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Kupū~!! Mamegoma! TV Anime Series to Launch on January 10 (Updated)
posted on by Egan Loo
The official website of the San-X design and marketing firm has announced that its popular Mamegoma seal character will get its own weekly television anime series, Kupū~!! Mamegoma!, on January 10. The palm-sized "bean seal" character will star in its own anime along with the newly created Mamekawa family: the father, mother, big sister Akane, and little sister Yui.
San-X also developed other characters that have been the fads in Japan, such as Kogepan ("burnt bread"), Nyan Nyan Nyanko ("meow meow kittens" in everyday foods), and Afro Ken ("afro-haired dog"). Kogepan and Afro Ken have already been made into anime.
Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō
Image © San-X/Kupū~!! Mamegoma! Production Committee
Update: The Kupū~!! Mamegoma! anime will air as part of the larger Chibi Anime Gekijō (Tiny Animation Theater) program. In the past, Chibi Anime Gekijō has and Zenryoku Usagi anime.
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