The Magic Roundabout (Japanese dub)

魔法のぐるぐる広場 (Mahō no Guruguru Hiroba) is the Japanese version of Le Manège enchanté/The Magic Roundabout/The Magic Carousel is a popular French animated children's television series of hundreds of episodes each five minutes long, which premiered on October 5, 1964, on the first channel of the ORTF. Serge Danot created the series.

The series features characters in the magical make-believe garden: Pīrusuti, the owner of the roundabout; Zebedi, a jack-in-the-box; Dōgaru the dog; Azarē the cow; Burain the snail; Dairan the rabbit; and Furorensu, a girl.

The Japanase version of the show is based on the French version of the show with voice actors instead of simply narration.

Japanese Character Names:


 * 1) どーがる (Dōgaru) - based on Dougal/Doogal
 * 2) ふろれんす (Furorensu) - based on Florence/Margote
 * 3) ぶらいあん (Burain) - based on Brian/Ambroise
 * 4) あざれえ (Azarē) - based on Ermintrude/Azalée
 * 5) だいらん (Dairan) - based on Dylan/Flappy
 * 6) ぜべでぃ (Zebedi) - based on Zebedee/Zébulon
 * 7) ぴーるすてぃ (Pīrusuti) - based on Mr. Rusty/le Père Pivoine
 * 8) みすたーまっけんりー (Misutā Makkentī) - based on Mr. McHenry/Bonhomme Jouvence