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Music by
  
Kunio Miyauchi

Original network
  
Fuji TV

Final episode date
  
31 March 1982

Studio
  
Eiken

First episode date
  
1 October 1976

Written by
  
Noboru Shiroyama

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Directed by
  
Teruji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Tsunoda

Produced by
  
Tatsuya Ono, Toshio Kobayashi

Original run
  
October 1, 1976 – March 31, 1982

Genres
  
Educational animation, Slice of life

Similar
  
Otogi Manga Calendar, Hyppo and Thomas, Tamagon the Counselor, Little Lulu and Her Little Frie, Piccolino no Bōken

Hoka Hoka Kazoku (ほかほか家族, lit. Warm Warm Family) is a Japanese anime television series which aired weekdays on the Fuji TV Network in Japan between October 1, 1976 and March 31, 1982 for a total of 1428 five-minute episodes. It was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (now more commonly as JA Zen-Noh).

Contents

Plot

The series doesn't have a real plot, but is rather an educational series using both live action and animation to provide information about life in modern Japan. The series content has been compared to that of Bottle Fairy. The series was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations, as well as by the office of the Prime Minister of Japan.

Characters

Yone Yamano (山野 ヨネ, Yamano Yone)
The grandmother. Voiced by: Akiko Takamura (later replaced by Shō Saitō)
Yutaka Yamano (山野 豊, Yamano Yutaka)
The father of the family. Voiced by: Masaaki Tsukada
Sachiko Yamano (山野 幸子, Yamano Sachiko)
The wife of Yutaka. Voiced by: Mitsuyo Tobe (later replaced by Gara Takashima)
Makoto Yamano (山野まこと, Yamano Makoto)
Son of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Takako Kondō
Midori Yamano (山野みどり, Yamano Midori)
Daughter of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Yūko Mita

References

Hoka Hoka Kazoku Wikipedia