Yume no Crayon Oukoku
Yume no Crayon Oukoku[1] (夢のクレヨン王国, Yume no Kureyon Ōkoku, lit. The Crayon Kingdom of Dreams) is a Japanese seventy-episode anime television series created by Toei Animation and broadcast from 1997 to 1999. It was based on the novel series by Reizo Fukunaga, and was adapted into a manga by Michiru Kataoka and serialized in Nakayoshi from 1997 to 1998. It has been dubbed into French, Italian, Russian, Korean and Chinese.
| Yume no Crayon Oukoku | |
 Promotional image from the anime series, displaying Princess Silver and her friends | |
| 夢のクレヨン王国 (Yume no Kureyon Ōkoku) | |
|---|---|
| Manga | |
| Written by | Michiru Kataoka |
| Published by | Kodansha |
| Magazine | Nakayoshi |
| Demographic | Shōjo |
| Original run | August 1997 – August 1998 |
| Volumes | 3 |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Junichi Sato |
| Written by | Takashi Yamada |
| Music by | Takanori Arisawa |
| Studio | Toei Animation |
| Original network | TV Asahi |
| Original run | September 7, 1997 – January 31, 1999 |
| Episodes | 70 |
Plot
The civilians of the Crayon Kingdom have always viewed their Princess Silver as a twelve-year-old girl with a beautiful smile. However, unknown to them, the princess has 12 bad habits. This has created much distress to the Chameleon Prime Minister and the Crayon ministers for it would be embarrassing if this gets out.
One day, a party is held to celebrate Silver's twelfth birthday. The princess is so busy trying to find a suitable dance-partner that she forgets to hide her bad habits. The boy she thinks suitable to dance with refuses to dance and, after a short quarrel, he changes Silver's parents, the King and Queen, into stone.
Along with a pig named Stonston and a chicken named Araessa, Silver learns that only the Grim Reaper is capable of casting a spell like that, and she assumes that the boy was actually him in disguise. So begins their quest to find the boy Reaper. They do not realize, that the boy and the Grim Reaper are two different people entirely. The Grim Reaper is trying to kill Silver, whose ancestor trapped him in a mirror for several thousand years. The boy is trying to save her, and her parents, whom he transformed into stone to prevent them from being killed.
They finally realize this, when the boy saves them from the Grim Reaper. He says he is the Prince Cloud, and that he will help them destroy the Grim Reaper and Silver develops a crush on him. However, he constantly annoys her. They eventually find out that in order to destroy the Grim Reaper, Princess Silver must get rid of her 12 bad habits.
They eventually succeed, by reassembling the broken pieces of a mirror and deciphering the hidden code. They finally realize that they have to "Tickle the Grim Reaper under the Left Arm" to destroy him and send him back into the mirror. They then cut off a lock of his hair and sprinkle it over The King and Queen, which brings them back to life.
However, due to that it isn't over, Silver's maid, Punya, a cat, liberates two mischievous angels. Princess Silver and her friends set off on yet another journey to bring them back. Prince Cloud does reappear to help them, but not often. Once this has been done, Silver, Cloud, Punya, Araessa and Stonston set off on a journey around the kingdom.
