| Domo TV | |
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 Series intertitle | |
| Genre | Animation Children's animation Stop motion |
| Created by | Tsuneo Gōda |
| Directed by | Tsuneo Gōda |
| Country of origin | United States Japan |
| Original languages | English Japanese[a] |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26[1] |
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| Executive producer | Nina Hahn |
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| Cinematography | Kan Sugiki |
| Running time | 2 minutes |
| Production companies | Nickelodeon Productions NHK Dwarf |
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| Release | October 2008 – February 2009 |
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Domo TV is a stop-motion animated children's television series produced by NHK and Nickelodeon's Nicktoons network. The series consists of 26 two-minute episodes that were aired on Nicktoons in the United States and on Nickelodeon networks internationally. It was the Nickelodeon brand's first anime project and the second series after Kappa Mikey to be branded as a Nicktoons Network original program.
The series is based on Domo, a Japanese mascot character who had previously appeared in many short commercials for the NHK channel. It follows him and his friends—Mr. Usaji the rabbit, Tashanna the weasel, and two bats named Maya and Mario—on simple adventures devoid of dialogue. Each episode is about two minutes long and is entirely animated in stop motion. Nickelodeon made creative changes to the existing world of Domo for Domo TV, such as new locations and an updated rock-inspired theme song.
Advertised as a "venture into anime production"[2] for Nickelodeon, Domo TV was first announced at the 2006 Tokyo International Anime Fair and began airing in 2008. A new short was aired every week in the United States for six months. After this time period, production of new episodes stopped. The final shorts aired in early 2009, followed by a series of advertisements for 7-Eleven featuring Domo that were also broadcast on Nickelodeon. The entire series was released on DVD later that year.
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