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

A flyer for the TV series.

Status: Partially Found

Space Alien Pipi (宇宙人ピピ Uchujin Pipi) is an 1965 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 52 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, are known to exist.

Videos

The opening to the anime.

The first half of Episode 37.

The second half of Episode 37.

The first half of Episode 38.

The second half of Episode 38.

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