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{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Popotan'' episodes}}
{{DISPLAYTITLE:List of ''Popotan'' episodes}}
[[File:Popotan-box-cover.png|thumb|200px|The DVD box cover of the ''Popotan'' anime depicts the three sisters: Ai (left), Mai (right) and Mii (center).]]
[[File:Popotan-box-cover.png|thumb|200px|The DVD box cover of the ''Popotan'' anime depicts the three sisters: Ai (left), Mai (right) and Mii (center).]]
''[[Popotan]]'' is a 2003 [[anime]] series based on the [[visual novel]] of the same name produced by the company, [[Petit Ferret]].<ref name='Early Vol1 Popotan Review'>{{cite web|last=Beveridge|first=Chris|title=Popotan Vol. #1 (of 3)|publisher=Mania: Beyond Entertainment| date=November 16, 2004|url=http://www.mania.com/popotan-vol-1_article_76424.html| accessdate=September 12, 2008}}</ref> The story follows three girls, sisters [[List of Popotan characters#Ai|Ai]]; [[List of Popotan characters#Mai|Mai]]; and [[List of Popotan characters#Mii|Mii]]; and their maid, [[List of Popotan characters#Mea|Mea]], as they travel through time without aging, along with the mansion they live in. One of the sisters occasionally gathers crucial intelligence from conversations with dandelions—referred to as ''popotan''—as they search for the mysterious figure of [[List of Popotan characters#Shizuku|Shizuku]]. ''Popotan'' is a play on the Japanese word for "dandelions", ''[[:ja:タンポポ|tanpopo]]''.<ref group=n>In the Japanese language, nouns do not have a different form for the plural; therefore, ''tanpopo'' can be translated as "dandelion" or "dandelions".</ref> It was developed by [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]], directed and storyboarded by [[Shinichiro Kimura]], and written by [[Jukki Hanada]].<ref name="Popotan 1 ENG notes">{{cite DVD notes|title=Popotan: Vanishing House|origyear=2003|others=Shinichiro Kimura|type=back cover|publisher=[[Geneon]]|location=Long Beach, California|year=2004}}</ref> The characters were designed by Haruka Sakurai and originally created by [[Akio Watanabe]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/popotan/|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん|trans_title=Popotan|language=Japanese|publisher=Bandai Visual|accessdate=January 31, 2009}}</ref> under the alias of Poyoyon Rock.<ref name="Popotan 1 ENG notes"/><ref name="Akio Watanabe">{{cite web|url=http://benippon.com/en/akio-watanabe-art-works|title=Akio Watanabe - Art Works|accessdate=March 22, 2009|publisher=beNippon}}</ref>
''[[Popotan]]'' is a 2003 [[anime]] series based on the [[visual novel]] of the same name produced by the company, [[Petit Ferret]].<ref name='Early Vol1 Popotan Review'>{{cite web|last=Beveridge |first=Chris |title=Popotan Vol. #1 (of 3) |publisher=Mania: Beyond Entertainment |date=November 16, 2004 |url=http://www.mania.com/popotan-vol-1_article_76424.html |accessdate=September 12, 2008 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090328104605/http://www.mania.com/popotan-vol-1_article_76424.html |archivedate=March 28, 2009 |df= }}</ref> The story follows three girls, sisters [[List of Popotan characters#Ai|Ai]]; [[List of Popotan characters#Mai|Mai]]; and [[List of Popotan characters#Mii|Mii]]; and their maid, [[List of Popotan characters#Mea|Mea]], as they travel through time without aging, along with the mansion they live in. One of the sisters occasionally gathers crucial intelligence from conversations with dandelions—referred to as ''popotan''—as they search for the mysterious figure of [[List of Popotan characters#Shizuku|Shizuku]]. ''Popotan'' is a play on the Japanese word for "dandelions", ''[[:ja:タンポポ|tanpopo]]''.<ref group=n>In the Japanese language, nouns do not have a different form for the plural; therefore, ''tanpopo'' can be translated as "dandelion" or "dandelions".</ref> It was developed by [[Shaft (company)|Shaft]], directed and storyboarded by [[Shinichiro Kimura]], and written by [[Jukki Hanada]].<ref name="Popotan 1 ENG notes">{{cite DVD notes|title=Popotan: Vanishing House|origyear=2003|others=Shinichiro Kimura|type=back cover|publisher=[[Geneon]]|location=Long Beach, California|year=2004}}</ref> The characters were designed by Haruka Sakurai and originally created by [[Akio Watanabe]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bandaivisual.co.jp/popotan/|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん|trans_title=Popotan|language=Japanese|publisher=Bandai Visual|accessdate=January 31, 2009}}</ref> under the alias of Poyoyon Rock.<ref name="Popotan 1 ENG notes"/><ref name="Akio Watanabe">{{cite web|url=http://benippon.com/en/akio-watanabe-art-works |title=Akio Watanabe - Art Works |accessdate=March 22, 2009 |publisher=beNippon |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091117122524/http://benippon.com/en/akio-watanabe-art-works |archivedate=November 17, 2009 |df= }}</ref>


