Hoka Hoka Kazoku

Hoka Hoka Kazoku (ほかほか家族; lit. Warm Warm Family^[1]) is a Japanese anime television series which aired weekdays on the Fuji TV Network in Japan between October 1, 1976, and March 31, 1982, for a total of 1428 five-minute episodes.^[2][3][4] It was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations (now more commonly as JA Zen-Noh).

Hoka Hoka Kazoku
ほかほか家族
Genre	Educational, slice of life story
Anime television series
Directed by	Teruji Takahashi, Yoshitaka Tsunoda
Produced by	Tatsuya Ono, Toshio Kobayashi
Written by	Noboru Shiroyama, Hisatoshi Hiraya
Music by	Kunio Miyauchi
Studio	Eiken
Original network	Fuji TV
Original run	October 1, 1976 – March 31, 1982
Episodes	1,428

Plot

The series doesn't have a real plot, but is rather an educational series using both live action and animation to provide information about life in modern Japan.^[1] The series content has been compared to that of Bottle Fairy.^[1] The series was sponsored by the National Federation of Agricultural Co-operative Associations, as well as by the office of the Prime Minister of Japan.^[1]

Characters

Yone Yamano (山野 ヨネ, Yamano Yone)

The grandmother. Voiced by: Akiko Takamura (later replaced by Shō Saitō)

Yutaka Yamano (山野 豊, Yamano Yutaka)

The father of the family. Voiced by: Masaaki Tsukada

Sachiko Yamano (山野 幸子, Yamano Sachiko)

The wife of Yutaka. Voiced by: Mitsuyo Tobe (later replaced by Gara Takashima)

Makoto Yamano (山野まこと, Yamano Makoto)

Son of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Takako Kondō

Midori Yamano (山野みどり, Yamano Midori)

Daughter of Yutaka and Sachiko. Voiced by: Yūko Mita