SANRIO Animation Series, also known as Sanrio World Masterpiece Cinema Series (サンリオ世界名作映画館シリーズ, Sanrio sekai meisaku eigakan shirīzu), is a series of 80 Japanese OVAs produced between 1989 and 1998, and animated by Grouper Production. 30 of these OVAs (and two Sanrio Anime Festival films) were dubbed in English under the title Hello Kitty and Friends and aired on YTV in Canada. The series featured Hello Kitty and other characters, such as Keroppi, Pochacco, and Pekkle. Episodes were also broadcast on Toon Disney (United States), ZDF and Super RTL (Germany), Boomerang, DeA Kids and Ka-Boom (Italy), Canal de las Estrellas (Mexico), and ABS-CBN (Philippines, under the "Sanrio World of Animation" banner).
Cast[]
Additional Voices[]
- Harvey Atkin - Guala (in The Sleeping Princess), Mr. Jones (in The Circus Comes to Town), Huntsman (in Snow White), William, Sultan (in Aladdin and his Magic Lamp), King Richard (in Robin Hood)
- Kirsten Bishop - Christmas Star (in The Christmas Eve Gift)
- Anne Butler
- Gina Clayton
- Tony Daniels
- Paul De La Rosa
- Naz Edwards
- Jill Frappier - Young Kerada (in The Frog's Secret House)
- David Fraser
- Catherine Gallant - Queen of Hearts (in Alice in Wonderland)
- Tabitha St. Germain - Fortella (in Cinderella), Twinkle (in The Christmas Eve Gift), Aaron (in The Adventures of the Coward Prince), Puffin (in The Dream Thief), Little John (in Robin Hood), Wink (in Let's Be Friends)
- Katie Griffin
- Jennifer Griffiths - Keroppi's Mom
- Elizabeth Hanna - Queen (in Cinderella), Mrs. Fisher (in Heidi)
- Elva Mai Hoover - Princess Sara (in The Sleeping Princess), Isaac (Newton's Dad) (in The Frog's Secret House)
- Tracey Hoyt - Shameen (in Aladdin and his Magic Lamp), Meroleen (Keroleen's Mom) (in The Frog's Secret House)
- Loretta Jafelice
- Hadley Kay
- Kathleen Laskey - Kerada's Mom
- Julie Lemieux - Julianna Scott (in Mom Loves Me After All), Bully (in The Adventures of the Coward Prince), Peter Fisher (in Heidi), Speedy (Soak's Dad) (in The Frog's Secret House)
- Mary Long
- Jeff Lumby - Nelson (Junk's Dad) (in The Frog's Secret House)
- Gordon Masten - Guy (in Robin Hood)
- Judith Orban - Millie (in Cinderella)
- Jonathan Potts - Prince Stephen (in Cinderella), Zalard/Prince Alexander (in The Sleeping Princess), David (in The Magic Apple), Robert (in The Wonderful Sisters), Prince Howard (in Snow White), Edwin Greenwald III (in The Prince in his Dream Castle)
- Nadine Rabinovitch
- Tony Robinow
- Susan Roman
- Rino Romano
- Ron Rubin - Teacher (in Mom Loves Me After All and The Dream Thief), Minister's Son (in Aladdin and his Magic Lamp), Caterpillar (in Alice in Wonderland)
- John Stocker - Badger (in The Sleeping Princess), Movie Projectionist (in The Adventures of the Coward Prince), Dwarf (in Snow White), Cheshire Cat (in Alice in Wonderland), Wizard (in The Frog's Secret House)
- Claudia Theriault
- Katherine Trowell
- Chris Wiggins - Narrator (in all segments except for Hello Kitty), Avalon (in The Adventures of the Coward Prince)
- Thick Wilson - King (in The Sleeping Princess), Mr. Schmidt (in The Day the Big Clock Stopped), Santa Claus (in Santa and his Reindeer Kuppi), King of Hearts (in Alice in Wonderland)
Music[]
Hello Kitty and Friends - Intro Theme (closed captions)
Hello Kitty and Friends English Opening
- Opening: "Hello Kitty and Friends"
Keroppi - Intro Theme
Keroppi English Opening
- Opening: "Keroppi"
Notes[]
- Elizabeth Hanna voiced Mama Kitty and Grandma Kitty in Hello Kitty's Furry Tale Theater which was produced by DIC Entertainment and MGM/UA Television Productions.
Video Releases[]
| Distributor | Year | Format | Content | Region | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Family Home Entertainment | 1995-1997 | 
|
The Complete Series | 1 NTSC |
United States | 
|
| 11 Volumes | ||||||
| ADV Films | 2004-2005 | The Complete Series | ||||
| 4 Volumes | ||||||
| 2004-2005 | 
|
The Complete Series | ||||
| 7 Volumes | ||||||
| 2004 | 10 Episodes | |||||
| 2 Discs | ||||||
See Also[]
- Hello Kitty's Animation Theater
- Hello Kitty's Stump Village
- The Adventures of Hello Kitty & Friends
- Hello Kitty's Paradise
External Links[]
- Hello Kitty and Friends at the Internet Movie Database
- Hello Kitty and Friends at Anime News Network's encyclopedia