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+ | |image = Stitch anime English logo.png |
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+ | |genre = Science fantasy<br>Comedy |
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+ | |format = Japanese |
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+ | |seasons = 3 |
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+ | |episodes = 86 (plus two specials) |
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+ | |runtime = 30 mins |
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+ | |company = Madhouse (seasons 1 and 2)<br/>Shin-Ei Animation (season 3 and post-series TV specials) |
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+ | |channel = TV Asahi<br>[[Disney Channel]] |
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+ | |audio = Japanese<br>English |
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+ | |premiere = [[October 8]], [[2008]] |
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+ | |ended = [[June 19]], [[2011]] |
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+ | |imdb_id = 1409066}} |
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⚫ | {{Nihongo|'''''Stitch!'''''|スティッチ!|Sutitchi!}} is the anime spin-off of the animated feature film ''[[Lilo & Stitch]]'' and the second television series in the [[Lilo & Stitch (franchise)|''Lilo & Stitch'' franchise]]. It is the successor to ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]'', taking place many years after the events of that show's finale film ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]''. It debuted in [[Japan]] in October [[2008]]. The show features a Japanese girl named [[Yuna Kamihara|Yuna]] in place of [[Lilo Pelekai|Lilo]] (who is now a young woman), and is set on a fictional island named Izayoi, in the Ryukyu Islands off the shore of [[Okinawa New Town|Okinawa]], instead of [[Hawaii]]. A second anime season, entitled {{Nihongo|'''''Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure!~'''''|スティッチ! ~いたずらエイリアンの大冒険~|Sutitchi! ~Itazura Eirian no Daibōken~}} began airing in Japan on [[October 13]], [[2009]]. A third yet different series from the first two-season anime, entitled {{nihongo|'''''Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~'''''|スティッチ! ~ずっと最高のトモダチ~|Sutitchi! ~Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi~}} aired on TV Asahi on [[July 6]], [[2010]]. |
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+ | Two different TV specials were released after the series' original run; {{Nihongo|'''''Stitch and the Planet of Sand'''''|スティッチと砂の惑星|Sutitchi to Suna no Wakusei}} in [[2012]] and {{Nihongo|'''''Stitch! Perfect Memory'''''|スティッチ!パーフェクト・メモリー|Sutitchi! Pāfekuto Memorī}} in [[2015]]. The anime series has since been succeeded by ''[[Stitch & Ai]]'' in [[2017]]. |
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− | The first season began airing under the English language on Disney Channel (Australia) on 4 December 2009, and went to also air in English later on Disney Channel Asia December 19, 2009. The first season premiered on Disney Channel Latin America on May 2, 2010, in Latin Spanish dub. The Second season premiered on Disney Channel Latin America on June 6, 2011. The Third Season premiered on Disney Channel Latin America on August 20, 2012. |
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+ | The first season began airing in the English language on [[Disney Channel (Australia and New Zealand)|Disney Channel (Australia)]] on [[December 4]], [[2009]], and went to also air in English later on Disney Channel Asia on [[December 19]], 2009. The first season premiered on Disney Channel Latin America on [[May 2]], [[2010]], in the American Spanish dub, followed by the second season on [[June 6]], [[2011]] and the third season on [[August 20]], [[2012]]. |
+ | The first season premiered on Finland's Disney Channel [[June 7]], [[2010]], subtitled in Finnish with English dub. The anime is also broadcast in other Scandinavian countries on the Disney Channel, and on Disney Cinemagic in the [[United Kingdom|UK]]. The Dutch version aired on Disney XD Netherlands and Disney Channel Netherlands as well as on Disney Channel in Belgium. On [[October 24]], 2011, the series aired on [[Disney XD]] in the United States, but was removed from the schedule four days later due to unknown reasons, leaving the series unfinished. As a result, only five episodes have aired in the US. |
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[[File:Stitch ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~-Title Card.jpg|thumb|left|Logo for "Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~," the second season of the series.]] |
[[File:Stitch ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~-Title Card.jpg|thumb|left|Logo for "Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~," the second season of the series.]] |
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+ | The show was animated and co-produced by the Japanese animation house Madhouse for its first two seasons, and was later animated and co-produced by Shin-Ei Animation. |
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⚫ | At the [[2008]] Tokyo International Anime Fair, the pilot for the series was showcased for attendees at the Madhouse booth. Information was also shown around Disney's booth, showing the cast of characters who would appear in the anime. From the information available, many of the past characters, such as [[Jumba Jookiba|Dr. Jumba Jookiba]] and [[Pleakley]], might appear, as well as five villains: [[Captain Gantu]], [[Dr. Hämsterviel|Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel]], [[Reuben]], [[627]], and [[Delia]]. In addition, three characters, [[Angel]], [[Sparky (Lilo & Stitch)|Sparky]], and [[Felix (Lilo & Stitch)|Felix]], also appear in the anime due to their popularity from the English franchise. |
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⚫ | At the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair, the pilot for the series was showcased for attendees at the Madhouse booth. Information was also shown around Disney's booth, showing the cast of characters who would appear in the anime. From the information available, many of the past characters, such as Dr. |
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⚫ | It is a mostly peaceful and child-friendly anime with very little violence, fighting, and battling. It shows very little crude humor and is mostly not too scary since the episodes are much lightly-toned with almost no fights or scary content. Its target audience is young children below 10 years and is a Japanese children's program, which is about the same target demographic audience as that of an American cartoon with a low TV-Y rating. |
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+ | However, unlike the earlier movies and American series, the anime contains some darker and mature content. |
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⚫ | It is |
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− | Like most other anime dubbed into English for TV by Disney |
+ | Like most other anime dubbed into English for TV by Disney, the series is edited and localized to comply with the FCC's standards for Children's Programming. Unlike most English localizations of anime, most Japanese symbols and text are not removed, and it is still implied that the series takes place in Japan, but the darker themes and more mature content have been either toned down or removed. |
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+ | ==Characters== |
===Main characters=== |
===Main characters=== |
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− | [[Image:Stitch |
+ | [[Image:Stitch.jpg|Stitch makes a return as the titular character in this Japanese series.|thumb|250px]] |
; [[Stitch]] |
; [[Stitch]] |
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− | : Stitch (original name: Experiment |
