Pinocchio: The Series

Overview

Mokku of the Oak Tree, also known as Mokku Woody the Oak Tree, or Saban's Adventures of Pinocchio in the United States, is a 52 episode anime series by Tatsunoko Productions first aired on Fuji Television in 1972. The story is based on the novel The Adventures of Pinocchio by Italian author Carlo Collodi. Unlike the more cheerful lighter tones of the Disney Version and Nippon Animation's version Piccolino no Bōken, this series has a distinctly sadistic darker theme and portrays the main character, Pinocchio, as suffering from constant physical and psychological abuse and freak accidents.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

January 4, 1972

Last aired

December 26, 1972

Episodes

52

Network

Fuji TV

Original language

Japanese

Spoken languages

Japanese

Countries

Japan

Production

Tatsunoko Production

Creator

Tatsuo Yoshida