Piccolino no Bōken

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name = Piccolino no Bōken


caption = The DVD set cover
ja_name = ピコリーノの冒険
ja_name_trans = Pikorīno no Bōken
genre = FantasyInfobox animanga/Anime
title =
director = Shigeo Koshi and Hiroshi Saitô
studio = Nippon Animation
network = flagicon|Japan TV Asahi
network_other = flagicon|Israel The Educational Television
flagicon|France Antenne 2 France
flagicon|Italy Canale 5, Italia 1, RaiUno
flagicon|Germany ZDF, Kinderkanal, ORF1, SF1
flagicon|Netherlands Kindernet, Vara
flagicon|Poland TVP 1
first = April 27, 1976
last = May 31, 1977
episodes = 52

nihongo|"Piccolino no Bōken"|ピコリーノの冒険|Pikorīno no Bōken|lit. "Adventures of Pinocchio" is a 52 episode anime series by Nippon Animation first aired in 1976. The story is based on the novel "Pinocchio" by Italian author Carlo Collodi.

The Plot

Although the plot was slightly changed from the original story, the basis of the plot remained like the original story and starts with the lonely poor carpenter Mister Geppetto, whom receives one day a mysterious wooden log from which he carves a marionette which comes to life and becomes the child he never had. Mister Geppetto sends Pinocchio to school but Pinocchio which is mischievous, inquisitive and innocent gets tempted to do irresponsible things and eventually he flees away from his home, undergoes great adventures but eventually he learns the meaning of responsibility, rescues Mister Geppetto from a whale at the end is transformed by the Fairy with Turquoise Hair into a real boy.

Comparison with the original story

* The roles of the fox and the blind cat where expanded and transformed into the bad but entertaining figures of the series.
* The role of the Talking Cricket, which represents Pinocchio's conscience, was replaced with a little duckling and a woodpecker.
* The role of the Fairy with Turquoise Hair was also expanded and she gets to rescue Pinocchio from harm several times while she transforms herself into different forms including as giant pigeon.

Regional releases

A Japanese DVD Region 2 box set of the series was produced in 2005 and can be bought in in Japan or through the [http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/B0008JH42K Japanese Amazon] . An English DVD release was never made.
The Afrikaans language DVD's are currently available in South-Africa.

Alternative Titles

* Bambino Pinocchio (Italian title)
* Pinocchio Yori Piccolino no Boken (Japanese title)
* Pinochio (French title)
* Pinokkio (Dutch title)
* The Adventures of Piccolino (English title)
* ピコリーノの冒険 (Japanese title)
* פינוקיו (Hebrew title)
* Pinokio (Polish title)
* Die Avonture van Pinocchio (Afrikaans language title from South-Africa)

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