Sore Ike! Anpanman (それいけ!アンパンマン, Let's Go! Anpanman) is a Japanese superhero children's television series that was inspired by the superhero picture book series of the same name by Takashi Yanase.
The series follows the adventures of Anpanman, a superhero with an anpan (a red bean paste filled pastry) for a head, who protects the world from an evil anthropomorphic germ named Baikinman.
Episodes[]
See List of Sore Ike! Anpanman episodes.
Movies[]
There are currently a total of 33 full-length films based on the Sore Ike! Anpanman anime series. The films are also produced by TMS Entertainment and have been released in Japanese theaters every year since 1989. Since at least 1993, the films have been released concurrently with storybook versions written and illustrated by Takashi Yanase himself. Each movie has the same general plot - A person (usually a princess) comes from a foreign land. Baikinman unlocks some dark secret and controls a weapon or monster able to polymorph people. And with the help of the aforementioned person, Anpanman defeats the said weapon or monster. Sometimes, the person dies but is brought back to life by an emotional musical number from the characters.
The first 10 movies were dubbed in the Tubi English and Spanish dubs in 2021. Additionally, 2 more movies were dubbed in 2024, making a total of 12 dubbed movies.
A list of movies can be found here.
Animated Shorts[]
See List of Sore Ike! Anpanman animated shorts.
Christmas Specials[]
See List of Sore Ike! Anpanman Christmas specials.
Games[]
See List of Sore Ike! Anpanman games.
Merchandise[]
See List of Sore Ike! Anpanman merchandise.
Music[]
Opening Theme[]
- "Anpanman's March" (アンパンマンのマーチ, Anpanman no Māchi)
Ending Themes[]
- "Courage Rin-Rin" (勇気りんりん, Yūki Rinrin)
- "Christmas Valley" (クリスマスの谷, Kurisumasu Tani)
- "Anpanman Gymnastics" (アンパンマンたいそう, Anpanman Taisō)
- "Anpanman Gymnastics: Dreaming Version" (アンパンマンたいそう ドリーミングバージョン, Anpanman Taisō Dorīmingu Bājon)
- "Sun-Sun Gymnastics" (サンサンたいそう, Sansan Taisō)
- "Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Anpanman" (ドレミファアンパンマン)
Trivia[]
- This show has become one of the most popular anime series among young children in Japan.
- An English dub of this series, Anpanman, was produced by Tubi in 2021, starting with 10 movies that were dubbed into English. In 2024, 2 additional movies were dubbed.