Marru

Marru is a Japanese anime series created by Waku Yaniko as one of his few creations that did not start out as one of his mangas. The first series (Animated by Waku Animation) ran from 1983-1985 while the second series (Animated by Tezuka Productions) ran from 2006-2009. Marru was later adapted into a manga series created by Masayo Tokuhiro and published by Shueisha for the Weekly Shonen Jump.
== Plot ==
These anime serieses is always told in stories by Marru which centers around the residents of Natarawoods but are often intimidated by Nato, an evil critter bent on causing misery and Akira Forro, a down-to-his-luck middle aged man who wants to kidnap the fairy Junko Yakata for her magic.
== Voice Cast ==
=== Japanese ===
Kaneta Kimotsuki: Toto
Eiko Masuyama: Noo
Tetsuo Mizutori: Garī
Junko Hori: Junko Yakata
Masako Nozawa: Nato
Hiroyuki Nishimoto: Akira Forro
Waku Yaniko: Marru (1983 Series)
Kappai Yamagushi: Marru (2006 Series)
=== English ===
Maurice LaMaurche: Toto
Karen Allen: Noo
Mark Hamill: Garī
June Foray: Junko Yakata
Janet Waldo: Nato
Jerry Lewis: Akira Forro
Dean Martin: Marru (1983 Series)
Billy West: Marru (2006 Series)