Twelve episodes were produced. They originally aired on [[Tokyo Broadcasting System]]'s satellite station [[BS-i]], from July 17, 2003 through October 2, 2003,<ref name="TVDrama">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-36824|title=ぽぽたん|trans_title=Popotan|accessdate=February 16, 2009|publisher=TV Drama Database}}</ref><ref name="Popotan Airdate">{{cite web|url=http://mfy.jp/work_ani.html|title=過去の仕事(全年齢向け)|trans_title=Past Work (For All Ages)|work=テレビアニメ|accessdate=January 23, 2009|publisher=Taiki Nishimura}}</ref> and were also made available at the same time on the [[Bandai|Bandai Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animejapan.cplaza.ne.jp/b-ch/popotan/popotan_tva.html|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん|trans_title=Popotan|publisher=Bandai Channel|accessdate=December 4, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> On August 27 and 28, 2003, an event with the first volume [[Region 2|Japanese]] DVD of ''Popotan'' was shown Animate Ikebukuro in Japan. The event featured guest appearances by the anime's [[voice actress]] for the three sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/momoi-haruko/events.html|title=Momoi Haruko events|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|publisher=Seiyuu Database|accessdate=October 10, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/asano-masumi/events.html|title=Asano Masumi events|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|publisher=Seiyuu Database|accessdate=October 10, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/event.list|title=Seiyuu event database|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|publisher=Seiyuu Database|accessdate=October 10, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref>
Twelve episodes were produced. They originally aired on [[Tokyo Broadcasting System]]'s satellite station [[BS-i]], from July 17, 2003 through October 2, 2003,<ref name="TVDrama">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvdrama-db.com/drama_info/p/id-36824|title=ぽぽたん|trans_title=Popotan|accessdate=February 16, 2009|publisher=TV Drama Database}}</ref><ref name="Popotan Airdate">{{cite web|url=http://mfy.jp/work_ani.html|title=過去の仕事(全年齢向け)|trans_title=Past Work (For All Ages)|work=テレビアニメ|accessdate=January 23, 2009|publisher=Taiki Nishimura}}</ref> and were also made available at the same time on the [[Bandai|Bandai Channel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://animejapan.cplaza.ne.jp/b-ch/popotan/popotan_tva.html|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん|trans_title=Popotan|publisher=Bandai Channel|accessdate=December 4, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> On August 27 and 28, 2003, an event with the first volume [[Region 2|Japanese]] DVD of ''Popotan'' was shown Animate Ikebukuro in Japan. The event featured guest appearances by the anime's [[voice actress]] for the three sisters.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/momoi-haruko/events.html|title=Momoi Haruko events|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|publisher=Seiyuu Database|accessdate=October 10, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/asano-masumi/events.html|title=Asano Masumi events|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|publisher=Seiyuu Database|accessdate=October 10, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.usagi.org/~doi/seiyuu/event.list|title=Seiyuu event database|first=Hitoshi|last=Doi|publisher=Seiyuu Database|accessdate=October 10, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref>