Episodes
| No. | Title | Original air date[2] |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | "The Princess sets out on her Journey" Transcription: "oujo tabitatsu" (Japanese: 王女旅立つ) | September 7, 1997 |
| 2 | "September's Journey I" Transcription: "kugatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 9月の旅I) | September 14, 1997 |
| 3 | "September's Journey II" Transcription: "kugatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 9月の旅II) | September 21, 1997 |
| 4 | "September's Journey III" Transcription: "kugatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 9月の旅III) | September 28, 1997 |
| 5 | "October's Journey I" Transcription: "juugatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 10月の旅I) | October 5, 1997 |
| 6 | "October's Journey II" Transcription: "juugatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 10月の旅II) | October 12, 1997 |
| 7 | "October's Journey III" Transcription: "juugatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 10月の旅III) | October 19, 1997 |
| 8 | "October's Journey IV" Transcription: "juugatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 10月の旅IV) | October 26, 1997 |
| 9 | "November's Journey I" Transcription: "juuichigatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 11月の旅I) | November 16, 1997 |
| 10 | "November's Journey II" Transcription: "juuichigatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 11月の旅II) | November 23, 1997 |
| 11 | "November's Journey III" Transcription: "juuichigatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 11月の旅III) | November 30, 1997 |
| 12 | "November's Journey IV" Transcription: "juuichigatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 11月の旅IV) | December 7, 1997 |
| 13 | "December's Journey I" Transcription: "juuningatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 12月の旅I) | December 14, 1997 |
| 14 | "December's Journey II" Transcription: "juuningatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 12月の旅II) | December 21, 1997 |
| 15 | "December's Journey III" Transcription: "juuningatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 12月の旅III) | December 28, 1997 |
| 16 | "N-Paka's Journey" Transcription: "n-paka no tabi" (Japanese: ン・パカの旅) | January 4, 1998 |
| 17 | "January's Journey I" Transcription: "ichigatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 1月の旅I) | January 11, 1998 |
| 18 | "January's Journey II" Transcription: "ichigatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 1月の旅II) | January 18, 1998 |
| 19 | "January's Journey III" Transcription: "ichigatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 1月の旅III) | January 25, 1998 |
| 20 | "February's Journey I" Transcription: "ningatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 2月の旅I) | February 1, 1998 |
| 21 | "February's Journey II" Transcription: "ningatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 2月の旅II) | February 8, 1998 |
| 22 | "February's Journey III" Transcription: "ningatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 2月の旅III) | February 15, 1998 |
| 23 | "February's Journey IV" Transcription: "ningatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 2月の旅IV) | February 22, 1998 |
| 24 | "March's Journey I" Transcription: "sangatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 3月の旅I) | March 1, 1998 |
| 25 | "March's Journey II" Transcription: "sangatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 3月の旅II) | March 8, 1998 |
| 26 | "March's Journey III" Transcription: "sangatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 3月の旅III) | March 15, 1998 |
| 27 | "March's Journey IV" Transcription: "sangatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 3月の旅IV) | March 22, 1998 |
| 28 | "March's Journey V" Transcription: "sangatsu no tabi V" (Japanese: 3月の旅V) | March 29, 1998 |
| 29 | "April's Journey I" Transcription: "yongatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 4月の旅I) | April 5, 1998 |
| 30 | "April's Journey II" Transcription: "yongatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 4月の旅II) | April 12, 1998 |
| 31 | "April's Journey III" Transcription: "yongatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 4月の旅III) | April 19, 1998 |
| 32 | "April's Journey IV" Transcription: "yongatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 4月の旅IV) | April 26, 1998 |
| 33 | "May's Journey I" Transcription: "gogatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 5月の旅I) | May 3, 1998 |
| 34 | "May's Journey II" Transcription: "gogatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 5月の旅II) | May 10, 1998 |
| 35 | "May's Journey III" Transcription: "gogatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 5月の旅III) | May 17, 1998 |
| 36 | "May's Journey IV" Transcription: "gogatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 5月の旅IV) | May 24, 1998 |
