History Anime / DottoKoniChan

(Something never seen before!) [[note]]WidgetSeries [[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A53_GZta1win were uncommon]] in LatinAmerica]][[/note]]\\

-->-- [=LatinAmericanDub=] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wvxWkwFmE Intro song]].

Being just an obscure Gag Series in Japan, the LatAm dub turned into a cult-classic and is more generally appreciated by fans. For reference, there is more information on the Spanish version of TheOtherWiki about this series than the English and Japanese wiki combined.

[[NeverAcceptedInHisHometown Practically unnoticed in its country of origin]], [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff the series was a hit in Latin America]], especially in Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Argentina. This is probably due to its outstanding [[CulturalTranslation localized]] [[{{Woolseyism}} translation]] [[note]]to give an example of localization, on one chapter they sing [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ketchup_Song The Ketchup Song]][[/note]], which can be easily compared to what American Dubbers [[CulturalTranslation did with]] SamuraiPizzaCats.

** More threatens to go and start working in "Chapa y 1/2", a clear reference to "[[RanmaOneHalf Ranma y 1/2]]"

** One episode manages to parody Manga/DragonBall, CaptainTsubasa, ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', Franchise/YuGiOh, Manga/DetectiveConan, Manga/LoveHina, Anime/MazingerZ and ''{{Manga/Kochikame}}'' in about 7 minutes.
** Squid-girl's wand-movement is the same as Sakura's from Manga/CardCaptorSakura. She also looks similar to SallyTheWitch.

-> ''"[[WidgetSeries It's something weird and bizarre what's coming up next]]''
-> ''([[ValuesDissonance Something never seen before!]])'' [[note]]WidgetSeries [[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A53_GZta1win were uncommon]] in LatinAmerica]][[/note]]
-> ''[[ViewersAreGeniuses But if you are smart enough you will comprehend this part]]''
-> ''([[OnlySaneMan Even the sanest person,]] [[SubvertedTrope here insane has gone]]'')
-> ''[[FridgeLogic What it's right, here could be wrong]]''
-> ''[[WidgetSeries Because in this world, nothing is normal]]''
-> ''[[RuleOfCool It's sensational!]]"''\\
-- [[{{Woolseyism}} [=LatinAmericanDub=]]] [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wvxWkwFmE Intro song]].

** A few episodes parody SuperSentai and reference VideoGame/DragonQuest and TheMagicSword.

** A few episodes parody SuperSentai and reference DragonQuest and TheMagicSword.

** Another one parodies TokimekiMemorial. It involves {{Yandere}}s.
** One episode manages to parody Manga/DragonBall, CaptainTsubasa, ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', Franchise/YuGiOh, Manga/DetectiveConan, LoveHina, MazingerZ and ''{{Manga/Kochikame}}'' in about 7 minutes.

*** The tribute to LoveHina (called Love Koni) was changed to [[Franchise/SailorMoon Sailor Emi]].

** MayTheFarceBeWithYou: In this episode, the space ship the federation uses is the same as the one from [[CaptainHarlock Cosmo Warrior Zero]].

* NamesToKnowInAnime: {{Kujira}} (Koni), Creator/ShowtaroMorikubo (High), Creator/OmiMinami (Nari), Creator/YukariTamura (Moro), Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (Lovely-sensei), Creator/ShinichiWatanabe (Afro-dog)

* NamesToKnowInAnime: {{Kujira}} (Koni), ShowtaroMorikubo (High), Creator/OmiMinami (Nari), Creator/YukariTamura (Moro), Creator/KotonoMitsuishi (Lovely-sensei), Creator/ShinichiWatanabe (Afro-dog)

''Dotto! Koni-chan'' is WidgetSeries directed by Creator/ShinichiWatanabe. It originally aired on Animax between November 26, 2000 and May 29, 2001. It was animated by Creator/StudioShaft and produced by Animax and Genco.

