Pururun! Shizuku-Chan
Encyclopedia
is a popular child-aimed anime/manga series. It debut on 2003 as a manga series that grew popular throughout its years. Three years after its manga debut, on October 7, 2006, it was released on TV Tokyo
as an anime.
In 2008, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
is planning to localize the show to Western countries under the name Shizuku
. The program is currently brought to Italy
as of October 2010.
, one for the Pururun! Shizuku Chan season and other two for the Pururun! Shizuku Chan Aha season.
TV Tokyo
is a television station headquartered in Toranomon, Minato, Tokyo, Japan. Also known as , a blend of "terebi" and "Tokyo", it is the key station of TX Network. It is one of the major Tokyo television stations, particularly specializing in anime...
as an anime.
In 2008, Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Tokyo Movie Shinsha
, formerly known as , is a Japanese animation studio, founded on October 1946. One of the oldest and most prominent anime studios in Japan, it has also produced numerous animated series airing in other countries such as France, the United States, and Italy. The company currently uses "TMS...
is planning to localize the show to Western countries under the name Shizuku
. The program is currently brought to Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
as of October 2010.
Plot
The series revolves around a playful young child named Shizuku-Chan. He, alongside his schoolmates, friends, and family lives a life of dangerous adventures in the Shizuku Forest.Characters
- Shizuku (しずくちゃん): The main character of the series. Being a raindrop sprite, he was born as a drop from rainRainRain is liquid precipitation, as opposed to non-liquid kinds of precipitation such as snow, hail and sleet. Rain requires the presence of a thick layer of the atmosphere to have temperatures above the melting point of water near and above the Earth's surface...
for a cloudCloudA cloud is a visible mass of liquid droplets or frozen crystals made of water and/or various chemicals suspended in the atmosphere above the surface of a planetary body. They are also known as aerosols. Clouds in Earth's atmosphere are studied in the cloud physics branch of meteorology...
. He is named after his home, the Shizuku Forest. Rain fills Shizuku-Chan with happiness, causing rainbows to originate from his forehead. Shizuku is Japanese for "a drop of rain" which revolves around his birth. He loves bulls and camellias and hates snakes. He is very charming. His birthday's at April 29, 2001. Seiyū: Miyako ItoMiyako Itois a Japanese voice actress and part of Ken Production.-Voice roles:* Deltora Quest as Kree and Joanna* Katanagatari as Rinne Higaki* Kotenkotenko as Kotenko * Kyoro-chan as Kyoro-chan* Mermaid Melody as Hippo* Paranoia Agent as Additional Voices... - Uruoi (うるおいちゃん): The female main character of the series. She is the pink lemonade sprite in some manga, but is originally the skin lotion sprite of the Shizuku Forest. She is one of Shizuku-Chan's closest friends. She has a crush on her friend, Shizuku-Chan which is proven throughout the series (such as Shizuku-Chan freezing within ice and could have only been thawed by being kissed from only Uruoi-Chan alone). She wears a bow on her head. Being fashionable, she and her family run and live in the Department Store of Shizuku Forest. She loves horses, lions, and hollyhocks. Seiyū: Ryoka YuzukiRyoka YuzukiRyōka Yuzuki is a voice actress who was born in Anjo, Aichi, Japan. Her younger sister is an adult comic strip artist Sayumi Sakuragi ....
- Milmil (みるみるちゃん): The youngest of Shizuku-Chan's friends. He is a milkMilkMilk is a white liquid produced by the mammary glands of mammals. It is the primary source of nutrition for young mammals before they are able to digest other types of food. Early-lactation milk contains colostrum, which carries the mother's antibodies to the baby and can reduce the risk of many...
sprite who, unlike an infant, carries a large amount of strength. He is also known to outgrow his older friend, Shizuku-Chan. He wears a bib with the word "milk" printed on it. He and his family run and live in the Milk Store of Shizuku Forest. He loves tigers and goats and is very happy most of the time. Seiyū: Sayaka Narita - Hanatare (はなたれ君): He is a nasalHuman noseThe visible part of the human nose is the protruding part of the face that bears the nostrils. The shape of the nose is determined by the ethmoid bone and the nasal septum, which consists mostly of cartilage and which separates the nostrils...
