Donkey Kong 64 (anime)

Donkey Kong 64 is an anime based on the Nintendo 64 video game of the same name. It was produced by well-known Madhouse Studios in Japan and ran for 27 episodes from July 1 until December 30, 2000, in the 5:30 pm times lot.
The series was first imported into the USA by FUNimation in early 2001 and ran on Fox Kids from February of that year until September 2002. The series was very popular in Japan, the USA, Canada, Mexico, Latin America, Brazil, Poland, the UK, France, Germany, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and in the rest of Asia (including the Phillippines, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia and Singapore). Unlike many anime shows at the time, the series was produced in a combination of traditional animation and computer animation. Donkey Kong 64 is the spin-off from Donkey Kong Country. The Latin-Spanish Dub is developed in Mexico, and Venezuela too for making together the Latin Spanish Dub project.
==Episodes==
#Cranky's Lab! A Simian Slam? No Way!
#Out in Jungle Japes! Get Diddy!
#To Angry Aztec! Get Lanky and Tiny!
#To the Factory! Get Chunky!
#K. Rool! Get Ready for a Fight!
#Humans on DK Island? Hostile or Friendly?
#The Potion Recipe is Stolen! (Part 1 of 3)
#The Potion Recipe is Near! (Part 2 of 3)
#The Potion Recipe is Ours! (Last Part of 3)
#A Balloon Island? Let's Go!
#Dreams Do Come True! At Least for Diddy!
#Goodbye K.Rool World
#Cranky Falls Sick! HELP! (Part 1 of 4)
#A Brave Kong Volunteers! (Part 2 of 4)
#Diddy's Battle at Sea! Beware! (Part 3 of 4)
#At Last! The Cure is Here! (Last Part of 4)
#Fattening Bananas! Oh No!
#A Rare Banana! Wow!
#Dixie Comes to Call! What Will Tiny Do?
#K. Lumsy Comes By!
#Cranky's Retirement? For Real?
#Lanky Using Barrel Blast? Ridiculous!
#Troff and Scoff Trying Baboon Balloon? Unthinkable!
#K. Rool Returns with a Vengeance (Part 1 of 4)
#Time to Take Out the Potions Again! (Part 2 of 4)
#The Big Plan (Part 3 of 4)
#The Final Battle! (Last Part of 4) (Series Finale)
==Voice Cast==
Character 	Japanese Seiyuu 	English Voice Actor (US/Canada) 	Spanish Voice Actor (Latin America)
Donkey Kong 	Koichi Yamadera 	Ted Cole 	Rubén Cerda
Diddy Kong 	Megumi Hayashibara 	Stephanie Nadolny 	Carla Castañeda
Lanky Kong 	Mayumi Tanaka 	Edwin Neal 	Omar Chaparro
Tiny Kong 	Rei Sakuma 	Cathy Weseluck 	Cristina Hernández
Chunky Kong 	Kazuhiko Inoue 	David Kaye 	Luis Daniel Ramírez
Dixie Kong 	Noriko Hidaka 	Monika Antonelli 	Yensi Rivero
Candy Kong 	Noriko Hidaka 	Teryl Rothery 	Erica Edwards
Cranky Kong 	Kenichi Ogata 	Wayne Robson 	Francisco Colmenero
Funky Kong 	Sukekiyo Kameyama 	Paul Dobson 	Jesús Guzmán
King K. Rool 	Hazime Ozeki 	Dan Haggerty 	Humberto Vélez
Wrinkly Kong 	Midori Kato 	Kathleen Barr 	Marina Huerta
K. Lumsy 	Ichiro Nagai 	Christopher R. Sabat 	Luis Daniel Ramírez
Krushas 	Kaneta Kimotsuki 	David Kaye 	Francisco Colmenero
Kritters 	Toru Furuya 	Wayne Robson 	Jesús Barrero
Gnawties 	Shigeru Chiba 	Paul Dobson 	Óscar Flores
Zingers 	Suzuko MimoriAkiko Yaiyma	Tara StrongRussi TaylorJeff Bennet 	Eugenio DerbezCarla CastañedaErnesto Lezama
