Shimajiro no Wao!

**Shimajiro no Wao!** (しまじろうのわお!, *Shimajirō no Wao!*, ltd. Shimajiro's Wow!) is the fourth and final series in the *Shima Shima Tora no Shimajiro* anime series.

The series is directed by Masahiro Nakata, produced by Benesse Corporation, TV Setouchi, and Dentsu, and animated by Azeta Pictures. It premiered on TV Tokyo on April 2, 2012, replacing Shimajiro Hesoka in it's initial timeslot.

## Media

* ***Shimajiro no Wao! Episode List***
* ***Shimajiro and Fufu's Adventure ~Sukue! Seven Colored Flowers~***
* ***Shimajiro and the Whale's Song***
* ***Shimajiro and the Large Tree***
* ***Shimajiro and the Picture Book Land***
* ***Shimajiro and the Rainbow Oasis***
* ***Shimajiro: Magic Island Adventure***
* ***Shimajiro: Shimajiro and Ururu's Hero Land***
* ***Shimajiro: Shimajiro and the Prince of Sparkling Kingdom***
* ***Shimajiro: The Carnation of Miracle Island***

## 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.
* ***Nyakkii Momoyama*** (ももやま にゃっきい, *Momoyama Nyakkii*): Nyakkii is a cat, and is one of the main characters. She is great at sports, caring, and always stands up to bullies. Naturally, she is always up for adventure with Shimajiro and his friends. She moved to Challenge Island with her family and befriended Shimajiro and the others. However, her father lives somewhere outside of Challenge Island.

### 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.
* **Sumire Shimano** (しまの すみれ, *Shimano Sumire*): Sumire is a tiger, and is Shimajiro's grandmother.
* **Shimakichi Shimano** (しまの しまきち, *Shimano Shimakichi*): Shimakichi is a tiger, and is Shimajiro's grandfather.
* **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.
* ***Nene Momoyama*** (ももやま ねね, *Momoyama Nene*): Nene is a cat, and is Nyakkii's mother.
* ***Yoriko Momoyama*** (ももやま よりこ, *Momoyama Yoriko*): Yoriko is a cat, and is Nyakkii's grandmother.
* ***Niisuke Momoyama*** (ももやま にいすけ, *Momoyama Niisuke*): Niisuke is a cat, and is Nyakkii's older brother. He is great at sports just like his younger sister, and did better than her when Nyakkii was younger.

### Challenge Kindergarten

* **Zota Ikeno** (いけの ぞうた, *Ikeno Zōta*): Zota is an elephant, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. He is very bratty, ravenous, and gluttonous.
* **Buta Tonda** (とんだ ぶうた, *Tonda Būta*): Buta is a pig, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. He always acts with his best friend, Zota.
* ***Kumakkii Mashiro*** (ましろ くまっきい, *Mashiro Kumakkii*): Kumakkii is a polar bear, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. She has a good appetite and is full of energy, but more powerful than Zota.
* **Kirinta Kusano** (くさの きりんた, *Kusano Kirinta*): Kirinta is a giraffe, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. He was best friends with Shimajiro before Kindergarten started.
* ***Tamasaburo Hyoda*** (ひょうどう たまさぶろう, *Hyōda Tamasaburō*): Tamasaburo is a leopard, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. He is a popular child actor and he became Shimajiro's friend.
* **Marurin Sasaki** (ささき まるりん, *Sasaki Marurin*): Marurin is a panda, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. She is very competitive and active in the world. Her family owns a bread shop.
* **Kikko Hayashida** (はやしだ きっこ, *Hayashida Kikko*): Kikko is a fox, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. She sometimes reacts harshly to her words, but is a great friend.
* **Kanta Kabayama** (かばやま かんた, *Kabayama Kanta*): Kanta is a hippopotamus, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. He owns a turtle named "Noshinoshi".
* **Sakurako Koinuma** (こいぬま さくらこ, *Koinuma Sakurako*): Sakurako is a dog, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. She has a brother who is five years older than her.
* **Monta Kimura** (きむら もんた, *Kimura Monta*): Monta is a monkey, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten. He reads encyclopedias all the time.
* **Kento Koshiba** (こしば けんと, *Koshiba Kento*): Kento is a dog, and is one of the classmates at Challenge Kindergarten.
* **Ms. Shikako Shikano** (しかの しかこ先生, *Shikano Shikako-sensei*): Ms. Shikako is a reindeer, and is the teacher at Challenge Kindergarten. She is the main teacher for Shimajiro and his friends' Kindergarten class.

### 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.
* **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.
* ***Richard*** (リチャード, *Richādo*): Richard is Mr. Gaogao's best friend. He speaks in a language with a foreign accent.

### Minor Characters

* **Ponzaemon** (ぽんざえもん, *Ponzaemon*): Ponzaemon is a raccoon, and is Pontaro's grandfather who owns a mansion.
* **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.
* ***Mr. Sei*** (セイさん, *Sei-san*): Mr. Sei is walrus, and runs a greengrocer.
* ***Gigi*** (ジジ, *Jiji*): Gigi is a turtle, and is Mr. Gaogao invention master.
* ***Amirii*** (あみりい, *Amirii*): Amirii is a lion, and is in an electric wheelchair. She transferred to Niisuke's class and is good at dodgeball.
* ***Maaya*** (まあや, *Maaya*): Maaya is an ermine, and is Amirii's childhood and best friend.

## Related Media

* CDs
* DVDs
* Merchandise

## Trivia

* Starting in this series, the animation will be in traditional 3D CGI animation.
* On May 3, 2020, it was announced that the series will go on hiatus for an indefinite period of time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
	+ Due to this, the series went into reruns (which were some of the 2019 episodes), but it later returned on June 13, 2020 to continue broadcasting.
* The ninth movie that was scheduled to release in theaters around 2020 has been delayed.