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5 July 2001 (Japan)
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Meet a cute and lovable little kitty who just happens to be a magic princess!
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Taruto is a little cat who has just moved to a new city with her master's family. Taruto spends her...
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good teaching stories for the very young
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Cast
(Series Cast) (in credits order) | Hisayo Mochizuki | ... | Taruto |
| Masayo Kurata | ... | Charlotte |
| Maria Yamamoto | ... | Chitose |
| Hiroki Takahashi | ... | Iori Monaka |
| Tomoko Ishimura | ... | Kinako Monaka (as Kyôko Tsuruno) |
| Yoshiko Kamei | ... | Kakipi |
| Aya Hisakawa | ... | Chips / Chiffon |
| Kaori Mizuhashi | ... | Nachos |
| Akemi Okamura | ... | Anzuko / Willow |
| Kazuki Yao | ... | Rakugan |
| Akira Ishida | ... | Gallette / Narration |
| Daisuke Sakaguchi | ... | Geppei |
 | Jessica Straus | ... | Taruto (voice: English version) |
 | Lisa Enochs | ... | Charlotte (voice: English version) |
| Wendee Lee | ... | Chitose (voice: English version) |
| Greg Lastrapes | ... | Iori Monaka (voice: English version) |
| Laurel Hatfield | ... | Kinako Monaka (voice: English version) |
 | R. Martin Klein | ... | Kakipi (voice: English version) (as Bob Klein) |
| Elisa Dease | ... | Chips (voice: English version) |
 | Benjamin Salisbury | ... | Nachos (voice: English version) |
 | Sherrie Jackson | ... | Anzuko (voice: English version) |
 | Robert Clotworthy | ... | Rakugan (voice: English version) |
 | Sarah Sido | ... | Chiffon (voice: English version) |
| Jimmy Keegan | ... | Geppei (voice: English version) |
| David W. Goldstein | ... | Gallette / Narration (voice: English version) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Scott Holst | ... | Rutaym (voice: English version) |
| Milton Lawrence | ... | Additional Voices (voice: English version) |
| Melodee Spevack | ... | Willow (voice: English version) |
Directed by | |||
| Elisa Fiorillo | (re-issue version) | ||
| Tsukasa Sunaga | (original material) | ||
Writing credits(in alphabetical order) | ||
| Akihiko Takadera | multiple episodes | |
| Hiroko Tokita | ||
| Koji Ueda | multiple episodes | |
Produced by | |||
| Rod Boaz | .... | producer (english version) | |
| Stephanie M. Fernandez | .... | producer | |
| Atsushi Sugita | .... | producer | |
| Shinjiro Yokoyama | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Hikaru Nanase | |||
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| Takeshi Seyama | |||
Sound Department | |||
| Daniel Powell | .... | sound editor (2001) | |
Production Companies
- Bandai Visual Company (co-production)
- DENTSU Music And Entertainment (co-production)
- Bandai Entertainment Inc. (USA)
- Elastic Media (in association with)
- Bandai Visual Company (2001) (Japan) (DVD)
- Bandai Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
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Also Known As:
"Magical Meow Meow Taruto" - USA (dubbed version)
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Japan:270 min
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Dolby Digital (English version) | Dolby Digital (original)
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Taruto is a 12 episode DVD that I saw in the children's section of the local library. It tells the story of Taruto the magic cat and her human master Iori. Taruto's magic is unreliable and usually fails. Only Kakipi the flying squirrel has faith in her powers because she helped him in episode one.
I've seen the entire series and it might be a useful teaching story for very young kids. An adult would let them watch an episode and ask a few questions to test their comprehension at the end. Then they would take questions from the audience to help fill in the gaps in their understanding. Nothing very bad happens and there is often a lesson in each episode.
One thing that has to be noted is the depiction of cats in the story. Humans see cats as ordinary cats but the viewer sees them as doll-sized people with cat tails and cat ears dressed in human clothes. We can understand their cat language but not the humans in the story.
There are stand-alone episodes that let us get to know the main characters and there are story arc episodes that advance the plot of the lost princess story. Because the series is relatively short the story moves along at a good pace. Remember that the show is aimed at the very young and you should be satisfied even if you are an adult. The series finishes with a happy ending.
Bonus question: can you tell what the name Taruto is supposed to represent in English? Hint: her master Iori is aways making sweet treats like cakes and such.