Anime Overview
Tico and Friends
Nanatsu no Umi no Tico follows young Nanami Simpson as she moves aboard her father's marine research vessel, the Peperonchino, after her mother's death. Her father, a dedicated marine biologist, is driven to study and protect mysterious luminous whales. Nanami forms a close bond with an orca she names Tico and spends her days exploring the sea alongside the…
Characters
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Nanami Simpson
Main | Japanese VA: Hayashibara, Megumi
Nagisa Suzuki
Supporting | Japanese VA: Okamoto, Maya
Alfonso Andretti
Main | Japanese VA: Ogata, Kenichi
Cheryl Melville
Main | Japanese VA: Mizutani, Yuuko
Scott Simpson
Main | Japanese VA: Ikeda, Shuuichi
Adrienne Benex
Supporting | Japanese VA: Kawashima, Chiyoko
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Shiawase Pasta Story
Side Story
Nanatsu no Umi no Tico Specials
Summary
Staff
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Takagi, Jun
Director, Episode Director, Storyboard
Morikawa, Satoko
Character Design
Oshima, Michiru
Music
Arakawa, Naoki
Key Animation
Bourrier, Serge
ADR Director
Cataño, Arturo
ADR Director
Latest Episodes
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Episode 5: Rio de Janeiro never sleeps
Aired Feb 20, 1994
Episode 4: Run, run, run!!
Aired Feb 13, 1994
Episode 3: The Atlantic ocean gang is coming!?
Aired Feb 6, 1994
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Tico and Friends episode guide
5 tracked episodes
Tico and Friends characters
6 featured characters
Tico and Friends staff
6 featured staff credits
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