4.9 /10 2 Votes
First episode date 14 April 2001 Number of seasons 1 | 6.8/10 TV Produced by Yoshio Urasawa Director Hiroaki Sakurai Networks Fuji Television, Wowow | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Music by Masaya MatsuuraTadashi SuzukiYasuji Kuroha Studio J.C.StaffProduction I.GSME Visual Works (Aniplex) Original network Fuji TV (2001-2002)WOWOW (Space Shower TV) (2002-2003) Original run April 14, 2001 – January 14, 2002 Genres Comedy, Action fiction, Adventure Similar Battle Arena Toshinden, Vampiyan Kids, Slayers Excellent, Windy Tales, Popolocrois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
PaRappa the Rapper (パラッパラッパー, PaRappa Rappā) is a 2001 Japanese television anime series based on NanaOn-Sha's PaRappa the Rapper video game series created by Masaya Matsuura and Rodney Greenblat. The series was produced by J.C. Staff and Production I.G and aired in Japan on Fuji TV between April 2001 and January 2002, running for thirty episodes.
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Summary
The series focuses on PaRappa, a dog who enjoys music and dancing and often spends time with his friends PJ Berri, Katy Kat, and the girl of his dreams, Sunny Funny. Along with various characters who make returning appearances from the video games, the anime introduces several new characters who are exclusive to the TV series. These include Matt Major, PJ's friend from Club Fun, Paula Fox, Sunny's friend who is rivals with Katy, Pinto, PaRappa's little sister, and Gaster and Groober, a villainous duo who cause all sorts of mischief.
Music
The series' soundtrack was composed by series designer Masaya Matsuura, along with Tadashi Suzuki and Yasuji Kuroha. The series uses four pieces of theme music; two opening themes and two ending themes. For the first fifteen episodes, the opening theme is "Love Together: Parappa the Rapper MIX" (LOVE TOGETHER〜パラッパラッパーMIX〜) by Nona Reeves while the ending theme is "School Girl" by Bennie K. For episodes sixteen onwards, the opening theme is "Attitude" by Crystal Kay while the ending theme is "Yellow Balloon" (イエローバルーン, Ierō Barūn) by Chara. The original soundtrack was released in two volumes by Sony Music Entertainment on August 22, 2001 and December 19, 2001 respectively.