Takoyaki Mantoman (たこやきマントマン) is a Japanese anime television series. It is about a group of caped, crime-fighting takoyaki men.[1] It was produced by Studio Pierrot and broadcast for 77 episodes on TV Tokyo from April 1998 to September 1999. The anime was based on a series of children's picture books published in the 1990s.

Takoyaki Mantoman
たこやきマントマン
Picture book series

Released from July 1990 to June 1999

Anime television series
Directed by
  • Masami Anno
  • Akira Shigino (series director)
Produced by
  • Kyoko Kobayashi
  • Naoyuki Oshikiri
  • Kyotaro Kimura
Written byYoshio Urasawa
Music byKazunori Maruyama
StudioStudio Pierrot
Original networkTXN (TV Tokyo)
Original run April 4, 1998 September 25, 1999
Episodes77

Characters

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Takoyaki Mantomen

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Red (レッド)
Voiced by: Satsuki Yukino
Blue (ブルー)
Voiced by: Kappei Yamaguchi
Green (グリーン)
Voiced by: Wasabi Mizuta
Yellow (イエロー)
Voiced by: Mikawa Tsutomu
Pink (ピンク)
Voiced by: Megumi Nasu

Supporting

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Oba-chan (おばちゃん)
Voiced by: Ikuko Tani

Antagonists

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Mr. Bao Bao (バオバオ和尚)
Voiced by: Kiyoshi Kobayashi
Tenten (バオバオ和尚)
Voiced by: Kurumi Mamiya

References

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  1. ^ "The 8 Best Sentai Anime Series, Ranked". whatNerd. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2023-03-08.
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