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'''The Drillimation Anime''' (Japanese: ドリメーションアニメ, Hepburn: 'Dorimēshon Anime'), or just simply The Drillimation Series, is a Japanese anime television series created and written by Hiroshi Takajima and is simply the collective term for six major anime series, all of which focus on the adventures of Susumu Hori and his many friends he makes as the series progressed.
The anime began airing in Japan in 1969 starting with the Angry German Kid anime and in North America in 1975 with a Drillimation anime produced specifically in North America called the GoGang. Sony Pictures obtained the North American license to the show in 2004, and it was dubbed in English. Long before the term "anime" was coined in North America, many Western fans of the series simply referred to the anime as The Drillimation Cartoon or The Drillimation Series: The Animated Series.
Characters
- Main Article: List of Drillimation characters
Broadcast networks
Countries in the real world that aired The Drillimation Series.
Alexonia
- ATS Two
- ATS Kids
- AHT Two
Argentina
- The Big Channel (1990-1995)
- Magic Kids (1995-2006)
- Televisión Pública Argentina (2006-present)
Australia
- ABC Me
Bangladesh
- Channel i
Barokia
- BBT Kids
Brazil
- Rede Globo
Canada
- Teletoon
Charlesland Republic
- Seven/TSN
- KidsLife
China
- CCTV-14 (CCTV Children)
- Dragon Television
- Zhejiang Television
- Xinjiang TV Chinese
- Xinjiang TV Kazakh
Citoyens Republic
- CNTV
- CNTV Kids
Colombia
- Citytv Bogotá
- Caracol Televisión
Conlandia
- EMN
- EMN Yay!
Crazyria
- Toonami
- Nickelodeon
- Boomerang
Croeya
- CT2
- CT Kidstoon
El Kadsre
- ETVKK
Gau
- SBC
Herzoland
- Antena Televisi
Honduras
- Telecadena 7 y 4
Hong Kong
- TVB Jade (Cantonese)
- TVB Pearl (English)
Huntaria
- NTB
Iceland
- RÚV
India
- Pogo TV
Indonesia
- Spacetoon
- Space Shopping
Iraqi Kurdistan
- Kurdsat
Ireland
- RTE One
Island of Sally
- SBC2 (2002-2008) (English, Sallyish and French)
- Disney Channel (2012-2016) (Sallyish only)
Italy
- Rai Uno
Japan
- Fuji TV
- TV Asahi
- NHK Educational TV
- Chiba TV
- Television Kanagawa
Kazakhstan
- Balapan
Latin America
- Magic Kids (1995-2006)
- Nickelodeon (1997-2008)
- ZAZ (2009-2012)
- Tiin (2013-present)
Mahri
- 2k
Megassa
- Kids WB (1999-2004)
- Fox Kids (2002-2007, 2014-present)
- Cartoon Network (1994-present)
Mowatan
Mexico
- Azteca Uno
- Canal 5
- Imagen Televisión
- Multimedios Televisión
- Canal Once
Middle East
- Spacetoon
- Space Power TV
Narthernee
- Islevision
New Zealand
- TVNZ 1
North El Kadsre
- EYE TV1
Philippines
- TV5
- ABS-CBN
- Studio 23
- Yey!
- HeroTV
- ABS-CBN Sports and Action
- Hero Zone block on Jeepney TV
- GSTV
- Kidzone
Piramca
- Animax
- Pira Kids
Pubog
- Eight
Portugal
- Sociedade Independente de Comunicação (SIC)
- SIC K
Puerto Chango
- Puerto Chango 2
- Puerto Chango 5
- Spacetoon
Qualicia
- Sai TV
- Sai+
- Quavos!
Russia
- STS
- Channel One
- NTV
- Disney Channel Russia
Sakaria
- Channel 5
Schelipoerys
- Dois
Screencold and Line
- SCL ETVKK
Sentan
- STN 2
Singapore
- ATV
South Korea
- EBS1
- Spacetoon
- Tooniverse
Spain
- Neox
Thailand
- Channel 9 MCOT
Ukraine
- 1+1
- PLUSPLUS
United Kingdom
- CBBC (2006-2009, 2014-present)
- CITV (2009-2013)
United States
- ABC
- Cartoon Network
- Disney XD
- NBC
- Syndication
- This TV
- TBD (in some markets)
Venezuela
- Venevisión
Vicnora
- TWO2
Vustrela
- STP
YinYangia
- XCT Toonz4Kidz (Chinese)
- Animax (Japanese)
- PixelTV (English)
- Yey! (Filipino; YinYangia)
Yuru-charaia (Yurocharia)
- YCTV
Development
Before the anime was brought to the United States, Drillimation approached Hanna-Barbera with an offer to dub the Angry German Kid anime into English. Hanna accepted Takajima's offer and Hanna-Barbara began looking for actors to voice the characters in the dub. Charles Martinet, who voiced Igor in the GoGang anime, chose to voice Leopold and Jake. Hanna-Barbera decided to broadcast the anime on Saturday mornings, presumably when children were home from school.
External links
- The map on 29travels.