nerima, Tokyo's Shakujii Park, middle schooler Hiroshi trips over a rock and squashes him. However, Pyonkichi is reborn as an imprint on the front of Hiroshi's shirt and now gives him advice and commentary on his life.

[edit] Characters

  • Kyoko Yoshizawa (吉沢 京子 Yoshizawa Kyouko?): Voiced by: Yōko Kuri, New: Atsushi Tomii→Kaoru Kurosu, CM: Chinami Nishimura
  • Imotarou (イモ太郎?): Voiced by: Kazuya Tatekabe, New: Kyūji Aozora
  • Yujiro Nomura (野村 裕次郎 Nomura Yuujirou?): Voiced by: Tetsuo Mizutori→Isao Sakuma, New: Kōji Aozora
  • Shinpachi Goto (後藤 新八 Gotou Shinpachi?): Voiced by: Keiko Yamamoto
  • Yoshiko Yamanaka (山中 ヨシ子 Yamanaka Yoshiko?): Voiced by: Reiko Mutō, New: Keiko Toda
  • Kuniko Obayashi (大林 くに子 Oobayashi Kuniko?): Voiced by: Eiko Masuyama
  • Misako Watanabe (渡辺 みさ子 Watanabe Misako?): Voiced by: Kazuko Sawada

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