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Madogiwa no Totto-chan
Synopsis
The story
This engaging series of childhood recollections tells about an ideal school in Tokyo during World War II that combined learning with fun, freedom, and love. This unusual school had old railroad cars for classrooms, and it was run by an extraordinary man-its founder and headmaster, Sosaku Kobayashi--who was a firm believer in freedom of expression and activity. In real life, the Totto-chan of the book has become one of Japan's most popular television personalities--Tetsuko Kuroyanagi. She attributes her success in life to this wonderful school and its headmaster. The charm of this account has won the hearts of millions of people of all ages and made this book a runaway bestseller in Japan, with sales hitting the 4.5 million mark in its first year.
Slice of Life
Episode guide
1 episodes
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01Episode 1Unwatched · AiredAired Dec 7, 2023Characters & voices
500 credited
Narrator
Background
Kobayashi-sensei
Supporting
Tetsuko Kuroyanagi
Main
Yasuaki-chan
Supporting
Takahashi-kun
Supporting
Tai-chan
Supporting
Migita-kun
Supporting
Ooe-kun
Supporting
Amadera-kun
Supporting
Sakko-chan
Supporting
Miyo-chan
Supporting
Saisho-san
Supporting
Aoki-san
Supporting
Oishi-sensei
Supporting
Jiyuugaoka no Ekiin
Supporting
Joseph Rosenstock
Supporting
Hideo Saito
Supporting
Akamatsu Shougakou no Sensei
Supporting
Production staff
500 credited
Kunio KatouUnderwater Scene Unit Director
Yuuji NomiMusic
Takayo NishimuraAnimation Director
Tatsuya KushidaArt Director
Satoshi HirayamaAssistant Animation Director
Shizue KanekoCharacter DesignShizue KanekoChief Animation Director
Shinnosuke YakuwaDirectorShinnosuke YakuwaScriptShinnosuke YakuwaPlanningShinnosuke YakuwaStoryboard
Yoshito TakamineAssistant Art Director
Hiroyuki SaitaAssistant Animation Director
Aya SuzukiAssistant Animation Director
Yuuko KatouAnimation DirectorYuuko KatouAssistant Chief Animation Director
AIMYONTheme Song Performance (ED)Tsutomu SuzukiAssistant Prop Animation DirectorSakiko SogaColor Design AssistanceChie MishimaAnimation DirectorThemes & motifs
AniList community tags
AutobiographicalTheme-Other85%
TrainsTheme-Other-Vehicle79%
KidsDemographic73%
SchoolSetting-Scene70%
WarTheme-Other55%
RuralSetting-Scene53%
NudityCast-Traits30%
HistoricalSetting-Time20%
Community pulse
2.5K members
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Watch status
Current66
Planning1,614
Completed798
Dropped28
Paused26
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