Anime-chan

Anime-chan (アニメちゃん) is a Japanese comedy film that premiered at screenings of Ultraman Story in 1984. Produced by Tsuburaya Productions, it features three notable kaiju, Booska, Kanegon, and Pigmon.

The movie is yet to be released on home video, but was screened at an event at Kyoto Minami Kaikan in October 2017, had a single broadcast on Asahi TV Channel 2 in March 2018 as part of the "Tsuburaya Productions Works Special" on CS broadcasting, and was shown during another screening event in Tokyo in July 2022.^[1][2][3] On March 1, 2023, the film was released on TSUBURAYA IMAGINATION for premium users.^[4]

Synopsis

A 12-year-old computer enthusiast named Anime-chan, who has a passion for kaiju, decided to express her creativity by drawing on the wall. To her astonishment, the three charming creatures: Booska, Kanegon, and Pigmon, miraculously come to life, influenced by cosmic waves.

The trio known as "Boo-Ka-Pi," consisting of Booska soaring through the sky, Pigmon breathing fire, and Kanegon devouring money, have taken up residence as charming houseguests in Anime-chan's home.^[5]

Appearances

Kaiju

• Booska
• Kanegon
• Pigmon

Cast

• Anime Urara (宇良々 アニメ, Urara Anime): Kyoko Yamada (山田 恭子, Yamada Kyōko)
• Dad (パパ, Papa): Hide Demon (出門 ヒデ, Demon Hide)
• Mom (ママ, Mama): Kumiko Osugi (大杉 久美子, Ōsugi Kumiko)
• Manga Urara (宇良々 マンガ, Urara Manga): Jiro Okada (岡田 二三, Okada Jirō)
• Grandfather (おじいちゃん, Ojii-chan): Saburo Boya (坊屋 三郎, Bōya Saburo)
• Oogane (大金, Ōgane): Tonpei Hidari (左 とん平, Hidari Tonpei)
• Editor (編集さん, Editor-san): Ryu Manatsu (真夏 竜, Manatsu Ryū)
• Police Officer (おまわりさん, Omawarisan): Masanari Nihei (二瓶 正也, Nihei Masanari)
• Ramen Shop Owner (ラーメン屋, Ramen-ya): Santaro Tsuji (辻 三太郎, Tsuji Santarō)
• People of the Neighborhood (近所の人たち, Kinjo no Hito-tachi):
  • Shigeo Kato (加藤 茂雄, Katō Shigeo)
  • Shingo Uchiide (打出 親五, Uchi'ide Shingo)
  • Akira Naruse (成瀬 明, Naruse Akira)
  • Mariko Ogasawara (小笠原 まりこ, Ogasawara Mariko)
  • Shiga Matsuko (志賀 真津子, Matsuko Shiga)
  • Yukie Shimura (志村 幸江, Shimura Yukie)
  • Hitomi Yoshizawa (吉沢 ひとみ, Yoshizawa Hitomi)

Voice Actors

• Booska (ブースカ, Būsuka): Kazue Takahashi (高橋 和枝, Takahashi Kazue)
• Pigmon (ピグモン, Pigumon): Yoko Kuri (栗 葉子, Kuri Yōko)
• Kanegon (カネゴン): Noriko Tsukase (つかせ のりこ, Tsukase Noriko)

Suit Actors

• Booska: Taro Kanasugi (豊田 純栄, Kanasugi Tarō)
• Kanegon: Keiichi Koike (古池 啓一, Koike Keiichi)
• Pigmon: Junei Toyoda (豊田 純栄, Toyoda Jun'ei)

Staff

• Director: Noriaki Yuasa
• Screenwriters: Yasushi Hirano, Mie Hirano
• Executive producer and planning: Noboru Tsuburaya
• Producers: Masazumi Ito, Kiyotaka Ukawa
• Music: Shunsuke Kikuchi, Tsuburaya Music Publishing
• Music producer: Shizuka Tamagawa
• Art: Shu Yamaguchi
• Art assistant: Hajime Oikawa
• Cinematographer: Ryukichi Mori
• Assistant cinematographers: Noboru Kurata, Yuki Kato
• Editor: Kiyoshi Kobayashi
• Modeling: Shinichi Wakasa
• Practical effects: Izumi Negishi
• Assistant directors: Kiyohiko Miyasaka, Tsutomu Kashima, Hiroyuki Yokoyama
• Production: Tsuburaya Productions

Music

Opening Theme

• Anime-chan no Tenshi-tachi (アニメちゃんの天使たち, lit. "Anime-chan Angels")
  • Artist: Kyoko Yamada

Ending Theme

• Let's Go Anime (レッツゴー・アニメ, Rettsu Gō Anime)
  • Artist: Kyoko Yamada

Gallery

Trivia

• The movie had plans for a remake as part of a related series, including a television drama, but ultimately, those plans were not realized.

References

1. ↑ https://twitter.com/tsuburayaprod/status/910670397929951233
2. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20171119135010/m-78.jp/news/82615/
3. ↑ https://yorozoonews.jp/article/14659527?p=26935331
4. ↑ https://m-78.jp/news/post-6648
5. ↑ https://m-78.jp/videoworks/anime_chan/