Forza! Hidemaru
Details
- Also known as: フォルツァ！ひでまる, Go for It! Hidemaru, Go for It! Mario, Forza! Mario
- Type: TV
- Status: Finished Airing
- Score: 6.22
- Episodes: 26
- Genres: Sports
- Aired: 2002-04-06 to 2002-09-28
- Season: Spring 2002
Synopsis
A soccer anime with a cast of wacky animals in sports getup seems far out of its time in the early 21st century, but it was the year of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and the very young audience sees these tropes with fresh eyes. Hidemaru is a feisty fox; his friends include bunnies, dogs, horses, and a couple of hefty hippo girls.
Based on a manga Hidemaru the Soccer Boy by Makoto Mizobuchi, serialized in CoroCoro Comics.
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Characters and voice actors
- Hidemaru (main character) · Japanese voice: Mayumi Asano
- Sennojou (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Masaharu Satou
- Kunosuke (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Sadao Nunome
- Perez (supporting character)
- Bison (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Mizuki Saitou
- Dolf (supporting character)
- Gengorou (supporting character)
- Georg (supporting character)
- Hanjirou (supporting character)
- Inokuma (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kentarou Itou
- Juubee (supporting character)
- Kaiser (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Kentarou Itou
- Kakunoshin (supporting character)
- Kyuutarou (supporting character)
- Mika (supporting character)
- Miki (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Ayana Inoue
- Nana (supporting character) · Japanese voice: Sakura Nogawa
- Patra (supporting character)
- Rei (supporting character)
- Riki (supporting character)
Opening and ending songs
- Opening 1: Shouri no Hata · Junpei Kokubo
- Ending 1: Brand-new me, Brand-new morning · Sayaka Kushibiki