Sarutobi Ecchan
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| Sarutobi Ecchan | |
|---|---|
| さるとびエッちゃん | |
| Genre | Comedy, Magical girl |
| Manga: Okashina Okashina Ano Ko | |
| Author | Shotaro Ishinomori |
| Publisher | Sun Comics |
| Magazine | Margaret (1964) Nakayoshi (1971) |
| Original run | 1964 |
| Volumes | 5 |
| TV anime | |
| Director | Yugo Serikawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | 1971-10-04 – 1972-03-27 |
| Episodes | 26 |
| Animated film: Okashi na Tenkousei (Episode 1) | |
| Director | Yugo Serikawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Released | 1972 |
| Runtime | 24 mins. |
Sarutobi Ecchan (さるとびエッちゃん?) was a magical girl manga series by Shotaro Ishinomori. It was originally named Okashina Okashina Ano Ko (おかしなおかしなあの子 Okashina Okashina Ano Ko?), but was changed in 1971 when Toei Animation adapted it into an anime called Sarutobi Ecchan. The anime was unsuccessful, and only lasted 26 episodes. It has been recently released on DVD as a part of the DVD ANCIENT SERIES.
Sarutobi Ecchan is an lesser-known magical girl series made in 1971. Sarutobi Ecchan is a series about a strange girl named Etsuko (nickname: Ecchan) who has a ninja-like skills. With the assistance of her talking dog Buku, she solves various problems in her town.
Ecchan is a charming, and silly series. However it does not have a main theme or plot unlike other magical girl series. While most magical girls go through mental growth, Ecchan does not. She's a very intelligant, and mentally mature girl since episode 1.
Unfortunely since it was cancelled due to low ratings, Ecchan does not have a proper ending. The last episode focuses around an American Ecchan doppleganger named Eiko, who wants nothing more than to see Mount Fuji.