Klumps 	Keiichi Sonobe 	Adrian Truss 	Raúl Araiza
Troff 	Naoki Tatsuta 	Billy West 	Luis Alfonso Mendoza
Scoff 	Banana Ice 	Bill Farmer 	Moisés Iván Mora
Snide 	Subaru Kimura 	Tom Kenny 	Juan Guzmán
Banana Fairies 	Emi NittaSuzuko Mimori 	Cree SummerTabitha St. GermainEmma Watson	Maggie VeraYensi Rivero
Queen Banana Fairy	Yui Horie 	Tara Strong 	Lourdes Adame
Mermaid 	Aya Uchida 	Veronica Taylor 	María Fernanda Morales
Kiddy Kong 	Nobuyo Oyama 	Elizabeth "E.G." Daily 	Leisha Medina
Rambi 	Ryuusei Nakao 	Jim Cummings 	Gustavo Melgarejo
Enguarde 	Yasunori Matsumoto 	Robert Tinkler 	Facundo
Squawks 	Pile 	Tom Kenny 	Eugenio Derbez
Kasplats 	Kenichi Ogata 	Ben Campbell 	Humberto Vélez
Army Dillo 	Naoki Tatsuta 	Carlos Alazraqui 	Eduardo Garza
Dogadon 	Banjou Ginga 	John DiMaggio 	Carlos Segundo Bravo
Mad Jack 	Chiro Kanazaki 	Tony Anselmo 	Ruy Cuevas
Puftoss 	Takeshi Watabe 	Frank Welker 	Raúl Araiza
Llama 	Daiki Nakamura 	Daran Norris 	Carlos Espejel
B. Locker 	Akio Otsuka 	Fred Tatasciore 	Herman López
Narrator 	Mahito Ōba 	Wayne Alwine 	Francisco Colmenero
===Additional voices===
;Japanese
*Ayako Kawasumi
*Chiro Kanazaki
*Hikaru Midorikawa
*Hisao Egawa
*Ikue Ohtani
*Junko Takeuchi
*Kana Ueda
*Kazuya Tatekabe
*Koichi Yamadera
*Makiko Ohmoto
*Naoki Tatsuta
*Nobuyuki Hiyama
*Shizuka Itou
*Tomoe Hanba
*Tomokazu Seki
*Unshou Ishizuka
*Yu Mizushima
*Yukari Tamura
;English
*Amanda Winn-Lee
*Andrew Sabiston
*Billy West
*Cherami Leigh
*Clancy Brown
*Cristina Vee
*Dan Castellaneta
*Eric Bauza
*Erin Mathews
*Ernie Sabella
*Grey DeLisle
*James Earl Jones
*Jim Cummings
*Laura Bailey
*Rachael Lillis
*Robbie Daymond
*Rodger Bumpass
*Tara Strong
*Ted Lewis
*Tom Kenny
*Tress MacNeille
*Troy Baker
*Wayne Alwine
;Spanish (Latin America)
*Armando Réndiz
*Armando Volcanes
*Arturo Mercado
*Elena Díaz Toledo
*Edson Matus
*Francisco Colmenero
*Herman López
*Gaby Ugarte
*Jesse Conde
*Jhaidy Barboza
*Jhonny Torres
*José Antonio Macías
*Lileana Chacón
*Luis Carreño
*Luis Daniel Ramírez
*Magda Giner
*Mario Castañeda
*Maythe Guedes
*Paul Gillman
*Raúl Carballeda
*Renzo Jiménez
*Ricardo Silva
*Ricardo Tejedo
*Yamil Atala
==Broadcasting==
*USA: Fox Kids (February 2001-September 2002), Jetix (January 2005-December 2008), Disney XD (April 2011-), NBC (March 23 2001-December 28 2002, April 2011-present (rerun))
*Canada: CTV (January 2001- October 2004), Télétoon Quebec (June 2009-), YTV (March 2011-)
*UK: BBC (May 2001-October 2001, March 2005-), Fox Kids/Jetix (June 2001-May 2003, November 2004-September 2008), Disney XD (April 2010-April 30th 2020)
*Ireland: RTE (May 2001-October 2001), Jetix/Disney XD (March 2005-2007, 2011-April 30th 2020)
*Germany: ZDF (2001-2002), KI.KA (2005-2007, 2011-)
*Australia: ABC (2001-)
*Japan: Fuji TV (2000, 2009-2010, 2011-), Kids Station (2006-present), TV Tokyo (2013-present), Tokyo MX (2015-)
*Israel: IBA (2002-)
*Italy: RAI (2002, 2011-)
*Sweden: SVT (2001-2002), Disney XD (2011-December 31st 2020), Disney Channel (January 1st 2021-present)
*Denmark: TV2 (2002, 2009-)
*Netherlands: Kindernet (2001) Nickelodeon (2011-)
*Belgium: Ketnet (2001-2002, 2011-)
