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Hello! Spank (TV)

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© Shizue Takanashi • Shunnichi Yukimoto/Kodansha • TMS

Alternative title:
Claire et Tipoune (French)
Hallo! Kurt (German)
Ohayō! Spank (Japanese)
Ola, Spanky! (Spanish)
Spank, tenero rubacuori (Italian)
سبانك (Arabic)
مغامرات سبانك (Arabic)
おはよう！スパンク (Japanese)
헬로 스팽크! (Korean)
Plot Summary: Morimura Aiko is a junior high school student who is short for her age. Her father went on a yacht ten years ago and his whereabouts remained in obscurity. Her mother, a designer for hats, left for Paris, leaving Aiko in the care of her uncle, Mr Fujinami. Aiko had a pet dog, Papi, but it died in a car accident. Around the same time, another dog, Spank, appears before her. Having gone through so many unfortunate events in her life, Spank's presence begins to brighten up Aiko's life and put a smile on her face.
User Ratings: 15 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: -
 Excellent: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Good: 8 votes (sub:1, others:7
3 German dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
)
 Decent: 3 votes (sub:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 German edited dub
)
 So-so: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 41 users, rank: #6970 (of 9777)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.933 (Good), std. dev.: 0.9286, rank: #4291 (of 9919)
Weighted mean: 6.806 (Good−), rank: #4606 (of 9919) (seen all: 7.12 / seen some: 5.98)
Bayesian estimate: 7.118 (Good), rank: #2927 (of 7496)
Running time: half hour per episode
Number of episodes: 63
Episode titles: We have 63
Vintage:
1981-03-07 to 1982-05-29
1988-09-05 to 1989-01-27 (France)
1991-07-16 (Spain - Telecinco)
1995-05-11 (Germany)
Opening Theme:
"Ohayō! Spank" by Nozomu Inoue
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dagyō no Spank" (ダ行のスパンク) by Noriko Tsukase
#2: "Spank no Hyakumensō" (スパンクの百面相) by Noriko Tsukase
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Shigetsugu Yoshida
Script:
Akifumi Yoshida (ep 56)
Chifude Asakura (18 episodes
eps 22, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 40-41, 46-49, 54-55, 57, 59-60, 62
)
Masaaki Sakurai (7 episodes
eps 9, 18, 26, 31, 42, 50-51
)
Yoshimi Shinozaki (20 episodes
eps 3-4, 7-8, 13-15, 19, 21, 23-24, 28, 35, 37, 43-45, 52-53, 61
)
Yutaka Kaneko (17 episodes
eps 1-2, 5-6, 10-12, 16-17, 20, 25, 30, 33, 38-39, 58, 63
)
Storyboard:
Hideo Nishimaki (ep 17)
Kenji Terada (eps 42, 59)
Masaharu Okuwaki (eps 40, 45)
Yasumi Mikamoto (ep 3)
Yoshihiro Owada (ep 60)
Yoshio Takeuchi (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 35, 44, 52-53, 58
)
Yūzō Aoki (4 episodes
eps 19, 38, 56, 61
)
Episode Director:
Hidenori Yamaguchi (6 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 42, 53, 59
)
Masaharu Okuwaki (8 episodes
eps 12, 27, 38, 44, 52, 54, 58, 62
)
Naoto Hashimoto (10 episodes
eps 13, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
)
Satoshi Dezaki (9 episodes
eps 9, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
)
Shigetsugu Yoshida (10 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 11, 14, 19, 25, 63
)
Shuji Iuchi (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 15, 22, 28
)
Susumu Ishizaki (9 episodes
eps 7, 10, 16, 26, 33, 39, 43, 49, 57
)
Yasuo Yamayoshi (eps 37, 47)
Yoshito Hata (eps 20, 31)
Yūzō Aoki (ep 48)
Music:
Kōji Makaino
Tetsuo Ueno
Original Manga:
Shizue Takanashi
Shunichi Yukimuro
Character Design: Takao Kōzai
Art Director: Noboru Tatsuike
Animation Director: Takao Kōzai
Sound Director: Etsuji Yamada
Director of Photography: Masao Miyauchi
Producer:
Hiroshi Ogino (Asatsu)
Sadahiko Murasawa (Asahi Broadcasting)
Shizuhiko Sengoku (Tokyo Movie)

