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** In 2013, a live-action American TV movie version was announced to be in production (presumably as a TV series pilot), featuring Creator/FrankieJonas as Hiroshi (or whatever his name was to become in English). As of 2017, it has yet to materialize.
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''Dokonjō Gaeru'' (ど根性ガエル lit. ''Gutsy Frog'') is a {{shonen}} manga and anime from TheSeventies, created by Yasumi Yoshizawa. The manga was serialized in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' from 1970 to 1976, then had two TV series (in 1972-1974 and 1981-1982). It has reached cult status [[GermansLovedavidHasselhoff in Latin America]] and ''especially'' in UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}.
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''Dokonjō Gaeru'' (ど根性ガエル lit. ''Gutsy Frog'') is a {{shonen}} manga and anime from TheSeventies, created by Yasumi Yoshizawa. The manga was serialized in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' from 1970 to 1976, then had two anime TV series (in 1972-1974 and 1981-1982). 1981-1982), followed by a live-action TV series in 2015. It has reached cult status [[GermansLovedavidHasselhoff in Latin America]] and ''especially'' in UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}.
UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}. Although the series has aired on Japanese-language television in the United States, it has never been dubbed or subtitled in English, although an American live-action TV movie adaptation was rumored to be in development at one time.
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** In 2013, a live-action American TV movie version was announced to be in production (presumably as a TV series pilot), featuring Creator/FrankieJonas as Hiroshi (or whatever his name was to become in English). As of 2017, it has yet to materialize.
** In 2013, a live-action American TV movie version was announced to be in production (presumably as a TV series pilot), featuring Creator/FrankieJonas as Hiroshi (or whatever his name was to become in English). As of 2017, it has yet to materialize.
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* PantyShot: Kyouko. In the very first episode, she gets one when Pyonkichi bites her skirt and yanks on it, and Kyouko, not believing Hiroshi when he tells her the frog did it, blames Hiroshi and slaps him in the face.
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* ForeignRemake: Apparently a live-action American remake is currently in the works. And it stars one of the JonasBrothers. Seriously.
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* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Yoshiko-sensei is pursued by Minami (hinted to be from a rich family) and Umesaburo (Hiroshi's BigBrotherMentor who works as a sushi chef). [[ObliviousToLove She barely seems to notice their interest in her.]] Averted in the second anime series; Umesaburo's character is unchanged, but Minami, despite still being a teacher, is presented as often late with his rent and having to subsist on instant ramen.
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* ChefOfIron: Sankakubei is a somewhat odd SupremeChef... and a rather badass martial artist.
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* RunningGag: Mr. Machida will reference his 25 years' teaching experience in nearly every episode, usually with something along the lines of, "In my 25 years as a teacher, I have/have never..."
* RunningGag: Mr. Machida will reference his 25 years' teaching experience in nearly every episode, usually with something along the lines of, "In my 25 years as a teacher, I have/have never..."
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* SupremeChef: Sakakubei, justified as he ''works'' as a chef in the local sushi bar.
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* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Yoshiko-sensei is pursued by Minami (hinted to be from a rich family) and Sakakubei Sankakubei (Hiroshi's BigBrotherMentor who works as a sushi chef). [[ObliviousToLove She barely seems to notice their interest in her.]]]] Averted in the second anime series; Sankakubei's character is unchanged, but Minami, despite still being a teacher, is presented as often late with his rent and having to subsist on instant ramen.
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* TokyoMovieShinsha: Both TV shows were animated by TMS, it's one of their more well-known (in Japan) productions.
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* NamesToKnowInAnime: Creator/MasakoNozawa plays Hiroshi, NorikoOhara voices his mother. In the second series Creator/HideyukiTanaka plays Minami-sensei, Creator/KeikoToda is Yoshiko-sensei and Creator/KeiTomiyama is Sankakubei.
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* OneHitWonder: This was Yasumi Yoshizawa's first manga and the only one that was successful. Since then he created dozens of other titles, but they all failed to gain interest.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: Happened with Hiroshi at a ramen restaurant. He sent Pyonkichi to get the money, but it took so long for him to return (he lost the money and had to earn it back by helping other people for reward money), that by the time he came back Hiroshi washed every dish at the restaurant, making his hands sore. They don't take this lying down, so they give the money, take the clean bowls outside, and dirty them again with mud water, much to the cook's dismay.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: Happened with Hiroshi at a ramen restaurant. He sent Pyonkichi to get the money, but it took so long for him to return (he lost the money and had to earn it back by helping other people for reward money), that by the time he came back Hiroshi washed every dish at the restaurant, making his hands sore. They don't take this lying down, so however: they give the store owner the money, then proceed to take the clean bowls outside, outside and dirty them again with mud water, much to the cook's dismay.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: Happened with Hiroshi at a ramen restaurant. He sent Pyonkichi to get the money, but it took so long for him to come (he lost the money and had to earn it back by helping other people for reward money), that by the time he came back Hiroshi washed every dish at the restaurant, making his hands sore. They don't take this lying down, so they give the money, take the clean bowls outside, and dirty them again with mud water, much to the cook's dismay.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: Happened with Hiroshi at a ramen restaurant. He sent Pyonkichi to get the money, but it took so long for him to come return (he lost the money and had to earn it back by helping other people for reward money), that by the time he came back Hiroshi washed every dish at the restaurant, making his hands sore. They don't take this lying down, so they give the money, take the clean bowls outside, and dirty them again with mud water, much to the cook's dismay.