On June 27, 2003, a teaser DVD with character designs by Haruka Sakurai was released. The DVD, {{nihongo|''The Secret of the 3 Sisters''|3姉妹のひ・み・つ〜|3 Shimai no Hi・Mi・Tsu}}<ref name="Anime Based on PC">{{cite web|url=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20030513/newdvd.htm|title=DVD発売日一覧｣ 5月12日の更新情報|trans_title=DVD Release Date List "Updates on May 12|accessdate=January 16, 2009|publisher=Impress Watch|language=Japanese}}</ref> contains video interviews with the anime's voice actors, a CD containing music to the radio drama's, {{nihongo|''Poporaji''|ぽぽらじ}}, theme {{nihongo|"Poporaji no Uta"|ぽぽらじの歌}},<ref name="Special DVD">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=25889|title=ぽぽたん 放送開始記念版 もうガマンできない〜3姉妹のひ・み・つ〜|trans_title=Popotan Broadcast Premier Edition: Secret of the 3 Sisters info|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 8, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> metallic paint illustrations and a [[stuffed toy|plushie]] of [[List of Popotan characters#Unagi|Unagi]].<ref name="Special DVD"/> The anime was released on Japanese DVD by [[Bandai Visual]] in six discs of two episodes each. The set was released in staggered fashion between September 26, 2003 and February 25, 2004.<ref name="Jap DVD1 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=29334|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん (1) 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 1: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 8, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD6 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=40667|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん 6巻 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 6: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 8, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> Each disc also came with a promotional figurine of one of the girls.<ref name="Jap DVD1 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=29333|title=ぽぽたん 1巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜あい〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 1:Limited Edition Box ~Ai~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD2 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=30222|title=ぽぽたん 2巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜まい〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 2:Limited Edition Box ~Mai~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD3 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=30223|title=ぽぽたん 3巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜みい〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 3:Limited Edition Box ~Mii~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD4 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34613|title=ぽぽたん 4巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜メアー〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 4:Limited Edition Box ~Mea~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD5 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34614|title=ぽぽたん 5巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX〜小奈美〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 5:Limited Edition Box ~Konami~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD6 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34615|title=ぽぽたん 6巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜雫〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 6:Limited Edition Box ~Shizuka~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref> At the same time, Bandai released DVDs without the figurines at a lower cost.<ref name="Jap DVD1 w/o figure"/><ref name="Jap DVD6 w/o figure"/><ref name="Jap DVD3 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=33089|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん (3) 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 3: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=February 13, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD5 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=36830|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん (5) 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 5: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=February 13, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref> [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon USA]] licensed the DVDs for [[Region 1|North American release]]. Between December 7, 2004<ref name='Early Vol1 Popotan Review'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Q9VYI/ |title=Popotan - Vanishing House (Vol. 1) [DVD]|publisher=Target.com|accessdate=February 13, 2009}}</ref> and April 26, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00079I092/ |title=Popotan, Vol. 3: Decisions of the Heart [DVD]|publisher=Target.com|accessdate=February 13, 2009}}</ref> three DVDs were produced, each containing four episodes.<ref name="Popotan 1 ENG notes"/><ref name="Popotan 2 ENG note">{{cite DVD notes|title=Popotan: Enigma|origyear=2003|others=Shinichiro Kimura|type=back cover|publisher=[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon]]|location=Long Beach, California|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="Popotan 3 ENG note">{{cite DVD notes|title=Popotan: Decisions of the Heart|origyear=2003|others=Shinichiro Kimura|type=back cover|publisher=[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon]]|location=Long Beach, California|year=2004}}</ref> A final box set was released on August 14, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/30142/popotan-bailey-box/|title=Popotan: Bailey Box|work=Reviews|publisher=DVD Talk|date=August 14, 2007|accessdate=February 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name=DVD3set>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/popotan-complete-collection_article_79241.html|title=Popotan Complete Collection|last=Thomas|first=Mark|work=Anime/Manga Reviews|publisher=[[Mania]]|accessdate=February 15, 2009}}</ref> shortly before Geneon USA's demise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|title=Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday|work=News|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 26, 2007|accessdate=February 13, 2009}}</ref> Sentai Filmworks, the licensing arm of [[A.D. Vision|ADV Films]], announced that it had licensed the anime and would release the complete series in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-28/sentai-filmworks-licenses-clannad-after-story-ghost-hound-and-he-is-my-master|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Clannad After Story, Ghost Story, He Is My Master|publisher=''[[Anime News Network]]''|work=News|date=July 28, 2009|accessdate=July 28, 2009}}</ref>