+ | : Stitch (original name: Experiment 626), an alien from outer space, one day ends up falling to an island located on Earth, called Izayoi Island, off the coast of Okinawa. He discovers "The Spiritual Stone" on Okinawa, with the help of his new friend Yuna, and learns it can grant his wish of becoming the strongest in the universe...provided he does enough good deeds which is 43. Thus, with his Good Deed Counter made by Jumba, he is able to keep track of his good deeds and keep track of his wish of becoming strongest in the universe. However, he has mischievous tendencies that often make him lose deeds due to his overabundance of such things. At the end of the penultimate season, he gave up his initial wish, because he knew that what he really wanted was to stay with Yuna. |
+ | [[Image:393557_1338107203729_361_331.jpg|Yuna Kamihara replaces Lilo Pelekai as deuteragonist in this series.|thumb|250px]] |
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; [[Yuna Kamihara]] |
; [[Yuna Kamihara]] |
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− | : Yuna is a young Japanese girl; a tomboy at that, and is a 10-year-old 4th |
+ | : Yuna is a young Japanese girl; a tomboy at that, and is a 10-year-old 4th grade elementary school student (11-year-old 5th grade elementary school student in ''Stitch! Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi'', albeit with her move to Okinawa New Town) who lives on a fictional island off the shore of Okinawa in the Ryukyus called Izayoi Island. Her personality is sweet and outgoing, while still tough and feisty all in all. Living on Izayoi Island, she learns and studies karate, having learned it from her grandpa. Her grandpa also did the honor of giving her a special type of moonsand, as a good luck charm in her study of karate before he left. Yuna lives a rather normal cherished life with her grandmother, Obaa. The other majority of her family are elsewhere, her father is out at work a lot as a marine biologist around Okinawa, and her mother died when she was an infant in a typhoon. Her life remained normal yet happy until one day, after a varied coincidence, she meets a strange creature that came crash-landing from the Turo system of outer space, Experiment 626, or as we know him, Stitch. From then and there when they met, the two became best friends and the duo go on various adventures on Stitch's quest in order to be "good". Yuna has a strong sense of justice and an overbearing attitude, which make her a tomboy, and that shows throughout the series. The creators of the anime got Yuna's name from the Japanese name of sea hibiscus out in Okinawa (known in Japanese as Yuna). Yuna's birthday is February 25. It can be assumed that Yuna's favorite animal is a porpoise or dolphin from a few instances in the series. Yuna isn't good at mathematics, often getting low scores on math tests. Yuna's last name, Kamihara, wasn't unveiled until much later, although previous guesses were Chitama, after the dojo and the forest on Izayoi and Hanako, which was Yuna's previous name and design during development of the anime. |
; [[Jumba Jookiba|Dr. Jumba Jookiba]] |
; [[Jumba Jookiba|Dr. Jumba Jookiba]] |
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− | : Jumba is an evil genius scientist, the one who created Stitch, and the other 625 |
+ | : Jumba is an evil genius scientist, the one who created Stitch, and the other 625 experiments. He is assigned by the Galactic Council to watch over Stitch, and lives with Yuna and Obaa. He is more friendly in this series than the original, and has less of a penchant for evil. |
; [[Pleakley]] |
; [[Pleakley]] |
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: He is a one-eyed alien working for the Galactic Council and Earth expert. He is Jumba's best friend, and lives with him along with Yuna, Obaa, and Stitch. |
: He is a one-eyed alien working for the Galactic Council and Earth expert. He is Jumba's best friend, and lives with him along with Yuna, Obaa, and Stitch. |
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− | ; [[Obaa |
+ | ; [[Obaa Kamihara]] |
: Yuna's grandmother whom Yuna lives with. She is one of the three characters that believes in the existence of yōkai. |
: Yuna's grandmother whom Yuna lives with. She is one of the three characters that believes in the existence of yōkai. |
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; [[Kijimunaa]] |
; [[Kijimunaa]] |
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− | : He is a little yokai, who is Yuna |
+ | : He is a little yokai, who is Yuna and Stitch's friend. He is kind of a coward, but with the help of his friends, he can find the courage to best whatever he can. |
; [[Angel]] |
; [[Angel]] |
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− | : Experiment |
+ | : Experiment 624: A pink female experiment who is Stitch's love interest. Stitch is madly in love with her and she shares the same feeling. Angel travels a lot, but she stops at the island, at times, to visit Stitch and Yuna. |
; [[Penny (Stitch!)|Piko (Named Penny in the English dub)]] |
; [[Penny (Stitch!)|Piko (Named Penny in the English dub)]] |
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− | : A blonde girl, rival to Yuna. Piko/Penny is self-centered, impatient and in some cases, a bit snobby. She often takes great pride to mock and deride Yuna and Stitch in any case, often ending with Yuna and her fighting. There's rare occasions where she and Yuna can get along though. Her father runs the island's pineapple plants and her family runs the highest rated hotels and resorts on Izayoi. There's a habit with Piko/Penny where when she's angered, she'll often end her ranting with a comparison of something akin to pineapples. She is also a black-team karate leader. Piko/Penny may have been idealized after Hawaiian pop song Pineapple Princess. Piko/Penny dislikes Sae but secretly does believe that she dresses better than her. |
+ | : A blonde girl, rival to Yuna. Piko/Penny is self-centered, impatient, and in some cases, a bit snobby. She often takes great pride to mock and deride Yuna and Stitch in any case, often ending with Yuna and her fighting. There's rare occasions where she and Yuna can get along though. Her father runs the island's pineapple plants and her family runs the highest rated hotels and resorts on Izayoi. There's a habit with Piko/Penny where when she's angered, she'll often end her ranting with a comparison of something akin to pineapples. She is also a black-team karate leader. Piko/Penny may have been idealized after Hawaiian pop song Pineapple Princess. Piko/Penny dislikes Sae but secretly does believe that she dresses better than her. |
; [[Sasha (Stitch!)|Sae (Named Sasha in the English dub)]] |
; [[Sasha (Stitch!)|Sae (Named Sasha in the English dub)]] |
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− | : A young girl about Yuna's age who is introduced in the second season. A transfer student from Koube, she joins Yuna's class amidst the second season. She believes in good fashion and beauty, and is girly in spirit, often talking about fashion, love and all. She's also quite ditsy at times. She believes Yuna has a good fashion sense, and becomes good friends with her; as her fashion sense reminded her of her mother, a tropical fashion designer. Her father is a doctor. She not only has a rather brave personality, like Yuna; but she has a sweet and gentle personality too. Kouji (Kenny) has a crush for Sae, unbeknownst to her, and Piko (Penny) secretly dislikes Sae, but believes that Sae dresses better than she does. |
+ | : A young girl about Yuna's age who is introduced in the second season. A transfer student from Koube, she joins Yuna's class amidst the second season. She believes in good fashion and beauty, and is girly in spirit, often talking about fashion, love, and all. She's also quite ditsy at times. She believes Yuna has a good fashion sense, and becomes good friends with her; as her fashion sense reminded her of her mother, a tropical fashion designer. Her father is a doctor. She not only has a rather brave personality, like Yuna; but she has a sweet and gentle personality too. Kouji (Kenny) has a crush for Sae, unbeknownst to her, and Piko (Penny) secretly dislikes Sae, but believes that Sae dresses better than she does. |
; [[Tigerlily|Zuruko (Named Tigerlily in the English dub)]] |
; [[Tigerlily|Zuruko (Named Tigerlily in the English dub)]] |
