is a Japanese
anime television series. It was produced by
NAS
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and aired on
TV Tokyo for twenty-six episodes.
licensed the series as ''Forza! Mario'',
[Forza! Mario]
" . Retrieved on March 23, 2014. and NAS refers to the series by that name on its English website.
TV programs(by genre)
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Archive
. NAS. Retrieved on April 4, 2014. The series, about a boy who wants to play soccer
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, aired in 2002, the year of the FIFA World Cup in Japan and Korea.
Jonathan Clements and Helen McCarthy, the authors of ''The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917'', wrote that the series "seems far out of its time in the early 21st century" but "the very young audience sees" the sports tropes "with fresh eyes."[ A ]manga
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adaptation, ' by , was serialized in Shogakukan's '' Corocoro Comic''.[Clements, Jonathan and Helen McCarthy. ''The Anime Encyclopedia, Revised & Expanded Edition: A Guide to Japanese Animation Since 1917''. Stone Bridge Press, November 6, 2012. , 9781611725155]
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Hidemaru appeared on the website nakata.net, Hidetoshi Nakata
is a Japanese former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest Asian players of all time.
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's official website.[Feature: The game of life]
Archive
'' Metropolis''. Retrieved on March 24, 2014. "The phenomenon continues to grow with nakata.net TV, a weekly soccer program on SkyPerfecTV; nakata.net Mobile, a mobile phone service that transmits voice and text messages from Nakata; nakata.net kids, the online home of soccer-playing cartoon dog Hidemaru; and club.nakata.net, a members-only site for Japanese fans with about 8,000 subscribers."
Characters
Clements and McCarthy stated that the cast consists of "wacky animals in sports getup" with a fox, two fat hippopotamus girls, dogs, horses, and rabbits.[
* Hidemaru (ひでまる) / Mario - The main character,][ Hidemaru is a dog.][ His voice actress is Mayumi Asano.][スタッフ＆キャスト]
(Staff & Cast) (). ''Forza! Hidemaru'' at TV Tokyo. Retrieved on March 23, 2014.
* Sen-no-Joe (千の丞 ''Sen no Jō'') - An old man who gives advice to Hidemaru on how to play the game. He had previously coached a team but lost the enthusiasm after the end of that team.[ His voice actor is Masaharu Satō.][
* Nana (ナナ) - Sen-no-Joe's granddaughter. described her as the "Madonna of the team."][ Her voice actress is Sakura Nogawa.][
* Rey (レイ ''Rei'') - The team's cheerleader.][ Her voice actress is Masa Kimura ( 木村 美佐 ''Kimura Masa'').][
* Joe (ジョー ''Jō'') - Described by ''Enoki Films'' as a "‘cool' and affected sportsman."][ His voice actor is Daisuke Kishio.][
* Kaizer (カイザー ''Kaizā'') - The son of the owner of Club No. 1 (クラブNO.1 ''Kurabu No. 1'') and the captain of that club.][ His voice actor is ]Kentarō Itō
is a Japanese voice actor and stage actor who was born in Hachiōji. He is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion and is representative of Theater Company K-Show. He has taken over some of the roles held by the late Kazuyuki Sogabe and Tak ...
.[
* Riki (リキ)][アニメワールド]
Hidemaru Official Website. December 8, 2003. Retrieved on March 25, 2014.
* Miki (ミキ) and Mika (ミカ) - Two hippo girls[
* Flora (フローラ ''Furōra'') - A rich wolf girl who is madly in love with Joe, and finances the team in order to be allowed to join as a cheerleader.
* Jūbei (十兵衛)][
* Kiyoshirō (清四郎)][
* Gengorō (源五郎) and Hanjirō (半次郎)][
* Ranmaru (蘭丸)][
* Kyūtarō (キュータロウ)][
* Dorufu (ドルフ)][
* Inokuma (イノクマ)][
* Kakunoshin (角の進)][
* Kintarō (金太郎)][
* Bison (バイソン ''Baison'')][
* Yanosuke (八の助) and Kunosuke (九の助)][
]
References
External links
*
Forza! Hidemaru official website
*
Forza! Hidemaru
- TV Tokyo
Forza! Mario
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2002 anime
Association football in anime and manga
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Animated television series about dogs