Ōkiku naru Ko (大きくなる子 Children growing up) was an educational Japanese show, produced by Studio Nova, that aired on NHK through April 7th, 1959, to March 18th, 1988. It was created for 1st and 2nd-year primary school students in Japan, teaching them lessons like morals and how to act at school. The show is more notable for the Monkey Puppet meme portrayed by the main protagonist Pedro.[1]
In the 1980s and 1990s, the series was also aired in Latin America under the name "Niños en crecimiento". This was the penultimate season of the show, airing from April 13th, 1984, to April 4th, 1986, in Japan.[2]
Chris and Fabri are two young "Formula Kids" drivers and compete in championship for the Drakers team. As they are in the kids section, Chris and Fabri drive their cars through the X-Racer, a kind of "capsule" inside which they sit and drive from distance. Thanks to their X-Tab, Chris and Fabri can communicate to their racing cars and travel through space to easily reach the races locations all over the world. Their mission is not only to become champions; they will also have to rescue the "official" driver of the Drakers' team, who disappeared at the beginning of their adventures, and another task of their main mission is to find the X-Rall, a basic component for their cars.
Ask any nursery-aged little girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and she's bound to say nurse, florist, or ballerina. Ask any nursery-aged little boy what he wants to be when he grows up, and he's bound to say policeman, fireman, sports player, or pilot. As for 20-year-old young man Taiyo Suzuki, however, he's had different aspirations all his life. Moved by his elderly nursery school teacher, Taiyo decided then and there that he too, would also become one. Now, having passed the nursery school teacher examination, bright-eyed and eager Taiyo is out to make his mark in a totally female-dominated world.
The Super Sentai Versus Series Theater (スーパー戦隊VSシリーズ劇場 Sūpā Sentai Bāsasu Shirīzu Gekijō) was a special event on TV Asahi during the run of Tensou Sentai Goseiger, airing an hour before. This show was a compilation of thirteen Super Sentai crossover movies in half-hour parts (from Chouriki Sentai Ohranger: Ole vs. Kakuranger through Juken Sentai Gekiranger vs. Boukenger) as well as Kyukyu Sentai GoGo-V the Movie: Sudden Shock! A New Warrior; all broken into half-hour parts (usually two-parts; Hyakujuu Sentai Gaoranger vs. Super Sentai had three). The movies had commentary at the beginning and end by the Goseiger about the teams and the storylines within the movies and along with that, they also talk about what's coming up on their show.
'United' tells the story of a group of 13-year-old friends who play for the same local mixed-gender football team. Their biggest dream is to one day become professional footballers. Their friendship is tested when one of them is scouted by the major rival professional club in the same city. The player faces a heartbreaking decision: will he pursue his dream and join the rival club, or will he choose to stay with his friends?