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− | :Yuna's mean, bullying cousin who appears mid-way through Season 2. Although she may seem nice at first look, once you get to know her you`ll discover that isn`t the case. While she |
+ | :Yuna's mean, bullying cousin who appears mid-way through Season 2. Although she may seem nice at first look, once you get to know her you`ll discover that isn`t the case. While she's kind-hearted to others she is harsh and cruel to Yuna for unknown reasons, and constantly blackmails her into doing all the chores around the house. Although she later claims that she`s only trying to do a role-model for Yuna. Yuna and Stitch move off to live with her in season 3. |
; [[Hiroman|Takumi (Named Hiroman in the English dub)]] |
; [[Hiroman|Takumi (Named Hiroman in the English dub)]] |
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; [[Lilo Pelekai]] |
; [[Lilo Pelekai]] |
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− | : A character mentioned in the English dub, she was Stitch's best friend in the past, but one day she left for college. However, her mention in the English dub is only due to Disney intertwining Stitch! from [[Leroy & Stitch]] for the English dub. The Japanese original bears little to no mention of Lilo, in any case. However, Episode 23 of |
+ | : A character mentioned in the English dub, she was Stitch's best friend in the past, but one day she left for college. However, her mention in the English dub is only due to Disney intertwining Stitch! from [[Leroy & Stitch]] for the English dub. The Japanese original bears little to no mention of Lilo, in any case. However, Episode 23 of Season 3 had Lilo visit Okinawa in cahoots to reunite with Stitch, only for a while though. Lilo is now grown up, and has a daughter who looks like her when she was younger, named [[Ani Pelekai|Ani]]. |
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===Villains=== |
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; [[Reuben]] |
; [[Reuben]] |
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+ | : Experiment 625: He has all powers of Stitch and works alongside Gantu, but he is lazy and eats sandwiches. Dr. Hämsterviel claims he doesn't do much besides making sandwiches all the time. During the series he isn't much of an enemy to Stitch, even coming to visiting him sometimes. During "Onigiri Rueben", he becomes fond of Japanese rice balls, and even includes them among his sandwich liking. |
; [[Cyber]] |
; [[Cyber]] |
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; [[Delia]] |
; [[Delia]] |
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− | : An evil alien woman that is in a partnership with Dr. Jacques |
+ | : An evil alien woman that is in a partnership with Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel to get the Neo-PowerChip that is inside of Stitch. Delia altered a majority of experiments, which had caused them to become physically stronger, and Angel which is rescued by Stitch. Delia usually calls Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel the wrong name such as "Hamu Sama", or "Hämusta Sama" and then eventually punishing him with various explosions or robots. |
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+ | ==Cast== |
The original English voice cast from the ''Lilo & Stitch'' movies and the television series did not reprise their roles for this anime. |
The original English voice cast from the ''Lilo & Stitch'' movies and the television series did not reprise their roles for this anime. |
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− | | Stitch || |
+ | | Stitch (626) || Kōichi Yamadera || [[Ben Diskin]] |
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− | | Yuna Kamihara || Motoko Kumai || Eden Riegel |
+ | | Yuna Kamihara || Motoko Kumai || [[Eden Riegel]] |
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− | | Dr. Jumba Jookiba || Shōzō Iizuka || Jess Winfield |
+ | | Dr. Jumba Jookiba || Shōzō Iizuka || [[Jess Winfield]] |
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| Agent Pleakley || Yūji Mitsuya || Ted Biaselli |
| Agent Pleakley || Yūji Mitsuya || Ted Biaselli |
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− | | Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel || Hiroshi Yanaka || Kirk Thornton |
+ | | Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel || Hiroshi Yanaka || [[Kirk Thornton]] |
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− | | Delia || Romi Park || Mary Elizabeth McGlynn |
+ | | Delia || Romi Park || [[Mary Elizabeth McGlynn]] |
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+ | | Gantu || Unshou Ishizuka || [[Keith Silverstein]] |
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− | | Obaa |
+ | | Obaa Kamihara || [[Hisako Kyōda]] || [[Gwendoline Yeo]] |
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− | | Kijimunaa || [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] || Colleen O'Shaughnessey |
+ | | Kijimunaa || [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] || [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] |
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| Reuben || Kōji Ochiai || [[Dave Wittenberg]] |
| Reuben || Kōji Ochiai || [[Dave Wittenberg]] |
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+ | | Yūna's father || Kōichi Yamadera || [[Keith Silverstein]] |
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− | | Tarō || Tomoe Hanba || Stephanie Sheh |
+ | | Tarō || Tomoe Hanba || [[Stephanie Sheh]] |
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− | | Taka (Ted) || Hitomi Hase || Laura Bailey |
+ | | Taka (Ted) || Hitomi Hase || [[Laura Bailey]] |
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| Masa (Marvin) || Yuki Ishii || [[Kari Wahlgren]] |
| Masa (Marvin) || Yuki Ishii || [[Kari Wahlgren]] |
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− | | Honda-san (Mr. Honda) || Sōryū Konno || Dave Wittenberg |
+ | | Honda-san (Mr. Honda) || Sōryū Konno || [[Dave Wittenberg]] |
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− | | Suzuki || Kanji Suzumori || Kirk Thornton |
+ | | Suzuki || Kanji Suzumori || [[Kirk Thornton]] |
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− | | Piko (Penny) || Miyako Ito || Meghan Strange |
+ | | Piko (Penny) || Miyako Ito || [[Meghan Strange]] |
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− | | Angel 624 || Keiko Toda || Kate Higgins |
+ | | [[Angel]] (624) || Keiko Toda || [[Kate Higgins]] |
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− | | Kōji (Kenny) || Yuka Nishigaki || Derek Stephen Prince |
+ | | Kōji (Kenny) || Yuka Nishigaki || [[Derek Stephen Prince]] |
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− | | Jun (JJ) || Yuri Konno || Laura Bailey |
+ | | Jun (JJ) || Yuri Konno || [[Laura Bailey]] |
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− | | Tonbo || Yūki Kaji || Dave Wittenberg |
+ | | Tonbo || Yūki Kaji || [[Dave Wittenberg]] |
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− | | Sparky 221 || Yūji Mitsuya || Steven Jay Blum |
+ | | [[Sparky]] (221) || Yūji Mitsuya || [[Steve Blum|Steven Jay Blum]] |
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− | | Felix || Kappei Yamaguchi || Steven Jay Blum |
+ | | [[Felix]] (010) || Kappei Yamaguchi || [[Steve Blum|Steven Jay Blum]] |
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− | | Kawasaki-sensei (Ms. Kawasaki) || Ryōko Nagata || Kari Wahlgren |
+ | | Kawasaki-sensei (Ms. Kawasaki) || Ryōko Nagata || [[Kari Wahlgren]] |
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− | | Tachicchu || |
+ | | Tachicchu || Sōryū Konno || [[Steve Blum|Steven Jay Blum]] |
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− | | 627 || Osamu Ryūtani || Ben Diskin |
+ | | [[627]] || Osamu Ryūtani || [[Ben Diskin]] |
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− | | Cyber || Tomohiro Nishimura || Ben Diskin |
+ | | [[Cyber]] (000) || Tomohiro Nishimura || [[Ben Diskin]] |
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− | | Pilolo || |
+ | | Pilolo || Makoto Naruse || Brian Beacock |
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− | | Nosy || Matsuno Taiki || |
+ | | [[Nosy]] (199) || Matsuno Taiki || [[Roger Craig Smith]] |
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− | | BooGoo || |
