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Hello! Spank (TV)

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© Shizue Takanashi • Shunnichi Yukimoto/Kodansha • TMS 

 
Alternative title:
Claire et Tipoune (French) 
Hallo! Kurt (German) 
Ohayō! Spank (Japanese) 
Ola, Spanky! (Spanish) 
Spank, tenero rubacuori (Italian) 
سبانك (Arabic) 
مغامرات سبانك (Arabic) 
おはよう！スパンク (Japanese) 
헬로 스팽크! (Korean) 
Genres: comedy , slice of life 
Plot Summary: Morimura Aiko is a junior high school student who is short for her age. Her father went on a yacht ten years ago and his whereabouts remained in obscurity. Her mother, a designer for hats, left for Paris, leaving Aiko in the care of her uncle, Mr Fujinami. Aiko had a pet dog, Papi, but it died in a car accident. Around the same time, another dog, Spank, appears before her. Having gone through so many unfortunate events in her life, Spank's presence begins to brighten up Aiko's life and put a smile on her face. 
User Ratings: 15 ratings have been given [details]
 Masterpiece: -
 Excellent: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Very good: 2 votes (sub:2)
 Good: 8 votes (sub:1, others:7
3 German dubbed
2 Italian dubbed
2 Arabic dubbed
)
 Decent: 3 votes (sub:1, others:2
1 Italian dubbed
1 German edited dub
)
 So-so: 1 vote (others:1
1 Italian dubbed
)
 Not really good: -
 Weak: -
 Bad: -
 Awful: -
 Worst ever: -
Seen in part or in whole by 41 users, rank: #7163 (of 10086)
Median rating: Good
Arithmetic mean: 6.933 (Good), std. dev.: 0.9286, rank: #4399 (of 10238)
Weighted mean: 6.805 (Good−), rank: #4720 (of 10238) (seen all: 7.12 / seen some: 5.98)
Bayesian estimate: 7.116 (Good), rank: #2995 (of 7689)
Running time: half hour per episode 
Number of episodes: 63 
Episode titles: We have 63
Vintage:
1981-03-07 to 1982-05-29 
1988-09-05 to 1989-01-27 (France) 
1991-07-16 (Spain - Telecinco) 
1995-05-11 (Germany) 
Opening Theme:
"Ohayō! Spank" by Nozomu Inoue 
Ending Theme:
#1: "Dagyō no Spank" (ダ行のスパンク) by Noriko Tsukase 
#2: "Spank no Hyakumensō" (スパンクの百面相) by Noriko Tsukase 
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Japanese staff
Japanese cast
Chief Director: Shigetsugu Yoshida 
Script:
Akifumi Yoshida (ep 56) 
Chifude Asakura (18 episodes
eps 22, 27, 29, 32, 34, 36, 40-41, 46-49, 54-55, 57, 59-60, 62
) 
Masaaki Sakurai  (7 episodes
eps 9, 18, 26, 31, 42, 50-51
) 
Yoshimi Shinozaki  (20 episodes
eps 3-4, 7-8, 13-15, 19, 21, 23-24, 28, 35, 37, 43-45, 52-53, 61
) 
Yutaka Kaneko (17 episodes
eps 1-2, 5-6, 10-12, 16-17, 20, 25, 30, 33, 38-39, 58, 63
) 
Storyboard:
Hideo Nishimaki (ep 17) 
Kenji Terada (eps 42, 59) 
Masaharu Okuwaki (eps 40, 45) 
Yasumi Mikamoto (ep 3) 
Yoshihiro Owada (ep 60) 
Yoshio Takeuchi (7 episodes
eps 6, 11, 35, 44, 52-53, 58
) 
Yūzō Aoki (4 episodes
eps 19, 38, 56, 61
) 
Episode Director:
Hidenori Yamaguchi (6 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 42, 53, 59
) 
Masaharu Okuwaki (8 episodes
eps 12, 27, 38, 44, 52, 54, 58, 62
) 
Naoto Hashimoto (10 episodes
eps 13, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
) 
Satoshi Dezaki (9 episodes
eps 9, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
) 
Shigetsugu Yoshida  (10 episodes
eps 1-3, 5-6, 11, 14, 19, 25, 63
) 
Shuji Iuchi (5 episodes
eps 4, 8, 15, 22, 28
) 
Susumu Ishizaki  (9 episodes
eps 7, 10, 16, 26, 33, 39, 43, 49, 57
) 
Yasuo Yamayoshi (eps 37, 47) 
Yoshito Hata (eps 20, 31) 
Yūzō Aoki (ep 48) 
Music:
Kōji Makaino 
Tetsuo Ueno 
Original Manga:
Shizue Takanashi 
Shunichi Yukimuro 
Character Design: Takao Kōzai 
Art Director: Noboru Tatsuike 
Animation Director: Takao Kōzai 
Sound Director: Etsuji Yamada 
Director of Photography: Masao Miyauchi 
Producer:
Hiroshi Ogino (Asatsu) 
Sadahiko Murasawa (Asahi Broadcasting) 
Shizuhiko Sengoku (Tokyo Movie) 

