Nontan to Issho

Aired: 1992

A short-form anime based on Sachiko Kiyono's beloved Japanese children's picture-book series, broadcast as a corner segment within Fuji Television's Ugo Ugo Lhuga programming block. The stories follow Nontan, a curious and mischievous white kitten, as he and his friends — a rabbit, a piglet, and others — navigate small daily adventures rendered in the gentle, picture-book style of the original books. Each compact episode delivers humor and easy-to-grasp life lessons aimed at preschoolers, earning warm enthusiasm from young viewers and parents alike. With opening theme Nontan to Issho Dancing! Bibidena Step performed by talent Chiaki, with lyrics by Yasushi Akimoto and music by Yusuke Honma, the series quickly became a long-running favorite of family television.