Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō
| Shima Shima Tora No Shimajirō | |
DVD cover of the "Shimajiro Anime: Oyako no Pokapoka Kessaku Sen", featuring the members of the Shimano Family | |
| しましまとらのしまじろう ((Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō)) | |
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| Genre | |
| Manga | |
| Written by | Tan Hakata |
| Published by | Benesse |
| Magazine | Kodomo Challenge |
| Demographic | Children |
| Original run | April 1988 – December 1993 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Hisayuki Toriumi |
| Music by | Shin'ya Naitō |
| Studio | Studio Kikan |
| Original network | TXN (TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | December 13, 1993 – March 31, 2008 |
| Episodes | 726 |
| Original video animation | |
| Shimajiro's Traffic Safety | |
| Directed by | Osamu Inoue |
| Studio | Studio Kikan |
| Released | September 2, 1994 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Original video animation | |
| Shimajiro's Fire Brigade | |
| Directed by | Osamu Inoue |
| Studio | Studio Kikan |
| Released | September 2, 1994 |
| Runtime | 10 minutes |
| Anime television series | |
| Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō | |
| Directed by |
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| Music by | Akifumi Tada |
| Studio | Pierrot+ |
| Original network | TXN (TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | April 7, 2008 – March 29, 2010 |
| Episodes | 101 |
| Anime television series | |
| Shimajirō Hesoka | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Nakata |
| Music by | Shin'ya Naitō |
| Studio | Pierrot+ |
| Original network | TXN (TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | April 5, 2010 – March 26, 2012 |
| Episodes | 101 |
| Anime television series | |
| Shimajirō no Wao! | |
| Directed by | Masahiro Nakata |
| Music by | Shin'ya Naitō |
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| Licensed by | |
| Original network | TXN (TV Setouchi, TV Tokyo) |
| Original run | April 2, 2012 – present |
| Episodes | 677 |
| Related media | |
Shima Shima Tora No Shimajirō (しましまとらのしまじろう; lit. "Shimajiro the Striped Tiger") is a 1993 Japanese children's anime series based on the educational learning program Kodomo Challenge by Benesse. It is directed by veteran director Hisayuki Toriumi (Science Ninja Team Gatchaman), with character designs by Shigehito Tsuji. The first Shimajiro series aired at TV Setouchi and all other TXN networks in Japan from December 13, 1993, to March 31, 2008. The second aired from April 7, 2008 to March 29, 2010. The third aired from April 5, 2010 to March 26, 2012, and the fourth and current one began airing on April 2, 2012.