A soccer anime with a cast of wacky animals in sports getup seems far out of its time in the early 21st century, but it was the year of the World Cup in Japan and South Korea, and the very young audience sees these tropes with fresh eyes. Hidemaru is a feisty fox; his friends include bunnies, dogs, horses, and a couple of hefty hippo girls.
Based on a manga Hidemaru the Soccer Boy by Makoto Mizobuchi, serialized in CoroCoro Comics.
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FormatTelevision
Episodes26
Duration25 Minutes
StatusFinished
Start dateSaturday, April 6, 2002
End dateSaturday, September 28, 2002
Source
SeasonSPRING 2002
Main ProducerNAS
Genres
Sports
RomajiForza! Hidemaru