On June 27, 2003, a teaser DVD with character designs by Haruka Sakurai was released. The DVD, {{nihongo|''The Secret of the 3 Sisters''|3姉妹のひ・み・つ〜|3 Shimai no Hi・Mi・Tsu}}<ref name="Anime Based on PC">{{cite web|url=http://av.watch.impress.co.jp/docs/20030513/newdvd.htm|title=DVD発売日一覧｣ 5月12日の更新情報|trans_title=DVD Release Date List "Updates on May 12|accessdate=January 16, 2009|publisher=Impress Watch|language=Japanese}}</ref> contains video interviews with the anime's voice actors, a CD containing music to the radio drama's, {{nihongo|''Poporaji''|ぽぽらじ}}, theme {{nihongo|"Poporaji no Uta"|ぽぽらじの歌}},<ref name="Special DVD">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=25889|title=ぽぽたん 放送開始記念版 もうガマンできない〜3姉妹のひ・み・つ〜|trans_title=Popotan Broadcast Premier Edition: Secret of the 3 Sisters info|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 8, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> metallic paint illustrations and a [[stuffed toy|plushie]] of [[List of Popotan characters#Unagi|Unagi]].<ref name="Special DVD"/> The anime was released on Japanese DVD by [[Bandai Visual]] in six discs of two episodes each. The set was released in staggered fashion between September 26, 2003 and February 25, 2004.<ref name="Jap DVD1 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=29334|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん (1) 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 1: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 8, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD6 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=40667|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん 6巻 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 6: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 8, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref> Each disc also came with a promotional figurine of one of the girls.<ref name="Jap DVD1 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=29333|title=ぽぽたん 1巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜あい〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 1:Limited Edition Box ~Ai~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD2 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=30222|title=ぽぽたん 2巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜まい〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 2:Limited Edition Box ~Mai~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD3 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=30223|title=ぽぽたん 3巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜みい〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 3:Limited Edition Box ~Mii~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD4 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34613|title=ぽぽたん 4巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜メアー〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 4:Limited Edition Box ~Mea~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD5 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34614|title=ぽぽたん 5巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX〜小奈美〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 5:Limited Edition Box ~Konami~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD6 w/ figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34615|title=ぽぽたん 6巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜雫〜 初回生産限定|trans_title=Popotan Volume 6:Limited Edition Box ~Shizuka~|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=January 23, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref> At the same time, Bandai released DVDs without the figurines at a lower cost.<ref name="Jap DVD1 w/o figure"/><ref name="Jap DVD6 w/o figure"/><ref name="Jap DVD3 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=33089|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん (3) 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 3: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=February 13, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Jap DVD5 w/o figure">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=36830|script-title=ja:ぽぽたん (5) 通常版|trans_title=Popotan Volume 5: Limited Edition|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=February 13, 2009|language=Japanese}}</ref> [[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon USA]] licensed the DVDs for [[Region 1|North American release]]. Between December 7, 2004<ref name='Early Vol1 Popotan Review'/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002Q9VYI/ |title=Popotan - Vanishing House (Vol. 1) [DVD]|publisher=Target.com|accessdate=February 13, 2009}}</ref> and April 26, 2005,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00079I092/ |title=Popotan, Vol. 3: Decisions of the Heart [DVD]|publisher=Target.com|accessdate=February 13, 2009}}</ref> three DVDs were produced, each containing four episodes.<ref name="Popotan 1 ENG notes"/><ref name="Popotan 2 ENG note">{{cite DVD notes|title=Popotan: Enigma|origyear=2003|others=Shinichiro Kimura|type=back cover|publisher=[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon]]|location=Long Beach, California|year=2004}}</ref><ref name="Popotan 3 ENG note">{{cite DVD notes|title=Popotan: Decisions of the Heart|origyear=2003|others=Shinichiro Kimura|type=back cover|publisher=[[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Geneon]]|location=Long Beach, California|year=2004}}</ref> A final box set was released on August 14, 2007,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/30142/popotan-bailey-box/|title=Popotan: Bailey Box|work=Reviews|publisher=DVD Talk|date=August 14, 2007|accessdate=February 15, 2009}}</ref><ref name=DVD3set>{{cite web|url=http://www.mania.com/popotan-complete-collection_article_79241.html |title=Popotan Complete Collection |last=Thomas |first=Mark |work=Anime/Manga Reviews |publisher=[[Mania]] |accessdate=February 15, 2009 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220075737/http://www.mania.com/popotan-complete-collection_article_79241.html |archivedate=February 20, 2009 |df= }}</ref> shortly before Geneon USA's demise.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2007-09-26/geneon-usa-to-cancel-dvd-sales-distribution-by-friday|title=Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday|work=News|publisher=[[Anime News Network]]|date=September 26, 2007|accessdate=February 13, 2009}}</ref> Sentai Filmworks, the licensing arm of [[A.D. Vision|ADV Films]], announced that it had licensed the anime and would release the complete series in October 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2009-07-28/sentai-filmworks-licenses-clannad-after-story-ghost-hound-and-he-is-my-master|title=Sentai Filmworks Adds Clannad After Story, Ghost Story, He Is My Master|publisher=''[[Anime News Network]]''|work=News|date=July 28, 2009|accessdate=July 28, 2009}}</ref>


