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Nontan
is the protagonist of an eponymous series of children's picture books written by . Books from the series have been translated into French and Chinese and adapted into an anime series in 1992 (where his voice was provided by Chiaki Fujimoto and Ayaka Saitō). As of December 2020, over 33.6 million copies of the ''Nontan'' books have been sold. In the series, Nontan is a mischievous male kitten who likes to play and learn about the world around him. Other characters include Buta-san, the rabbit triplets, Tanuki-san, Kuma-san, Hachi-san, and Nontan's little sister Tartan. When the series first appeared, it was criticized for lacking clear lessons, with some fearing it would promote bad behaviour thus leading the character being a poor role model to children, According to the psychologist , this is due to the fact that Nontan had some bad traits and occasionally failed that children were able to feel close to him. The series has been used to prepare children for surgery, and analy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ayaka Saitō
is a Japanese actress, voice actress, and comedienne formerly employed by Vocal before transferring to remax. She is best known for voicing Momiji Sohma in ''Fruits Basket'', Tomoka Rana Jude in ''Girls Bravo'', Mitsukuni Haninozuka in ''Ouran High School Host Club'' and Ruby in the ''Jewelpet'' franchise. She has great respect for her Ouran co-star Maaya Sakamoto, and calls the older lady "Onee-sama" (お姉さま, a very respectful way of saying "elder sister"). She announced that she left Vocal company on 31 December 2015. On 1 August 2019, it was announced that she would leave Remax and join Aoni Production. Filmography Anime television * ''Boogiepop Phantom'' as Akane Kojima (Phantom) * '' Brigadoon: Marin & Melan'' as Moe Kisaragi * ''Eden of the East'' as Micchon (Mikuru Katsuhara) * ''Fruits Basket'' as Momiji Sohma * ''Futari wa Pretty Cure Splash Star'' as Minori Hyuga * '' Future Card Buddyfight X'' as Chibi Panda * ''Gakuen Babysitters'' as Takuma Mamizuka ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |