Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus
Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus | |
ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き (Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki) | |
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Genre | Comedy, Parenting, School |
Manga | |
Written by | Takako Aonuma |
Published by | Fujinseikatsusha |
Magazine | |
Original run | August 1993 – May 1998 |
Volumes | 4 |
Anime television series | |
Directed by | |
Studio | Nippon Animation |
Original network | MBS |
Original run | 2 September 1995 – 31 August 1996 |
Episodes | 52 |
Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus (Japanese: ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き, Hepburn: Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki) is a yonkoma manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine . The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for ) from September 2, 1995 through August 31, 1996. The series is sometimes called Mama Poyo.
The series follows the "adventures" of a young mother and father as they deal with the joys and challenges of raising small children. The "poyopoyo" in the title is an onomatopoeia for the young children "toddling" around (or walking unsteadily).
Books[]
Manga, first release[]
- Volume 1: ISBN 4-574-00058-9
- Volume 2: ISBN 4-574-00063-5
- Volume 3: ISBN 4-574-00072-4
- Volume 4: ISBN 4-574-00082-1
Manga, second release[]
- Volume 1: ISBN 4-344-00422-1
- Volume 2: ISBN 4-344-00443-4
- Volume 3: ISBN 4-344-00461-2
Toilet training book[]
This book was written by , a well-known child psychologist in Japan. Aonuma wrote the accompanying manga used to illustrate the various ideas and techniques presented in the book.
- The Battle to Get Two-year-old Ann Out of Diapers: Mama Poyo Special: Going to Undies in Four Steps, ISBN 4-574-00078-3
Anime picture books[]
- Volume 1: ISBN 4-574-80037-2
- Volume 2: ISBN 4-574-80038-0
- Volume 3: ISBN 4-574-80039-9
- Volume 4: ISBN 4-574-80040-2
- Volume 5: ISBN
- Volume 6: ISBN
- Volume 7: ISBN
- Volume 8: ISBN
- Volume 9: ISBN 4-574-80045-3
- Volume 10: ISBN 4-574-80046-1
- Volume 11: ISBN 4-574-80078-X
- Volume 12: ISBN 4-574-80079-8
Anime[]
Cast[]
In the manga, the names of the characters are the real names of the Aonuma family, but in the anime, they were given new names. Following are names used in the anime:
- Hyōga Poyota: Yuri Shiratori (5 years old, boy, in oldest class in pre-school)
- Jura Poyota: Satomi Kōrogi (3 years old, girl, in youngest class in pre-school)
- Miki Poyota: Rica Matsumoto (Mom, housewife and picture book author)
- Gendai Poyota: Yūichi Nagashima (Dad, salaryman, called "Darling" by Miki)
Other characters:
- Emi Kunitachi: Kumiko Nishihara
- Reira Kunitachi:
- Yū Kunitachi: Fujiko Takimoto
- Employee B: Wakana Yamazaki
Staff[]
- Original creator: Takako Aonuma
- Director:
- Script: Mamiko Ikeda, ,
- Producers: Hiroshi Nishikiori, , , , , others
- Character designs:
- Animation director: Tatsuo Miura, , , , others
- Background artist:
- Art director:
- Music:
- Sound effects: (Fizz Sound Creation)
- Audio production:
- Production: MBS, Nippon Animation
- Writing: Takako Aonuma, MBS, Nippon Animation
Theme songs[]
Opening[]
- Beeper Love
- Vocals: Now
- Lyrics: Umedy
- Composer: Cake-K
- Arrangement: Shige
Ending[]
- Itsu no Ma ni ka Kimi o (いつのまにか君を) (acoustic version)
- Vocals: Masatoshi Ono
- Lyrics: Masatoshi Ono
- Composer: Tsukasa
- Arrangement:
- Spicy Life (スパイシー・ライフ)
- Vocals: Rica Matsumoto
- Lyrics:
- Composer:
- Arrangement:
External links[]
- (in Japanese) Official Mama Poyo page
- Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
- Manga series
- 1993 manga
- 1995 anime television series
- Mainichi Broadcasting System original programming
- Nippon Animation
- Anime series based on manga
- Books about parenting
- Tokyo Broadcasting System Television original programming
- Yonkoma