The ''Popotan'' anime has had one album and one [[extended play]] (EP) released. The album is the original soundtrack by Osamu Tezuka containing the television edited opening theme {{nihongo|"Popotan Hatake de Tsukamaete"|ぽぽたん畑でつかまえて}} by [[Under17]] and the closing theme "Suki" by [[Funta]].<ref name="Popo Music">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34554|title=TVアニメ ぽぽたん オリジナルサウンドトラック "POPO MUSIC"|trans_title=Popotan Original Music Soundtrack CD ''Popo Music''|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 14, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Osamu Tezuka">{{cite AV media notes|title=ぽぽたん オリジナルサウンドトラック POPO MUSIC:|others= (band) Tezuka, Osamu|year=2003|publisher=Lantis|location=Japan|id= (mbid) a1d1355e-be30-4ada-87df-945984ded5b0}}</ref> A joint EP, {{nihongo|''Popotan e.p.''|ぽぽたん e.p.}}, was released by Under17 and Funta which contained the unedited versions of both songs as well as a joint song, "Gem Stone", which has also been listed as a theme song for the anime.<ref name="Popotan ep">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=27431|title=ぽぽたん e.p./UNDER17、Funta、UNDER17+Funta|trans_title=Popotan e.p./UNDER17、Funta、UNDER17+Funta|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 14, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Under17 Funta">{{cite AV media notes|title=Popotan e.p.|others=Funta & Under17|year=2003|publisher=Lantis|location=Japan}}</ref> The opening theme was also released on Under17's greatest hits compilation, {{nihongo|''Under17 Best Album 2 Moe Songu o Kiwameru zo''|Under17 Best Album 2 萌えソングをきわめるゾ!!}}.<ref name="UNDER17 Best2">{{cite AV media notes|title=Best of UNDER17 2|titlelink=Under17#Albums|others=UNDER17|year=2004|publisher=Lantis|location=Japan}}</ref>
The ''Popotan'' anime has had one album and one [[extended play]] (EP) released. The album is the original soundtrack by Osamu Tezuka containing the television edited opening theme {{nihongo|"Popotan Hatake de Tsukamaete"|ぽぽたん畑でつかまえて}} by [[Under17]] and the closing theme "Suki" by [[Funta]].<ref name="Popo Music">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=34554|title=TVアニメ ぽぽたん オリジナルサウンドトラック "POPO MUSIC"|trans_title=Popotan Original Music Soundtrack CD ''Popo Music''|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 14, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Osamu Tezuka">{{cite AV media notes|title=ぽぽたん オリジナルサウンドトラック POPO MUSIC:|others= (band) Tezuka, Osamu|year=2003|publisher=Lantis|location=Japan|id= (mbid) a1d1355e-be30-4ada-87df-945984ded5b0}}</ref> A joint EP, {{nihongo|''Popotan e.p.''|ぽぽたん e.p.}}, was released by Under17 and Funta which contained the unedited versions of both songs as well as a joint song, "Gem Stone", which has also been listed as a theme song for the anime.<ref name="Popotan ep">{{cite web|url=http://www.getchu.com/soft.phtml?id=27431|title=ぽぽたん e.p./UNDER17、Funta、UNDER17+Funta|trans_title=Popotan e.p./UNDER17、Funta、UNDER17+Funta|publisher=Getchu|accessdate=November 14, 2008|language=Japanese}}</ref><ref name="Under17 Funta">{{cite AV media notes|title=Popotan e.p.|others=Funta & Under17|year=2003|publisher=Lantis|location=Japan}}</ref> The opening theme was also released on Under17's greatest hits compilation, {{nihongo|''Under17 Best Album 2 Moe Songu o Kiwameru zo''|Under17 Best Album 2 萌えソングをきわめるゾ!!}}.<ref name="UNDER17 Best2">{{cite AV media notes|title=Best of UNDER17 2|titlelink=Under17#Albums|others=UNDER17|year=2004|publisher=Lantis|location=Japan}}</ref>

