Konami and Friends (2000 anime series)

Konami and Friends (コナミ＆フレンズ Konami & Furenzu) was the series of children's Japanese animated shorts based on the Konami video games by the Japanese KidStart Studios company. Produced by KidStart Studios and Doryoku, the shorts aired on NHK from March 23, 2000 to June 15, 2007. The character designs were drawn by Momoko Maruyama, who also made Deko Boko Friends, the Qoo mascot, and Zenmai Zamurai. The shorts focused on a small robot named Konami, who struggles to save the world from aliens.

The English dub of the shorts, which were dubbed by TMS Films, were aired on JKids in the United States from November 23, 2004 to December 23, 2008 before the Kids Club's re-brand to a Super Fun Club.