Assistant Episode Director: Masaharu Okuwaki (eps 1-63)
Background Art:
Hajime Soga (eps 52, 58-63)
Masao Kodaka (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25, 63
)
Naoko Higuchi (13 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
)
Natsukou Heiuchi (5 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25
)
Reiko Yokosuka (eps 20, 23)
Sadako Kumagai (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25, 63
)
Seiji Sugawara (13 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
)
Yoshiko Nakamura (中村美子; 40 episodes
eps 1-8, 11-15, 18-19, 24, 26-28, 30, 32, 34-35, 37, 39-40, 42-43, 45-51, 53-61 odd
)
Yukihiro Yokoyama (14 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 36, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
)
Editing: Shūichi Kakesu
Finish Animation:
Junko Koizumi (15 episodes
eps 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
)
Kayoko Ōno (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Keiko Saitō (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)
Kimie Yamana (eps 1-63)
Makoto Miura (27 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23-25, 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
)
Midori Nakamine (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Miyoko Nagao (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Yūko Ono (27 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23-25, 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
)
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Noda (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
)
Fumiko Onojima (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Hideko Kodama (11 episodes
eps 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Hiroko Inoue (eps 17, 23)
Hiroko Itou (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
)
Kazuko Takada (eps 17, 23)
Machiko Shin'ya (ep 60)
Mari Okuda (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 18, 24-25
)
Masae Yoshizawa (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 55, 60
)
Masatoshi Terada (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Mayumi Sakai (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Michiru Toyonaga (8 episodes
eps 20, 26, 31, 33, 38, 43, 58, 62
)
Midori Iwai (ep 1)
Mieko Katase (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
)
Miyako Furukawa (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)
Naoyo Ieno (57 episodes
eps 1-34, 36-39, 41-44, 46-52, 54, 56-59, 61-63
)
Nobuetsu Andō (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
)
Takako Miyawaki (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Teruko Miyata (6 episodes
eps 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
)
Yoshie Komatsu (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)
Key Animation:
Atsuko Nozaki (ep 2)
Eiko Miyabayashi (ep 27)
Fukuo Yamamoto (ep 58)
Fumio Masubuchi (eps 3, 7)
Hidenori Ōshima (eps 4, 9, 16)
Hiromi Sakurazawa (ep 27)
Hiroyuki Saitō (ep 62)
Hisao Muramatsu (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)
Jun Kawagoe (8 episodes
eps 12, 14, 19, 25, 33, 38, 43, 48
)
Jun Mashiro (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Kahoru Hirata (平田かおる; 12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Katsumi Ohnishi (eps 20, 26, 31)
Kazuhiro Mori (ep 58)
Kazuhiro Taga (eps 5, 12)
Kazuya Hayashi (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50
)
Keiko Imazawa (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
)
Keiko Yoshimoto (ep 11)
Keizō Shimizu (eps 50, 55)
Kimi Saitō (ep 5)
Koichi Tsuchida (ep 8)
Kyōko Matsubara (5 episodes
eps 43, 48, 54, 58, 62
)
Masae Ōtake (ep 27)
Masanobu Fujioka (eps 17, 23)
Masanori Nagashima (11 episodes
eps 5, 13, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
)
Michiko Fujiwara (ep 62)
Miyuki Umetsu (eps 33, 38)
Noboru Furuse (12 episodes
eps 3, 7, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 54, 56, 61
)
Noriko Goto (ep 31)
Noriko Nakamura (eps 20, 26)
Noriko Ōtsuka (eps 6, 11)
Osamu Kamijō (ep 5)
Sachiko Kamimura (4 episodes
eps 25, 33, 38, 43
)
Sachiko Kodama (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 19
)
Setsuko Shibuichi (eps 4, 9, 55)
Shintaro Horikoshi (6 episodes
eps 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)
Shunji Kodama (eps 22, 28)
Shunji Saida (ep 31)
Sonomi Aramaki (ep 1)
Takao Ozone (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)
Takao Tanna (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
)
Tetsuo Kadotani (ep 8)
Tetsuya Yamamoto (eps 20, 26)
Tomoko Ootaki (9 episodes
eps 12, 14, 19, 25, 33, 38, 43, 48, 54
)
Toru Sato (eps 20, 26, 31)
Yasuhiko Ogata (eps 13, 60)
Yasuyuki Tada (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
)
Yoshihiro Owada (7 episodes
eps 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 60
)
Yoshiyuki Wakayama (eps 6, 11)
Yukari Kobayashi (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55
)
Yukio Ōya (ep 27)
Yuko Nakajima (ep 55)
Yumiko Suda (eps 6, 11)
Yumiko Takahashi (eps 3, 7)
Yutaka Kawasuji (ep 60)
Literature Manager: Keishi Yamazaki
Music Selection: Sei Tōjōbeppu
Photography:
Akio Hirayama (eps 27-63)
Hisao Shirai (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
)
Katsumi Ota (eps 27-53)
Keizo Saito (eps 27-63)
Kimiko Saitō (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
)
Seiichi Morishita (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
)
Takashi Udagawa (eps 27-63)
Production Advancement:
Hiroshi Saotome (14 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62
)
Kazuyoshi Morita (9 episodes
eps 29, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63
)
Kiyoyuki Morita (eps 1, 4, 7, 33)
Mikihiro Iwata (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
)
Toru Moriki (13 episodes
eps 11, 15, 19-20, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55
)
Toshinori Konishi (ep 59)
Toshiya Saitō (15 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60
)
Production manager: Toshitsugu Mukaitsubo
Recording Technique: Atsushi Ono
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi
Theme Song Composition: Kōji Makaino (OP, ED)
Theme Song Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki (OP)
Theme Song Performance:
Noriko Tsukase (ED)
Nozomu Inoue (OP)
Mari Okamoto as Aiko Morimura
Noriko Tsukase as Spank

