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Kewpie Doll Gets First Anime This December on TV (Update 2)
posted on by Egan Loo
Kewpie, the babylike doll that the late American artist Nozomi Sasaki will narrate the series.
Kewpie became a household name in Japan, thanks to Q.P. Corporation's omnipresent use of the character on its mayonnaise squeeze bottles. The anime project was announced at a press conference in Tokyo on Thursday. The anime will retain the hand-drawn look of O'Neil's original illustrations.
Source: Sankei Sports, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web, Sports Hochi
Image © Rose O'Neill Kewpie Anime Production Committee
Update: More background information added.
Update 2: According to the satellite and cable television channel Tatsunoko Production anime series better known outside Japan as Speed Racer. Source: Saishin Anime Jōhō
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