History Anime / ShimaShimaToraNoShimajiro

The closest analog to describe this show would pretty much be ''WesternAnimation/DanielTigersNeighborhood'' meets ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' but with the emotional charge of ''WesternAnimation/{{Franklin}}'' and with the gadgetry and supernatural weirdness (as well as Japanese {{kodomomuke}} humor) from ''Manga/{{Doraemon}}'', and with the occasional ProductPlacement by Benesse themselves (especially with the shorts on the official Japanese and Chinese Website/YouTube channels). The show currently airs every Saturday at 8:30 AM on Creator/TVTokyo. The ''Qiao Hu'' dub, meanwhile, airs several times a day on ETTV Yoyo in Taiwan which is also available through select Pay TV providers throughout Asia.

* DubNameChange: Surprisingly, this is mostly averted. While a few of the characters had their names slightly changed in the English dub, (Professor Gaogao to Mr. Roarson, Kumagoro Sensei to Principal Bearkins, Torippi to Flappy, Nyakkii to Nikki, Mimirin to Mimi-Lynn and Marurin to Mary-Lynn), many other characters (Zota, Boota, Kirinta, Pontarou, to name a few examples) kept their original Japanese names in the English dub. The English names were apparently decided by Benesse themselves tho, as the Indonesian dub uses the same set of names despite Funimation and [=WildBrain=] having no part in that version's dub process.

* FurryConfusion: On an island full of FunnyAnimals, regular animals like turtles are shown to also exist. And to make things worse, there are also both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic animals of the same species, for example, dogs[[note]]Although the dog example is downplayed in that the zoomorphic dog was a robot built by Mr. Roarson, it only brings on more questions.[[/note]], birds[[note]]egregriously, the Soriano family and the crows[[/note]] and turtles [[note]]Gaogao's mentor was a turtle, but so is Kanta's pet, Noshi Noshi[[/note]]. Heck, they even have a zoo with zoomorphic versions of many animals!

* StrangerDanger: Dangerously inverted in a recent CGI story. [[ValuesDissonance Apparently it's a Japanese thing]].

* GISSyndrome: The episode for the third week of November shows a picture of a storefront for a Shoe Carnival store that is clearly in the US.

* DubNameChange: Surprisingly, this is mostly averted. While a few of the characters had their names slightly changed in the English dub, (Torippi to Flappy, Nyakkii to Nikki, Mimirin to Mimi-Lynn and Marurin to Mary-Lynn), many other characters, (Zota, Boota, Kirinta, Pontarou, to name a few examples) kept their original Japanese names in the English dub. The English names were apparently decided by Benesse themselves tho, as the Indonesian dub uses the same set of names despite Funimation and [=WildBrain=] having no part in that version's dub process.

** Another song about the sun was written (but not performed) by Anri (yeah, ''[[Anime/CatsEye that]]'' Anri). She was given top billing in the credits at the end of the music video.

* RereleasedForFree: On Thanksgiving day in 2021, Benesse made the 2014 movie available on the Japanese Youtube channel for all to stream for free.

* FurryConfusion: On an island full of FunnyAnimals, regular animals like turtles are shown to also exist. And to make things worse, there are also both anthropomorphic and zoomorphic animals of the same species, for example, dogs[[note]]Although the dog example is downplayed in that the zoomorphic dog was a robot built by Mr. Roarson, it only brings on more questions.[[/note]]. Heck, they even have a zoo with zoomorphic versions of many animals!

* GiantEnemyCrab: The 2014 movie has a giant crab as the antagonist. [[AttackItsWeakPoint Apparently it's weak point is it's extremely ticklish and it can't stand whalesong]].

* GiantEnemyCrab: The 2014 movie has a giant crab as the antagonist. [[AttackItsWeakPoint Apparently it's weak point is they're extremely ticklish and they can't stand whalesong]].

* GiantEnemyCrab: The 2014 movie has a giant crab as the antagonist. [[AttackItsWeakPointForMassiveDamage Apparently it's weak point is they're extremely ticklish and they can't stand whalesong]].

* GiantEnemyCrab: The 2014 movie has a giant crab as the antagonist.