Assistant Episode Director: Masaharu Okuwaki (eps 1-63) 
Background Art:
Hajime Soga (eps 52, 58-63) 
Masao Kodaka (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25, 63
) 
Naoko Higuchi (13 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
) 
Natsukou Heiuchi (5 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25
) 
Reiko Yokosuka (eps 20, 23) 
Sadako Kumagai (6 episodes
eps 10, 16, 21-22, 25, 63
) 
Seiji Sugawara (13 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
) 
Yoshiko Nakamura (中村美子)  (40 episodes
eps 1-8, 11-15, 18-19, 24, 26-28, 30, 32, 34-35, 37, 39-40, 42-43, 45-51, 53-61 odd
) 
Yukihiro Yokoyama (14 episodes
eps 9, 17, 29, 31, 36, 38, 41, 44, 52-62 even
) 
Editing: Shūichi Kakesu 
Finish Animation:
Junko Koizumi (15 episodes
eps 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
) 
Kayoko Ōno (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Keiko Saitō (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
) 
Kimie Yamana (eps 1-63) 
Makoto Miura  (27 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23-25, 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
) 
Midori Nakamine (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Miyoko Nagao (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Yūko Ono (27 episodes
eps 2-8 even, 11, 13, 16, 18, 20, 23-25, 29-37 odd, 40, 42, 45, 47, 50, 53, 55, 58, 60, 62
) 
In-Between Animation:
Akiko Noda (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
) 
Fumiko Onojima  (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Hideko Kodama  (11 episodes
eps 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Hiroko Inoue (eps 17, 23) 
Hiroko Itou  (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
) 
Kazuko Takada (eps 17, 23) 
Machiko Shin'ya (ep 60) 
Mari Okuda (6 episodes
eps 3, 7, 13, 18, 24-25
) 
Masae Sato (ep 20) 
Masae Yoshizawa  (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 55, 60
) 
Masatoshi Terada (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Mayumi Sakai  (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Michiru Toyonaga (8 episodes
eps 20, 26, 31, 33, 38, 43, 58, 62
) 
Midori Iwai  (ep 1) 
Mieko Katase (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
) 
Miyako Furukawa  (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
) 
Naoyo Ieno (57 episodes
eps 1-34, 36-39, 41-44, 46-52, 54, 56-59, 61-63
) 
Nobuetsu Andō (5 episodes
eps 2, 8, 12, 14, 19
) 
Takako Miyawaki  (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Teruko Miyata  (6 episodes
eps 35, 40, 45, 50, 55, 60
) 
Yoshie Komatsu (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
) 
Key Animation:
Atsuko Nozaki (ep 2) 
Eiko Miyabayashi (ep 27) 
Fukuo Yamamoto (ep 58) 
Fumio Masubuchi (eps 3, 7) 
Hidenori Ōshima (eps 4, 9, 16) 
Hiromi Sakurazawa (ep 27) 
Hiroyuki Saitō (ep 62) 
Hisao Muramatsu (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
) 
Jun Kawagoe (8 episodes
eps 12, 14, 19, 25, 33, 38, 43, 48
) 
Jun Mashiro  (7 episodes
eps 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Kahoru Hirata (平田かおる)  (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Katsumi Ohnishi (eps 20, 26, 31) 
Kazuhiro Mori (ep 58) 
Kazuhiro Taga (eps 5, 12) 
Kazuya Hayashi (9 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50
) 
Keiko Imazawa (12 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28, 34, 39, 44, 49, 52, 57, 63
) 
Keiko Yoshimoto (ep 11) 
Keizō Shimizu (eps 50, 55) 
Kimi Saitō (ep 5) 
Kōichi Tsuchida (ep 8) 
Kyōko Matsubara (5 episodes
eps 43, 48, 54, 58, 62
) 
Masae Ōtake (ep 27) 
Masanobu Fujioka (eps 17, 23) 
Masanori Nagashima (11 episodes
eps 5, 13, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 56, 61
) 
Michiko Fujiwara (ep 62) 
Miyuki Umetsu (eps 33, 38) 
Noboru Furuse (12 episodes
eps 3, 7, 18, 24, 30, 36, 41, 46, 51, 54, 56, 61
) 
Noriko Gotō (ep 31) 
Noriko Nakamura (eps 20, 26) 
Noriko Ōtsuka (eps 6, 11) 
Osamu Kamijō (ep 5) 
Sachiko Kamimura (4 episodes
eps 25, 33, 38, 43
) 
Sachiko Kodama (4 episodes
eps 2, 8, 14, 19
) 
Setsuko Shibuichi (eps 4, 9, 55) 
Shintaro Horikoshi (6 episodes
eps 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
) 
Shunji Kodama (eps 22, 28) 
Sonomi Aramaki (ep 1) 
Takao Hatana (5 episodes
eps 1, 10, 15, 22, 28
) 
Takao Ozone (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
) 
Tetsuo Kadotani (ep 8) 
Tetsuya Yamamoto (eps 20, 26) 
Tomoko Ōtaki (9 episodes
eps 12, 14, 19, 25, 33, 38, 43, 48, 54
) 
Tōru Satō (eps 20, 26, 31) 
Toshitsugu Saida (ep 31) 
Yasuhiko Ogata (eps 13, 60) 
Yasuyuki Tada (8 episodes
eps 17, 23, 32, 37, 42, 47, 53, 59
) 
Yoshihiro Owada (7 episodes
eps 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 60
) 
Yoshiyuki Wakayama (eps 6, 11) 
Yukari Kobayashi (10 episodes
eps 4, 9, 16, 21, 29, 35, 40, 45, 50, 55
) 
Yukio Ōya (ep 27) 
Yuko Nakajima (ep 55) 
Yumiko Suda (eps 6, 11) 
Yumiko Takahashi (eps 3, 7) 
Yutaka Kawasuji  (ep 60) 
Literature Manager: Keishi Yamazaki 
Music Selection: Sei Tōjōbeppu 
Photography:
Akio Hirayama (eps 27-63) 
Hisao Shirai (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
) 
Katsumi Ota (eps 27-53) 
Keizo Saito (eps 27-63) 
Kimiko Saitō (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
) 
Seiichi Morishita (19 episodes
eps 1-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-26
) 
Takashi Udagawa (eps 27-63) 
Production Advancement:
Hiroshi Saotome (14 episodes
eps 10, 14, 18, 22, 26, 30, 34, 38, 42, 46, 50, 54, 58, 62
) 
Kazuyoshi Morita (9 episodes
eps 29, 37, 41, 45, 49, 53, 57, 61, 63
) 
Kiyoyuki Morita (eps 1, 4, 7, 33) 
Mikihiro Iwata (7 episodes
eps 3, 6, 9, 13, 17, 21, 25
) 
Toru Moriki (13 episodes
eps 11, 15, 19-20, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39, 43, 47, 51, 55
) 
Toshinori Konishi (ep 59) 
Toshiya Saitō (15 episodes
eps 2, 5, 8, 12, 16, 24, 28, 32, 36, 40, 44, 48, 52, 56, 60
) 
Production manager: Toshitsugu Mukaitsubo 
Recording Technique: Atsushi Ono 
Sound Effects: Shizuo Kurahashi 
Theme Song Composition: Kōji Makaino (OP, ED) 
Theme Song Lyrics: Toyohisa Araki (OP) 
Theme Song Performance:
Noriko Tsukase (ED) 
Nozomu Inoue (OP) 
Mari Okamoto as Aiko Morimura 
Noriko Tsukase as Spank 