-mucusMucusIn vertebrates, mucus is a slippery secretion produced by, and covering, mucous membranes. Mucous fluid is typically produced from mucous cells found in mucous glands. Mucous cells secrete products that are rich in glycoproteins and water. Mucous fluid may also originate from mixed glands, which...
sprite. He is somewhat shy and loves apricots. - Hanaji (はなぢ君): He is a nosebleedNosebleedEpistaxis or a nosebleed is the relatively common occurrence of hemorrhage from the nose, usually noticed when the blood drains out through the nostrils...
sprite. He is somewhat shy and loves apricots. Seiyū: Rikako AikawaRikako Aikawais a Japanese voice actress affiliated with Ōsawa Office. She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan. She was originally a child actor.She is also known as a specialist of tongue-twister in the Japanese language.... - Aseo (アセオ君): A fat young yellow sweatSWEATSWEAT is an OLN/TSN show hosted by Julie Zwillich that aired in 2003-2004.Each of the 13 half-hour episodes of SWEAT features a different outdoor sport: kayaking, mountain biking, ice hockey, beach volleyball, soccer, windsurfing, rowing, Ultimate, triathlon, wakeboarding, snowboarding, telemark...
sprite. He is known to overeat and to have the ability to sweat buckets. Among many, his most favorite food is curry. He and his family lives in and runs the Sauna of the Shizuku Forest. He loves tigers, goats, and pine trees. Seiyū: Yasuhiko KawazuYasuhiko Kawazuis a Japanese voice actor.- Television :* Kinnikuman: Kinnikusei Oui Soudatsu-hen , Golemman, Iwao, Leopardon, Mixer Taitei, Motorman, Rikishiman* Sailor Moon , Worker * Yuusha Tokkyuu Might Gaine , Jarmanee... - Namida (なみだ君): He is a tearsTearsTears are secretions that clean and lubricate the eyes. Lacrimation or lachrymation is the production or shedding of tears....
sprite. Passionate and very weepy. He runs Sports-gym with an athlete. He loves cherry blossoms and water jugs but hates horses. Seiyū: Makoto IshiiMakoto Ishiiis a male Japanese voice actor from Chiba Prefecture. He is currently affiliated with Mausu Promotion.-Television animation:*Black Jack *Fafner in the Azure *Futakoi... - Elder sister Shampoo & elder sister Rinse (シャンプー姉さん＆リンス姉さん) Shampoo & Rinse sprite. They are twins and Uruoi-Chan's elder sisters. They both run a beauty salon.
- Dororon (どろろん): The prankster of Shizuku-Chan's friends but they still love him. Being a mischievous mud-sprite, he is known to fling mudMudMud is a mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay. Ancient mud deposits harden over geological time to form sedimentary rock such as shale or mudstone . When geological deposits of mud are formed in estuaries the resultant layers are termed bay muds...
at his pranking victims. He loves crabs and sunflowers but he hates horses. Seiyū: Rie Ichita - Midoriko (みどりこさん): The green sister of the Tea Sprites. She, alongside her sisters, runs and lives in the "Cafe-Drop" of the Shizuku Forest. She is the tea maker and server of the Cafe. She is known to be very polite yet have a strange personality. She wears a flower on her hair and drinking tea creates a long stick-like substance on her forehead. Midoriko loves horses and collecting flowers. She fights with naginataNaginataThe naginata is one of several varieties of traditionally made Japanese blades in the form of a pole weapon. Naginata were originally used by the samurai class in feudal Japan, and naginata were also used by ashigaru and sōhei .-Description:A naginata consists of a wooden shaft with a curved...
. Seiyū: Naomi ShindouNaomi Shindouis a Japanese voice actress who works for Aoni Production. She is best known for her voice roles as Shizuru Fujino , Shizuru Viola and Cagalli Yula Athha... - Longlong (ロンロン): The brown sister of the Tea Sprites. She carries much power and ability. She loves sheep, archery, and daphnes. She fights with nunchucks. Seiyū: Akiko YajimaAkiko Yajima, born May 4, 1967, is a Japanese voice actress from Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture.-Anime:*Battle Athletes Victory *Berserk *The Big O *Blood+...
