Tama and Friends
| Tama and Friends | |
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Cover of DVD volume 2. | |
| タマ&フレンズ (Tama ando Furenzu) | |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Original video animation | |
| Tama & Friends: Third Street Story | |
| Directed by | Tsuneo Maeda |
| Studio | Group TAC, Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Released | November 21, 1988 – November 1, 1990 |
| Runtime | 15 minutes |
| Episodes | 7 |
| Game | |
| Tama and Friends: Great 3rd Street Adventure | |
| Developer | Advance Communication Company |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Platform | Family Computer Disk System |
| Released | February 23, 1989[1] |
| Anime television series | |
| Tama of Third Street: Do You Know My Tama? | |
| Directed by | Tsuneo Maeda |
| Studio | Group TAC, Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Licensed by | |
| Network | MBS, TBS |
| English network | |
| Original run |
1993 run:
1994 run: |
| Episodes | 28 |
| Anime film | |
| Tama of 3rd Street: Please! Search for Momo-chan!! | |
| Directed by | Tsuneo Maeda |
| Studio | Group TAC |
| Released | August 14, 1993 |
| Runtime | 90 minutes |
| Game | |
| Tama of 3rd street: Where is Momo-chan! | |
| Developer | Sega |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Genre | Educational |
| Platform | Kids Computer Pico |
| Released | July 1994 |
| Game | |
| Tama of 3rd street: Tama and Friends - 3rd Street Ghost Panic!! | |
| Developer | Tom Create |
| Publisher | Bandai |
| Platform | Game Boy |
| Released | August 5, 1994[2] |
| Game | |
| Tama & Friends: 3rd Street Park Tamalympics | |
| Developer | Aspect |
| Publisher | Sega |
| Platform | Game Gear |
| Released | March 3, 1995[3] |
| Anime television series | |
| Tama and Friends: Search For It! The Magic Puni-Puni Stone | |
| Directed by | Tsuneo Maeda |
| Studio |
Group TAC Sony Music Entertainment Japan |
| Network |
Animax Sun TV Tokyo MX |
| Original run | May 6, 2006 – November 4, 2006 |
| Episodes | 26 |
Tama & Friends (タマ&フレンズ Tama ando Furenzu) is a series of products & anime beginning as early as 1983.
An OVA series based on the products was created by Group TAC and titled Tama & Friends: Third Street Story (タマ&フレンズ 3丁目物語 Tama ando Furenzu San-chōme Monogatari) and the first episode was first released in 1988. All episodes, except the first, had two episodes put on a single cassette. The episodes, as well as an additional three episodes, aired on TBS and MBS under the name Tama of Third Street: Do You Know My Tama? (3丁目のタマ うちのタマ知りませんか? San-Chōme no Tama: Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka?) from July 3, 1993 to August 28, 1993. An anime movie, titled Tama of Third Street: Please! Find Momo-chan!! (3丁目のタマ おねがい!モモちゃんを捜して!! San-Chōme no Tama: Onegai! Momo-chan wo Sagashite!!), was released in the same year. Another 26 episodes were created and broadcast in 1994 on the same networks under the same name. The original series was dubbed in North America by 4Kids Entertainment in 2001, but never made it to Home Video. Another anime series, known as Tama & Friends: Search for It! The Magic Puni-Puni Stone (タマ&フレンズ 探せ!魔法のプニプニストーン Tama ando Furenzu: Sagase! Mahō no Puni-Puni Sutōn), aired on Animax in 2006.
Characters
Original Characters
- Tama (タマ Tama): An energetic cat who always wants to go on new adventures. Tama is owned by Takeshi.
- Takeshi Okamoto (岡本タケシ Okamoto Takeshi) / Casey - Tama's owner, who enjoys riding his bicycle and stargazing.
- Kimie Okamoto (岡本キミエ Okamoto Kimie) / Casey's mom - Takeshi's mother.
- Momo (モモ Momo): Momo is a sweet and ladylike cat. Momo is owned by Amy. Tama has a secret crush on her
- Emi Hanasaki (花咲エミ Hanasaki Emi) / Amy - Emi is Takeshi's friend and the owner of Momo. Amy has an annoying cousin named Hatsuko (はつこ Hatsuko) / Jeannie.
- Kasumi Hanasaki (花咲カスミ Hanasaki Kasumi) / Amy's mom - Emi's mother.
- Pochi (ポチ Pochi) / Doozle: Pochi is a dog who is constantly afraid of many things. He is owned by Yamada Tofu (とうふの山田 Tōfu no Yamada).
- Tora (トラ Tora) / Tiggle: Tora is a troublemaker that wants to convince his peers to try daredevil stunts. He is owned by Yuzuko Oketani (桶谷ゆず子 Oketani Yuzuko).