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* WorkOffTheDebt: Happened with Hiroshi at a ramen restaurant. He sent Pyonkichi to get the money, but it took so long for him to come (he lost the money and had to earn it back by helping other people for reward money), that by the time he came back Hiroshi washed every dish at the restaurant, making his hands sore. They don't take this lying down, so they give the money, take the clean bowls outside, and dirty them again with mud water, much to the cook's dismay.
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* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his talking shirt! ... Sorta.
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* TheOjou: Kyouko Yoshizawa PerpetualPoverty: Almost everyone in the series, starting with Hiroshi. The series itself is middle located in what seems to high class.be the poorest part of the middle-class district of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerima,_Tokyo Nerima]], and the popular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakujii_Park Shakujii Park]] appears more than once.
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* PerpetualPoverty: Almost everyone in the series, starting with Hiroshi. The series itself is located in what seems to be the poorest part of the middle-class district of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nerima,_Tokyo Nerima]], and the popular [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakujii_Park Shakujii Park]] appears more than once.
* SupremeChef: Sakakubei, justified as he ''works'' as a chef in the local sushi bar.
* SupremeChef: Sakakubei, justified as he ''works'' as a chef in the local sushi bar.
* SupremeChef: Sakakubei, justified as he ''works'' as a chef in the local sushi bar.
* TokyoMovieShinsha: Both TV shows were animated by TMS, it's one of their more well-known (in Japan) productions.
* TokyoMovieShinsha: Both TV shows were animated by TMS, it's one of their more well-known (in Japan) productions.
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* BellyButtonless: Being a frog, Pyonkichi naturally doesn't have one. This is pointed out a few times, even used as part of a lyrics in one of the ending songs.
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* ForeignRemake: Apparently a live-action American remake is currently in the works. And it stars one of the JonasBrothers. Seriously.
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[[caption-width-right:184:A boy, his frog, and lotsa other characters]]
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* ExpressiveShirt: Sorta, again. Because this "shirt" not only is expressive, but it talks and eats and...
** Hiroshi himself, as said eloquently by his mother more than once.
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!! ''Dokonjo ''Dokonjō Gaeru'' has the following tropes:
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gorilla-Imo frequently bullies Hiroshi, but he does have a soft-side, such as his love of cats.
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* TrainingFromHell: Parodied when Hiroshi subjects Pyonkichi to this, hitting him with a baseball bat among other things... to withstand being inside Hiroshi's mom's new washing machine.
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''Dokonjō Gaeru'' (ど根性ガエル lit. ''Gutsy Frog'') is a {{shonen}} manga and anime from TheSeventies, created by Yasumi Yoshizawa. The manga was serialized in ''Weekly Shonen Jump'' from 1970 to 1976, then had two TV series (in 1972-1974 and 1981-1982). It has reached cult status [[GermansLovedavidHasselhoff in Latin America]] and ''especially'' in UsefulNotes/{{Chile}}.
This is the story of a middle school boy named Hiroshi and Pyonkichi, a rather special talking frog. One day, Pyonkichi is jumping around and minding his own business, and then Hiroshi crashes on him. Somehow, Pyonkichi survives... as his soul sorta becomes an imprint on Hiroshi's shirt. Since Hiroshi is very poor and that's his only good shirt, he's forced to keep it as well as Pyonkichi, who becomes a sort-of member of his family and his best friend...
Yep, this is one really weird show.
!! ''Dokonjo Gaeru'' has the following tropes:
* AnimalMotifs: Aside of frogs, we have gorillas... for [[TheBigGuy the local bully]].
** The said bully's sidekick is named Mogura, which is Japanese for "mole". As his name implies, [[TunnelKing he can dig underground]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: Both Pyonkichi and Hiroshi are HotBlooded {{Big Eater}}s who won't give up ever.
* [[spoiler: BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: At some point, Pyonkichi's frog girlfriend Pyonko appears. Pyonkichi treats her real badly, which greatly upsets Hiroshi; when he asks why would he do such a thing, Pyonkichi cries and explains that he doesn't want her to suffer due to his special situation so he'd rather have her hate him.]]
* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his talking shirt! ... Sorta.
* ChefOfIron: Sankakubei is a somewhat odd SupremeChef... and a rather badass martial artist.