*France: TF1 (2001), Jetix (2005-2006), FR3 (2008), Disney XD (2011-), Télétoon (2011-)
*Phillippines: ABS-CBN (2002), Cartoon Network (2009-)
*Hong Kong: TVB (2002, 2011-)
*Malaysia: RTM (2004-2005, 2011-)
*Poland: TVP & Fox Kids (2001) Fox Kids Play/Jetix Play (2005, 2007-2008) Disney XD (2011-), MiniMini+ (November 19 2017-present)
*Latin America: Toon Disney (Summer 2002 - October 2003), Nickelodeon (2007-2010), Boomerang (2015-November 30 2021), Disney XD (2011-March 31st 2022), Disney Channel (April 3 2022-present)
*Mexico: Canal 5 Televisa (May 2002-2006), Once TV (2013-), BitMe (April 2022-present)
*Brazil: SBT (2003-2008, 2012-), Toon Disney (August 2002-February 2004), Nickelodeon (2008-2009), Boomerang (2015-November 30 2021), Disney XD (2011-March 31st 2022), Disney Channel (April 3 2022-present)
*Argentina: Canal 13 (2002-2004, 2010-), Telefe (April 16 2018-present)
*Chile: TVN (2003-2005, 2013-)
*Colombia: Caracol (2004-2009, 2016-)
*Venezuela: Venevisión (2002-2006, 2010-)
*Peru: Latina Televisión (July 2018-present)
*Turkey: Kanal 7 (2002-2005, 2011-), Jetix (2006-2009), Disney XD (2013-January 31st 2021), Disney Channel (February 1st 2021-present)
*South Korea: KBS (2004-2008), Disney Channel (2004-2010, 2015-) EBS (2012-present)
*Portugal: Fox Kids (2004-2006) Jetix (2006-2008) Disney Channel (2011-) Canal Panda (2010-present)
*Spain: La 2 Sur (2003-2007) Clan TVE (2011-present), Fox Kids (2003-2005) Jetix (2005-2009), Disney XD (2010-March 31st 2020), Boing (2012-2016)
*Russia: Toon Disney (2004-2007) Jetix (2008-2010) Disney XD (2013-present)
*India: Disney Channel (2001-2006, 2013-), Hungama TV (February 28 2018-present)
*Hungary: Fox Kids (2003-2005), Minimax (2010-present), Cartoon Network (2006, 2017-)
*Indonesia: Fox Kids (2002-2007), Jetix (2008), Disney XD (2012-December 31st 2020), SCTV (2014-), Disney Channel (January 1st 2021-present)
==DVD distributors==
*USA: FUNimation Entertainment (2001-)
*Canada: BMG Video (2001-2002) FUNimation Entertainment (2005-2009) (KFC) E1 Entertainment (2009)
*UK/Ireland: 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001-2002) Maximum Entertainment/Fox Kids/Jetix Best Sellers (2004-2005, 2009)
*Germany: BMG Video/UFA Video (2001) Universum Film (2005-2006, 2011)
*Australia: Roadshow Entertainment (2002-)
*Japan: Pony Canyon (2000-present) Warner Home Video (2010)
*Italy: Mondo TV/MHE Ideal Entertainment (2002, 2011)
*Sweden: Egmont (2002), Nordisk Film (2011)
*Denmark: Egmont (2002), Nordisk Film (2011)
*Netherlands: BMG Video (2002), E1 Entertainment Benelux (2011)
*Belgium: Universal Studios Benelux (2002) E1 Entertainment Benelux (2011)
*France: TF1 Vidéo (2002) Seven 7 (2011)
*Poland: ITI Home Video (2001-2002, 2009-)
*Mexico: Zima Entertainment (2014-)
*Spain: BRB International (2007-)
==Streaming broadcast==
*Worldwide: Disney+ (March 21st 2021)
*USA/Canada/Latin America:Funimation (August 27th, 2021)
Merchandising and reception
Since its debut in 2000, the series has become extremely popular in various countries. In Japan, the series spawned a trading card game manufactured by Takara, collectible figurines from Tomy, and tie-in promotions with chains Lotteria, McDonald's, and Burger King Japan. Matell also released an Uno card game for the holiday season of 2000.