- Beh (ベー Bē) / Chopin: Beh is a black cat that knows all of the short-cuts and hidden places in the town. His English dub name, Chopin, originates from Frédéric Chopin. His owner is Banta Kawahara (河原ばん太 Kawahara Banta).
- Kuro (クロ Kuro) / Wocket: Kuro is a hyperactive, athletic dog. He is owned by Yasushi Mikawa (三河やすし Mikawa Yasushi).
- Gon (ゴン Gon) / Bengbu: Gon is a dog who is laid-back. He is owned by Zenji Noda (野田ぜんじ Noda Zenji).
- Koma (コマ Koma) / Pimmy: Koma is the youngest member of Tama's group.
- Nora (ノラ Nora) / Rockney: Nora is a street-smart stray cat.
- Buru (ブル Buru) / Bupkus: Buru is a bulldog that bullies Tama's group and he has a crush on Momo. He is owned by Kaneko Kuramochi (倉持カネ子 Kuramochi Kaneko).
Cast
- Tama - Hiroko Kasahara, Andrew Rannells
- Momo - Hekiru Shiina, Kerry Williams
- Pochi/Doozle - Kayzie Rogers
- Buru/Bupkus - Taro Arakawa, Eric Stuart
- Takeshi/Casey - Dan Green
- Emi/Amy - Veronica Taylor
Episode list
Tama and Friends: Third Street Story
| VHS# | JTV# | Title | VHS Release date | TBS/MBS airdate |
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| 1 | - | "Tama & Friends: Third Street Story" "Tama ando Furenzu: San-chōme Monogatari" (タマ&フレンズ 3丁目物語) | November 21, 1988[4] | - |
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| 2 | 4 | "Have you Seen my Tama? (Part one)" "Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka? (Zenpen)" (うちのタマ知りませんか？（前編）) | April 21, 1989[5] | July 24, 1993 |
| "Have you Seen my Tama? (Part two)" "Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka? (Kōhen)" (うちのタマ知りませんか？（後編）) | ||||
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| 3 | 5 | "The Story of When Tama was Born" "Tama ga Umareta Toki no Hanashi" (タマが生まれた時の話) | June 21, 1989[6] | July 31, 1993 |
| "Tama and Pochi's Great Adventure" "Tama to Pochi no Dai Bōken" (タマとポチの大冒険) | ||||
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| 4 | 6 | "Festival Night" "Omatsuri no Yoru" (おまつりの夜) | August 21, 1989[7] | August 7, 1993 |
| "The Third Street's Great Sports Festival" "San-Chōme no Dai Undōkai" (３丁目の大運動会) | ||||
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| 5 | 2 | "Happy New Year" "Akemashite Omedetō" (あけましておめでとう) | October 21, 1989[8] | July 10, 1993 |
| "Takeshi's Hatsuyume" "Takeshi no Hatsuyume" (たけしの初夢) | ||||
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| 6 | 1 | "Christmas Eve Mystery (Part one)" "Kurisumasu Ibu no Nazo (Zenpen)" (クリスマス・イブのなぞ（前編）) | August 1, 1990[9] | July 3, 1993 |
| "Christmas Eve Mystery (Part two)" "Kurisumasu Ibu no Nazo (Kōhen)" (クリスマス・イブのなぞ（後編）) | ||||
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| 7 | 3 | "My Most Precious Item" "Boku no Taisetsuna Mono" (ぼくの大切なもの) | November 1, 1990[10] | July 17, 1993 |
| "Strange Friends" "Fushigina Tomodachi" (不思議な友達) | ||||
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Tama of Third Street: Have you Seen my Tama?
