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Odenkun Anime
Date: 3/4/2005
Popular Picture Book to be Animated


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Lily Franky's famous picture book, "Odenkun", will be animated for airing on NTV as of April.

Oden-kun was first published in Japan by Shogakukan.

Oden is a popular Japanese hotpot dish that includes radishes, eggs and other foods boiled in a kelp-base broth. Characters in the manga include titular character Oden-kun, Tamago-chan (egg girl), Daikon-sensei (radish sensei) and other characters of "good taste."

Cast will include Manami Honjo as Oden-kun, Chiemi Chiba as Tamago-chan and Jouji Yanami as Daikon-sensei.
Source: Anime News Network