Space Alien Pipi (partially found live-action/anime series; 1965-1966)

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Space Alien Pipi LP 3.jpg

LP vinyl record for the show (1/3).

Status: Partially Found

Space Alien Pipi (宇宙人ピピ Uchujin Pipi) is a 1965 live-action/anime series created by Sayoko Komatsu and Kazumasa Hirai that starred Meiko Nakamura, Shigeru Annaka, and Fumie Hōjō. The series aired on NHK in Japan on Thursdays from April 8, 1965, to March 31, 1966, for 51 episodes.

Plot

The series is about an alien who is the size of a thumb named Pipi (Meiko Nakamura) who befriends a boy named Toshihiko (Shigeru Annaka) and his sister, Ryoko (Fumie Hōjō). As Pipi comes from a planet more advanced than Earth, he has many devices in his little flying saucer.

Status

The series faded into obscurity after its initial airing, and the majority of the series is lost. Only two episodes of the series, #37 and #38, and a script for the 34th episode are known to exist.[1]

Gallery

The opening to the show.

References