By marko loko
Submitted 2012-01-28 23:41:57
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The first Monchichi cartoons were run in Japan in 1980, and successful licensing and production of the dolls led to a one year run of the series from 1983-1984 in America, produced by Hanna-Barbera. The Monchichi creatures are somewhat comparable to other odd woodland creatures produced at the time, including the Smurfs, but they didn't quite inspire the same popularity.
On the other hand, Japanese toy stores still stock the dolls, and many people love the various characters. Their popularity is so great in Japan and among collectors, that the dolls are sold at places like Tokyo Disneyland, even though the toys have virtually no connection to Disney. The number of characters, cute clothes and mischievous monkey faces account in part for their fame.
Due to their popularity, Japan continues to produce the dolls, and decided to roll out yet another series featuring these cheerful monkey folk in 2005. Since that time, plenty of kids have bumped up the popularity of sales of Monchichis, with the airing of the new series on Television Saitama. Presently, fans wish for a new American series with Monchichi stars, but other critics of the show felt that its early attempts were really not worthy of a second run. Of course other classic cartoons that originated in Japan have been made over into new series and movies like Speed Racer.
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