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| JTV# | UTV# | Original title / 4Kids title | Original airdate (TBS/MBS) | Original airdate (Syndication) | |||||
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| 7.1 | 1.1 | "Tama's First Love" ("Kitty Love") "Tama no Hatsu Koi" (タマのはつこい) | August 14, 1993 | September 15, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 7.2 | - | "What's up, Pochi?" "Pochi, Dōshita no?" (ポチ、どうしたの?) | August 14, 1993 | - | |||||
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| 8.1 | - | "Are You Alright!? Tama" "Daijiyobu!? Tama" (だいじょーぶ!?タマ) | August 21, 1993 | - | |||||
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| 8.2 | 1.2 | "Tama, Caught a Balloon" ("A Present For Momo") "Tama, Fūsen wo Tsukamaete" (タマ、風船をつかまえて) | August 21, 1993 | September 15, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 9 | - | "Tama's Scary Story" "Tama no Kowai Ohanashi" (タマのこわーいお話) | August 28, 1993 | - | |||||
| "It's Tama's Secret" "Tama ni wa Naishoda yo" (タマにはないしょだよ) | |||||||||
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| 10 | - | "Tama & Friends" "Tama ando Furenzu" (タマ&フレンズ) | April 3, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Tama the Freshman" "Tama wa Shinnyūsei" (タマは新入生) | |||||||||
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| 11.1 | 12.1 | "Have You Seen Ribiribi?" ("One Green Afternoon") "Ribiribi Shirimasen ka?" (リビリビ知りませんか？) | April 10, 1994 | December 8, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 11.2 | 8.1 | "My Favorite" ("Tama's New Friend") "Boku no Okinīri" (ぼくのお気にいり) | April 10, 1994 | November 3, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 12 | 4 | "The Legend of King Pochi ("Doozle Saves the Day")" "Ōja Pochi no Densetsu" (王者ポチの伝説) | April 17, 1994 | October 6, 2001[11] | |||||
| "Steal it! The Treasure in the Pond ("The Depths")" "Ubae! Ike no Naka no Takara" (奪え!池の中のたから) | |||||||||
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| 13.1 | 3.2 | "Chasing Momo's Bell" ("Momo's Bell") "Momo no Suzu wo Oikakete" (モモの鈴を追いかけて) | April 24, 1994 | September 29, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 13.2 | 8.2 | "Grab the Cloud! Tora" ("Cloud Cat") "Kumo wo Tsukame! Tora" (雲をつかめ！トラ) | April 24, 1994 | November 3, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 14.1 | 9.1 | "Showdown in May" ("The Showdown") "Kessen wa Go-tsuki" (決戦は５月) | May 1, 1994 | November 10, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 14.2 | 6.1 | "The Day Buru Cried" ("The Day Bupkus Cried") "Buru ga Naita hi" (ブルが泣いた日) | May 1, 1994 | October 20, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 15.1 | - | "Mystery of the Hot Water Pine Trees" "Matsu no Yu no Nazo" (松のゆのなぞ) | May 8, 1994 | - | |||||
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| 15.2 | 9.2 | "Sold Hero" ("The Watch Dog") "Urareta Hīrō" (売られたヒーロー) | May 8, 1994 | November 10, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 16.1 | 10.1 | "Koma's Seven Names" ("No Place Like Home") "Koma no Nanatsu no Namae" (コマの七つの名前) | May 15, 1994 | November 17, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 16.2 | 6.2 | "Finding the Video Camera" ("The Tama and Momo Show") "Bideo Kamera de Oikakete" (ビデオカメラで追いかけて) | May 15, 1994 | October 20, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 17.1 | 2.1 | "Third Street Labyrinth" ("Top Secret Tama") "San-Chōme Rabirinsu" (3丁目ラビリンス) | May 22, 1994 | September 22, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 17.2 | 10.2 | "Two Strays" ("Stray Cats") "Futari no Nora" (ふたりのノラ) | May 22, 1994 | November 17, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 18.1 | 13.1 | "Evening at the Department Store" ("Shopping Mall Slumber Party") "Depāto de Konban wa" (デパートで今晩は) | May 29, 1994 | December 15, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 18.2 | - | "Kuro's Midnight" "Mayonaka no Kuro" (真夜中のクロ) | May 29, 1994 | - | |||||
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| 19.1 | 5.1 | "Beh is Full" ("Poster Cat") "Bē ga Ippai" (ベーがいっぱい) | June 5, 1994 | October 13, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 19.2 | - | "The Legend of Genius Pochi" "Tensai Pochi no Densetsu" (天才ポチの伝説) | June 5, 1994 | - | |||||
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| 20.1 | 2.2 | "Let's be Friends" ("Hot Air Havoc") "Tomodachi ni Narou ze" (友達になろうぜ) | June 12, 1994 | September 22, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 20.2 | - | "Tail Viewing Dream" "Shippo ga Miru Yume" (しっぽがみる夢) | June 12, 1994 | - | |||||
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| 21.1 | 12.2 | "Bringing out Courage" ("Treasure Map Tama") "Yūki wo Dashite" (勇気をだして) | June 19, 1994 | December 8, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 21.2 | 5.2 | "Welcome! Takeshi-kun" ("Casey and Friends") "Yōkoso! Takeshi-kun" (ようこそ!たけしくん) | June 19, 1994 | October 13, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 22 | - | "Cat Origins (Part one)" "Neko no Sujō (Zenpen)" (猫ノ巣城<前編>) | June 26, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Cat Origins (Part two)" "Neko no Sujō (Kōhen)" (猫ノ巣城<後編>) | |||||||||
