Anpanman

Anpanman (アンパンマン) is a Japanese picture book series written by Takashi Yanase, running from 1973 until 2013 following his death. The anime adaptation Soreike! Anpanman (それいけ!アンパンマン, Let's Go! Anpanman) is one of the most popular anime series amongst young children in Japan. The show has been on the air in Japan continuously since October 1988. On October 4, 1996 (Episode 398) the show changed its time slot from Monday to Friday. On November 10, 2000 (Episode 588) the show was made with digital editing. On August 28, 2009 the show had aired 1000 episodes. Since April 2, 2010 (Episode 1029) the show started airing in High Definition. In 2011, research by Bandai found the titular Anpanman to be the most popular fictional character among people age 0 to 12 years in Japan in 10 consecutive years.

Heavily merchandised, the Anpanman characters appear on virtually every imaginable children's product, from clothes to video games to toys to snack foods. The Anpanman books have collectively sold over 50 million copies in Japan.

Many times during the Second World War, Yanase became faced with the prospect of starvation, which made him dream about eating anpan (a bean-jam filled pastry). This inspired the creation of the Anpanman character.

Parodies

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1. Anpanman/Thomas
2. Anpanman/TUGS
3. Anpanman/Theodore Tugboat
4. Anpanman/Spongebob
5. Anpanman/Wallace & Gromit
6. Anpanman/Postman Pat
7. Anpanman/Bob the Builder
8. Anpanman/Sonic
9. Anpanman/Mario
10. Anpanman/Drake and Josh
11. Anpanman/Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat
12. Anpanman/My Little Pony
13. Anpanman/Scooby Doo
14. Anpanman/Total Drama
15. Anpanman/The Simpsons
16. Anpanman/Family Guy
17. Anpanman/South Park
18. Anpanman/American Dad
19. Anpanman/The Cleveland Show
20. Anpanman/PAC-MAN
21. Anpanman/Pingu
22. Anpanman/Rolie Polie Olie
23. Anpanman/Finding Nemo
24. Anpanman/Finding Dory
25. Anpanman/The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy
26. Anpanman/Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!
27. Anpanman/Ed, Edd 'n' Eddy
28. Anpanman/Kirby
29. Anpanman/Looney Tunes
30. Anpanman/Courage the Cowardly Dog
31. Anpanman/Home Alone
32. Anpanman/Fullmetal Alchemist
33. Anpanman/Street Fighter
34. Anpanman/Back at the Barnyard
35. Anpanman/Barnyard (2006)
36. Anpanman/Tekken
37. Anpanman/Mega Man X
38. Anpanman/Tom and Jerry
39. Anpanman/Cyborg Kuro-chan
40. Anpanman/The Amazing World of Gumball
41. Anpanman/The SpongeBob Sqaurepants Movie (2004)
42. Anpanman/Fanboy and Chum Chum
43. Anpanman/Dragon Ball
44. Anpanman/Pokemon
45. Anpanman/Tiny Toon Adventures
46. Anpanman/Samurai Pizza Cats
47. Anpanman/The Incredibles
48. Anpanman/The Fairly Oddparnets
49. Anpanman/Pecola
50. Anpanman/The Nutshack
51. Anpanman/Ant-Man (2015)
52. Anpanman/The Little Mermaid
53. Anpanman/Crash Bandicoot
54. Anpanman/Sailor Moon