Hisako Kyōda as Osaku-san 
Kazuhiko Inoue as Ryoichi Shinoda 
Minori Matsushima as Serino Mihara 
Rihoko Yoshida as Shinako Yoshimura 
Yoneko Matsukane as Torakichi 
Yū Mizushima as
Rei Ikegami 
Rui Ikegami 

Eiko Masuyama as Aiko's mother 
Hiromi Tsuru as Cat 
Ikuo Nishikawa as Sensei 
Kei Tomiyama as Fujinami 
Masako Sugaya as Futaba Shinoda 
Ryūsei Nakao as Masaya Tsukahara 
Shigeru Chiba as Policeman 
Shingo Kanemoto as Oyama 
Yūji Mitsuya as Clown 
Japanese companies
Animation Production: Tokyo Movie 
Backgrounds: Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production 
Broadcaster: TV Asahi 
Development: Tokyo Laboratory 
Photography:
Imagination (5 episodes
eps 11, 14, 19-21
) 
Studio Cosmos (20 episodes
eps 1-5, 7-10, 12-13, 15-18, 24-28
) 
Takahashi Production (eps 29-63) 
Planning Production:
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation 
Asatsu-DK 
Tokyo Movie Shinsha 
Production:
Asahi Broadcasting Corporation 
Asatsu-DK 
Kodansha 
Tokyo Movie Shinsha 
Recording Studio: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation 
Sound Effects: Toyo Sound 
Titles: Takagu Atelier 
French cast
French staff
Dubbing Director: Pierre Fromont 