** One episode manages to parody Manga/DragonBall, CaptainTsubasa, ''Franchise/SailorMoon'', Franchise/YuGiOh, Manga/DetectiveConan, LoveHina, MazingerZ and {{Kochikame}} in about 7 minutes.

** "[[LaCaravana Chamacos]] [[PrecisionFStrike ayudantes de cocinero]]". Doubles as StealthInsult.

** One episode manages to parody Manga/DragonBall, CaptainTsubasa, Manga/SailorMoon, Franchise/YuGiOh, Manga/DetectiveConan, LoveHina, MazingerZ and {{Kochikame}} in about 7 minutes.

*** The tribute to LoveHina (called Love Koni) was changed to [[SailorMoon Sailor Emi]].

* NamesToKnowInAnime: {{Kujira}} (Koni), ShowtaroMorikubo (High), Creator/OmiMinami (Nari), Creator/YukariTamura (Moro), KotonoMitsuishi (Lovely-sensei), Creator/ShinichiWatanabe (Afro-dog)

* NamesToKnowInAnime: {{Kujira}} (Koni), ShowtaroMorikubo (High), Creator/OmiMinami (Nari), YukariTamura (Moro), KotonoMitsuishi (Lovely-sensei), Creator/ShinichiWatanabe (Afro-dog)

* StalkerWithACrush: Moro and Lovely-sensei.

* TheAce: Koni, played for comedy.
* [[TheScrooge The Scrooge]][=/=][[ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney Screw The Rules I Have Money]]: Nari has all the money in the world [[UpToEleven AND MORE]].

** "Ivan el terrible" episode is named after "[[DennisTheMenaceUS Daniel el terrible]]". (Most likely the [[NamesTheSame American version]])

*** ''"[[EnriqueIglesias Es casi una experiencia religiosa]]"''.

** In the DragonQuest episode, after seeing the sword, High says "[[WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse for the power of Greyskull!]]"

-> ''([[ValuesDissonance Something never seen before!]])'' [[hottip: *: WidgetSeries [[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A53_GZta1win were uncommon]] in LatinAmerica]]

* NamesToKnowInAnime: {{Kujira}} (Koni), ShowtaroMorikubo (High), OmiMinami (Nari), YukariTamura (Moro), KotonoMitsuishi (Lovely-sensei), Creator/ShinichiWatanabe (Afro-dog)

[[caption-width-right:238: Characters roles, from left to right:[[note]] (let's not count the mascot from the movie)[[/note]]]] Top: Comic-relief, GaryStu. Bottom: HotBlooded IronWoobie, TheScrooge ,MsFanservice]]

''Dotto! Koni-chan'' is WidgetSeries directed by Creator/ShinichiWatanabe. It originally aired on Animax between November 26, 2000 and May 29, 2001. It was animated by StudioShaft and produced by Animax and Genco.

** "Chamacos [[PrecisionFStrike ayudantes de cocinero]]". Doubles as StealthInsult.

The cast consists in five main characters that deconstruct known tropes: Koni is TheAce GodModeSue, High is your usual HotBlooded anime hero ([[TheWoobie who is always suffering one way or the other]]), Moro is MsFanservice with [[StalkerWithACrush some]] [[{{Yandere}} sort]] [[LovableSexManiac of]] [[LoveMakesYouCrazy crush]] on ObliviousToLove [[KavorkaMan Koni]], Nari is a [[{{ItsAllAboutMe}} self centered]] [[{{ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney}} rich guy]] with a [[{{Fetish}} fixation for rounded things]] ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim therefore, with Koni]]), and Afro the dog, yet another self-insert of ShinichiWatanabe.

* NamesToKnowInAnime: {{Kujira}} (Koni), ShowtaroMorikubo (High), OmiMinami (Nari), YukariTamura (Moro), KotonoMitsuishi (Lovely-sensei), ShinichiroWatanabe (Afro-dog)

''Dotto! Koni-chan'' is WidgetSeries directed by ShinichiWatanabe. It originally aired on Animax between November 26, 2000 and May 29, 2001. It was animated by StudioShaft and produced by Animax and Genco.

