The Adventures of Pepero, Son of the Andes
TV ShowTitle | アンデス少年ペペロの冒険 |
User score | 10 |
Release date | Oct 6, 1975 |
Release date of last episode | Mar 29, 1976 |
Genre | Action & Adventure, Animation |
Production country | JP |
Series status | Ended |
Seasons count | 1 (List of episodes) |
Episodes count | 26 |
Run time | 30 min. |
The Adventures of Pepero or The Adventures of Pepero the Andes Boy is a 26-episode anime TV series created by Tatsuya Ono and Sumio Takahashi and aired on the NET Network from 1975-10-06 to 1976-03-29 in Japan. It has since been then translated and broadcast in several languages worldwide. The story follows the young boy Pepero as he searches for his father who has gone missing while seeking the mythical golden city of El Dorado. The theme songs for the series are Pepero's Adventure and O Wind, Please Carry My Message, both composed by Takeo Yamashita and arranged by Hiroshi Tsutsui, with lyrics by Kazuo Umezu and vocals by Mitsuko Horie.