| 37 | "May's Journey V" Transcription: "gogatsu no tabi V" (Japanese: 5月の旅V) | May 31, 1998 |
| 38 | "June's Journey I" Transcription: "rokugatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 6月の旅I) | June 7, 1998 |
| 39 | "June's Journey II" Transcription: "rokugatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 6月の旅II) | June 14, 1998 |
| 40 | "June's Journey III" Transcription: "rokugatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 6月の旅III) | June 28, 1998 |
| 41 | "June's Journey IV" Transcription: "rokugatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 6月の旅IV) | July 5, 1998 |
| 42 | "July's Journey I" Transcription: "shichigatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 7月の旅I) | July 12, 1998 |
| 43 | "July's Journey II" Transcription: "shichigatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 7月の旅II) | July 19, 1998 |
| 44 | "July's Journey III" Transcription: "shichigatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 7月の旅III) | July 26, 1998 |
| 45 | "July's Journey IV" Transcription: "shichigatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 7月の旅IV) | August 2, 1998 |
| 46 | "August's Journey I" Transcription: "bachigatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 8月の旅I) | August 9, 1998 |
| 47 | "August's Journey II" Transcription: "bachigatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 8月の旅II) | August 16, 1998 |
| 48 | "August's Journey III" Transcription: "bachigatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 8月の旅III) | August 23, 1998 |
| 49 | "August's Journey IV" Transcription: "bachigatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 8月の旅IV) | August 30, 1998 |
| 50 | "Seems like a Princess" Transcription: "oujo rashiku" (Japanese: 王女らしく) | September 6, 1998 |
| 51 | "The 13th Month's Journey I" Transcription: "juusangatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 13月の旅I) | September 13, 1998 |
| 52 | "The 13th Month's Journey II" Transcription: "juusangatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 13月の旅II) | September 20, 1998 |
| 53 | "The 13th Month's Journey III" Transcription: "juusangatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 13月の旅III) | September 27, 1998 |
| 54 | "The 14th Month's Journey I" Transcription: "juuyongatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 14月の旅I) | October 4, 1998 |
| 55 | "The 14th Month's Journey II" Transcription: "juuyongatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 14月の旅II) | October 11, 1998 |
| 56 | "The 14th Month's Journey III" Transcription: "juuyongatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 14月の旅III) | October 18, 1998 |
| 57 | "The 14th Month's Journey IV" Transcription: "juuyongatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 14月の旅IV) | October 25, 1998 |
| 58 | "The 15th Month's Journey I" Transcription: "juugogatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 15月の旅I) | November 8, 1998 |
| 59 | "The 15th Month's Journey II" Transcription: "juugogatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 15月の旅II) | November 15, 1998 |
| 60 | "The 15th Month's Journey III" Transcription: "juugogatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 15月の旅III) | November 22, 1998 |
| 61 | "The 15th Month's Journey IV" Transcription: "juugogatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 15月の旅IV) | November 29, 1998 |
| 62 | "The 16th Month's Journey I" Transcription: "juurokugatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 16月の旅I) | December 6, 1998 |
| 63 | "The 16th Month's Journey II" Transcription: "juurokugatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 16月の旅II) | December 13, 1998 |
| 64 | "The 16th Month's Journey III" Transcription: "juurokugatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 16月の旅III) | December 20, 1998 |
| 65 | "The 16th Month's Journey IV" Transcription: "juurokugatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 16月の旅IV) | December 27, 1998 |
| 66 | "The 17th Month's Journey I" Transcription: "juushichigatsu no tabi I" (Japanese: 17月の旅I) | January 3, 1999 |
| 67 | "The 17th Month's Journey II" Transcription: "juushichigatsu no tabi II" (Japanese: 17月の旅II) | January 10, 1999 |
| 68 | "The 17th Month's Journey III" Transcription: "juushichigatsu no tabi III" (Japanese: 17月の旅III) | January 17, 1999 |
| 69 | "The 17th Month's Journey IV" Transcription: "juushichigatsu no tabi IV" (Japanese: 17月の旅IV) | January 24, 1999 |
| 70 | "Thank You" Transcription: "arigato" (Japanese: ありがと〜) | January 31, 1999 |
Reception
References
- "Yume Crayon no Oukoku." Toei Animation. Accessed October 12, 2008.
- http://www.toei-anim.co.jp/tv/crayon/episode/list/
External links
- Yume Crayon no Oukoku at Toei Animation (in Japanese)
- Yume Crayon no Oukoku DVD-BOX at Frontier Works (in Japanese)
- Yume no Crayon Oukoku (anime) at Anime News Network's encyclopedia