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The DVD box cover of the Popotan anime depicts the three sisters: Ai (left), Mai (right) and Mii (center).

Popotan is a 2003 anime series based on the visual novel of the same name produced by the company, Petit Ferret.[1] The story follows three girls, sisters Ai; Mai; and Mii; and their maid, Mea, as they travel through time without aging, along with the mansion they live in. One of the sisters occasionally gathers crucial intelligence from conversations with dandelions—referred to as popotan—as they search for the mysterious figure of Shizuku. Popotan is a play on the Japanese word for "dandelions", tanpopo.[n 1] It was developed by Shaft, directed and storyboarded by Shinichiro Kimura, and written by Jukki Hanada.[2] The characters were designed by Haruka Sakurai and originally created by Akio Watanabe,[3] under the alias of Poyoyon Rock.[2][4]

Twelve episodes were produced. They originally aired on Tokyo Broadcasting System's satellite station BS-i, from July 17, 2003 through October 2, 2003,[5][6] and were also made available at the same time on the Bandai Channel.[7] On August 27 and 28, 2003, an event with the first volume Japanese DVD of Popotan was shown Animate Ikebukuro in Japan. The event featured guest appearances by the anime's voice actress for the three sisters.[8][9][10]

On June 27, 2003, a teaser DVD with character designs by Haruka Sakurai was released. The DVD, The Secret of the 3 Sisters (3姉妹のひ・み・つ〜, 3 Shimai no Hi・Mi・Tsu)[11] contains video interviews with the anime's voice actors, a CD containing music to the radio drama's, Poporaji (ぽぽらじ), theme "Poporaji no Uta" (ぽぽらじの歌),[12] metallic paint illustrations and a plushie of Unagi.[12] The anime was released on Japanese DVD by Bandai Visual in six discs of two episodes each. The set was released in staggered fashion between September 26, 2003 and February 25, 2004.[13][14] Each disc also came with a promotional figurine of one of the girls.[15][16][17][18][19][20] At the same time, Bandai released DVDs without the figurines at a lower cost.[13][14][21][22] Geneon USA licensed the DVDs for North American release. Between December 7, 2004[1][23] and April 26, 2005,[24] three DVDs were produced, each containing four episodes.[2][25][26] A final box set was released on August 14, 2007,[27][28] shortly before Geneon USA's demise.[29] Sentai Filmworks, the licensing arm of ADV Films, announced that it had licensed the anime and would release the complete series in October 2009.[30]

The Popotan anime has had one album and one extended play (EP) released. The album is the original soundtrack by Osamu Tezuka containing the television edited opening theme "Popotan Hatake de Tsukamaete" (ぽぽたん畑でつかまえて) by Under17 and the closing theme "Suki" by Funta.[31][32] A joint EP, Popotan e.p. (ぽぽたん e.p.), was released by Under17 and Funta which contained the unedited versions of both songs as well as a joint song, "Gem Stone", which has also been listed as a theme song for the anime.[33][34] The opening theme was also released on Under17's greatest hits compilation, Under17 Best Album 2 Moe Songu o Kiwameru zo (Under17 Best Album 2 萌えソングをきわめるゾ!!).[35]

Episode list

EP# Title[36] Original airdate

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Notes

  1. ^ In the Japanese language, nouns do not have a different form for the plural; therefore, tanpopo can be translated as "dandelion" or "dandelions".