+ | | BooGoo || Hitomi Hase || [[Steve Blum|Steven Jay Blum]] |
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| Sae (Sasha) || Tomiko Orikasa || [[Melissa Fahn]] |
| Sae (Sasha) || Tomiko Orikasa || [[Melissa Fahn]] |
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− | | Zuruko (Tigerlily) || Rica Matsumoto || Laura Bailey |
+ | | Zuruko (Tigerlily) || Rica Matsumoto || [[Laura Bailey]] |
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+ | | Takumi (Hiroman) || Hiroaki Miura || [[Sam Riegel]] |
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+ | | Reika (Jessica) || Yoko Hikasa || [[Kate Higgins]] |
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+ | | Toyoda-San (Dolores) || Yumiko Kobayashi || [[Colleen O'Shaughnessey]] |
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+ | | Toriko || Mai Katagari || [[Ali Hillis]] |
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+ | | Makiko || Komatsuna Sakato || [[Laura Bailey]] |
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+ | | (Young) Lilo Pelekai || [[Sumire Morohoshi]] || [[Melissa Fahn]] |
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+ | | [[Lilo Pelekai]] || Tomoe Hanba || Gwendoline Yeo<br />Melissa Fahn (young) |
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+ | | Ani || [[Sumire Morohoshi]] || Melissa Fahn |
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+ | ==Differences between the Japanese and the English== |
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+ | *The opening and ending themes are replaced with one theme for the English version, composed of electric guitars, taiko drums, and character voices. |
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+ | *The opening title sequence in the English version is made up of clips from various English dub episodes, rather than the unique animation used in the Japanese versions. |
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+ | *The ending credits sequence in Season 1's English version is made up of still screenshots from various English dub episodes, rather than the unique animation used in the Japanese versions. |
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+ | *All of the original Japanese background music is replaced with new English dub music composed by {{WikipediaLink|Thorsten Laewe}}. |
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+ | *Some of the original Japanese sound effects are replaced with different sounds that are similar of 4Kids sound library when they weren't able to separate the tracks individually. |
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+ | *The music of any of the traditional Japanese and Okinawan instruments such as the Okinawan musical instrument called the Sanshin as the precursor of the Japanese shamisen are completely replaced and replaced with new different Japanese and Okinawan instrument music in the dub. |
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+ | *Some scenes are cut in the English version. |
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+ | *Some episodes are shortened to half-length and aired together in a single 22-minute block in the English version. |
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+ | *In the original Japanese version, each episode ended with a next episode preview. In the English dub, the next episode previews are removed. |
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+ | *Although Japanese cultural references (and even Japanese kana, kanji and romaji) are mostly kept in the dub (with some Japanese kana, and kanji translated to English, and some Japanese characters given western and American names and Japanese yen changed to American dollars), the script/dialogue have been completely rewritten. This is partly done to make the anime seem like a direct sequel to the ''[[Leroy & Stitch]]'' movie (which in itself is a sequel to ''[[Lilo & Stitch: The Series]]''). |
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+ | *Just as the setting of the country and location of the island are all kept as in Japan and as part of the Ryukyu Islands in the dub, the car, bus and road scenes that show people driving on the left side of the road remain un-mirrored in the dub. Even the books are shown being read from right to left just like in Japan, and one even has its title translated in the Christmas special. |
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+ | ==Trivia== |
+ | *A number of experiments who never spoke in [[Lilo & Stitch: The Series|the original series]] were able to speak fluent English in the English dub of the anime. It appears that some learned to do so naturally in the years between the series, while others were reprogrammed with improved lingual skills. |
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+ | *This series' mixed reception in the {{WikipediaLink|Western world}} (primarily the {{WikipediaLink|Anglosphere}}) has led to several fans saying that either [[The Walt Disney Company]] or franchise creator [[Chris Sanders]] have declared the show to be non-canonical to the rest of the franchise. However, no real evidence of either party declaring the show's status in the canon actually exists. |
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+ | *Interestingly, in the [[Germany|German]] dub of the anime, the show was named more like the original franchise, being titled ''Yuna & Stitch''. |
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+ | *The new experiments who appeared in the anime, though they weren't designed by Tony Craig like the rest, are at least canon in terms of their names and functions. In an email with [[:User:Ronlof|Ronlof]], [[Jess Winfield]] stated, "Yes, there is a master list of experiments; although it's Disney property, I'm apparently the only one who kept a copy. I have shared it with the Japanese team, and they have used it extensively, as you'll see in season two." |
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+ | ==Crew== |
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*Project Planning/Executive Producer: Masao Maruyama (seasons 1-2) |
*Project Planning/Executive Producer: Masao Maruyama (seasons 1-2) |
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*Producers: Yasuteru Iwase, Satoru Yoshimoto (seasons 1-2) |
*Producers: Yasuteru Iwase, Satoru Yoshimoto (seasons 1-2) |
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*Director: Masami Hata (seasons 1-2) |
*Director: Masami Hata (seasons 1-2) |
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*Animation Production: Madhouse (seasons 1-2), Shin-Ei Animation (season 3) |
*Animation Production: Madhouse (seasons 1-2), Shin-Ei Animation (season 3) |
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− | *Production: TV Tokyo(season 1), TV Asahi (season 2 onwards), [[Walt Disney Animation Japan]] |
+ | *Production: TV Tokyo (season 1), TV Asahi (season 2 onwards), [[Walt Disney Animation Japan]] |
− | == |
+ | ==DVD== |
A list of DVDs and boxsets of this anime. |
A list of DVDs and boxsets of this anime. |
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| <center>'''1'''</center> || Stitch! BOX 1 || 1 - 13 || August 5, 2009 |
| <center>'''1'''</center> || Stitch! BOX 1 || 1 - 13 || August 5, 2009 |
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+ | | <center>'''1'''</center> || Stitch! Kessaku Episode Shu / Sukisuki! Angel || 6, 8, 11 || August 5, 2009 |
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+ | | <center>'''1'''</center> || Stitch! BOX 2 || 14 - 26 || October 7, 2009 |
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+ | | <center>'''1'''</center> || Stitch! Kessaku Episode Shu / Hi No Tama Boya Damacchi || 15, 17, 18 || October 7, 2009 |
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+ | | <center>'''2'''</center> || Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ BOX 1 || 1 - 15 || June 23, 2010 |
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+ | | <center>'''2'''</center> || Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ The Best: Lovely Alien || 2, 14, 15 || June 23, 2010 |
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+ | | <center>'''2'''</center> || Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ BOX 2 || 16 - 30 || October 20, 2010 |