The series was one of Fuji TV's top-rated programs (despite having only 27 episodes) in 2000. The series was especially popular with young children and pre-teens (mostly between 4-9 years old); due to the show's small number of episodes, Madhouse Studios made up for it by producing several OVAs containing four episodes per tape, each with a different plot. However, an OVA was released in July 2001 that ran 88 minutes in length.
The series also enjoyed success in Europe, North America, and the rest of Asia. In the USA and Canada, Bandai manufactured a series of toys as well as a Kids' Meal tie-in promotion with Burger King. In Europe, the series is still rerun in various countries, mostly on Disney XD or public broadcasters of the region.
Movie
A movie based on the series was released on March 10, 2001, entitled Donkey Kong 64: K. Rool's Revenge! which continued where the final story arc left off. The film became one of the highest-grossing Japanese films of 2001, competing with Doraemon the Movie 2001. The VHS and DVD was released on July 18, 2001.
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Between December 2000 and January 2001, Pony Canyon released the entire series on VHS. Story arcs covering multiple episodes were released on a single VHS as if to make up a movie. A total of 350,697,00 units were sold in Japan as of 2011.
After petitions from fans, the series was released in a complete DVD box set in Japan on July 14, 2010, by Warner Home Video & Pony Canyon.
In the UK, the series was released on video by 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment through CBS-FOX Video and Fox Kids Video. The series was eventually released on DVD between December 2004 and March 2005 by Maximum Entertainment under the Fox Kids (later Jetix) Best Sellers line. The series was re-issued on October 6, 2009, by E1 Entertainment UK and Canada on both DVD and Blu-ray formats again through the Best Sellers line.
In the USA, the series was released on video by FUNimation Productions. In April 2005, November 2007, and June 2009, limited edition DVDs of some episodes were released at KFC restaurants in Canada. They each contained a certain number of episodes (two were spotted with the first and third story arcs) and a few trailers for other programs released by FUNimation Entertainment as well as trivia games and some activities. They could be purchased for $2.50 each with the purchase of a KFC Bucket, Popcorn Chicken or Chicken Strips Combo, or 2-Bite Brownies.
Music
The music for the TV program was composed by Shigeaki Saegusa and released in a soundtrack CD on November 15 2000 by BMG Japan, selling 5 million units in its second week.
When Saban and FUNimation acquired English dub rights to the program, newer music by Shuki Levy, famed Polish musician Seweryn Krajewski, and Haim Saban was produced, some music previously composed by the duo had also been reused. The music was released on a CD by BMG Records in March of 2001.
