| The Adventures of Pepero | |
 Cover of EP showing two main characters. | |
| アンデス少年ペペロの冒険 (Andesu Shōnen Pepero no Bōken) | |
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| Genre | Adventure |
| Anime television series | |
| Directed by | Kazuhiko Udagawa |
| Written by | Masaki Tsuji Shigeharu Harajima Yū Yamamoto Shun'ichi Yukimuro Tadashi Minagai Izumi Arima Yūji Mino Naoko Miyake Sōji Yoshikawa Keiji Kubota |
| Studio | Wako Pro |
| Original network | NET Network |
| Original run | 6 October 1975 – 29 March 1976 |
| Episodes | 26 |
The Adventures of Pepero or The Adventures of Pepero the Andes Boy (アンデス少年ペペロの冒険, Andesu Shōnen Pepero no Bōken) is a 26-episode anime television series created by Tatsuya Ono and Sumio Takahashi[1] and aired on the NET Network from 1975-10-06 to 1976-03-29 in Japan.[2] It has since been then translated and broadcast in several languages worldwide. The story follows the young boy Pepero as he searches for his father who has gone missing while seeking the mythical golden city of El Dorado.
The theme songs for the series are Pepero's Adventure (ペペロの冒険, Pepero no Bōken) (opening) and O Wind, Please Carry My Message (風よつたえて, Kaze yo Tsutaete) (ending), both composed by Takeo Yamashita and arranged by Hiroshi Tsutsui, with lyrics by Kazuo Umezu and vocals by Mitsuko Horie.
- ^ アンデス少年ペペロの冒険 基本データ・スタッフ ～「ペペロの道草 (in Japanese). Retrieved 2008-02-03.
- ^ アンデス少年ペペロの冒険 (1975) (in Japanese). AllCinema Online. Retrieved 2008-02-03.