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Also known as Prince Mackaroo

, known officially in English as Prince Mackaroo, is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK and NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK Educational TV since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind Nintama Rantaro, and the third longest-running anime series to date. The series focuses on a 5-year-old Heian-era prince named Ojarumaru Sakanoue who accidentally time-warps to modern Japan and has adventures there while dodging a trio of young oni who try to get back a scepter that he stole from Great King Enma. The

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Prince Mackaroo

Prince Mackaroo

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6.35/10 (601 votes)
Rank
#8748
Popularity
#11901
Type
TV
Status
Currently Airing
Aired
1998–present
Season
Fall 1998
Studios
Gallop
AdventureAward WinningComedyFantasy

In the Heian era, around 1000 years ago, a young boy of noble family named Ojarumaru is bored with his life of privilege. Meanwhile, three demons steal the power-stick of Enma, king of demons, and then lose it. Ojarumaru finds it, and uses it to transport himself to the present t…

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Key facts

Animanga/Header.name
Ojarumaru
Animanga/Header.image
Ojarumaru.jpg
Animanga/Header.caption
Cover of the 2010 Ojarumaru calendar
Animanga/Header.ja_kanji
おじゃる丸
Animanga/Header.genre
Comedy, Fantasy, Slice of life
Animanga/Header.creator
Rin Inumaru
Animanga/Video.type
film
Animanga/Video.director
Akitaro Daichi
Animanga/Video.writer
Reiko Yoshida
Animanga/Video.music
Harukichi Yamamoto
Animanga/Video.studio
Gallop
Animanga/Video.network
NHK Educational TV
Animanga/Video.first
October 5, 1998
Animanga/Video.episodes
2157 + 8 specials
Animanga/Video.episode_list
List of Ojarumaru episodes
Animanga/Video.title
Ojarumaru the Movie: The Promised Summer - Ojaru and Semira
Animanga/Video.producer
Atsushi ItoHisako Matsumoto
Animanga/Video.runtime
47 minutes

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~8 min read

Encyclopedic overview

12 sections
Contents
  • Premise
  • Broadcast
  • Soundtrack
  • Opening Themes
  • Ending Themes
  • Other media
  • Manga
  • Video games
  • See also
  • Notes
  • References
  • External links

, known officially in English as Prince Mackaroo, is a Japanese anime series created by Rin Inumaru, produced by NHK and NHK Enterprises, and animated by Gallop. The series has aired on NHK Educational TV since October 1998, making it the second longest-running anime on NHK behind Nintama Rantaro, and the third longest-running anime series to date. The series focuses on a 5-year-old Heian-era prince named Ojarumaru Sakanoue who accidentally time-warps to modern Japan and has adventures there while dodging a trio of young oni who try to get back a scepter that he stole from Great King Enma. The series has been dubbed in many languages. It was the first NHK anime series to be animated using the digital ink-and-paint process instead of cel animation.

It received an "Excellence Award" for animation at the 1999 Japan Media Arts Festival.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Ojarumaru” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.