Other Title:
Animal Lane
Type:
TV
Aired:
October 4, 2005 to September 26, 2006
Source:
Manga
Genres:
Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Shoujo
Synopsis:
On the first day her family moved to their new house, 5-year-old Ami-chan made friends with three talking animals who came out of a door in her bedroom floor, which she finds out leads to Animal Yokocho, another world. The three are Issa, an overly innocent, soft-spoken panda, Kenta, a highly strung, red-scarf-loving bear who puts on an almost constant tough-guy act, and Iyo, a rabbit who usually holds her own well-being and enjoyment over the happiness (and safety) of her friends. Even at only 5 years old, Ami-chan is easily the most rational of the group, and she's a little wary at first, but she eventually comes around and starts spending her free time with them. A typical day involves Ami-chan and the three doing different things to pass the time, often playing a seemingly innocent game, but in AniYoko style. Unfortunately for Ami-chan, the AniYoko version usually turns out to be drastically different, much less logical, and usually more dangerous than the ordinary version.
Characters and Voice Actors:
- Main:
Issa "Issa-Chan"
Issa is a creature that looks like a stuffed panda. He refers to himself as "the empathic one" of the trio, puts the most effort into trying to be nice to Ami, and makes many unsuccessful efforts to make peace between Iyo and Kenta. His date of birth is the 23rd of November.
- Sato, Yuko (Japanese)
- Hauser, Sarah (English)
- Hong, Si Ho (Korean)
Iyo "Iyo-Chan"
Iyo is one of the three creatures from AniYoko, known as "the Happy AniYoko Trio", who frequently visit Ami through the door in her floor. She looks like a stuffed rabbit, and can use a sort of energy discharged through the space between her ears for all kinds of effects. She can also store objects and liquids in her ears, to be dispensed as needed. Although she always tries to act cheerful and cute, she is frequently selfish and vain. She also has the habit of dying when abused or neglected, only to return to life when a suitable apology is made. Her date of birth is the 4th of January.
- Shishido, Rumi (Japanese)
- Kwan, Andrea (English)
- Mun, Seon hui (Korean)
Kenta "Ken-Chan"
Kenta has the appearance of a stuffed bear. He is brusque, frequently rude, and sometimes picks up odd obsessions. He has a love-hate dynamic with Iyo, with whom he is always arguing or fighting but he still appears to be close to her. His attempts to assert his species identity frequently end in disaster. He is always seen wearing a red muffler, and it is usually a sign that something is very wrong if he is without it. He also often gives the punchline in jokes where all three of the trio are involved. His date of birth is the 6th of May.
- Nagasawa, Nao (Japanese)
- Pizzuto, Michael (English)
- O, In Seong (Korean)
Ami Matsuzaki
Ami, the protagonist of the Anime, is a five-year-old preschool student who has just moved into a new home and neighborhood with her family. She is intelligent and imaginative, but grounded and a bit easily flustered. The revelation that a gate to Ani-Yoko is in her room, and the increasingly bizarre actions of her three visitors, frequently drive her to the brink of total distraction, yet she seems to have gotten used to their presence, with Ami sharing some of her regular life with them. Her date of birth is 15th December.
- Erika (Japanese)
- Wu Jeong Sin (Korean)
- Pallavicino, Valentina (Italian)
- Supporting:
Kumiko "Kuu-chan" Takeda
Kuu-chan is Ami's friend. She doesn't appear until around episode 15. Kenta grows a huge crush on Kuu-chan.
- Fukuhara, Kaori (Japanese)
- Moore, Candice (English)
- Mun, Seon hui (Korean)
- Usai, Annalisa (Italian)
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