Goldfish Warning!

is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Neko Nekobe which ran in ''Nakayoshi''. A 54-episode anime television series aired on TV Asahi from January 12, 1991 through February 29, 1992. Each episode of the anime contained two 11-minute stories, often unconnected with each other. A short film was released in 1992. The anime was made into an anime comic format with six episodes per volume. The first volume was released on July 25, 1991.

After the end of the series, most of the anime's staff moved on to ''Sailor Moon'' (which would succeed this series in its timeslot), including director Junichi Sato and music composer Takanori Arisawa. Many references to ''Goldfish Warning!'' are made in ''Sailor Moon''s first season.

A complete DVD set of the series was released on March 24, 2005.

Plot

The manga tells the story about 14-year-old girl named Chitose Fujinomiya, who was formerly rich girl, but is currently an orphan who was kicked out of her super-elite school, Tokai no Gakuen (City's Academy), and is shunned by her former friends. She is sent to a rural public school, Inaka no Chugakkō (Country's Jr. High School), where very needy, and even pigs, oxen and chickens are students.

The only possession Chitose has left is a pink goldfish named Gyopi, given to her by her beloved father, and is very valuable. Her family's attorney attempts to steal Gyopi, but is foiled by Chitose's new schoolmates, namely Wapiko, a simple girl who can outrun almost anything and is well-liked in school. As it turns out, Chitose isn't poor; the attorney was merely hiding her inheritance for himself. Instead of going back to the super rich school, she buys the rural school and attempts to transform it into a refined school to compete with that of her rival/former best friend, but the students of the rural school don't want to be refined.

Characters

Students

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:A very uptight girl with long blonde hair that is kept back with a hairband, Chitose is worried that the students of Shin-Inaka no Chugakko (Wapiko especially) will cause her newly-formed school to be worse than Tokai no Gakuen. She is very arrogant to the point where she is unable to escape from a burning building due to her belief that she was raised as a high-class girl, and that she is not as tough as all the country students of Shin-Inaka no Chugakko (who had all escaped from the building except Wapiko due to her trying to get Chitose to escape) as well as trying to frequently ban all normal customs of the school to enforce a more "proper" custom, such as a Tea Ceremony Club, but ultimately fails, due to her plans usually backfiring. She is the president of Shin-Inaka No Chugakko. Her nickname is "Chi-chan".

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:An eccentric pink-haired girl who wears a Sailor-fuku, the agile Wapiko may be viewed as the closest thing the series offers to a true heroine. Almost always depicted in a comical chibi art style, she nearly always has a smile on her face and a happy-go-lucky personality, despite often being a chief instigator of events that bring anguish to Chitose. For being a middle school student, Wapiko tends to act and think like a small child. Nevertheless, her super speed, bloodhound-like nose, winning spirit and bottomless appetite for fun have earned her the respect of the entire student body, minus Chitose. Despite Chitose owning Gyopi, she and the goldfish are quite close to each other.

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:Shūichi is Wapiko's classmate and the sub-president of Shin-Inaka no Chugakko, and is puzzled over Chitose's recklessness. He is a doctor's son, is calm and friendly, but shows aggression toward the student council fees. He gets good grades when studying in a clamorous classroom, as he previously got all zero grades when Chitose's mother moved him to a quieter class. His nickname is "Shu-chan", but he is called "Shu-bo" by Aoi, and "Mr. Bluewhale" by Tamiko.

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:Aoi is Wapiko's classmate who is a blonde boy wearing sunglasses and a souvenir jacket, and also the student body treasurer of Shin-Inaka no Chugakko. He is Wapiko and Shuichi's best friend from infancy, likes bargain-hunting at Inaka no Supermarket so much, often get out of school for it. He is a rare person that could make control Chitose and Wapiko perfectly, but it could lure him with food. His nickname is "Aoi-chan".

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:Shin-Inaka no Chugakko's student, Tamiko is a girl with ponytail who likes Shuichi.

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:Wapiko's classmate and one of chibi-characters.

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:Wapiko's classmate.

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:Wapiko's classmate.

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:Wapiko's classmate.

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:Wapiko's classmate.

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:Chitose's rival and the student council's president of Tokai no Gakuen, Yurika is a very uptight, arrogant girl as Chitose. She wants obstacles to Chitose but almost fails, and is addicted to Aoi.

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:Asaba is Chitose's ex-boyfriend and the sub-president of Tokai no Gakuen who hated poor people. Since he learned Chitose turns to rich again, he wants to return her former love.

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:The chairperson of Tokai no Gakuen, the one of Chibi-characters, Takahiro is a relatively conscientious student than Yurika and Asaba, and is addicted to Wapiko. His nickname is "Takapi".

Staff

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:One of the chibi-characters, he is the principal of Shin-Inaka no Chugakko who has an unknown tentacle, and can talk with snail.

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:One of the chibi-characters, Mizoguchi is Wapiko's class teacher, who thinks that his class is lawless.

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:Shin-Inaka no Chugakko's music educator.

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:One of the chibi-characters, a former Fujinomiya family's attorney, currently Yurika's handyman, he wants to swindle Chitose's property but always fails, and spends the whole time for Yurika's order.

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:Chitose's mom apparently leaves to Switzerland for healing, but constantly visits Shin-Inaka Chugakko with souvenirs from Shizuoka Prefecture or Nagoya area, and causes a trouble.

Animals

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:Gyopi is a talking pink goldfish, which is in possession of Chitose's family, and has worth several hundred million yen. Gyopi could even fly to the sky.

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:One of cats raised in Shin-Inaka no Chugakko.

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:One of the talking pigs raised in Shin-Inaka no Chugakko.

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:One of talking female cows raised in Shin-Inaka no Chugakko.

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:One of the talking male cows raised in Shin-Inaka no Chugakko, Ushio is a boyfriend of Ushiko.

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:One of the talking male cows, he is a bad boy with a scar and likes Yakisoba-pan.

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:One of the talking female cows, Ushimi is a madonna of male cows and loves Shuichi.

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:Gyopi's best friend and a talking shark raised in Shin-Inaka no Chugakko's school pool, Same-san only eats potato chips.

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:Gyopi's girlfriend which appears in the film, Gyopo is a talking yellow goldfish who is sold for a hundred yen by Tanakayama.

Theme songs

;Opening theme
:* ''Wapiko Genki Yohou'' performed by Junko Uchida

;Ending themes
:* ''Super Kingyou'' performed by Junko Uchida
:* ''Gyopi Dance'' performed by Junko Uchida

Video games

There were three ''Goldfish Warning!'' video games released in Japan: two titles for the Game Boy, and another for the Super Famicom. ''Goldfish Warning!'' characters also appear in a few other games such as '' Panic in Nakayoshi World''.

* ''Kingyo Chūihō! Wapiko no Waku Waku Stamp Rally!'', Game Boy (1991), published by Yutaka
* ''Kingyo Chūihō! 2 Gyopichan o Sagase!'', Game Boy (1992), developed by KID
* ''Kingyo Chūihō! Tobidase! Game Gakuen'', Super Famicom (1994), published by Jaleco

References

External links

Toei Animation's official site
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Honobono's site including images, links and comparisons

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