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Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus

Japanese manga series


Mama Loves the Poyopoyo-Saurus (Japanese: ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き, Hepburn: Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki) is a yonkoma manga series by Takako Aonuma which ran in the Fujinseikatsusha child-raising magazine Petit Enfant. The manga was adapted to a 52-episode anime television series which ran on the MBS and TBS networks (except for TV Yamaguchi) from September 2, 1995 through August 31, 1996. The series is sometimes called Mama Poyo.

Quick Facts ママはぽよぽよザウルスがお好き (Mama wa Poyopoyo-Zaurusu ga Osuki), Genre ...

The series follows the "adventures" of a young mother and father as they deal with the joys and challenges of raising small children. The "poyopoyo" in the title is an onomatopoeia for the young children "toddling" around (or walking unsteadily).

Books

Manga, first release

  • Volume 1: ISBN 4-574-00058-9
  • Volume 2: ISBN 4-574-00063-5
  • Volume 3: ISBN 4-574-00072-4
  • Volume 4: ISBN 4-574-00082-1

Manga, second release

Toilet training book

Mama Poyo toilet training book.

This book was written by Eiichi Hoashi, a well-known child psychologist in Japan. Aonuma wrote the accompanying manga used to illustrate the various ideas and techniques presented in the book.

  • The Battle to Get Two-year-old Ann Out of Diapers: Mama Poyo Special: Going to Undies in Four Steps, ISBN 4-574-00078-3

Anime picture books

Anime

Cast

In the manga, the names of the characters are the real names of the Aonuma family, but in the anime, they are given new names. The following are names used in the anime:

Other characters:

Staff

  • Original creator: Takako Aonuma
  • Director: Takayoshi Suzuki
  • Script: Mamiko Ikeda, Minori Ikeno, Tomoko Ishizuka
  • Producers: Hiroshi Nishikiori, Fūta Morita, Jōhei Matsuura, Shinya Hanai, Masahiro Hosoda, others
  • Character designs: Tatsuo Miura
  • Animation director: Tatsuo Miura, Hiroshi Oikawa, Shinichirō Kajiura, Hirokazu Ishino, others
  • Background artist: Gōichi Kudō
  • Art director: Satoshi Suzuki
  • Music: Kazunori Maruyama
  • Sound effects: Mitsuru Kageyama (Fizz Sound Creation)
  • Audio production: San'onkyō
  • Production: MBS, Nippon Animation
  • Writing: Takako Aonuma, MBS, Nippon Animation

Theme songs

Opening

Beeper Love
Vocals: Now
Lyrics: Umedy
Composer: Cake-K
Arrangement: Shige

Ending

Itsu no Ma ni ka Kimi o (いつのまにか君を) (acoustic version)
Vocals: Masatoshi Ono
Lyrics: Masatoshi Ono
Composer: Tsukasa
Arrangement: Yoshio Tsuru
Spicy Life (スパイシー・ライフ)
Vocals: Rica Matsumoto
Lyrics: Rui Serizawa
Composer: Kazuyoshi Shina
Arrangement: Tatsuya Nishiwaki

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