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|title=<center>Calimero (1974 Japanese anime series)</center>
|title=<center>Calimero (1974 Japanese anime series)</center>
|image=Calimero-priscilla-1972.jpg
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|imagecaption=Calimero and Priscilla in the series.
|imagecaption=Calimero and Priscilla as they appear in the 1974 series.
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
|status=<span style="color:orange;">'''Partially Found'''</span>
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'''''Calimero''''' (''カリメロ Karimero''?) a cartoon about a little black chicken with a half-eggshell hat.
'''''Calimero''''' (''カリメロ Karimero''?) a cartoon about a little black chicken with a half-eggshell hat. Originally created in 1963 as a character for advertising soap,<ref>[https://www.calimero.com/calimero-story/60 Information about the history of ''Calimero.''] Retrieved 21 Sept '20</ref> he became widely popular in his home country of Italy. K&S, a Japanese company, caught wind of ''Calimero's'' fame, and in the early 70s, bought the rights to the character.<ref>[https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/calimero/ Information about the 1974 ''Calimero'' anime.] Retrieved 21 Sept '20</ref> They soon contacted Toei Animation to make an animated series based on ''Calimero,'' and on October 15th, 1974, the first episode aired through NET Network, with the final episode airing on September 30th, 1975.<ref>[http://kiokunokasabuta.web.fc2.com/kiokukarimero.html A website containing episode titles, plot information, and more about the 1974 ''Calimero'' series.] Retrieved 21 Sept '20</ref>
 
The show would be dubbed into many different European languages in its lifetime; However, the original Japanese audio remains to be some of the most elusive among fans.


The character has had multiple animated adaptations in Italy, France, and Japan, with one of the rarest being the first Japanese anime series made by Toei Animation, which ran from October 15th, 1974, to September 30th, 1975.
==Availability==
==Availability==
Episodes dubbed in European languages as well as in Arabic can be found online, but the series' original Japanese version is much harder to find. Unlike the second anime series made in 1992, there are no known VHS or DVD releases of the 1974 series in Japanese. There were 45 episodes made for the show. In September 2018, a user known as "Yuriko o" uploaded episodes 17-19 and later various others in Japanese on YouTube. Sometime between September 2018 and March 2019 his channel was terminated, making the episodes no longer available. However, they were all saved and re-uploaded on OneDrive by the Wiki user KristoHam. 24 of 45 episodes are currently found.
Episodes of the 1974 series have been dubbed in European languages, as well as in Arabic, and can be found online; However, the series' original Japanese audio is very hard to find. Unlike the 1992 ''Calimero'' anime, no known VHS or DVD releases of the 1974 series have been released with the original Japanese audio.
 
There were 45 episodes made for the show. Unlike most anime, most episodes were split into two 11 minute segments, with each segment having their own unique title. 24 of the 45 episodes have currently been found.
 
In September 2018, a user known as "Yuriko o" uploaded episodes 17-19, and later various others in Japanese on YouTube. Sometime between September 2018 and March 2019, his channel was terminated, leaving the episodes no longer available. However, they were all saved and re-uploaded on OneDrive by the Wiki user KristoHam.


===Episodes===
===Episodes===
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*[https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqsjLYEl7OKolDVD-sVoJqRC-YEJ?e=h8I7Rc Folder link to all the found episodes.] Retrieved 27 May '20
*[https://1drv.ms/u/s!AqsjLYEl7OKolDVD-sVoJqRC-YEJ?e=h8I7Rc Folder link to all the found episodes.] Retrieved 27 May '20


==Reference==
==References==
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Revision as of 02:03, 22 September 2020

Calimero-priscilla-1972.jpg

Calimero and Priscilla as they appear in the 1974 series.

Status: Partially Found

Calimero (カリメロ Karimero?) a cartoon about a little black chicken with a half-eggshell hat. Originally created in 1963 as a character for advertising soap,[1] he became widely popular in his home country of Italy. K&S, a Japanese company, caught wind of Calimero's fame, and in the early 70s, bought the rights to the character.[2] They soon contacted Toei Animation to make an animated series based on Calimero, and on October 15th, 1974, the first episode aired through NET Network, with the final episode airing on September 30th, 1975.[3]

The show would be dubbed into many different European languages in its lifetime; However, the original Japanese audio remains to be some of the most elusive among fans.

Availability

Episodes of the 1974 series have been dubbed in European languages, as well as in Arabic, and can be found online; However, the series' original Japanese audio is very hard to find. Unlike the 1992 Calimero anime, no known VHS or DVD releases of the 1974 series have been released with the original Japanese audio.

There were 45 episodes made for the show. Unlike most anime, most episodes were split into two 11 minute segments, with each segment having their own unique title. 24 of the 45 episodes have currently been found.

In September 2018, a user known as "Yuriko o" uploaded episodes 17-19, and later various others in Japanese on YouTube. Sometime between September 2018 and March 2019, his channel was terminated, leaving the episodes no longer available. However, they were all saved and re-uploaded on OneDrive by the Wiki user KristoHam.

Episodes

# Status
1 Found
2 Lost
3 Lost
4 Lost
5 Lost
6 Lost
7 Lost
8 Lost
9 Lost
10 Lost
11 Lost
12 Lost
13 Lost
14 Lost
15 Lost
16 Lost
17 Found
18 Found
19 Found
20 Lost
21 Found
22 Found
23 Found
24 Found
25 Lost
26 Lost
27 Found
28 Found
29 Found
30 Lost
31 Lost
32 Lost
33 Found
34 Found
35 Found
36 Found
37 Found
38 Found
39 Found
40 Found
41 Found
42 Found
43 Found
44 Found
45 Found

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