| Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama | |
 Cover of the first DVD boxset | |
| かみさまみならい ヒミツのここたま (Kamisama minarai Himitsu no Kokotama) | |
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| Genre | Adventure, pet,[1] fantasy comedy,[2] slice of life[3] |
| Created by | Bandai |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Norio Nitta |
| Written by | Michihiro Tsuchiya |
| Music by | Ryosuke Nakanishi |
| Studio | OLM, Inc. |
| Original network | TXN (TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi) |
| English network | |
| Original run | October 1, 2015 – August 30, 2018[4] |
| Episodes | 139 + 8 specials |
| Anime film | |
| Eiga Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama: Kiseki o Okose ♪ Tepple to Doki Doki Cocotama Kai | |
| Directed by | Norio Nitta |
| Written by | Michihiro Tsuchiya |
| Music by | Ryosuke Nakanishi |
| Studio | OLM, Inc. |
| Released | April 28, 2017 |
Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama[a] is a Japanese anime television series animated by OLM, Inc., based on both the series of toys and Media Franchise created by Bandai Namco Holdings.[5] The series focuses on Kokoro Yotsuba, a fifth grader who accidentally witness a small god born from her treasured color pencil set, and must be bound through a contract in order to keep his existence a secret. The series was directed by Norio Nitta and written by Michihiro Tsuchiya (Mirmo De Pon!, PriPara, Cross Game) with character designs by Shinobu Ookawa. The series aired on all TXN stations in Japan from October 2015 to June 2018, replacing Tamagotchi! on its initial timeslot.[6][7] The series uses a few elements from Shinto and Christian mythologies, regarding the Cocotamas.
A second series, sequel and spinoff titled Kira Kira Happy Hirake! Cocotama was broadcast from September 2018 to September 2019.
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- ^ キラキラハッピー★ ひらけ！ここたま』、星ノ川はるか役の高橋未奈美に聞く作品と登場人物の魅力【インタビュー】. Cho-Animedia (in Japanese). October 26, 2018. Archived from the original on November 24, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
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- ^ "9月開始の新アニメ「ひらけ！ここたま」発表、7月からは「ヒミツの」傑作選放送" (in Japanese). Natalie. Archived from the original on 2021-12-03. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ^ "『ここたまハウスシリーズ』 2015 年 9 月 19 日（土）発売" (PDF). Bandai. 2015-06-18. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2015-07-06.
- ^ "Bandai Reveals Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama Fall Anime Series - News". Anime News Network. 2015-06-19. Archived from the original on 2024-10-09. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
- ^ "Kaede Hondo, Megumi Han Star in Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama TV Anime - News". Anime News Network. 2015-08-18. Archived from the original on 2015-09-25. Retrieved 2015-09-26.
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