* '''''Shimajirō no Wao!''''' - the current reincarnation of the show, started in 2013. Second longest running incarnation of the show behind the original. The show switched from traditional animation to CelShaded CGI in this incarnation, and introduces Ramurin's replacement, Nyakkii. Also starting from this incarnation, the live action segments occasionally features person of interests showcasing their craft or celebrities performing an educational skit or song and general topic of the B-Segment switched from School Curriculum to STEAM.

* FailedASpotCheck: In one episode, Torippi manages to trick Shimajiro into thinking he’s Torippi’s [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien friend from another planet]] (in the US dub, they made him claim that he knows everything and just bowdlerized out his origin). Despite the PaperThinDisguise[[note]]Well, a bunch of cardboard boxes and cardboard tubes, and a pair of cans glued to his shoes, with parts of his body, ie his unmistakeable green wing and bird feet, exposed[[/note]] and the fact that he did not really bother with disguising his voice, [[IdiotBall Shimajiro buys it]]. [[note]]In comparison, even Torippi's siblings know better and demanded to see "what's inside the box" when he pulls a similar prank in a different episode to get them to stay on their mission to deliver a karaoke mic to their grandma.[[/note]]

* FailedASpotCheck: In one episode, Torippi manages to trick Shimajiro into thinking he’s Torippi’s [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien friend from another planet]] (in the Chinese dub, in the US dub they changed it). Despite the PaperThinDisguise[[note]]Well, a bunch of cardboard boxes and cardboard tubes, and a pair of cans glued to his shoes, with parts of his body, ie his unmistakeable green wing and bird feet, exposed[[/note]] and the fact that he did not really bother with disguising his voice, [[IdiotBall Shimajiro buys it]]. [[note]]In comparison, even Torippi's siblings know better and demanded to see "what's inside the box" when he pulls a similar prank in a different episode to get them to stay on their mission to deliver a karaoke mic to their grandma.[[/note]]

* FailedASpotCheck: In one episode, Torippi manages to trick Shimajiro into thinking he’s Torippi’s [[NinjaPirateZombieRobot robot alien friend from another planet]]. Despite the PaperThinDisguise[[note]]Well, a bunch of cardboard boxes and cardboard tubes, and a pair of cans glued to his shoes, with parts of his body, ie his unmistakeable green wing and bird feet, exposed[[/note]] and the fact that he did not really bother with disguising his voice, [[IdiotBall Shimajiro buys it]]. [[note]]In comparison, even Torippi's siblings know better and demanded to see "what's inside the box" when he pulls a similar prank in a different episode to get them to stay on their mission to deliver a karaoke mic to their grandma.[[/note]]

''Shima Shima Tora no Shimajirō'' (しましまとらのしまじろう?, lit. "Striped Island Tiger Shimajirō") is a 1993 Japanese children's SliceOfLife anime series primarily aimed at preschoolers. It is based on the ''Kodomo Challenge'' educational program by Benesse, which debuted in 1988.

* ArtShift: The earliest episodes were traditionally animated, but the show had shifted to [[CelShading cel-shaded]] {{CGI}} when the ''Shimajiro no Wao!'' Retool started. And of course there are the live action costume segments. Some later content on the Kodomo Challenge DVDS are full CGI and some are puppetry. The franchise is very mixed media.

* '''''Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō''''' - the first retool, started in 2009 but ended after just two years, in 2010. Switched to the ThreeShorts ABA format with a live action Shimajiro as the B short in this version. The retool also introduced Shimajiro's other classmates- Zouta, Boota, Kirinta, Kanta, Monta, Kento, Kikko, Marurin and Sakurako.

* BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor: In one episode, the kids were playing when it started to rain. Torippi wishes that it would never rain ever again. Later, while they were playing at Professor Gaogao's lab, Torippi accidentally uses one of Gaogao's inventions that sent him into a book where he was turned into a Kappa. In the middle of a draught. And the worst thing is, [[TearJerker he nearly]] ''[[TearJerker dies]]'' as the water bowl on the top of his head dries and he is unable to find water anywhere.

** The current song in focus is ''Kangaroo ha doko ni ittanoka'' by a group called ''Uchikubi Gokumon Doukoukai'' - the same guys who wrote and performed the theme song for the Netflix adaptation of ''Manga/WayOfTheHouseHusband'', although they're better known for the song ''I Don't Want To Get Out Of My Futon'' that has been making rounds on the VideoGame/{{Osu}} LetsPlay circuits.