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+ | | <center>'''2'''</center> || Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ The Best: Stitch Goes to Tokyo Disneyland || 3, 9, 26 || October 20, 2010 |
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+ | | <center>'''3'''</center> || Stitch! ~Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi~ BOX 1 || 1 - 15 || June 17, 2011 |
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+ | | <center>'''3'''</center> || Stitch! ~Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi~ The Best: Stitch goes to New Town || 1, 18, 23 || June 17, 2011 |
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+ | | <center>'''3'''</center> || Stitch! ~Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi~ BOX 2 || 16 - 30 || July 20, 2011 |
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+ | ==Soundtrack== |
{{Infobox album |
{{Infobox album |
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− | |image = StitchOST.png|name = Stitch!: Original Soundtrack|released = April 28, 2010|genre = Soundtrack|label = Walt Disney, Avex|band = Various}} |
+ | |image = StitchOST.png|name = Stitch!: Original Soundtrack|released = April 28, 2010|genre = Soundtrack|label = Walt Disney, Avex|band = Various}}{{nihongo|'''''Stitch!: Original Soundtrack'''''|スティッチ!オリジナル・サウンドトラック|Sutitchi! Orijinaru Saundotorakku}} is a collection of opening, insert, and ending songs based on ''Stitch!''. It was released on April 28, 2010. |
− | {{nihongo|'''''Stitch!: Original Soundtrack'''''|スティッチ!オリジナル・サウンドトラック|Sutitchi! Orijinaru Saundotorakku}} is a collection of opening, insert, and ending songs based on ''Stitch!''. It was released on April 28, 2010. |
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'''Track list:''' |
'''Track list:''' |
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− | # {{nihongo|"Minamikaze to Taiyō"|南風と太陽||"South Wind & Sun"}} by Mongol800 |
+ | # {{nihongo|"Minamikaze to Taiyō"|南風と太陽||"South Wind & Sun"}} by Mongol800# "Rodeo star mate" by The Pillows |
− | # "Rodeo star mate" by The Pillows |
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# "SMILE" by Kimaguren |
# "SMILE" by Kimaguren |
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# {{nihongo|"Ichariba Ohana"|イチャリバオハナ||"If We've Met Before, We're Ohana"}} by Begin |
# {{nihongo|"Ichariba Ohana"|イチャリバオハナ||"If We've Met Before, We're Ohana"}} by Begin |
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# {{nihongo|"Izayoi Yoi"|イザヨイヨイ||"Izayoi Evening"}} by Begin featuring Kanako Hatoma |
# {{nihongo|"Izayoi Yoi"|イザヨイヨイ||"Izayoi Evening"}} by Begin featuring Kanako Hatoma |
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+ | ==Theme Songs== |
− | In the English version of the show, the opening theme song only uses generic music instead of any of the Japanese songs. |
+ | In the English version of the show, the opening theme song only uses generic music instead of any of the Japanese songs.[[File:Stitch! seasons 1-3 openings|thumb|center]] |
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+ | ===Stitch! (Season 1)=== |
;Opening theme |
;Opening theme |
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*{{Nihongo|"Ichariba Ohana"|イチャリバオハナ||"If We've Met Before, We're Ohana"}} by Begin |
*{{Nihongo|"Ichariba Ohana"|イチャリバオハナ||"If We've Met Before, We're Ohana"}} by Begin |
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*{{nihongo|"Hitori Janai"|ひとりじゃない||"You Are Not Alone"}} by Bless4 |
*{{nihongo|"Hitori Janai"|ひとりじゃない||"You Are Not Alone"}} by Bless4 |
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+ | ===Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~ (Season 2)=== |
;Opening theme |
;Opening theme |
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* "SMILE" by Kimaguren (ep 1 - 10) |
* "SMILE" by Kimaguren (ep 1 - 10) |
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* "Hero" by Ishikawa Kiyotaka |
* "Hero" by Ishikawa Kiyotaka |
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+ | ===Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~ (Season 3)=== |
;Opening theme |
;Opening theme |
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* {{nihongo|"Minna no Yume"|みんなのゆめ||"Everybody's Dream"}} by Mariko Kojima featuring Chihiro Ozawa |
* {{nihongo|"Minna no Yume"|みんなのゆめ||"Everybody's Dream"}} by Mariko Kojima featuring Chihiro Ozawa |
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* {{nihongo|"Minna Stitch Tomodachi!"|みんなスティッチともだち!||"Everyone Stitch The Friends!"}} by SYUHEI (Disney Channel Japan Only) |
* {{nihongo|"Minna Stitch Tomodachi!"|みんなスティッチともだち!||"Everyone Stitch The Friends!"}} by SYUHEI (Disney Channel Japan Only) |
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+ | ==External links== |
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+ | ===Official Japanese Sites=== |
*[http://www.disneychannel.jp/dc/program/anime/stitch/ Disney's ''Stitch!'' website] |
*[http://www.disneychannel.jp/dc/program/anime/stitch/ Disney's ''Stitch!'' website] |
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*[http://www.disney.co.jp/character/stitch/hawaii Disney's Stitch character page (Hawaii)] |
*[http://www.disney.co.jp/character/stitch/hawaii Disney's Stitch character page (Hawaii)] |
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*[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/stitch/ Official TV Tokyo page of Stitch!] |
*[http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/stitch/ Official TV Tokyo page of Stitch!] |
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+ | ===International Sites=== |
*[http://www.disneychannel-asia.com/DisneyChannel/minisites/stitch/ Official site] from Disney Channel Asia |
*[http://www.disneychannel-asia.com/DisneyChannel/minisites/stitch/ Official site] from Disney Channel Asia |
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*[http://www.disney.com.tw/DisneyChannel/supersites/stitch/index.html Official site] from Disney Channel Taiwan |
*[http://www.disney.com.tw/DisneyChannel/supersites/stitch/index.html Official site] from Disney Channel Taiwan |
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*[http://www.saveliloandstitch.org/japan.php ''Stitch!'' on SaveLiloAndStitch.org] |
*[http://www.saveliloandstitch.org/japan.php ''Stitch!'' on SaveLiloAndStitch.org] |
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*[http://haisaistitch.blogspot.com Haisai Stitch] (unofficial news source) |
*[http://haisaistitch.blogspot.com Haisai Stitch] (unofficial news source) |
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Revision as of 01:04, 25 February 2020
Stitch! (スティッチ! Sutitchi! ) is the anime spin-off of the animated feature film Lilo & Stitch and the second television series in the Lilo & Stitch franchise. It is the successor to Lilo & Stitch: The Series, taking place many years after the events of that show's finale film Leroy & Stitch. It debuted in Japan in October 2008. The show features a Japanese girl named Yuna in place of Lilo (who is now a young woman), and is set on a fictional island named Izayoi, in the Ryukyu Islands off the shore of Okinawa, instead of Hawaii. A second anime season, entitled Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure!~ (スティッチ! ~いたずらエイリアンの大冒険~ Sutitchi! ~Itazura Eirian no Daibōken~ ) began airing in Japan on October 13, 2009. A third yet different series from the first two-season anime, entitled Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~ (スティッチ! ~ずっと最高のトモダチ~ Sutitchi! ~Zutto Saikō no Tomodachi~ ) aired on TV Asahi on July 6, 2010.
Two different TV specials were released after the series' original run; Stitch and the Planet of Sand (スティッチと砂の惑星 Sutitchi to Suna no Wakusei ) in 2012 and Stitch! Perfect Memory (スティッチ!パーフェクト・メモリー Sutitchi! Pāfekuto Memorī ) in 2015. The anime series has since been succeeded by Stitch & Ai in 2017.
The first season began airing in the English language on Disney Channel (Australia) on December 4, 2009, and went to also air in English later on Disney Channel Asia on December 19, 2009. The first season premiered on Disney Channel Latin America on May 2, 2010, in the American Spanish dub, followed by the second season on June 6, 2011 and the third season on August 20, 2012.