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| 23 | 7 | "Smiling Tulips" ("Cousin Jeannie") "Waratte yo Chūrippu" (わらってよチューリップ) | July 3, 1994 | October 27, 2001[11] | |||||
| "Our Stardust" ("Star Search") "Boku-tachi no Hoshikuzu" (ぼくたちの星くず) | |||||||||
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| 24.2 | - | "We are Friends! Tama Ondo" "Bokura wa Nakama da! Tama Ondo" (ボクらは仲間だ! タマ音頭) | July 10, 1994 | - | |||||
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| 25 | 11 | "A Penguin-!?" ("Someone New In Town") "Pengin Da-!?" (ペンギンだぁーっ!?) | July 17, 1994 | November 24, 2001[11] | |||||
| "Playing with a Skateboard" ("Skate Show") "Sukebō de Asobo" (スケボーであそぼー) | |||||||||
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| 26.1 | 13.2 | "Gon's Errand" ("The Watch Dog") "Gon no Otsukai" (ゴンのお使い) | July 24, 1994 | December 15, 2001[11] | |||||
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| 26.2 | - | "Matsuri-bayashi" "Matsuri-bayashi" (まつりばやし) | July 24, 1994 | - | |||||
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| 27 | - | "Paradise of Crabs (Part one)" "Paradaisu Obu Kanikan (Zenpen)" (パラダイス・オブ・カニカン<前編>) | July 31, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Paradise of Crabs (Part two)" "Paradaisu Obu Kanikan (Kōhen)" (パラダイス・オブ・カニカン<後編>) | |||||||||
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| 28 | - | "Our Last Day in Third Street" "San-Chōme Saigo no Hi" (3丁目最後の日) | August 7, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Dirty-Faced Angel" "Kegareta-gao no Enjeru" (汚れた顔のエンジェル) | |||||||||
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| 29 | - | "Wandering Collar" "Samayoeru Kubiwa" (さまよえる首輪) | August 14, 1994 | - | |||||
| "The Legend of Devil Pochi" "Debiru Pochi no Densetsu" (デビル・ポチの伝説) | |||||||||
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| 30 | - | "Naughty Paint War" "Wanpaku Enogu Sensō" (わんぱく絵の具戦争) | August 21, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Whisper Whistle" "Fue no Sasayaki" (笛のささやき) | |||||||||
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| 31 | - | "Goodbye Tama Robot" "Sayonara Tama Robotto" (サヨナラ タマ・ロボット) | August 28, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Goodbye Tama Robot 2" "Sayonara Tama Robotto Tsū" (サヨナラ タマ・ロボット2) | |||||||||
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| 32 | - | "Black Lightning" "Kuroi Inazuma" (黒い稲妻) | September 4, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Chasing a Picnic" "Ensoku wo Oikakete" (遠足を追いかけて) | |||||||||
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| 33 | - | "It's Naniwabushi! Buru's Life" "Naniwabushi da yo! Buru Jinsei" (浪花節だよ!ブル人生) | September 11, 1994 | - | |||||
| "Cool! Masked Buru" "Ikasu ze! Buru Kamen" (イカスぜ!ブル仮面) | |||||||||
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| 34 | - | "It's Clear! Tama" "Hakkirishite yo! Tama" (はっきりしてよ!タマ) | September 18, 1994 | - | |||||
| "We are not Angels" "Boku-tachi ha Tenshi ja nai" (ボクたちは天使じゃない) | |||||||||
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| 35 | - | "Captain Cat Tama" "Kyaputen Kyatto Tama" (キャプテン キャット★タマ) | September 25, 1994 | - | |||||
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Video Games
The first Tama and Friends video game, Tama and Friends: Great Third Street Adventure (タマ＆フレンズ 3丁目大冒険 Tama ando Furenzu: San-chōme Dai Bōken) was released in 1989.
The third game, Tama of 3rd Street: Where is Momo-chan! (３丁目のタマ モモちゃんはどこ！ San-Chōme no Tama: Momo-chan wa Doko!) was released in July 1994.
The second game, Tama of 3rd Street: Tama and Friends - Third Street Ghost Panic!! (3丁目のタマ タマ＆フレンズ 3丁目おばけパニック！！ San-Chōme no Tama: Tama ando Furenzu - San-chōme Obake Panikku!!) was released in August 1994.
The fourth game, Tama & Friends: Third Street Park Tamalympics (タマ＆フレンズ 3丁目公園タマリンピック Tama ando Furenzu: San-chōme Kōen Tamarinpikku) was released in 1995.
References
- ↑ "FDS Release Date @ GameFAQS". Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ "GB Release Date @ GameFAQS". Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ "GG Release Date @ GameFAQS". Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ↑ "VHS 0 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-07.
- ↑ "VHS 1 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "VHS 3 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "VHS 4 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "VHS 5 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "VHS 6 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ "VHS 7 release date". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 11.3 11.4 11.5 11.6 11.7 11.8 11.9 11.10 11.11 11.12 11.13 11.14 11.15 11.16 11.17 11.18 11.19 11.20 11.21 11.22 "Syndication Airdates". Retrieved 2014-03-06.
External links
- Official website (Japanese)
- Official English website (Archive)
- Tama and Friends (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia