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| Funny Pets | |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Ryuji Masuda |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Shunsuke Koga |
| Original run | January 10, 2006 – December 25, 2006 |
| Episodes | 24 |
Funny Pets is a Japanese digital computer (CGI) anime series created and directed by Ryuji Masuda that was made in 2006. [1]
The sound effects were made by Shizuo Kurahashi. [1]
A UFO carrying two aliens from another planet ends up falling into Earth,where they are saved by a moody air-headed showgirl called Funny. The two aliens,the moon-like Crescent(クレセント) and the sun-like Corona(コロナ),must adjust to life as Funny's pets. There are 24 episodes and two seasons in this series,all of which are available on YouTube [2] and NicoNico Douga,a Japanese video sharing website. [3]
The music is composed and mixed by Meyna Co,who also created the soundtrack for another of Masuda's shows called Ga-Ra-Ku-Ta:Mr. Stain On Junk Alley . [4]
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