The first season premiered on Finland's Disney Channel June 7, 2010, subtitled in Finnish with English dub. The anime is also broadcast in other Scandinavian countries on the Disney Channel, and on Disney Cinemagic in the UK. The Dutch version aired on Disney XD Netherlands and Disney Channel Netherlands as well as on Disney Channel in Belgium. On October 24, 2011, the series aired on Disney XD in the United States, but was removed from the schedule four days later due to unknown reasons, leaving the series unfinished. As a result, only five episodes have aired in the US.
Production
The show was animated and co-produced by the Japanese animation house Madhouse for its first two seasons, and was later animated and co-produced by Shin-Ei Animation.
At the 2008 Tokyo International Anime Fair, the pilot for the series was showcased for attendees at the Madhouse booth. Information was also shown around Disney's booth, showing the cast of characters who would appear in the anime. From the information available, many of the past characters, such as Dr. Jumba Jookiba and Pleakley, might appear, as well as five villains: Captain Gantu, Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel, Reuben, 627, and Delia. In addition, three characters, Angel, Sparky, and Felix, also appear in the anime due to their popularity from the English franchise.
Stitch! started on TV Tokyo and following affiliates at 7:00 p.m. on October 8, 2008, and had an hour premiere of the first two episodes. Afterwards, it aired on every Wednesday after at 7:26 p.m. time slot, essentially replacing Bleach.
Where the Hawaiian culture was featured in the original version, the culture of Okinawa Prefecture and the other Ryukyu Islands is featured. For example, Yuna's karate has replaced Lilo's hula.
The Stitch! anime is influenced by children's manga. It was originally aimed in Japan at young kids aged 4-14 years. Most of the main characters are young children, including Yuna, and most of the characters are aged from 8-12 years old.
It is a mostly peaceful and child-friendly anime with very little violence, fighting, and battling. It shows very little crude humor and is mostly not too scary since the episodes are much lightly-toned with almost no fights or scary content. Its target audience is young children below 10 years and is a Japanese children's program, which is about the same target demographic audience as that of an American cartoon with a low TV-Y rating.
However, unlike the earlier movies and American series, the anime contains some darker and mature content.
Like most other anime dubbed into English for TV by Disney, the series is edited and localized to comply with the FCC's standards for Children's Programming. Unlike most English localizations of anime, most Japanese symbols and text are not removed, and it is still implied that the series takes place in Japan, but the darker themes and more mature content have been either toned down or removed.
Characters
Main characters
- Stitch
- Stitch (original name: Experiment 626), an alien from outer space, one day ends up falling to an island located on Earth, called Izayoi Island, off the coast of Okinawa. He discovers "The Spiritual Stone" on Okinawa, with the help of his new friend Yuna, and learns it can grant his wish of becoming the strongest in the universe...provided he does enough good deeds which is 43. Thus, with his Good Deed Counter made by Jumba, he is able to keep track of his good deeds and keep track of his wish of becoming strongest in the universe. However, he has mischievous tendencies that often make him lose deeds due to his overabundance of such things. At the end of the penultimate season, he gave up his initial wish, because he knew that what he really wanted was to stay with Yuna.
- Yuna Kamihara
- Yuna is a young Japanese girl; a tomboy at that, and is a 10-year-old 4th grade elementary school student (11-year-old 5th grade elementary school student in Stitch! Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi, albeit with her move to Okinawa New Town) who lives on a fictional island off the shore of Okinawa in the Ryukyus called Izayoi Island. Her personality is sweet and outgoing, while still tough and feisty all in all. Living on Izayoi Island, she learns and studies karate, having learned it from her grandpa. Her grandpa also did the honor of giving her a special type of moonsand, as a good luck charm in her study of karate before he left. Yuna lives a rather normal cherished life with her grandmother, Obaa. The other majority of her family are elsewhere, her father is out at work a lot as a marine biologist around Okinawa, and her mother died when she was an infant in a typhoon. Her life remained normal yet happy until one day, after a varied coincidence, she meets a strange creature that came crash-landing from the Turo system of outer space, Experiment 626, or as we know him, Stitch. From then and there when they met, the two became best friends and the duo go on various adventures on Stitch's quest in order to be "good". Yuna has a strong sense of justice and an overbearing attitude, which make her a tomboy, and that shows throughout the series. The creators of the anime got Yuna's name from the Japanese name of sea hibiscus out in Okinawa (known in Japanese as Yuna). Yuna's birthday is February 25. It can be assumed that Yuna's favorite animal is a porpoise or dolphin from a few instances in the series. Yuna isn't good at mathematics, often getting low scores on math tests. Yuna's last name, Kamihara, wasn't unveiled until much later, although previous guesses were Chitama, after the dojo and the forest on Izayoi and Hanako, which was Yuna's previous name and design during development of the anime.
- Dr. Jumba Jookiba
- Jumba is an evil genius scientist, the one who created Stitch, and the other 625 experiments. He is assigned by the Galactic Council to watch over Stitch, and lives with Yuna and Obaa. He is more friendly in this series than the original, and has less of a penchant for evil.
- Pleakley
- He is a one-eyed alien working for the Galactic Council and Earth expert. He is Jumba's best friend, and lives with him along with Yuna, Obaa, and Stitch.
- Obaa Kamihara
- Yuna's grandmother whom Yuna lives with. She is one of the three characters that believes in the existence of yōkai.
- Kijimunaa
- He is a little yokai, who is Yuna and Stitch's friend. He is kind of a coward, but with the help of his friends, he can find the courage to best whatever he can.
- Angel
- Experiment 624: A pink female experiment who is Stitch's love interest. Stitch is madly in love with her and she shares the same feeling. Angel travels a lot, but she stops at the island, at times, to visit Stitch and Yuna.
- Piko (Named Penny in the English dub)
- A blonde girl, rival to Yuna. Piko/Penny is self-centered, impatient, and in some cases, a bit snobby. She often takes great pride to mock and deride Yuna and Stitch in any case, often ending with Yuna and her fighting. There's rare occasions where she and Yuna can get along though. Her father runs the island's pineapple plants and her family runs the highest rated hotels and resorts on Izayoi. There's a habit with Piko/Penny where when she's angered, she'll often end her ranting with a comparison of something akin to pineapples. She is also a black-team karate leader. Piko/Penny may have been idealized after Hawaiian pop song Pineapple Princess. Piko/Penny dislikes Sae but secretly does believe that she dresses better than her.
- Sae (Named Sasha in the English dub)
- A young girl about Yuna's age who is introduced in the second season. A transfer student from Koube, she joins Yuna's class amidst the second season. She believes in good fashion and beauty, and is girly in spirit, often talking about fashion, love, and all. She's also quite ditsy at times. She believes Yuna has a good fashion sense, and becomes good friends with her; as her fashion sense reminded her of her mother, a tropical fashion designer. Her father is a doctor. She not only has a rather brave personality, like Yuna; but she has a sweet and gentle personality too. Kouji (Kenny) has a crush for Sae, unbeknownst to her, and Piko (Penny) secretly dislikes Sae, but believes that Sae dresses better than she does.