* CoolShades: Hiroshi is never seen without a pair of shades on his head.
* DisappearedDad: Hiroshi's father is explicitely mentioned to be deceased, so he lives with his HouseWife mother.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gorilla-Imo frequently bullies Hiroshi, but he does have a soft-side, such as his love of cats.
* NamesToKnowInAnime: MasakoNozawa plays Hiroshi, Noriko Ohara voices his mother. In the second series HideyukiTanaka plays Minami-sensei, KeikoToda is Yoshiko-sensei and KeiTomiyama is Sankakubei.
* NoNameGiven: The sushi parlor owner/Sankakubei's boss, Hiroshi's mother.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Goro looks like a grade schooler. [[spoiler:So does his future girlfriend, Misako.]]
* OneHitWonder: This was Yasumi Yoshizawa's first manga and the only one that was successful. Since then he created dozens of other titles, but they all failed to gain interest.
* TheOjou: Kyouko Yoshizawa is middle to high class.
* PluckyGirl: Kyouko is this, too.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Yoshiko-sensei is pursued by Minami (hinted to be from a rich family) and Sakakubei (Hiroshi's BigBrotherMentor who works as a sushi chef). [[ObliviousToLove She barely seems to notice their interest in her.]]
* PerpetualPoverty: Almost everyone in the series, starting with Hiroshi.
* SupremeChef: Sakakubei, justified as he ''works'' as a chef in the local sushi bar.
* SliceOfLife
* TokyoMovieShinsha: Both TV shows were produced by TMS, one of their more well-known (in Japan) properties.
* {{Tsundere}}: Kyouko is a Type B.
** Also Yoshiko Yamanaka.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Hiroshi's mother.
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This is the story of a middle school boy named Hiroshi and Pyonkichi, a rather special talking frog. One day, Pyonkichi is jumping around and minding his own business, and then Hiroshi crashes on him. Somehow, Pyonkichi survives... as his soul sorta becomes an imprint on Hiroshi's shirt. Since Hiroshi is very poor and that's his only good shirt, he's forced to keep it as well as Pyonkichi, who becomes a sort-of member of his family and his best friend...
Yep, this is one really weird show.
!! ''Dokonjo Gaeru'' has the following tropes:
* AnimalMotifs: Aside of frogs, we have gorillas... for [[TheBigGuy the local bully]].
** The said bully's sidekick is named Mogura, which is Japanese for "mole". As his name implies, [[TunnelKing he can dig underground]].
* BirdsOfAFeather: Both Pyonkichi and Hiroshi are HotBlooded {{Big Eater}}s who won't give up ever.
* [[spoiler: BreakHerHeartToSaveHer: At some point, Pyonkichi's frog girlfriend Pyonko appears. Pyonkichi treats her real badly, which greatly upsets Hiroshi; when he asks why would he do such a thing, Pyonkichi cries and explains that he doesn't want her to suffer due to his special situation so he'd rather have her hate him.]]
* ABoyAndHisX: A boy and his talking shirt! ... Sorta.
* ChefOfIron: Sankakubei is a somewhat odd SupremeChef... and a rather badass martial artist.
* CoolShades: Hiroshi is never seen without a pair of shades on his head.
* DisappearedDad: Hiroshi's father is explicitely mentioned to be deceased, so he lives with his HouseWife mother.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Gorilla-Imo frequently bullies Hiroshi, but he does have a soft-side, such as his love of cats.
* NamesToKnowInAnime: MasakoNozawa plays Hiroshi, Noriko Ohara voices his mother. In the second series HideyukiTanaka plays Minami-sensei, KeikoToda is Yoshiko-sensei and KeiTomiyama is Sankakubei.
* NoNameGiven: The sushi parlor owner/Sankakubei's boss, Hiroshi's mother.
* OlderThanTheyLook: Goro looks like a grade schooler. [[spoiler:So does his future girlfriend, Misako.]]
* OneHitWonder: This was Yasumi Yoshizawa's first manga and the only one that was successful. Since then he created dozens of other titles, but they all failed to gain interest.
* TheOjou: Kyouko Yoshizawa is middle to high class.
* PluckyGirl: Kyouko is this, too.
* RichSuitorPoorSuitor: Yoshiko-sensei is pursued by Minami (hinted to be from a rich family) and Sakakubei (Hiroshi's BigBrotherMentor who works as a sushi chef). [[ObliviousToLove She barely seems to notice their interest in her.]]
* PerpetualPoverty: Almost everyone in the series, starting with Hiroshi.
* SupremeChef: Sakakubei, justified as he ''works'' as a chef in the local sushi bar.
* SliceOfLife
* TokyoMovieShinsha: Both TV shows were produced by TMS, one of their more well-known (in Japan) properties.
* {{Tsundere}}: Kyouko is a Type B.
** Also Yoshiko Yamanaka.
* YamatoNadeshiko: Hiroshi's mother.
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