- Letty (レティ): The red sister of the Tea Sprites. She cooks the food of the Shizuku Forest's Cafe. She loves horses, archery and everything "Ambrosia". She is usually very happy. She fights with frying pansPANSPANS can refer to:*Panin Sekuritas *Parasympathetic Autonomic Nervous System*Procedures for Air Navigation Services...
. - Colon (コロン君): The Eau-de-Cologne Sprite. He is very attractive to women, making him the "pretty and handsome boy" of Shizuku Forest.
- Mineo (ミネ夫君): He is a mineral waterMineral waterMineral water is water containing minerals or other dissolved substances that alter its taste or give it therapeutic value, generally obtained from a naturally occurring mineral spring or source. Dissolved substances in the water may include various salts and sulfur compounds...
sprite. - Honey (ハニーちゃん): She is a HoneyHoneyHoney is a sweet food made by bees using nectar from flowers. The variety produced by honey bees is the one most commonly referred to and is the type of honey collected by beekeepers and consumed by humans...
syrupSyrupIn cooking, a syrup is a thick, viscous liquid consisting primarily of a solution of sugar in water, containing a large amount of dissolved sugars but showing little tendency to deposit crystals...
sprite. - Yodare (ヨダレ君): He is a slobber sprite.
- Aroma (アロマさん) He is a Aroma-oil sprite.
- Ponshu (ポンシュさん) He is a Sake sprite and an EnkaEnkais a popular Japanese music genre considered to resemble traditional Japanese music stylistically. Modern enka, however, is a relatively recent musical form which arose in the context of such postwar expressions of modern Japanese nonmaterial nationalism as nihonjinron, while adopting a more...
singer. - Monsieur-Vino(ヴィーノ氏): He is a red wine sprite. He has swirled left eye and twinkle in the other, a bow, and hat.
- Rosé (ロゼちゃん) She is a Rosé wine sprite. Monsieur-Vino & Madam-Blanche's daughter. Seiyū: Momoko SaitoMomoko Saitois a Japanese voice actress from Hyogo prefecture, Japan.-Voice roles:* SoltyRei - Solty Revant* Chocotto Sister - Choco* Binchō-tan - Aloe* Mamotte! Lollipop - Sun Sherald* Renkin 3-kyū Magical ? Pokān - Uma...
- Madam-Blanche (マダム・ブランシュ) She is a white wine sprite.
- Tsumurin (つむりん): One of Shizuku-chan's best friends. He is a snailSnailSnail is a common name applied to most of the members of the molluscan class Gastropoda that have coiled shells in the adult stage. When the word is used in its most general sense, it includes sea snails, land snails and freshwater snails. The word snail without any qualifier is however more often...
. He hates horses and lions but is very honest. - Ametarou (雨太郎): He is Shizuku-chan's father. He loves monkeys and red anemone. Seiyū: Takeharu Onishi
- Rainy (レイニー): She is Shizuku-chan's mother. She loves pink roses but she hates snakes. Seiyū: Yuko KobayashiYuko Kobayashiis a Japanese seiyū who was born on February 6, 1961 in Tokyo. She is currently affiliated with 81 Produce and is married to fellow seiyu Mitsuaki Hoshino.-Notable voice roles:*Washu Hakubi in Tenchi Muyo*Shigeru in Pokémon...
- Amechan (雨ちゃん): She is Shizuku-chan's little sister. She loves cows and tulips. She is very beautiful and is a very good singer. Seiyū: Sayaka Narita
Media
Pururun! Shizuku-Chan holds much merchandise. This includes a soundtrack CD named Shizuku no Mori Kara Konnichiwa, released on November 22, 2006 and a second one on January 24, 2007 named Shizuku no Mori no Ongakukai Purun!. A picture book that carries both CDs was released on February 21, 2007 and a second is set to be released on March 28, 2007. A third CD is set to be released on April 18, 2007. Four DVDs are set to all be released on March 28, 2007 as well. The fifth and sixth are to be released on April 18, 2007. The anime also has 3 games for the Nintendo DSNintendo DS
The is a portable game console produced by Nintendo, first released on November 21, 2004. A distinctive feature of the system is the presence of two separate LCD screens, the lower of which is a touchscreen, encompassed within a clamshell design, similar to the Game Boy Advance SP...
, one for the Pururun! Shizuku Chan season and other two for the Pururun! Shizuku Chan Aha season.