[[caption-width-right:238: Characters roles, from left to right:[[hottip: *:(let's not count the mascot from the movie)]] Top: Comic-relief, GaryStu. Bottom: HotBlooded IronWoobie, TheScrooge ,MsFanservice]]

** Maybe the most triumphant example is the "Rocket-men" [[hottip: *:[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin rocket-shaped aliens]] episode, where one kid says that the rocket-men look like suppositories.

''Dotto! Koni-chan'' is WidgetSeries directed by ShinichiWatanabe. It originally aired on Animax between November 26, 2000 and May 29, 2001. It was animated by Shaft and produced by Animax and Genco.

** Maybe the most triumphant example is the "Rocket-men" [[hottip: *:[[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin some men that where rocket shaped]]]] episode, where one kid says that the rocket-men look like suppositories.

-> ''([[ValuesDissonance Something never seen before!]])'' [[hottip: *: WidgetSeries were uncommon http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-A53_GZta1win LatAm]]

-- [[{{Woolseyism}} [=LatinAmericanDub=]]] Intro song [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3wvxWkwFmE]], ([[AllBlueEntry all blue]])

''Dotto! Koni-chan'' is an anime series which premiered in Japan on Animax between November 26, 2000 and May 29, 2001. It was animated by Shaft and produced by Animax and Genco. It's directed by ShinichiWatanabe.

[[NeverAcceptedInHisHometown Practically unnoticed in its country of origin]], [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff the series was a hit in Latin America, especially in Mexico, Chile, Colombia and Argentina.]] This is probably due to its outstanding [[CulturalTranslation localized]] [[{{Woolseyism}} translation]] [[note]]to give an example of localization, on one chapter they sing [[TheSomethingSong The Ketchup Song]][[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ketchup_Song]][[/note]], which can be easily compared to what American Dubbers [[CulturalTranslation did with]] SamuraiPizzaCats.

The story involves Koni and his gang having lots of crazy and incoherent adventures in their equally crazy world. It's really a WidgetSeries, with NoFourthWall, and lots of LampshadeHanging and {{Parodied Trope}}s. Just to give the viewer an idea, the aforementioned adventures the protagonist have could range from fighting with their 'Lovely Teacher' and dealing with samurai fish, to kicking a can and driving a taxi, to confirming if 'The Armored Guy's' wife has an affair and saving the world.

The cast consists of five weird character that deconstruct known tropes. Koni is TheAce GodModeSue, High is your usual HotBlooded anime hero ([[TheWoobie who is always suffering one way or the other]]), Moro is MsFanservice with [[StalkerWithACrush some]] [[{{Yandere}} sort]] [[LovableSexManiac of]] [[LoveMakesYouCrazy crush]] on [[ObliviousToLove Ko]][[KavorkaMan ni]], Nari is a [[{{ItsAllAboutMe}} self centered]] [[{{ScrewTheRulesIHaveMoney}} rich guy]] with a [[{{Fetish}} fixation for rounded things]] ([[EvenTheGuysWantHim therefore, with Koni]]), and [[AndZoidberg Afro]]... the [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin Afro]]-dog.

* RobotGirl: Emi the TV. She is a walking flat-feets robot with a Tv Head.

* BlackComedyRape: In the "Chinese tale" episode, Emi comments that monsters might kidnap her and forcefully plug in their [=VHRs=] , [=DVDs=], {{Playstation}}s and Creator/{{Nintendo}}s, which can be considered rape since Emi is a RobotGirl. After saying this, Moro and Nari replays since there is nothing she can do about it, she should just relax and enjoy it.
* CulturalTranslation: Since the series is full of Japanese puns, a literal translation would have been pretty unsuccessful. The LatAm dub replaced many hard to translate puns with allusions to Latin-American pop culture. It worked brilliantly.