Koichi-chan

Koichi-chan, also simply known as Koichi, is an Japanese slice of life manga series written and illustrated by Yoshiya Toichi. The series depicts the everyday life of Koichi Matashichi and Makiko Chiharu from various perspectives, including in a fictionalised version of the author's hometown, while dealing with surrealistic adventures and situations.

Main

 * Koichi Matashichi -
 * Makiko Chiharu -

Supporting

 * Nagatsuka Shigemasa -
 * Hatake Sen -
 * Ishii Tetsuyuki -
 * Oyama Shumei -
 * Kanemoto Yosuke -
 * Miura Umeko -
 * Ishiwata Oriana -
 * Sawa Kahoru -
 * Hashimoto Eho -

Early success
The first episode of the anime received a great response from fans and the manga's popularity was still high in 1979.

Allegations of declining quality
Ever since of 1994 after the first film, the anime had been undergoing with unoriginal filler episodes, poor writing, pandering to the otaku, and low production values that resembled the earlier parts of the anime. Filler episodes is a major problem. A lot of fans started to leave the series, but new fans come in. Some people even suggested that in time the anime got declined quality in general. The quality decline may be due to the decline in sales and viewers. The show's quality may have also been due to a lack of a serious story and lack of characters who have a meaningful presence.

Live-action series
The series was also adapted into two live-action television series in 1965 and 1976. The 1976 version, which has sixteen episodes, was broadcast on NHK.

Anime
The anime was directed by Fujikawa Yoshihiro and Wakaki Seishisai. It is produced by and it has premiered on  on November 20, 1979.

The series was first dubbed into English by in 2003 and aired on  in the United Kingdom from August 27, 2004 until June 20, 2008. acquired the Koichi-chan North America license in 2007. A rerelease of the dub of the series was added to Netflix on November 30, 2014.

Films

 * TBD (1993)
 * TBD (2002)
 * TBD (2016)

Video games

 * TBD (1992)
 * TBD (1994)
 * TBD (1997)
 * TBD (1999)
 * TBD (2003)