Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajiro

**Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajiro** (はっけん たいけん だいすき！しまじろう, *Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajirō*, ltd. Experience Discover Love! Shimajiro) is the second series of the *Shima Shima Tora no Shimajiro* anime series, and is the sequel to the first series.

The series is directed by Akira Shigino and Masahiro Nakata, produced by Benesse Corporation, TV Setouchi, NAS (Dentsu after episode 51), and animated by Pierrot Plus (called Studio Kikan until episode 77). It premiered on TV Tokyo from April 7th, 2008 to March 29, 2010, replacing the first series in it's initial timeslot. It was replaced by Shimajiro Hesoka in the following week.

## Media

***Hakken Taiken Daisuki! Shimajiro Episodes List***

## Characters

Note: ***Italics*** indicates that the character debuts in this series.

### Main Characters

* **Shimajiro Shimano** (しまの しまじろう, *Shimano Shimajirō*): Shimajiro is a tiger, and is one of the main characters and is the main protagonist. He is a bright little boy who loves to play soccer and dreams to become a soccer player. He is very supportive to his friends, but can sometimes be a bit stubborn. He can act mischievous and selfish, but always learns lessons on his life.
* **Mimirin Midorihara** (みどりはら みみりん, *Midorihara Mimirin*): Mimirin is a rabbit, and is one of the main characters. She usually has an overbite and her tail appears out of her skirt. She can be nice, but spoiled, selfish, and clumsy, and has a habit of crying easily. She dreams that she wants to become a princess. Her family owns a flower shop.
* **Torippii Sorano** (そらの とりっぴい, *Sorano Torippii*): Torippii is a parrot, and is one of the main characters. He is an aspiring singer, but is somehow tone-death. He also has the ability to fly to survey things for his friends, and can even talk to non-anthropomorphic birds.
* **Ramurin Makiba** (まきば らむりん, *Makiba Ramurin*): Ramurin is a sheep, and is one of the main characters. She is a tomboy who loves painting, and to play sports; judo and sumo. She has a higher mental age than any other characters, and behaves like a big sister.

### Main Characters' Families

* **Shimataro Shimano** (しまの しまたろう, *Shimano Shimatarō*): Shimataro is a tiger, and is Shimajiro's father. Hde is a mailman and has a sticky build. He does DIY carpentry, but have many other things that he can't do, such as cooking.
* **Sakura Shimano** (しまの さくら, *Shimano Sakura*): Sakura is a tiger, and is Shimajiro's mother. She is kind, but stricts about discipline, and even Shimajiro and the other characters can't even raise their heads.
* **Hana Shimano** (しまの はな, *Shimano Hana*): Hana-chan is a tiger, and is Shimajiro's younger sister. She loves to play with her older brother, including frog toys. She sometimes fight and get curious with him in some days.
* **Sota Midorihara** (みどりはら そうた. *Midorihara Sōta*): Sota is a rabbit, and is Mimirin's father. He runs a flower shop with his wife and daughter. He was originally a firefighter, and dreamed for a long time to become a florist. He is even worried about Mimirin oftenly.
* **Renge Midorihara** (みどりはら れんげ, *Midorihara Renge*): Renge is a rabbit, and is Mimirin's mother. She helps out her husband in the flower shop.
* **Torigoro Sorano** (そらの とりごろう, *Sorano Torigorō*): Torigoro is a parrot, and is Torippii's father. He is an electrician with a fairly high level of skill. He is a stylish Edokko and is also great at enkaning.
* **Kanae Sorano** (そらの かなえ, *Sorano Kanae*): Kanae is a parrot, and is Torippii's mother. She is a housewife and serves as the president of the neighborhood association.
* **Michiyo Sorano** (そらの みちよ, *Sorano Michiyo*): Michiyo is a parrot, and is Torippii's grandmother. She loves to play on her electric guitar, and is a lively old lady who formed a band with her old friends. She is so energetic that she hits a home run when she plays baseball.
* **Toto Sorano/Riri Sorano/Pipi Sorano** (そらの とと/そらの りり/そらの ぴぴ, *Sorano Toto/Sorano Riri/Sorano Pipi*): Toto, Riri, and Pipi are parrots, and are Torippii's younger triplets. Toto and Pipi are Torippii's brothers and Riri is Torippii's sister.
* **Massei Makiba** (まきば まっせい, *Makiba Massei*): Massei is a sheep, and is Ramurin's father. He has a wide range of paintings and sculptures. He also got an atelier and is often at home more than his wife.
* **Yumeko Makiba** (まきば ゆめこ, *Makiba Yumeko*): Yumeko is a sheep, and is Ramurin's mother. She is a pianist.

