TV series

Hello! Spank
1981–1982 · 1 season
A gentle, old-fashioned comfort watch where a lonely girl's days slowly brighten thanks to a scruffy dog, mixing small everyday comedy with quiet sadness.
- Created by
- Shigetsugu Yoshida
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Family
- Starring
- Kei Tomiyama, Mari Okamoto, Noriko Tsukase
- Overview
- Morimura Aiko is a junior high school student who is short for her age. Her father went on a yacht ten years ago and his whereabouts remained in obscurity. Her mother, a designer for hats, left for Paris, leaving Aiko in the care of her uncle, Mr Fujinami. Aiko had a pet dog, Papi, but it died in a car accident. Around the same time, another dog, Spank, appears before her. Having gone through so many unfortunate events in her life, Spank's presence begins to brighten up Aiko's life and put a smile on her face.
- How it feels
- Warm, whimsical, melancholic and light. Measured and easy to follow.
- About
- Found family, loneliness, healing, family
- Content
- No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
- Note
- Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown
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- Created by
- Shigetsugu Yoshida
- Genres
- Animation, Comedy, Family
- Starring
- Kei Tomiyama, Mari Okamoto, Noriko Tsukase