References

General
  • Popotan: Complete Collection (DVD back covers). Shinichiro Kimura. Long Beach, California: Geneon. 2004–2005 [2003].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  • "Detailed drama data: Popotan" (in Japanese). Furusaki Yasunari. Retrieved February 16, 2009.
Specific
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  2. ^ a b c Popotan: Vanishing House (back cover). Shinichiro Kimura. Long Beach, California: Geneon. 2004 [2003].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ ぽぽたん (in Japanese). Bandai Visual. Retrieved January 31, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  4. ^ "Akio Watanabe - Art Works". beNippon. Archived from the original on November 17, 2009. Retrieved March 22, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  5. ^ "ぽぽたん". TV Drama Database. Retrieved February 16, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  6. ^ "過去の仕事(全年齢向け)". テレビアニメ. Taiki Nishimura. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  7. ^ ぽぽたん (in Japanese). Bandai Channel. Retrieved December 4, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  8. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Momoi Haruko events" (in Japanese). Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  9. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Asano Masumi events" (in Japanese). Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  10. ^ Doi, Hitoshi. "Seiyuu event database" (in Japanese). Seiyuu Database. Retrieved October 10, 2009.
  11. ^ "DVD発売日一覧｣ 5月12日の更新情報" (in Japanese). Impress Watch. Retrieved January 16, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  12. ^ a b "ぽぽたん 放送開始記念版 もうガマンできない〜3姉妹のひ・み・つ〜" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved November 8, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  13. ^ a b ぽぽたん (1) 通常版 (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved November 8, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  14. ^ a b ぽぽたん 6巻 通常版 (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved November 8, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  15. ^ "ぽぽたん 1巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜あい〜 初回生産限定" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  16. ^ "ぽぽたん 2巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜まい〜 初回生産限定" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  17. ^ "ぽぽたん 3巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜みい〜 初回生産限定" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  18. ^ "ぽぽたん 4巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜メアー〜 初回生産限定" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  19. ^ "ぽぽたん 5巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX〜小奈美〜 初回生産限定" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  20. ^ "ぽぽたん 6巻 あなたにア·ゲ·ルBOX 〜雫〜 初回生産限定" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved January 23, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  21. ^ ぽぽたん (3) 通常版 (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved February 13, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  22. ^ ぽぽたん (5) 通常版 (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved February 13, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  23. ^ "Popotan - Vanishing House (Vol. 1) [DVD]". Target.com. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  24. ^ "Popotan, Vol. 3: Decisions of the Heart [DVD]". Target.com. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  25. ^ Popotan: Enigma (back cover). Shinichiro Kimura. Long Beach, California: Geneon. 2004 [2003].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  26. ^ Popotan: Decisions of the Heart (back cover). Shinichiro Kimura. Long Beach, California: Geneon. 2004 [2003].{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  27. ^ "Popotan: Bailey Box". Reviews. DVD Talk. August 14, 2007. Retrieved February 15, 2009.
  28. ^ Thomas, Mark. "Popotan Complete Collection". Anime/Manga Reviews. Mania. Archived from the original on February 20, 2009. Retrieved February 15, 2009. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  29. ^ "Geneon USA to Cancel DVD Sales, Distribution by Friday". News. Anime News Network. September 26, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2009.
  30. ^ "Sentai Filmworks Adds Clannad After Story, Ghost Story, He Is My Master". News. Anime News Network. July 28, 2009. Retrieved July 28, 2009. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  31. ^ "TVアニメ ぽぽたん オリジナルサウンドトラック "POPO MUSIC"" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved November 14, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  32. ^ ぽぽたん オリジナルサウンドトラック POPO MUSIC: (Media notes). (band) Tezuka, Osamu. Japan: Lantis. 2003. (mbid) a1d1355e-be30-4ada-87df-945984ded5b0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  33. ^ "ぽぽたん e.p./UNDER17、Funta、UNDER17+Funta" (in Japanese). Getchu. Retrieved November 14, 2008. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)
  34. ^ Popotan e.p. (Media notes). Funta & Under17. Japan: Lantis. 2003.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  35. ^ Best of UNDER17 2 (Media notes). UNDER17. Japan: Lantis. 2004. {{cite AV media notes}}: Unknown parameter |titlelink= ignored (|title-link= suggested) (help)CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  36. ^ "あらすじ(ぽぽたん: 全12)話". ぽぽたん. Bandai Channel. Retrieved March 2, 2009.

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