- Zuruko (Named Tigerlily in the English dub)
- Yuna's mean, bullying cousin who appears mid-way through Season 2. Although she may seem nice at first look, once you get to know her you`ll discover that isn`t the case. While she's kind-hearted to others she is harsh and cruel to Yuna for unknown reasons, and constantly blackmails her into doing all the chores around the house. Although she later claims that she`s only trying to do a role-model for Yuna. Yuna and Stitch move off to live with her in season 3.
- Takumi (Named Hiroman in the English dub)
- A boy from Okinawa New Town introduced in the third season. A popular soccer player, and love interest of Reika, he often acts cool and calm. He bears a secret of acting as a maid to his sisters, and even dressing up in bishoujo-styled outfits for his sisters' enjoyment. His name is obviously a play on "hero man". It is hinted that he and Yuna have feelings for each other since Yuna often saves him from trouble; in the episode "Dorkifier", it was shown that Yuna blushed at him.
- Lilo Pelekai
- A character mentioned in the English dub, she was Stitch's best friend in the past, but one day she left for college. However, her mention in the English dub is only due to Disney intertwining Stitch! from Leroy & Stitch for the English dub. The Japanese original bears little to no mention of Lilo, in any case. However, Episode 23 of Season 3 had Lilo visit Okinawa in cahoots to reunite with Stitch, only for a while though. Lilo is now grown up, and has a daughter who looks like her when she was younger, named Ani.
Villains
- Dr. Jacques Von Hämsterviel
- The villain who was a college buddy of Jumba. Much like the rest of the franchise, he bears a waning to defeat Stitch, but this time, to steal Stitch's Good Deed Counter in order to gain ultimate power.
- Gantu
- He works under Dr. Hamsterviel, to steal Stitch's Good Deed Counter. Gantu was dishonorably discharged from his Galactic Federation job due to bad karaoke singing. He bears an over-obsession to a television drama called "The Young and the Stupid", and bears a huge crush over the main character of the drama, Princess Michigo.
- Reuben
- Experiment 625: He has all powers of Stitch and works alongside Gantu, but he is lazy and eats sandwiches. Dr. Hämsterviel claims he doesn't do much besides making sandwiches all the time. During the series he isn't much of an enemy to Stitch, even coming to visiting him sometimes. During "Onigiri Rueben", he becomes fond of Japanese rice balls, and even includes them among his sandwich liking.
- Cyber
- Experiment #000: He is an evil experiment that is a cyborg version of Stitch.
- Delia
- An evil alien woman that is in a partnership with Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel to get the Neo-PowerChip that is inside of Stitch. Delia altered a majority of experiments, which had caused them to become physically stronger, and Angel which is rescued by Stitch. Delia usually calls Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel the wrong name such as "Hamu Sama", or "Hämusta Sama" and then eventually punishing him with various explosions or robots.
Cast
The original English voice cast from the Lilo & Stitch movies and the television series did not reprise their roles for this anime.
Character | Voice Actor (Japanese) | Voice Actor (English) |
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Stitch (626) | Kōichi Yamadera | Ben Diskin |
Yuna Kamihara | Motoko Kumai | Eden Riegel |
Dr. Jumba Jookiba | Shōzō Iizuka | Jess Winfield |
Agent Pleakley | Yūji Mitsuya | Ted Biaselli |
Dr. Jacques von Hämsterviel | Hiroshi Yanaka | Kirk Thornton |
Delia | Romi Park | Mary Elizabeth McGlynn |
Gantu | Unshou Ishizuka | Keith Silverstein |
Obaa Kamihara | Hisako Kyōda | Gwendoline Yeo |
Kijimunaa | Kappei Yamaguchi | Colleen O'Shaughnessey |
Reuben | Kōji Ochiai | Dave Wittenberg |
Yūna's father | Kōichi Yamadera | Keith Silverstein |
Tarō | Tomoe Hanba | Stephanie Sheh |
Taka (Ted) | Hitomi Hase | Laura Bailey |
Masa (Marvin) | Yuki Ishii | Kari Wahlgren |
Honda-san (Mr. Honda) | Sōryū Konno | Dave Wittenberg |
Suzuki | Kanji Suzumori | Kirk Thornton |
Piko (Penny) | Miyako Ito | Meghan Strange |
Angel (624) | Keiko Toda | Kate Higgins |
Kōji (Kenny) | Yuka Nishigaki | Derek Stephen Prince |
Jun (JJ) | Yuri Konno | Laura Bailey |
Tonbo | Yūki Kaji | Dave Wittenberg |
Sparky (221) | Yūji Mitsuya | Steven Jay Blum |
Felix (010) | Kappei Yamaguchi | Steven Jay Blum |
Kawasaki-sensei (Ms. Kawasaki) | Ryōko Nagata | Kari Wahlgren |
Tachicchu | Sōryū Konno | Steven Jay Blum |
627 | Osamu Ryūtani | Ben Diskin |
Cyber (000) | Tomohiro Nishimura | Ben Diskin |
Pilolo | Makoto Naruse | Brian Beacock |
Nosy (199) | Matsuno Taiki | Roger Craig Smith |
BooGoo | Hitomi Hase | Steven Jay Blum |
Sae (Sasha) | Tomiko Orikasa | Melissa Fahn |
Zuruko (Tigerlily) | Rica Matsumoto | Laura Bailey |
Takumi (Hiroman) | Hiroaki Miura | Sam Riegel |
Reika (Jessica) | Yoko Hikasa | Kate Higgins |
Toyoda-San (Dolores) | Yumiko Kobayashi | Colleen O'Shaughnessey |
Toriko | Mai Katagari | Ali Hillis |
Makiko | Komatsuna Sakato | Laura Bailey |
(Young) Lilo Pelekai | Sumire Morohoshi | Melissa Fahn |
Lilo Pelekai | Tomoe Hanba | Gwendoline Yeo Melissa Fahn (young) |
Ani | Sumire Morohoshi | Melissa Fahn |
Differences between the Japanese and the English
- The opening and ending themes are replaced with one theme for the English version, composed of electric guitars, taiko drums, and character voices.
- The opening title sequence in the English version is made up of clips from various English dub episodes, rather than the unique animation used in the Japanese versions.
- The ending credits sequence in Season 1's English version is made up of still screenshots from various English dub episodes, rather than the unique animation used in the Japanese versions.
- All of the original Japanese background music is replaced with new English dub music composed by Thorsten Laewe.
- Some of the original Japanese sound effects are replaced with different sounds that are similar of 4Kids sound library when they weren't able to separate the tracks individually.
- The music of any of the traditional Japanese and Okinawan instruments such as the Okinawan musical instrument called the Sanshin as the precursor of the Japanese shamisen are completely replaced and replaced with new different Japanese and Okinawan instrument music in the dub.
- Some scenes are cut in the English version.
- Some episodes are shortened to half-length and aired together in a single 22-minute block in the English version.
- In the original Japanese version, each episode ended with a next episode preview. In the English dub, the next episode previews are removed.
