Tico and Friends (Japanese: 七つの海のティコ, Hepburn: Nanatsu no Umi no Tiko), also known as Tico of the Seven Seas, is a Japanese original anime television series produced by Nippon Animation that aired on Fuji Television and its affiliates from January to December 1994 as the 20th entry in the World Masterpiece Theater series, made in commemoration of the series' 20th anniversary as well as Nippon Animation's 20th anniversary. The story follows the adventures of an 11-year-old girl named Nanami Simpson as she travels the world with her father and her best friend Tico, a female orca.
Unlike other entries in the series, Tico of the Seven Seas is an entirely original story. A novelization of the series, written by Akira Hiroo, the author of the original concept, was eventually published in 3 volumes by Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko in conjunction with the broadcast.
An English dub of the series, entitled Tico & Friends, was produced by Ocean Studios in 1999. The dubbed series omits major character deaths and also edits out some violent, bloody and death scenes; one episode from the original version, which focuses on the aftermath of a major character death, is even omitted completely and replaced with a makeshift clip show episode (although some scenes from the omitted episode are included in the replacement).
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