The TV series was very popular in Poland due to its music by Seweryn Krajewski, the theme songs (OP & ED) for the Polish version were "ABC Przydogy" and "UFO jest krasnalem naszych dni" respectively, and "Dyskoteka pana Jacka" was frequently featured on the program in said version. The series' soundtrack was eventually released on CD on April 9, 2002, by Polton Records in Poland and sold billions of units by August 2004.
A CD set was released in the UK by Polydor Records in 2010 that contained the original Japanese score, the Saban-FUNimation music, and the Seweryn Krajewski songs, each CD priced at £8. It is available for purchase from Amazon.co.uk and can be purchased outside of the UK on that site.
== Behind the Voice Actors ==
USA/Canada Voice Actors
*Richard Yearwood, Donkey Kong's US/CAN Voice Actor was replaced by Ted Cole. Also, Sterling Jarvis was replaced by Ted Cole for Voice Acting (only Mr. Jarvis played Donkey's singing voice).
*Andrew Sabiston, Diddy Kong and Yoshi's US/CAN Voice Actor was replaced by Stephanie Nadolny. Mrs. Stephanie also played the English Voice of Mametchi from the Tamagotchi series.
*Louise Vallance, Dixie Kong's US/CAN Voice Actress was replaced by Monika Antonelli
*Aaron Tager, Cranky's US/CAN Voice Actor was replaced by Wayne Robson. And also, Mr. Robson played the Kritter's voice.
*Joy Tanner, Candy's US/CAN Voice Actress was replaced by Teryl Rothery.
*Damon D'Oliveira, Funky's US/CAN Voice Actor was replaced by Paul Dobson. Mr. Dobson also played the Gnawty's voice.
*Ben Campbell, K. Rool US/CAN Voice Actor was replaced by Dan Haggerty. Only a simple reason, Ben Campbell was returned from the voice cast by playing Kasplat's voice.
*Kathleen Barr, Wrinkly's US/CAN Voice Actress, also played Mr. Kat and Millie Burtonburger's voices from Kid vs Kat.
*Len Carlson, Krusha's US/CAN Voice Actor was replaced by David Kaye. Also, David played Chunky's voice.
*Cathy Weseluck, Tiny's US/CAN Voice Actress, also, she was played the voices of Dennis Lawrence Chan from Kid vs Kat and Spike the Dragon from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
*Billy West, Troff's US Voice Actor, also played Phillip J. Fry from Futurama, Stimpy from The Ren and Stimpy Show and other media characters' voices. A rumor of His death in 2013, but it was false, West wasn't dead the last time, he is still alive.
*Adrian Truss was returned for the voice cast, and he is returned for playing Klump's voice.
*Bill Farmer, Scoff's US Voice Actor, also played Goofy, Horace Horsecollar, and Pluto's voices from the Disney series. And as he was playing Sam's voice from Sam & Max
*Tom Kenny, Squawk and Snide's US Voice Actor, also played Spongebob, Gary the Snail, The Fench Narrator voices from Spongebob Squarepants (and he is acting as Patchy the Pirate), Ice King's voice from Adventure Time, Townsville Mayor from The Powerpuff Girls, Dog from CatDog, Cupid from Fairly Oddparents and another media characters.
*John DiMaggio, Dogadon's US Voice Actor, also, he was played the voices of Jake the Dog from Adventure Time, Bender Rodriguez from Futurama, Mr. Vicle from Kick Buttowski, Rico from Dreamworks' Madagascar (Only The Penguins of Madagascar TV Series and Film, Madagascar 3: Europe Most Wanted).
*Frank Welker, Puftoss' US Voice Actor, also he was played by the voices of Garfield, Curious George and Scooby Doo.
*Daran Norris, The Llama's US Voice Actor, also he was played by the voices of Cosmo, Mr. Turner/Edgar/Timmy's Dad, Dimadome, and other characters from The Fairly Odd Parents, Chief, Snaptrap, The Chamaleon, and Bird Brain from TUFF Puppy, and he was acted from the Live Action TV Comedy Series as Gordy.