Theme Song Performance: Claude Lombard 
Barbara Tissier as Tipoune Spank 
Virginie Ogouz as Claire Morimura 

Anneliese Fromont as
Anne 
Groseille 
Micha 
Barbara Tissier as Sybille 
Emmanuel Curtil as François (eps 52-63) 
Fabrice Josso as
Jules 
Professeur de Claire 
Rei 
Sylvain 
Joelle Guigui as
Baron 
Hélène 
Jeanne 
Mère de Claire 
Mathias Kozlowski as Pierre 
Pierre Fromont as
Chico 
Gustave 
Papi 
Vincent Ropion as
François Fuginami 
Roméo 
Virginie Ogouz as Tipoune 
French companies
Broadcaster: La 5 (from 5 September 1988) 
Distributor: IDP Home Video Music 
Dubbing: Unité 2 
Spanish staff
Spanish cast
Theme Song Lyrics: G. Ledem (Spain dub) 
Theme Song Performance: Sol Pilas (Spain dub) 
Alicia Sáinz De La Maza as Spanky (Spain dub) 
Pilar Santigosa as Diana (Spain dub) 
Spanish companies
Broadcaster: Telecinco (Spain - from 1991) 
Italian staff
Italian cast
Theme Song Performance: Cristina D'Avena 
Liù Bosisio as Spank 

Alba Cardilli as Madre di Aika 
Angelina Contaldi as Yuko 
Cinzia De Carolis as Shinako 
Cristina Grado as Saki 
Fabio Boccanera as Seia 
Giuliano Santi as Oyama 
Isa Di Marzio as Spank (1st and 3rd voice) 
Laura Boccanera as Aika 
Laura Lenghi as Serina 
Massimo Rossi as Rei Ikegami 
Mauro Bosco as Zio di Aika 
Riccardo Rossi as Ryo 
Sandro Pellegrini as Torakiki 
Sergio Luzi as Nelson 
Susanna Fassetta as Kaori 
Italian companies
Broadcaster:
Boing (from 2007) 
Canale 5 
Hiro (from 18 July 2010) 
Italia 1 (from 1982) 
Italia Teen Television (from 2004) 
Man-Ga (from 18 July 2014) 
Mediaset Extra (11 December 2016; ep 2) 
Nick Jr. (from October 2011) 
Nick Jr. Italy 
Nickelodeon Italia (from October 2010) 
Rete 4 
Distributor:
CITIEMME 
Hobby & Work (DVD) 
Dubbing: CITIEMME 
Internet Streaming: TIMvision 
German staff
German cast
(none)
Achim Schülke as Kurt (Spank) 
Eva Michaelis as Anna Martens 

Andreas von der Meden as Rocky 
Astrid Kollex as Annas Mutter 
Christin Marquitan as Katrin 
Eberhard Haar as Herr Meier 
Franz Josef Steffens as Herr Ackermann 
Kai Henrik Möller as Friedrich Martens 
Kristina von Weltzien as Celine 
Marek Harloff as Rockys Freund 
Traudel Sperber as Schnute 
Verena Wiet as Fräulein Sänger 
German companies
Broadcaster:
RTL II  (from 11 May 1995) 
Tele 5 (from 29 April 2002) 
Distributor: KSM 
Arabic staff
Arabic cast
(none)
Wafa Tarabih as Spank  

Emad Farid as Rasha's father 
Khalid Al-Sayed as Rami 
Marwan Akkawi as Rami's father 
Marwan Haddad as Sami 
Nada Al-Baba as Rola 
Radwan Radi as Sari 
Rima Haddad as Lina  
Suzanne Berkdar as Rasha 

Marwan Haddad as Uncle 
Suzanne Berkdar as Rasha Naeem (Aiko) 

Emad Farid 
Arabic companies
Broadcaster:
Abu Dhabi TV (1988) 
ART Teenz 
Qatar TV (May 1986) 
Saudi TV (1986) 
Dubbing: Toon Studio (Athens) 

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