Button Nose

Button Nose (夢の星のボタンノーズ) is a 26-episode Japanese animated TV series that aired from 19 October 1985 to 26 April 1986. The series takes place in a fairy tale and science fiction setting and follows the protagonist Button Nose as she finds out she is descended from royalty. It was the first TV series produced by Sanrio.

Background

The Button Nose character was originally designed by Masayo Hirose (広瀬昌代) for Sanrio, and introduced in 1978.[1][2][3] Sanrio's character profiles portray Button Nose as a sweet and lively girl, who makes strawberry jam and likes cookies. She is called Button Nose because her nose is small and round.[4][5]

In 1983, Sanrio built a strawberry shaped store based on the fictional home of Button Nose.[6] Located in Tokyo, the store was originally planned to be in place for a limited time, but due to positive customer response it remained in operation until 2011.[7]

Production

Button Nose was animated by Topcraft and was the first TV series produced by Sanrio.[1][8]

Music for the series was composed by Kohei Tanaka and was his first anime music score of many.[9] Shirō Sasaki participated as Tanaka's assistant.[10]

The animation production of the series was completed in 1983, but the actual broadcast date was two years later.[1]

An English dub was produced by Saban Entertainment in 1994.

Characters

• Button Nose
• The only daughter of a strawberry farmer on earth. She should just hand over the strawberries to Ticktackbon at the request of Fastener, but due to her curiosity she follows herself and she goes to Hookland of the planet Calint. She is actually the niece of Duke Fastener in the Hookland royal family, and she has an adventure to cure Fastener's illness, so she decides to become Queen of Hookland.

• Franklin
• An aardvark and a pet of Button Nose. He is known as Howie in the English dub.

• Ticktackbon
• A servant robot made by Fastener. He manages the human time of the castle and can be annoying because he is noisy, but without him the castle will not have function. He is known as Rudy in the English dub.

• Duke Fastener
• Although his title is Duke, he is actually the king of Hookland and the uncle of Button Nose. He has been interested in space for a long time and asks Button Nose to act for the Queen and goes on a space trip. He is known as King Crumpet in the English dub.

• Prince Flower
• The only son of Fastener. He enjoys to making bread. However, making bread makes very often fails. He is timid but smart because he is a reader, and his knowledge often helps Button Nose. He is known as Prince Percy in the English dub.

• Chamberlain
• The loyal butler and childhood friend of Duke Fastener. He often goes out of his way to protect the kingdom, his acquaintances, and Ticktackbon. He is known as Malcom in the English dub.

• Clip
• A bad boy who works at a downtown cleaning shop. He is friends with Prince Flower and Button Nose, though he is often annoyed by their tendency to cause trouble. He rides a red motorcycle, which he is highly skilled at operating. He frequently helps get Button Nose and Prince Flower out of dangerous situations and accompanies them on their adventures. He is known as Scooter in the English dub.

• Mrs. Bracelet
• Countess of Hookland. She intends to kick out Button Nose and marry Pierce to Flower to take over the country, but she's just failing. She is known as Countess Upstuck in the English dub.

• Pierce
• Daughter of Mrs. Bracelet. Like her mother, she has a twisted personality, is hostile to Button Nose, and does a lot of bad things. She has a cat called Soil. Even if Button Nose once helps her, she will give back her favor, which is a lump and she takes an unexpected behavior in the final episode. She is known as Alicia in the English dub.

• Vongole Bianco
• The older brother of the "Vongole Brothers" who lives in the city. The pattern on his hat is white. They hangs with Mrs. Bracelet and her child and does bad things, but sometimes they tries to outsmart each other.

• Vongole Rosso
• The younger brother of the "Vongole Brothers". The pattern on his hat is red. He is weak and at the mercy of Bianco.

Voice Cast

Staff

Planning and Concept: Atsushi Tomioka (Sanrio)

Producers: Shinji Nabeshima (Asahi Broadcasting Corporation), Tsunemasa Hatano (Sanrio)

Chief Director: Masami Hata

Original Character Design: Masayo Hirose

Character Design and Animation Supervision: Shigeru Yamamoto

Key Animators: Miwako Hattori, Etsuko Hamada, Kaoru Nakajima, Haruko Onishi, Nobuaki Wakabayashi, Masato Kimura, Masahiro Yoshida, Takashi Watanabe, Mitsuhiro Yamada, Gaku Miyao, Yukiya Senda, Tomihiko Okubo, Mitsuru Hosoya

In between Animation: Sachiko Yoneyama, Ikuichi Ito, Yukie Takahashi, Kiyoko Saito, Takayo Mizutani, Junko Amano, Masako Sakano, Hiroko Masutani

Artboards: Yukio Abe

Art Director: Kazutoshi Shimizu

Camera: Teruo Abe, Kenji Noda, Koichi Okuda, Hiroyasu Omoto

Editor: Tomoko Kida

Music: Kohei Tanaka

Sound Director: Etsuji Yamada

Sound Effects: Mitsuru Kashiwabara

Recording Engineer: Tsugio Nakatogawa

Sound Producer: Yasuo Urakami

Sound Production: Audio Planning U

Film Development: IMAGICA

Production Manager: Seiichiro Narukawa

Production Assistants: Shoji Muronaga, Naofumi Yamauchi, Yoshitaka Fujimoto, Naoyuki Oshikiri

Production Cooperation: Topcraft

Production: Asahi Broadcasting Corporation, Sanrio

Copyright: Sanrio Co., Ltd.

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