Hisako Kyouda as Osaku-san
Kazuhiko Inoue as Ryoichi Shinoda
Minori Matsushima as Serino Mihara
Rihoko Yoshida as Shinako Yoshimura
Yoneko Matsukane as Torakichi
Yū Mizushima as
Rei Ikegami
Rui Ikegami

Eiko Masuyama as Aiko's mother
Hiromi Tsuru as Cat
Ikuo Nishikawa as Sensei
Kei Tomiyama as Fujinami
Masako Sugaya as Futaba Shinoda
Ryūsei Nakao as Masaya Tsukahara
Shigeru Chiba as Policeman
Shingo Kanemoto as Oyama
Yūji Mitsuya as Clown
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Tokyo Movie
Backgrounds: Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production
Broadcaster: TV Asahi
Development: Tokyo Laboratory
Photography:
Imagination (5 episodes
eps 11, 14, 19-21
)
Studio Cosmos (20 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-28
)
Takahashi Production (eps 29-63)
Planning Production:
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Asatsu-DK
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Production:
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation
Asatsu-DK
Kodansha
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Recording Studio: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation
Sound Effects: Toyo Sound
Titles: Takagu Atelier
French cast
French staff
Dubbing Director: Pierre Fromont

Theme Song Performance: Claude Lombard
Barbara Tissier as Tipoune Spank
Virginie Ogouz as Claire Morimura

Anneliese Fromont as Anne
Barbara Tissier as Sybille
Emmanuel Curtil as François (eps 52-63)
Fabrice Josso as
Professeur de Claire
Rei
Sylvain
Joelle Guigui as
Baron
Hélène
Jeanne
Mère de Claire
Mathias Kozlowski as Pierre
Pierre Fromont as
Chico
Gustave
Papi
Vincent Ropion as
François Fuginami
Roméo
Virginie Ogouz as Tipoune
French companies
Broadcaster: La 5 (from 5 September 1988)
Distributor: IDP Home Video Music
Dubbing: Unité 2
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Theme Song Lyrics: G. Ledem (Spain dub)
Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub)
Alicia Sáinz De La Maza as Spanky (Spain dub)
Pilar Santigosa as Diana (Spain dub)
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Telecinco (Spain - from 1991)
Italian staff
Italian cast
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena
Liù Bosisio as Spank

Alba Cardilli as Madre di Aika
Angelina Contaldi as Yuko
Cinzia De Carolis as Shinako
Cristina Grado as Saki
Fabio Boccanera as Seia
Giuliano Santi as Oyama
Isa Di Marzio as Spank (1st and 3rd voice)
Laura Boccanera as Aika
Laura Lenghi as Serina
Massimo Rossi as Rei Ikegami
Mauro Bosco as Zio di Aika
Riccardo Rossi as Ryo
Sandro Pellegrini as Torakiki
Sergio Luzi as Nelson
Susanna Fassetta as Kaori
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing (from 2007)
Canale 5
Hiro (from 18 July 2010)
Italia 1 (from 1982)
Italia Teen Television (from 2004)
Man-Ga (from 18 July 2014)
Mediaset Extra (11 December 2016; ep 2)
Nick Jr. (from October 2011)
Nick Jr. Italy
Nickelodeon Italia (from October 2010)
Rete 4
Distributor:
CITIEMME
Hobby & Work (DVD)
Dubbing: CITIEMME
Internet Streaming: TIMvision
German staff
German cast
(none)
Achim Schülke as Kurt (Spank)
Eva Michaelis as Anna Martens

Andreas von der Meden as Rocky
Astrid Kollex as Annas Mutter
Christin Marquitan as Katrin
Eberhard Haar as Herr Meier
Franz Josef Steffens as Herr Ackermann
Kai Henrik Möller as Friedrich Martens
Kristina von Weltzien as Celine
Marek Harloff as Rockys Freund
Traudel Sperber as Schnute
Verena Wiet as Fräulein Sänger
German companies
Broadcaster:
RTL II (from 11 May 1995)
Tele 5 (from 29 April 2002)
Distributor: KSM
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
(none)
Wafa Tarabih as Spank

Emad Farid as Rasha's father
Khalid Al-Sayed as Rami
Marwan Akkawi as Rami's father
Marwan Haddad as Sami
Nada Al-Baba as Rola
Radwan Radi as Sari
Rima Haddad as Lina
Suzanne Berkdar as Rasha

Marwan Haddad as Uncle
Suzanne Berkdar as Rasha Naeem (Aiko)

Emad Farid
Arabic companies
Broadcaster:
Abu Dhabi TV (1988)
ART Teenz
Qatar TV (May 1986)
Saudi TV (1986)
Dubbing: Toon Studio (Athens)

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