### Supporting Characters

* ***Pontaro*** (ぽんたろう, *Pontarō*): Pontaro is a raccoon, and is a young tuxedo boy who lives in a mansion with Hitsujii and his grandfather.
* ***Hitsujii*** (ひつじい, *Hitsujii*): Hitsujii is a sheep, and is the butler of mansion. He is in charge of babysitting Pontaro.
* ***Jan & Ken*** (ジャン&ケン, *Jan & Ken*): Jan and Ken are pigs, and are the antagonists. They are known to be called "the soccer geniuses". Jan is the older brother, and Ken is the younger brother.
* ***Mr. Leonard Gaogao III*** (レオナール・ガオガオ 3世, *Reonāru・Gaogao 3-sei*): Mr. Gaogao is a lion, and owns a lab called "Mysterious Hall".
* ***Mrs. Tamako*** (たまこ先生, *Tamako-sensei*): Mrs. Tamako is a cat, and is an art teacher. She held a class how to make art.

### Minor Characters

* ***Ponzaemon*** (ぽんざえもん, *Ponzaemon*): Ponzaemon is a raccoon, and is Pontaro's grandfather who owns a mansion.
* ***I-chan*** (いっちゃん, *It-chan*): I-chan is a bear, and owns a garden. She finds insects with her younger brothers.
* ***Ni-kun & Sabu-kun*** (にっくん & さぶくん, *Nii-kun & Sabu-kun*): Ni-kun and Sbu-kun are bears, and are I-chan's younger brothers.
* ***Ma-kun*** (マーくん, *Mā-kun*): Ma-kun is a monkey, and is Sakura's friend.
* **Ratman** (ラットマン, *Rattoman*): Ratman is a mouse, and is a superhero who appears in a TV Show with the same name.
* ***Tsumurin & Nororin*** (つむりん & のろりん, *Tsumurin & Nororin*): Tsumurin and Nororin are a snail and a turtle, and are the superheros who appear in a TV show. They also appear in Mrs. Tamako's sketchbook, and often pushes their king for his mischiefs.
* ***King Armadillo*** (アルマジロ大王, *Arumajiro Daiō*): King Armadillo is an armadillo, and is the king of the Armadillo Kingdom.

### The Three Mole Brothers

* ***Maruo*** (マルオ, *Maruo*): Maruo is a mole, and is the oldest of the mole brothers. His shape is based off of circles.
* ***Sankaku*** (サンカク, *Sankaku*): Sankaku is a mole, and is middle-aged of the mole brothers. His shape is based off of triangles.
* ***Shikaku*** (シカク, *Shikaku*): Shikaku is a mole, and is the youngest of the mole brothers. His shape is based off of squares.

## Related Media

* CDs
* DVDs

## Trivia

* Hakken Taiken Daisuki is:
	+ The first series to feature changes.
		- The main characters' houses, the park, and the city were redesigned.
		- The some of the character gain their new outfits in the late series.
	+ The only series to have one opening and ending.
	+ The only series to use the different main soundtrack instead of the usually ones.
	+ The only series to not be released on any streaming services in Japan.
	+ The first series to have some characters and places getting replaced.
		- The Cat Brothers were replaced by the Mole Brothers.
		- Dr. Meemee was replaced by Mr. Gaogao.
		- Mogunosuke and Mogutaro were replaced by Jan and Ken.
		- Mogu-chan was replaced by Pontaro.
		- The Cat Brothers' House was replaced by Pontaro's Mansion.
		- Dr. Meemee's Lab was replaced by the Mysterious Hall.
		- The Underground Home (where the Mogu-chan and his brothers live) was replaced by Jan and Ken's House.