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Despite a number of notable people in manga and anime working for the company, including Creator/GoNagai, Creator/KenIshikawa, Masayuki Kojima, and others, Knack developed a dubious reputation for the low quality of its productions, particularly in regard to [[OffModel animation quality]] and to [[TheMockbuster copying the premises of other, more popular shows]]. In most recent years the studio gained notoriety online for its 1974 anime ''Anime/ChargemanKen'', which became a MemeticMutation due to its SoBadItsGood quality.
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Despite a number of notable people in manga and anime working for the company, including Creator/GoNagai, Creator/KenIshikawa, Masayuki Kojima, and others, Knack developed a dubious reputation for the low quality of its productions, particularly in regard to [[OffModel animation quality]] (even when compared to their contemporaries in both Japan and to America) and with [[TheMockbuster copying the premises of other, more popular shows]]. In most recent years the studio gained notoriety online for its 1974 anime ''Anime/ChargemanKen'', which became a MemeticMutation due to its SoBadItsGood quality.
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Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Knack's attempts at the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater genre with ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTheLittlePrince'' and ''Literature/DoctorDolittle'' were both shown on U.S. TV, the former becoming a nostalgic favorite of early Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and also airing on educational channels in Canada. Episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', as ''Le Petit Castor'', was a Saturday-morning staple for years in French-speaking Canada. ''Gekko Kamen'' also aired across Spanish-speaking North and South America (including on Creator/{{Univision}}) as ''El Capitán Centella''. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Knack's attempts at the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater genre with ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTheLittlePrince'' ''Literature/TheLittlePrince'' and ''Literature/DoctorDolittle'' were both shown on U.S. TV, the former becoming a nostalgic favorite of early Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} and also airing on educational channels in Canada. Episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', as ''Le Petit Castor'', was a Saturday-morning staple for years in French-speaking Canada. ''Gekko Kamen'' also aired across Spanish-speaking North and South America (including on Creator/{{Univision}}) as ''El Capitán Centella''. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Knack's attempts at the Anime/WorldMasterpieceTheater genre with ''Literature/TheAdventuresOfTheLittlePrince'' and ''Literature/DoctorDolittle'' were both shown on U.S. TV, the former becoming a nostalgic favorite of early Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} broadcast ''Anime/TheAdventuresOfTheLittlePrince'' in the 1980s, and episodes also airing on educational channels in Canada. Episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', as ''Le Petit Castor'', was a Saturday-morning staple for years in French-speaking Canada. ''Gekko Kamen'' also aired across Spanish-speaking North and South America (including on Creator/{{Univision}}) as ''El Capitán Centella''. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} broadcast ''Anime/TheAdventuresOfTheLittlePrince'' in the 1980s, and episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. Also, many French Canadian viewers fondly remember ''Le Petit Castor'', the French dub of the anthropomorphic-animal {{Kodomomuke}} series ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', which aired as ''Le Petit Castor'', was a Saturday-morning staple for years on Creator/{{CBC}}'s French network. in French-speaking Canada. ''Gekko Kamen'' also aired across Spanish-speaking North and South America as ''El Capitán Centella''. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} broadcast ''The Adventures of Literature/TheLittlePrince'' in the 1980s, and episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. Also, many French Canadian viewers fondly remember ''Le Petit Castor'', the French dub of the anthropomorphic-animal {{Kodomomuke}} series ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', which aired for years on Creator/{{CBC}}'s French network. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} broadcast ''The Adventures of Literature/TheLittlePrince'' ''Anime/TheAdventuresOfTheLittlePrince'' in the 1980s, and episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. Also, many French Canadian viewers fondly remember ''Le Petit Castor'', the French dub of the anthropomorphic-animal {{Kodomomuke}} series ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', which aired for years on Creator/{{CBC}}'s French network. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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Established in 1967 by a group of former Creator/ToeiAnimation and Creator/MushiProductions employees, Knack Productions (ナック) was an Anime company that was active throughout the 1970s and up until the 1990s. Their first show was ''Ijiwaru Baasan'' (''Granny Mischief'') in 1970, based on a manga by Machiko Hasegawa, best known for ''Manga/SazaeSan'' (and which had its anime series premiere a year prior). In the late 1980s the studio largely moved away from TV production and focused on OVA, mainly producing softcore Hentai films. In 2008 the company was renamed ICHI Corporation.
Despite a number of notable people in manga and anime working for the company, including Creator/GoNagai, Creator/KenIshikawa, Masayuki Kojima, and others, Knack developed a dubious reputation for the low quality of its productions, particularly in regard to [[OffModel animation quality]] and to [[TheMockbuster copying the premises of other, more popular shows]]. In most recent years the studio gained notoriety online for its 1974 anime ''Anime/ChargemanKen'', which became a MemeticMutation due to its SoBadItsGood quality.
Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} broadcast ''The Adventures of Literature/TheLittlePrince'' in the 1980s, and episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. Also, many French Canadian viewers fondly remember ''Le Petit Castor'', the French dub of the anthropomorphic-animal {{Kodomomuke}} series ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', which aired for years on Creator/{{CBC}}'s French network. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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!!Credits include:
* ''Ijiwaru Baasan'' (1970–1971)
* ''Gekko Kamen'' (1972)
* ''Astroganger'' (1972–1973, with Creator/TamaProductions)
* ''Anime/ChargemanKen'' (1974, with Tama Productions)
* ''Dame Oyaji'' (1974)
* ''Don Chuck Monogatari'' (1975–1978; aka ''Le Petit Castor'' in French, rerun through the '80s on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]])
* ''Groizer X'' (1976–1977, created by Creator/GoNagai)
* ''The Adventures of the Little Prince'' (1978–1979; aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} 1985-1989)
* ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' (Manga Sarutobi Sasuke) (1979–1980)
* ''Sue Cat'' (1980)
* ''Manga Mitokomon'' (1981–1982)
* ''Robby the Rascal'' (Cybot Robotchi) (1982–1983, created by Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai's Dynamic Planning)
* ''Hitotsuboshike no Ultra Baasan'' (1982–1983)
* ''Psycho Armor Govarian'' (1983, created by Go Nagai)
* ''The Voyages of Literature/DoctorDolittle'' (1984, U.S.-Japan coproduction, not aired in Japan until 1997)
* ''Anime/AttackerYou'' (1984–1985; aired to great success across Europe during the late '80s and early '90s)
* ''Oh! Family'' (1986–1987)
* ''Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon'' (1987–1988, created by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori)
* ''Momotaro Densetsu'' (1989–1990)
* ''Peach Command: Shin Momotaru Densetsu'' (1990–1991)
* ''Kōkō Butō Den Manga/{{Crows}}'' (1994)
In addition, Knack produced several pilots that never got sold:
* ''Anime/ToumeiShounenTanteiAkira'' (circa 1970)
* ''Super Taromu'' (while the pilot never sold, a manga based on it were published in several magazines in 1973)
* ''Okore! Nonkuro''
* ''Nora Inu Pesu no Boken'' (Adventures of Pesu the Stray Dog) (based on a manga "Hoero Bobo", an anime TV series was eventually made as "Hoero Bunbun", produced by Wako Production in 1980, followed by an anime movie made by Creator/{{Madhouse}} in 1987)
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Despite a number of notable people in manga and anime working for the company, including Creator/GoNagai, Creator/KenIshikawa, Masayuki Kojima, and others, Knack developed a dubious reputation for the low quality of its productions, particularly in regard to [[OffModel animation quality]] and to [[TheMockbuster copying the premises of other, more popular shows]]. In most recent years the studio gained notoriety online for its 1974 anime ''Anime/ChargemanKen'', which became a MemeticMutation due to its SoBadItsGood quality.
Several of their shows (notably the 1984 volleyball dramedy ''Anime/AttackerYou'') did very well in the European and Latin American markets, and a few even got official release in Anglophone and Francophone North America. Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} broadcast ''The Adventures of Literature/TheLittlePrince'' in the 1980s, and episodes of ''Manga Sarutobi Sasuke'' and ''Cybot Robotchi'' were recut into compilation movies and released in the US as ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' and ''Robby the Rascal'' respectively. Also, many French Canadian viewers fondly remember ''Le Petit Castor'', the French dub of the anthropomorphic-animal {{Kodomomuke}} series ''Don Chuck Monogatari'', which aired for years on Creator/{{CBC}}'s French network. Most recently, in 2017, Creator/DiscotekMedia released the entirety of ''Chargeman Ken!'' on DVD in North America.
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!!Credits include:
* ''Ijiwaru Baasan'' (1970–1971)
* ''Gekko Kamen'' (1972)
* ''Astroganger'' (1972–1973, with Creator/TamaProductions)
* ''Anime/ChargemanKen'' (1974, with Tama Productions)
* ''Dame Oyaji'' (1974)
* ''Don Chuck Monogatari'' (1975–1978; aka ''Le Petit Castor'' in French, rerun through the '80s on [[Creator/{{CBC}} Radio-Canada]])
* ''Groizer X'' (1976–1977, created by Creator/GoNagai)
* ''The Adventures of the Little Prince'' (1978–1979; aired on Creator/{{Nickelodeon}} 1985-1989)
* ''Ninja the Wonder Boy'' (Manga Sarutobi Sasuke) (1979–1980)
* ''Sue Cat'' (1980)
* ''Manga Mitokomon'' (1981–1982)
* ''Robby the Rascal'' (Cybot Robotchi) (1982–1983, created by Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai's Dynamic Planning)
* ''Hitotsuboshike no Ultra Baasan'' (1982–1983)
* ''Psycho Armor Govarian'' (1983, created by Go Nagai)
* ''The Voyages of Literature/DoctorDolittle'' (1984, U.S.-Japan coproduction, not aired in Japan until 1997)
* ''Anime/AttackerYou'' (1984–1985; aired to great success across Europe during the late '80s and early '90s)
* ''Oh! Family'' (1986–1987)
* ''Manga Nihon Keizai Nyuumon'' (1987–1988, created by Creator/ShotaroIshinomori)
* ''Momotaro Densetsu'' (1989–1990)
* ''Peach Command: Shin Momotaru Densetsu'' (1990–1991)
* ''Kōkō Butō Den Manga/{{Crows}}'' (1994)
In addition, Knack produced several pilots that never got sold:
* ''Anime/ToumeiShounenTanteiAkira'' (circa 1970)
* ''Super Taromu'' (while the pilot never sold, a manga based on it were published in several magazines in 1973)
* ''Okore! Nonkuro''
* ''Nora Inu Pesu no Boken'' (Adventures of Pesu the Stray Dog) (based on a manga "Hoero Bobo", an anime TV series was eventually made as "Hoero Bunbun", produced by Wako Production in 1980, followed by an anime movie made by Creator/{{Madhouse}} in 1987)
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