- Although Japanese cultural references (and even Japanese kana, kanji and romaji) are mostly kept in the dub (with some Japanese kana, and kanji translated to English, and some Japanese characters given western and American names and Japanese yen changed to American dollars), the script/dialogue have been completely rewritten. This is partly done to make the anime seem like a direct sequel to the Leroy & Stitch movie (which in itself is a sequel to Lilo & Stitch: The Series).
- Just as the setting of the country and location of the island are all kept as in Japan and as part of the Ryukyu Islands in the dub, the car, bus and road scenes that show people driving on the left side of the road remain un-mirrored in the dub. Even the books are shown being read from right to left just like in Japan, and one even has its title translated in the Christmas special.
Trivia
- A number of experiments who never spoke in the original series were able to speak fluent English in the English dub of the anime. It appears that some learned to do so naturally in the years between the series, while others were reprogrammed with improved lingual skills.
- This series' mixed reception in the Western world (primarily the Anglosphere) has led to several fans saying that either The Walt Disney Company or franchise creator Chris Sanders have declared the show to be non-canonical to the rest of the franchise. However, no real evidence of either party declaring the show's status in the canon actually exists.
- Interestingly, in the German dub of the anime, the show was named more like the original franchise, being titled Yuna & Stitch.
- The new experiments who appeared in the anime, though they weren't designed by Tony Craig like the rest, are at least canon in terms of their names and functions. In an email with Ronlof, Jess Winfield stated, "Yes, there is a master list of experiments; although it's Disney property, I'm apparently the only one who kept a copy. I have shared it with the Japanese team, and they have used it extensively, as you'll see in season two."
Crew
- Project Planning/Executive Producer: Masao Maruyama (seasons 1-2)
- Producers: Yasuteru Iwase, Satoru Yoshimoto (seasons 1-2)
- Series Composition: Shoji Yonemura, Yuuko Kakihara (seasons 1-2)
- Director: Masami Hata (seasons 1-2)
- Animation Production: Madhouse (seasons 1-2), Shin-Ei Animation (season 3)
- Production: TV Tokyo (season 1), TV Asahi (season 2 onwards), Walt Disney Animation Japan
DVD
A list of DVDs and boxsets of this anime.
Season # | DVD/Boxset name | Episodes | Released |
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Stitch! BOX 1 | 1 - 13 | August 5, 2009 | |
Stitch! Kessaku Episode Shu / Sukisuki! Angel | 6, 8, 11 | August 5, 2009 | |
Stitch! BOX 2 | 14 - 26 | October 7, 2009 | |
Stitch! Kessaku Episode Shu / Hi No Tama Boya Damacchi | 15, 17, 18 | October 7, 2009 | |
Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ BOX 1 | 1 - 15 | June 23, 2010 | |
Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ The Best: Lovely Alien | 2, 14, 15 | June 23, 2010 | |
Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ BOX 2 | 16 - 30 | October 20, 2010 | |
Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~ The Best: Stitch Goes to Tokyo Disneyland | 3, 9, 26 | October 20, 2010 | |
Stitch! ~Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi~ BOX 1 | 1 - 15 | June 17, 2011 | |
Stitch! ~Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi~ The Best: Stitch goes to New Town | 1, 18, 23 | June 17, 2011 | |
Stitch! ~Zutto Saiko no Tomodachi~ BOX 2 | 16 - 30 | July 20, 2011 |
Soundtrack
Stitch!: Original Soundtrack (スティッチ!オリジナル・サウンドトラック Sutitchi! Orijinaru Saundotorakku ) is a collection of opening, insert, and ending songs based on Stitch!. It was released on April 28, 2010.
Track list:
- "Minamikaze to Taiyō" (南風と太陽 , "South Wind & Sun") by Mongol800# "Rodeo star mate" by The Pillows
- "SMILE" by Kimaguren
- "Ichariba Ohana" (イチャリバオハナ , "If We've Met Before, We're Ohana") by Begin
- "Aoi Arashi" (アオイアラシ , "Blue Storm") by All Japan Goith
- "TOMODACHI" (Friends) by Glean Piece
- "HERO" by Kiyotaka Ishikawa
- "Hitori Janai" (ひとりじゃない , "You Are Not Alone") by Bless4
- "Number One" by LoversSoul
- "Kagen no Tsuki" (下弦の月 , "Waning Moon") by Chihiro Kamiya
- "Stitch is Coming" (スティッチ・イズ・カミング Sutitchi Izu Kamingu ) by Bless4
- "Stitch Eisa" (スティッチ・エイサー Sutitchi Eisaa ) by LoversSoul
- "Izayoi Yoi" (イザヨイヨイ , "Izayoi Evening") by Begin featuring Kanako Hatoma
Theme Songs
In the English version of the show, the opening theme song only uses generic music instead of any of the Japanese songs.
Stitch! (Season 1)
- Opening theme
- "Ichariba Ohana" (イチャリバオハナ , "If We've Met Before, We're Ohana") by Begin
- Ending themes
- "Izayoi Yoi" (イザヨイヨイ , "Izayoi Evening") by Begin w/ Kanako Hatoma (ep 1 - 13)
- "Stitch is Coming" by Bless4 (ep 14 - 26)
- Insert themes
- "Hitori Janai" (ひとりじゃない , "You Are Not Alone") by Bless4
Stitch! ~The Mischievous Alien's Great Adventure~ (Season 2)
- Opening theme
- "SMILE" by Kimaguren (ep 1 - 10)
- "Rodeo star mate" by The Pillows (ep 11 - 19)
- "Minami Kaze to Taiyou" (南風と太陽 , "South Wind & Sun") by Mongol800 (ep 20 - 29)
- Ending theme
- "Stitch Eisa" (スティッチ・エイサー Sutitchi Eisaa ) by LoversSoul
- Insert Song
- "Waning Moon" by Chihiro Kamiya
- "Number One" by LoversSoul
- "Tomodachi" by Gleam Piece
- "Aoi Arashi" by All Japan Goith
- "Hero" by Ishikawa Kiyotaka
Stitch! ~Best Friends Forever~ (Season 3)
- Opening theme
- "Minna no Yume" (みんなのゆめ , "Everybody's Dream") by Mariko Kojima featuring Chihiro Ozawa
- Ending theme
- "Minna Stitch Tomodachi!" (みんなスティッチともだち! , "Everyone Stitch The Friends!") by SYUHEI (Disney Channel Japan Only)
External links
Official Japanese Sites
- Disney's Stitch! website
- Disney's Stitch character page (Hawaii)
- Disney's Stitch character page (Okinawa)
- Official TV Asahi page of Stitch! ~Zutto Saikou no Tomodachi~
- Official TV Asahi page of Stitch! ~Itazura Alien no Daibouken~
- Official TV Tokyo page of Stitch!
International Sites
- Official site from Disney Channel Asia
- Official site from Disney Channel Taiwan
- Official site from Disney XD (Netherlands)
- Official Korean site
- Official Cantonese site
Others
- Stitch! (anime) at Anime News Network's Encyclopedia
- Stitch! on SaveLiloAndStitch.org
- Haisai Stitch (unofficial news source)
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