*Carlos Alazraqui, Army Dillo's US Voice Actor, also he was played by the voices of Mr. Crocker, Crocker's Mom from The Fairly OddParents, Rocko Wallabi from Rocko's Modern Life, Lazlo from Camp Lazlo, Walden from Wow! Wow! Wubbzy, and more media characters.
*The voice of Mad Jack is played by Tony Anselmo, the voice pitch sounds the same as Donald Duck's voice. But Actually, Mad Jack's voice was performed by Chris Seavor (Conker's Bad Fur Day creator), Not Tony Anselmo, how did Mr. Seavor imitate the Duck Voice? Similar to Ken Pruitt who performed the Duck's voice from the Song: Disco Duck by Rick Dees and His Cast of Idiots (Only in Donke Kong 64 video game).
*Jim Cummings, Rambi's US Voice Actor, also he was played the voices of Pete from Mickey Mouse and Friends, Winnie the Pooh and Tigger, Cat from CatDog, and Donkey Kong (only on DK: King of Swing).
*Russi Taylor, Some Zingers US Voice Actress, also she was played the voices of Minnie Mouse and Hue, Dewey, and Louie from Mickey Mouse and Friends, and Martin from The Simpsons.
*Veronica Taylor, Mermaid's US Voice Actress, also she was also played the voice of Ash Ketchum from Pokémon. Only Veronica Taylor is the previous voice actress.
*Tara Strong, Queen Banana Fairy's and some Zingers US Voice Actress, also she was played by the voices of Baby Tommy Pickles from Rugrats, Timmy Turner and Baby Poof from The Fairly OddParents, Daizy from Wow! Wow! Wubbzy, Twilight Sparkle from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
*Tabitha St. Germain, Some Banana Fairies US Voice Actress, also she was played by the voices of Pucca, Phoebe from Kid vs Kat, Martha the Rabbit from Max & Ruby, Martha the Dog from Martha Speaks, Rarity and Derpy Hooves from My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic.
*Jeff Bennet, some Zingers US Voice Actor, also, he was played by the voices off Kowalski from Dreamworks' Madagascar (Only Penguins of Madagascar TV Show), Keswhick from TUFF Puppy, High-Five Ghost from Regular Show (Only in Season 1).
*Emma Watson, a Banana Fairies US Voice Actress, is a TV and Film Celebrity.
*Christopher R. Sabat, K. Lumsy's US Voice Actor, also he was played Popuko's male voice from Pop Team Epic, and Vegeta from the Dargon Ball series.
Japanese Seiyuu
*The Current Japanese Seiyuus from the voice cast from DK64, have returned for the voice cast such as Koichi Yamadera (DK) and Megumi Hayashibara (Diddy). But exception the other Seiyuus.
*Koichi and Megumi are joined to the Japanese Voice Cast from Neon Genesis Evangelion.
*Mika Kanai was replaced by Noriko Hidaka for Dixie's new voice acting. Also, she played Jigglypuff's Japanese Voice from the Pokémon series, Satoko Houjo's voice from Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, and Coco Bandicoot's Japanese voice from the Crash Bandicoot series.
*Banana Ice, a male Japanese singer returns for the voice cast, the only thing he was played Scoff's voice, because, he was replaced by Sukekiyo Kameyama for Funky's voice. And Banana Ice sang Crash Bandicoot series Japanese songs.
*Juurouta Kosugi was replaced by Hazime Ozeki for K. Rool's voice-acting
*Becky, a female Japanese singer was replaced by Noriko Hidaka for Candy's voice acting.
*Ai Kayano was rumored if she is be the voice of the banana fairy, but it was false, Kayano started to be a seiyuu in 2010. Kayano didn't start his career to be a voice actress in the decade of 2000s, 10 years before to be a voice actress.
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